Superintendent: Dan Bridges

Principal: William Wiesbrook

Director of Student Services: Karen Lemanski

Website: www.naperville203.org/nchs

Address: 440 West Aurora Avenue Naperville, Illinois 60540-6298

Phone: (630) 420-6420

Fax: (630) 420-6611

CEEB Code: 143105

Class of 2015 At A Glance

703 Graduates

Based on a 99% return of our Senior Survey:

97% are attending college (80% to 4-year institution

and 17% to 2-year institution)

3% entering Military,

Apprenticeships, Gap Year Programs or Workforce

194 Illinois State Scholars

22 National Merit Finalists

23 National Merit Semi-Finalists

26 National Merit

Commended Students

1 National Hispanic

Recognition Scholar

1 Presidential Scholar

Naperville Central High School Class of 2015 College and University DestinationsStudents in the Class of 2015 have matriculated to the following colleges and universities:

The Mission of Naperville Community Unit School District 203 is to educate students to be self-directed

learners, collaborative workers, complex thinkers, quality producers and community contributors.

2015-2016Naperville

Central High School

Profile

CommunityNaperville is a suburban community of over 144,000 residents. It is located thirty miles west of Chicago on I-88, the high-tech corridor of the western suburbs. The majority of residents are engaged in business, professional, managerial, and technical occupations.

SchoolNaperville Central High School is a public, four-year comprehensive high school with 245 certified staff members, a majority of whom have a Master’s degree or beyond. The school day consists of eight 50-minute periods. All classes meet 5 days per week during two 18-week semesters. Naperville Central’s enrollment for the 2015-16 school year is 2,917 including 681 freshmen, 754 sophomores, 713 juniors, 729 seniors and 40 transition students.

Naperville Central High School is accredited by the Illinois State Board of Education and is a member of the Illinois Association for College Admission Counseling, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, and the National College Board. Naperville Central has been named one of America’s Top High Schools by U.S. News & World Report magazine.

NCHS Counseling Staff Contact InformationNCHS CouNSELor PHoNE NuMBEr EMAIL ADDrESS ALPHA BrEAKDoWN

Kim Kopec 630-420-2925 kkopec@naperville203.org A To Bl

rachel rogers 630-420-6254 rrogers@naperville203.org Bo To Conn

Dan Goldstein 630-420-2954 dgoldstein@naperville203.org Cono To D

Pam McNeeley 630-420-6256 pmcneeley@naperville203.org E To Hal

Keith Lakstigala 630-420-2975 klakstigala@naperville203.org Ham To Kal

Linda Gross 630-420-2991 lgross@naperville203.org Kam To Mala

Patti Henneberry 630-420-2994 phenneberry@naperville203.org Mald To Mur

renae Groom 630-420-2999 rgroom@naperville203.org Mus To rag

Jason Booker 630-420-2965 jbooker@naperville203.org rah To She

Michelle Kirincich 630-420-6255 mkirincich@naperville203.org Shi To u

Anna Ma 630-420-6257 ama@naperville203.org V To Z

RegistrarJoan Snyder can be reached at 630-420-6431 or jsnyder@naperville203.org.

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College Representative VisitsVisits to our College and Career Center are welcomed throughout the year and may be scheduled by contacting our College and Career Center Coordinator, Jean Childers, at 630-983-2257 or jchilders@naperville203.org.

Naperville Central High School

Advanced Placement Examinations

Total AP Exams taken in 2015: 1,253Total Candidates: 686Percentage of students

earning a 5: 38%Percentage of students

earning a 4: 29%Percentage of students

earning a 3 or higher: 87%

ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS ADMINISTErED

( ) INDICATES NuMBEr oF STuDENTS TAKING EXAM

Art History (2)

Studio Art: 2-D Design Portfolio (21)

Studio Art: 3-D Design Portfolio (6)

Studio Art: Drawing Portfolio (17)

English Language and Composition (61)

English Literature and Composition (49)

European History (13)

Macroeconomics (49)

Microeconomics (49)

Psychology (64)

united States Government and Politics (212)

united States History (65)

World History (43)

Calculus AB (114)

Calculus BC (84)

Computer Science A (32)

Statistics (60)

Biology (27)

Chemistry (26)

Environmental Science (21)

Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism (30)

Physics C: Mechanics (30)

Physics 1 (107)

Physics 2 (17)

Chinese Language and Culture (15)

French Language and Culture (9)

German Language and Culture (1)

Latin (3)

Spanish Language and Culture (26)

Naperville Central High School

LETTEr GrADE rEGuLAr HoNorS/AP

A = 4 5

B = 3 4

C = 2 3

D = 1 1

F = 0 0

TrANSCrIPT LEGEND

WD = WithdrawnWP = Withdrawn PassingWF = Withdrawn Failing

Au = AuditP = Pass (Grade of C or better)

Grade point average is calculated at the end of each semester and

excludes Driver Education.

