Bullis students work hard, successfully juggling academic demands with athletics, arts and other extra-curriculars. Upon graduation, our students are prepared not just academically—they have gained the strength of character and confidence to succeed in college and beyond.

DemographicsBullis’ student body is 55% boys and 45% girls, and reflects great diversity: 35% are students of color; 9% are foreign nationals; and 27% receive financial assistance.

FacultyBullis employs 92 instructional staff members in the Upper School, 67 of whom hold advanced degrees.

Academic ScheduleBullis operates on a trimester system: the first trimester ends at Thanksgiving, the second ends in early March and the third at the end of the school year in early June.

Seniors complete their classes and exams by the third week of May. The final three weeks of the year are dedicated to community service projects; this year there will be Habitat for Humanity builds in Delaware, the Gulf Coast, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

Graduation RequirementsStudents must complete the following years of study: English: 4 Math: 3 Science: 3 Social Studies: 3 Foreign Language: 2 (of the same language) Visual and Performing Arts: 2 Physical Education: 2 Health: 1 trimester

BULLISAchieve EXCELLENCE THROUGH Balance

10601 Falls Road, Potomac, Maryland 20854Phone 301-983-5727Fax 301-634-3663CEEB School Code 210 955

Robert Pollicino, M.A. Lynn C. Kittel, M.A. Dana Ponsky, M.A. Allison Schaeffer Davison, M.A.Upper School Principal Co-Dir. of College Counseling Co-Dir. of College Counseling Asst. Dir. of College Counselingrobert_pollicino@bullis.org lynn_kittel@bullis.org dana_ponsky@bullis.org allison_schaeffer@bullis.org

School and CommunityFounded in 1930, Bullis School is an independent co-educational college preparatory day school for students in grades 2-12. A total of 810 students are enrolled, including 518 in the Upper School, grades 9-12. In 2014, 119 students graduated.

Located in a suburb of Washington, D.C., Bullis admits students who will contribute in the classroom and throughout the community and who will embrace the school’s participatory approach. Students balance academics with arts and athletics, along with activities that encourage students to pursue their passions and discover new skills and interests.

MissionBullis provides a student-centered, balanced experience in academics, athletics, the arts and community service. Bullis uniquely prepares all students to become caring citizens and creative, critical thinkers who will thrive in tomorrow’s world.

Educational ApproachThe School’s approach is framed by our core academic values: communication, critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and resourcefulness. From a challenging college preparatory education to a full array of performing groups, athletic teams and student service clubs, Bullis provides students with the chance to learn in the classroom and art studio, and on the playing field and stage.

While preparing students for college, the Upper School also requires students to participate in two school sports or extra-curricular activities each year, which further cultivates personal growth and helps students to develop or refine interests and passions. In addition, advisory groups and other events throughout the school year focus on character development to round out the skill set that Bullis graduates take with them when they leave the School.

2015-2016

Gerald L. Boarman, Ed.D., Head of School

A normal Upper School course load consists of six courses per day. Students wishing to carry other than a normal load must receive approval from the academic dean.

All students are also required to participate in two school sports or extra-curricular activities each year.

Honors and Advanced Placement CoursesHonors and AP courses receive a five point weight, which is reflected in the student’s grade. Grades are based on a 100-point scale.

Honors courses are available in: English

English I, II, III and IVForEign languagE

French III and IV, and Advanced French Literature Spanish III and IV Latin III, IV and VLatin American Studies

MathEMatics

Algebra II, Geometry, Precalculus, Vector Calculus and Linear Algebra

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Chemistry, Physics and BiologyMolecular Biology

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Visual and Performing Arts Capstone

Entrepreneurship CapstoneSTEM Capstone LabAmerican Humanities Seminar (Honors English III and AP U.S. History equivalent)Humanities and Global Studies Capstone

Advanced Placement courses are available in:Art HistoryBiologyCalculusChemistryComparative GovernmentComputer ScienceEconomicsFrench

Bullis students are encouraged to appropriately challenge themselves academically. A typical average courseload does not exceed four honors and/or AP courses each trimester. A small number of students may exceed this number under the guidance of the assistant principal for academics.

Signature ProgramsAs part of a robust college preparatory program, Bullis offers signature program opportunities in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), Entrepreneurship, Humanities and Global Studies, and Visual and Performing Arts. Ambitious students who enroll in these classes must still meet the School’s rigorous graduation requirements, and choose this path to pursue an additional programmatic course of interdisciplinary study in which they can develop expertise and engage in an in-depth and self-directed research practicum.

