College Admission Profile 2011â12 - The Loomis Chaffee School
College Admission Profile 2011â12 - The Loomis Chaffee School
College Admission Profile 2011â12 - The Loomis Chaffee School
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Grading and Ranking Policies<br />
<strong>The</strong> grading system, A–F, also includes a pass/fail option in one course for seniors taking<br />
five courses. <strong>Loomis</strong> ChaVee does not rank its students.<br />
Junior Year Unweighted Cumulative Grade Point<br />
Average Distribution for Class of 2o12<br />
(does not include postgraduates)<br />
3.7 & above 23<br />
3.3 to 3.7 74<br />
3.0 to 3.3 50<br />
2.7 to 3.o 3o<br />
2.3 to 2.7 20<br />
2.3 & below 2<br />
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80<br />
Testing<br />
<strong>The</strong> middle 50 percent of the students in<br />
the Class of 2011 scored in the following<br />
range on the SAT:<br />
Critical Reading 590-700*<br />
Mathematics 610-720<br />
Writing 590-700*<br />
*includes TOEFL-eligible students<br />
In the past five years, <strong>Loomis</strong> ChaVee has<br />
graduated 39 National Merit finalists and<br />
101 National Merit Commended Scholars.<br />
In 2011, 255 students were administered<br />
504 AP exams, 87 percent of which were<br />
awarded the three highest grades of 3, 4,<br />
and 5<br />
STATEMENT ON DISCIPLINE<br />
<strong>The</strong> purpose of the disciplinary system at <strong>Loomis</strong><br />
<strong>Chaffee</strong> is to preserve order, protect individual rights,<br />
and promote the general welfare of our community.<br />
Philosophically, we are a two chance school and<br />
firmly believe that adolescents can and do learn<br />
from their mistakes, particularly when supported and<br />
surrounded by the most influential adults in their<br />
lives — namely, their parents, advisers, teachers,<br />
coaches, counselors and deans.<br />
We rely on our disciplinary system to emphasize to<br />
students and parents that a student has violated the<br />
high standards of our community while at the same<br />
time recognizing that instances of poor judgment<br />
and making mistakes is a normal part of adolescent<br />
development. Disciplinary action also serves as an<br />
opportunity for the family to gain a perspective on<br />
Indicates number of students<br />
SAT Subject Test Mean<br />
Class of 2011<br />
Biology-Ecology 618<br />
Biology-Molecular 622<br />
Chemistry 648<br />
Chinese Listening 685<br />
French 617<br />
French Listening 743<br />
Latin 539<br />
Literature 613<br />
Math I 616<br />
Math II 695<br />
Physics 681<br />
Spanish 646<br />
Spanish Listening 640<br />
U.S. History 630<br />
World History 610<br />
the student’s behavior, to scrutinize the student’s<br />
goals and objectives, and to encourage the student<br />
to commit fully to the school’s standards. We strive<br />
to use such an instance as a “teachable moment”<br />
that will be a milestone in a student’s growth and<br />
maturation. When a student egregiously violates<br />
the standards of our community, or when a student<br />
repeatedly violates the same rule within our<br />
community, that student is required to withdraw<br />
from school.<br />
We encourage and expect students to answer<br />
questions from colleges about their disciplinary<br />
history honestly and to share their responses<br />
with their college counselor. We welcome any<br />
questions from colleges regarding a student’s<br />
disciplinary history.<br />
OF SPECIAL NOTE<br />
<strong>The</strong> Kravis Center for Excellence<br />
in Teaching was established in 2010<br />
to serve <strong>Loomis</strong> ChaVee teachers in<br />
their pursuit of teaching excellence.<br />
<strong>The</strong> KCET and its staV serve the<br />
faculty as a proactive source of both<br />
ongoing professional development<br />
as well as pedagogical research based<br />
here at <strong>Loomis</strong> ChaVee and applied<br />
to our classrooms directly, and hosted<br />
symposia this past year in topics as<br />
varied as writing eVective college<br />
recommendations to biotechnology<br />
education.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Loomis</strong> ChaVee <strong>School</strong> has a<br />
long history of energy conservation<br />
and environmental responsibility.<br />
<strong>The</strong> campus composting program<br />
reclaims, on average, 20,000 pounds of<br />
food per year. For 2011, seven <strong>Loomis</strong><br />
ChaVee students have been designated<br />
“Environmental Proctors,” providing<br />
them with an opportunity to become<br />
leaders in community sustainability and<br />
environmental stewardship eVorts.<br />
Student interest in doing work to<br />
support the members of our military is<br />
flourishing on campus. Several <strong>Loomis</strong><br />
ChaVee organizations — Operation<br />
Soldier Relief, LC Conservatives,<br />
and S.O.S. (Save Our Soldiers) — are<br />
engaged in eVorts to reach out to<br />
American soldiers serving overseas.<br />
Operation Soldier Relief was founded<br />
by a member of the Class of 2011<br />
and organized monthly fundraisers to<br />
provide care packages throughout the<br />
year to a local Windsor soldier serving<br />
in Afghanistan.<br />
Each year, the <strong>Loomis</strong> ChaVee<br />
community welcomes outstanding<br />
speakers to campus on a variety of<br />
timely topics under the auspices<br />
of the Hubbard Speakers Series.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 2010 _ 11 series focused on issues<br />
of identity and featured documentary<br />
film director Jennilyn Merten,<br />
Discovery Channel Time Warp host JeV<br />
Lieberman, psychologist and former<br />
NBA basketball star John Amaechi,<br />
writer and parenting expert Rosalind<br />
Wiseman, and acclaimed novelist Chris<br />
Abani.