8TH SEMESTEr GPA DATA For THE CLASS oF 2015

Highest GPA = 4.80390% = 4.21875% = 3.96550% = 3.49125% = 2.957

Lowest GPA = 1.313

6TH SEMESTEr GPA DATA For THE CLASS oF 2016

Highest GPA = 4.81890% = 4.21475% = 3.90950% = 3.46225% = 2.972

Lowest GPA = 1.170

CurriculumNaperville Central High School offers a wide range of academic courses in order to challenge each student to achieve at his or her potential. The following courses are designated as Honors, Advanced, Special Topics or AP. Due to the additional rigor, these courses are weighted in the GPA.

Grading SystemNote: Naperville Central High School does not rank students.

Honors and Advanced Placement courses receive additional grade point value. See page 3 for a full list of weighted courses.

Graduation Requirements For the class of 2016, a total of 21 credits

is required for graduation:

Communication Arts 4.0

Mathematics 3.0

Science 2.0

Social Studies 2.5

Health Education 0.5

Consumer Education 0.5

Physical Education 3.5

Fine Arts 0.5

Career & Technical Education 1.0

Electives 3.5

College Admission Tests

CLASS oF 2015 ACT MEAN SCorES709 STuDENTS TESTED

STATE NCHS

English 20.3 24.3

Math 20.7 24.8

reading 20.8 24.7

Science 20.6 24.5

Composite 20.7 *24.7

*Naperville Central High School’s Composite Average factors in every student, regardless of testing accommodations. The ACT average

for those students taking “Core or More” (four years of English and at least three years of science, mathematics, and social studies) is 26.1.

CLASS oF 2015 ACT PErCENTILES709 STuDENTS TESTED

PErCENTILE ENGLISH MATHEMATICS rEADING SCIENCE CoMPoSITE

75% 29 28 30 28 29

50% 24 25 24 24 25

25% 20 20 20 21 21

CLASS oF 2015 SAT MEAN SCorES64 STuDENTS TESTED

STATE NCHS

Critical reading 599 682

Math 616 703

Writing 587 667

CLASS oF 2015 SAT PErCENTILES64 STuDENTS TESTED

PErCENTILE CrITICAL rEADING MATHEMATICS WrITING

75% 750 770 750

50% 680 700 670

25% 600 650 590

Note: Naperville Central High School does not report test scores on transcripts and can verify only information that is part of a student’s

permanent academic record.

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CArEEr & TECHNICAL EDuCATIoNHonors College Accounting

AP Computer Science

CoMMuNICATIoN ArTS *Honors Patterns of Communication

(no longer offered as of 2013-14)*Honors English 1

(new course in 2013-14)Honors English 2

Honors English 2: JournalismHonors English 3

*Themes in Western Literature & Art (new course in 2014-15)

English LiteratureAP Language and CompositionAP Literature and Composition

FINE ArTSAP Studio ArtAP Art History

AP Music Theory

MATHEMATICS Honors GeometryHonors Algebra II

Honors Pre-Calculus AP Calculus ABAP Calculus BC

AP StatisticsMultivariable Calculus

SCIENCE Honors Chemistry

Honors Molecular Biology*Honors Physics

(no longer offered as of 2014-15)*AP Physics 1 (new course in 2014-15)

Anatomy & Physiology

BiotechnologyAdvanced Chemistry

AP Environmental ScienceAP Biology

AP Chemistry*AP Physics B

(no longer offered as of 2014-15)*AP Physics 2

(new course in 2014-15)AP Physics C

SoCIAL STuDIES*Weighted Capstone in Social Studies

(new course in 2014-15)Special Topics in History

(various topics)Humanities 1 and 2AP World History

AP united States Government and PoliticsAP European History

AP united States HistoryAP MacroeconomicsAP Microeconomics

AP Psychology

WorLD & CLASSICAL LANGuAGESFrench 4

AP French Language & CultureGerman 4German 5Spanish 4Spanish 5

AP Spanish LanguageHonors Latin 3-4

Chinese-Mandarin 4AP Chinese Language & Culture

*DENoTES NEW AND EXPIrED CourSE TITLES