EVHS PROFILE 2007

TYPE OF SCHOOL

Eagle Valley High School is a four-year comprehensive high school enrolling 650 students. Eagle Valley is accredited by the Colorado Department of Education through the district accreditation process. It holds membership in the Colorado Council of High School/College Relations.

COMMUNITY

Eagle Valley is one of two traditional high schools and an alternative high school in Eagle County School District which serves close to 5000 students in 16 schools. Eagle County is a mountain resort community of 15,000 full time residents located 100 miles west of Denver in the Colorado Rockies. The county includes the internationally known ski resorts of Vail and Beaver Creek. Eagle County is an economically and culturally diverse community with a cosmopolitan atmosphere, rich in natural beauty and opportunity.

ENROLLMENT

625 students, approximately 60% Caucasian and 40% Hispanic including 15% limited English speakers.

FACULTY

EVHS has 67 staff members, with an average of 12 years experience including 2 counselors and 3 administrators.

SCHOOL YEAR

Starting in 2004-05, EVHS has three 12 week trimesters, 70 min classes each earning .5 credit. Previous years were 18 wk semesters, 7 period traditional schedule .5 credit per semester

CURRICULUM

Over 115 courses are offered in 15 departments

Honors courses are offered in English I and II, Geometry, and Algebra II as of the start of the 2002-03 and are designated by HON on the transcript. Grades in Honors are not weighted.

Advanced Placement (AP) courses are offered in 9 subjects: English Literature, World History, Studio Art. American Government, and Psychology

Dual Enrollment (DE) classes offered in conjunction with Colorado Mountain College in the 2006-2007 school year include: US History 1&2, College Algebra, College Trigonometry, Calculus I & II, College Chemistry I & II, Biology, and English Composition I & II.

GRADUATION

26 credits are required for graduation in 2007 and 27 credits each year after that with a minimum in the following areas: (One semester/trimester equals .5 credits.)

English...……..……..4 Social Studies..….…3

Mathematics…….…..3 Sciences………...….3

Physical Education….1.5 Health….……….....5

Computer Tech….…..1 Total…………….26

GRADING AND RANKING

Grades are given on a letter scale: A, B, C, D, and F.

AP and Dual Enrollment classes are weighted by 1.0.

GPA is calculated using only trimester/semester grades to include all coursework. Class rankings are based on cumulative GPA.

Non-Weighted Weighted

Points Points

A 90-100 4.0 5.0 Excellent

B 80-89 3.0 4.0 Above Average

C 70-79 2.0. 3.0 Average

D 60-69 1.0 1.0 Below Average

F below 60 0.0 0.0 Failing

P .………… Passing Credit earned/not included in GPA

WP .………… Passing at withdrawal/not included in GPA

WF ….……… Failing at withdrawal/F in GPA

NG .………… No grade given/not included in GPA

NC………….. No credit given

Students may retake a course for which they have failed or received a D. The new grade becomes the official grade on the transcript. The previous grade appears as an NC for No credit.

CLASS OF 2006

139 GRADUATES

56% Planned to attend 4-year colleges

24% Planned to attend 2-year colleges

15% Planned to enter the work force

2.5% Planned to enter the military

2.5% Deferred school to pursue travel or sports