Combining classroom work with labs and internships, and under the guidance of skilled practitioners, students engage in an intense course of study that provides a unique applied learning opportunity to explore interests and develop real-world skills. This sets them on a path for a focused college experience and great success beyond. The program culminates in a project-based year-long Capstone in the student’s senior year.

Blended Online LearningThe Upper School courses listed below are taught through the Bullis web-based learning management platform called Haiku Learning Systems. Courses are fully developed with clearly defined goals, objectives, activities and student

Latin/VergilPhysicsPsychologySpanishStatisticsStudio ArtUS HistoryWorld History

outcomes to meet core academic standards. Each class meets in the traditional classroom setting two to three days per week. For the remaining two to three days per week, classes meet in a proctored virtual class session, typically in the Bullis library, for online work. While the workload for each course is designed for five days per week, online work settings provide flexibility for students to manage their time.

Blended online learning courses offered:Advanced Journalism Advanced Physics IIIBiology English IntensiveEpidemiology Journalism I, II and III Mobile App Development Public Health (Online)Public Health Summer OnlineResearch Design & Methods Sports Medicine STEM Capstone Lab

Class of 2015 SnapshotSAT: 40 students reporting

Test Middle 50% Mean Critical Reading 500-630 568 Math 530-670 600 Writing 520-620 574

ACT: 79 students reporting

Test Middle 50% Mean English 23-31 27 Mathematics 22-28 25 Reading 23-32 27 Science 23-29 26 Composite 23-29 26

A Global PerspectiveA key part of Bullis’ balanced approach is including opportunities for students to gain broader perspectives on their world. Locally, students regularly engage in a range of community service projects, from single events to ongoing commitments with shelters and food banks and other organizations that provide a range of services in the community. Bullis requires no community service hours for graduation; our students participate in community service because they genuinely enjoy it.

On a broader level, Bullis’ Global Studies & Service program organizes six to eight trips each year for students to travel overseas for community service and educational enrichment. For the past two years, groups constructed buildings for a school in Cambodia, participated in the International Model U.N. Conference at The Hague, performed at the Roncalli Theater Festival in Italy and studied turtle habitats in St. Kitts.

Additional intensive cross-cultural experiences are being developed for both teachers and students: new programs include student exchanges with schools in Peru and Germany.

Accreditation and AffiliationsBullis is accredited by the Maryland State Department of Education and the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools. The School is a member of the National Association of Independent Schools, the Secondary School Admission Test Board, the College Board, the Association of Independent Maryland Schools, the Black Student Fund and the National Association for College Admission Counseling. Bullis complies with the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice.

Core Institutional ValuesIntegrity • Respect • Diversity • Service • Responsibility

Albright College 1 1American University 15 6Amherst College 2 0Arizona State University 3 1Babson College 2 2Bard College 3 1Barnard College 1 0Bates College 3 0Baylor University 3 1Belmont University 3 1Berklee College of Music 3 3Boston College 15 1Boston University 30 7Bowdoin College 4 2Brandeis University 3 1Brown University 3 2Bryant University 3 1Bucknell University 5 1Butler University 2 2Carleton College 2 0Carnegie Mellon University 7 4Case Western Reserve University 10 3Chapman University 3 2College of Charleston 24 5College of Saint Rose 1 1Christopher Newport University 5 1Clemson University 15 5Coastal Carolina University 11 1Colby College 4 3Colgate University 2 2College of the Holy Cross 4 3College of William and Mary 10 3College of Wooster 5 1Colorado College 1 1Columbia University 3 2Connecticut College 3 0Cornell University 7 3Dartmouth College 2 1Davidson College 2 2Dickinson College 12 3Drexel University 53 6Duke University 4 2Duquesne University 5 2East Carolina University 4 1Elon University 20 6Emory University 11 4Emory University - Oxford 1 1Fairfield University 4 1Florida Institute of Technology 1 0Florida Southern College 4 0Florida State University 8 1Fordham University 7 1Franklin and Marshall College 10 1Frostburg State University 2 2Furman University 8 1George Mason University 11 2George Washington University 17 7Georgetown University 19 14Georgia Institute of Technology 3 0Gettysburg College 12 3Goucher College 1 0Hamilton College, New York 2 2Hampton University 9 2Harvard University 2 1Haverford College 2 2High Point University 25 7Hobart and William Smith Colleges 8 2Hofstra University 5 1Howard University 10 2Indiana University at Bloomington 37 2Ithaca College 12 2Jacksonville University 2 1Jacobs University 1 1James Madison University 11 2Johns Hopkins University 7 3Juniata College 2 1Kennesaw State University 1 1Kenyon College 4 0Lafayette College 3 0Lehigh University 1 0Louisiana State University 5 0Loyola University (Chicago) 1 0Loyola University (Maryland) 7 0Loyola University (New Orleans) 4 1Lynn University 4 1Macalester College 1 0Maryland Institute College of Art 4 3Massachusetts Institute of Technology 2 0McDaniel College 12 1Miami University, Oxford 35 6Michigan State University 4 0Middlebury College 6 4Morehouse College 1 1

