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Guidance...
College Admission Profile 2007-2008
As a predominantly college preparatory high
school, McNicholas has as its ultimate goal the pursuit of academic
excellence. Founded in 1951 as a Catholic co-educational high school
by the Sisters of St. Joseph, McNicholas has a strong tradition of
academic excellence, service to the community, and the development
of each student's strengths. Offering courses from college level to
general studies, McNicholas is able to meet the challenge of
providing an academic environment while fulfilling our mandate to be
a comprehensive high school.
Archbishop McNicholas High School is
located 20 minutes east of downtown Cincinnati in suburban Anderson
Township. As the easternmost Catholic high school in the Archdiocese
of Cincinnati, McNicholas serves all of southwest Ohio. Total
enrollment is 777 with 207 in the Class of 2008.
Special Curriculum Features
Fourteen Advanced Placement
courses prepare students for the
College Board exams. They are as follows:
Biology
Calculus AB
Computer Science
English Literature/Composition
European History
French Language
Latin
Music Theory
Physics B
Spanish Literature
Studio Art
Spanish Language
U.S. & Comparative Governments
U.S. History
Honors and accelerated
courses include: Honors - Algebra IAA, Plane Geometry AA, Algebra
IIAA, Precalculus AA, English I AA, English II AA, English III AA,
Spanish I AA, Spanish II AA, Spanish III AA, Accelerated - English I
A,
English II A, English III A,
English IV A, Algebra I A, Plane Geometry A, Algebra II A,
Chemistry, Physics, Spanish III, IV, French III, IV, Latin III, IV
AP Participation
In 2006-2007, 149 students took a total of 222 tests, with 55%
earning a score of 3 or better and 25% earning a score of 4 or 5.
The College Board distinguished 25 students as AP Scholars.
National Merit Scholars
In the past six years, 19 students have been named semi-finalists
and 43 have been named commended students in the National Merit
competition.
97% of Students Attending
College
90%.....................................Four Year
7%......................................Two Year
3%......................................Other
Administration
Mr. Brian D. Pendergest,
Principal
Ms. Lizanne Ingram, Director of
Curriculum & Academic Services
Mr. Robert Heise, Athletic
Director
Guidance Staff
Ms. Vicky Hausberger,
Director x5816 vhausberger@mcnhs.org
· A-G last names - grades 9, 10, 11, 12
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Freshmen Admissions
Ms. Nancy Aniskovich,
x5810 naniskovish@mcnhs.org
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H-O last names - grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Mr. Donald Popelar,
x5809 dpopelar@mcnhs.org
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P-Z last names - grades 9, 10, 11, 12
Mrs. Donna
Dillenburger, x5128 ddillenburger@mcnhs.org
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Guidance Office Secretary
School Code: 361030
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Post-Secondary Plans
In 2007,
McNicholas students were accepted to the
colleges and universities listed below:
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Adrian College
Alfred University
Arizona State University
Art Academy of Cincinnati
Art Institute of
Cincinnati
Asbury College
Aveda Fredrics Institute
Ball State University
Bellarmine University
Belmont University
Bowling Green State
University
Butler University
Capital University
Case Western Reserve
University
Centre College
Christ Hospital College
of Nursing
Cincinnati State
Technical College
Clemson University
Clermont College
College of Charleston
College of Mt. St. Joseph
Columbus College of Art
and Design
Defiance College
Denison University
DePauw University
Duquesne University
Eastern Kentucky
University
Eastern Michigan
University
Florida State University
Full Sail Real World
Education
Georgetown College
Hanover College
Heidelberg College
High Point University |
Hiram College
Hocking College
Indiana Technical College
Indiana University
John Carroll University
Kent State University
Lincoln College
Loyola University -
Chicago
Loyola University - New
Orleans
Marietta College
Marquette University
Marshall University
Miami University
Morehead State University
Mount Union College
Muskingum College
Northern Arizona
University
Northern Illinois
University
Northern Kentucky
University
Norwich University
Ohio Dominican College
Ohio Northern University
Ohio State University
Ohio State University,
Lima
Ohio State University,
Mansfield
Ohio State University,
Newark
Ohio University
Penn State University
Purdue University
Rose Hulman Institute of
Technology
Shawnee State University
St. John's College
St. Joseph's College |
St. Louis University
The Citadel
The University of Utah
Thomas More College
Tiffin University
Trinity University
Tulane University
University of Akron
University of Alabama
University of Cincinnati
University of Dayton
University Detroit Mercy
University of
Indianapolis
University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
University of Montana
University of New England
University of Notre Dame
University of Oklahoma
University of Rochester
University of South
Carolina
University of Texas at
Dallas
University of Toledo
Urbana University
Virginia Commonwealth
University
Wake Forest University
West Virginia University
Western Kentucky
University
Wheeling Jesuit
University
Wilmington College
Wittenberg University
Wright State University
Xavier University
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Scholarships
Academic, athletic and talent scholarships were awarded to 60%
of the seniors of the Class of 2007. These scholarships were
worth over $8,732,000 for these students' four years of
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Grading System
A 93-100
B 85-92
C 75-84
D 70-74
F Below 70
Grade point averages are converted to a
4.0 scale for
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Graduation Requirements
4 English
4 Religion
3 Social Studies
3 Mathematics
3 Science
1 Fine Art
1/2 Health, 1/2 P.E.
Electives to total 24 credits
40 hours volunteer service work
1 unit = 1 full year course work |
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Class Standing
Rank in class and grade
point average (GPA) are calculated using the arithmetic mean;
the student earning the highest cumulative GPA is assigned a
rank of 1. Unless otherwise indicated, rank is assumed to be
not weighted. Weighted class rank and GPA are available upon
request and take into consideration the level of difficulty of
certain courses. Advanced placement courses, Honors and AA are
weighted at 1.06; A-level courses, Chemistry, Physics and
third and fourth years of foreign language are weighted at
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