Mount Saint Mary’s University 6 1Muhlenberg College 4 2Naval Academy Preparatory School 2 1New York University 21 9North Carolina A&T State University 5 4Northeastern University 21 6Northwestern University 4 1Occidental College 1 1Ohio University 13 4Ohio State University 4 0Ohio Wesleyan University 18 4Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg 2 1Pennsylvania State University, University Park 51 14Pepperdine University 4 2Pitzer College 3 2Pratt Institute 2 0Princeton University 1 1Providence College 3 0Purdue University 6 0Quinnipac University 2 1Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 4 1Rhode Island School of Design 1 0Rhodes College 1 1Roanoke College 7 2Rochester Institute of Technology 4 0Rollins College 14 4Salisbury University 3 1San Diego State University 1 1Sarah Lawrence College 4 2School of the Art Institute of Chicago 3 3Sewanee: The University of the South 5 1Siena College 2 1Skidmore College 4 0Smith College 1 1Southern Methodist University 12 3Spelman College 4 3St. John’s University, Queens Campus 13 2St. Mary’s College of Maryland 4 3Stanford University 1 0Stetson University 2 1Stevens Institute of Technology 1 1Stevenson University 6 2Suffolk University 1 1Syracuse University 41 12Temple University 11 3Texas Christian University 3 1Towson University 9 4Trinity College 12 4Tufts University 5 2Tulane University 40 11United States Naval Academy 1 1University of Alabama 23 7University of Arizona 16 4University of California: Berkeley 3 1University of California: Los Angeles 7 1University of California: San Diego 6 1University of California: Santa Barbara 13 2

University of California: Santa Cruz 10 1University of Chicago 2 1University of Colorado, Boulder 24 3University of Connecticut 10 0University of Delaware 23 2University of Denver 9 1University of Florida 6 2University of Georgia 13 1University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 5 3University of Kansas 3 2University of Kentucky 6 1University of Maine 2 0University of Maryland, Baltimore 9 3University of Maryland, Eastern Shore 2 2University of Maryland, College Park 62 29University of Mary Washington 2 1University of Massachusetts, Amherst 14 2University of Miami 43 11University of Michigan 28 13University of Mississippi 10 2University of New Hampshire 5 1University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 2 1University of North Carolina, Wilmington 6 1University of Notre Dame 1 1University of Pennsylvania 5 5University of Pittsburgh 22 5University of Rhode Island 5 1University of Richmond 8 3University of Rochester 5 0University of South Carolina 19 1University of Southern California 12 6University of St. Andrews 3 1University of Tampa 12 1University of Tennessee, Knoxville 2 1University of Texas, Austin 4 1University of Vermont 31 7University of Virginia 17 10University of Washington 3 1University of Wisconsin 17 4Ursinus College 7 3Vanderbilt University 4 2Villanova University 12 0Virginia Commonwealth University 5 2Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 14 6Wagner College 4 3Wake Forest University 17 8Warren Wilson College 2 1Washington and Lee University 2 0Washington College 9 1Washington University of St. Louis 9 3Wellesley College 3 1Wesleyan University 4 3West Virginia University 6 2West Virginia Wesleyan College 2 2Widener University 2 1Williams College 3 0Yale University 3 1

College Acceptances and Enrollments for the Classes of 2011–15*A = Acceptances E = Enrollments

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*For the complete list see www.bullis.org/college-counseling/colleges