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CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL 255 Lafayette Avenue, Chatham New Jersey 07928

School Counseling Office: (973) 457-2533 Main Office: (973) 457-2505

Fax: (973) 457-2486 CEEB Code: 310224 www.chatham-nj.org

Chatham Community

Chatham Borough and Chatham Township are located approximately 25 miles west of Manhattan in Morris County, New Jersey. The com-munities share a post office, library, and unwavering support for an ex-emplary public school district. Both municipalities have been featured in publications such as The New Y ork Times and New Jersey Monthly as highly desirable places to live.

School District of the Chathams The school district enrolls approximately 4,200 students in six school buildings, providing educational programming for students in grades pre-K through 12. Three of its six schools have been recognized as No Child Left Behind Blue Ribbon Schools, and the district’s schools and students consistently garner state and regional recognitions in the academics, the arts, and athletics.

Chatham High School Chatham High School is accredited by the New Jersey Department of Education and is recognized local-ly and nationally as a premier education institution. New Jersey Monthly named Chatham High School the #1 high school in New Jersey in 2016 & 2014. In 2016, Newsweek ranked Chatham High School 40th nationally and #1 in NJ. U.S. News and World Report has awarded Chatham High School a gold medal yearly. In each of the past five years, over 98% of its graduates have gone on to attend institu-tions of higher education, with over 90% of all graduates furthering their education at four-year colleges or universities. Chatham High School offers a diverse curriculum designed to meet the academic and socio-emotional needs of all learners, and includes in its catalogue 30 Advanced Placement courses. The current enrollment at CHS is approximately 1,300 students.

District Administration Michael LaSusa

Superintendent of Schools

Karen Chase Assistant Superintendent

Vincent D’Elia

Assistant Superintendent

High School Administration Darren J. Groh

Principal

Lori B. Gironda Douglas M. Walker Assistant Principals

School Counseling Staff Joseph Barbato Lisa Kool-Behr

Alexis Irene Mark Maka

Andrea Murphy Sean Newcombe

Elizabeth Tully-Cano School Counselors

Kaitlin Sleight

College & Career Counselor

Janice Stettler Christine Franz

Administrative Assistants

High School Faculty Professional Staff Student-Staff Snapshot 113 certificated staff members 12:1 student-faculty ratio 36% hold a bachelor’s degree 190:1 counselor to student ratio 64% hold a master’s or doctoral degree Average teaching experience is 10 years

http://www.chatham-nj.org/chs


GRADING AND POST-HIGH SCHOOL PLACEMENT

Chatham High School does not rank. For the purpose of GPA calculation, a weighting factor of .25 is applied to Honors and AP courses. Only courses taken at Chatham High School are included. Courses not taken at CHS during the time the student is enrolled are listed but not included in GPA calculation. CHS utilizes semester grading with each semester weighted at 50% of the final grade. As a result of Covid-19 remote learning began on March 16, 2020. Our prior experiences with digital instruction allowed instruction to continue as planned. The grades earned were based on performance and appropriate rigor. We have full confidence in the content delivered as well as the grades earned. For the purpose of college competitive categories, the tables below are based on the Barron’s Profile of American Colleges 2019.

Grading System

Post HS 2018 2019 2020

Plans (N=295) (N=300) (N=313)

4-yr college 96% 97% 95%

2-yr college 2% 2% 2%

Other 2% 1% 3%

Competitive 2018 2019 2020

Category (N=283) (N=283) (N=297)

Most 35% 34% 37%

Highly 22% 26% 28%

Very 25% 25% 23%

Competitive 15% 11% 9%

Less/Non/Int'l 2% 3% 2%

Special/Other 1% 1% 1%

Letter Numeric Range Regular Honors/AP

Grade Range Course Course

A+ 97-100 4.33 5.41

A 93-96 4.00 5.00

A- 90-92 3.67 4.59

B+ 87-89 3.33 4.16

B 83-86 3.00 3.75

B- 80-82 2.67 3.34

C+ 77-79 2.33 2.91

C 73-76 2.00 2.50

C- 70-72 1.67 2.09

D+ 67-69 1.33 1.66

D 63-66 1.00 1.25

D- 60-62 0.67 0.84

F 0-59 0.00 0.00

Grading Scale Quality Points

Plans of Graduates

College Placement by Type of Institution

G.P.A. Distribution for the Class of 2021

EXTRACURRICULAR PROGRAM

Chatham High School offers a rich set of extracurricular offerings to supplement its core academic program. Below are extracurricular opportunities available to students.

Fall Winter Spring Music Other STEMCheerleading Basketball, Boys Baseball Jazz Ensemble Fall Play Academic Team Literary Mag. Aid for Shelter Politics App InventorCross Country, Boys Basketball, Girls Golf, Boys Marching Band Spring Musical Astronomy Math League Pets Prayer Computer Cross Country, Girls Bowling Golf, Girls Pops Orchestra Stage Crew Book Mock Trial Gay-Straight S.A.D.D. Technology Football Cheerleading Lacrosse, Boys Symphonic Band National Art Chinese Model U.N. Alliance Ski RoboticsField Hockey Fencing, Boys Lacrosse, Girls Wind Ensemble Honor Society French Newspaper Gold Spirit E-SportsSoccer, Boys Fencing, Girls Sailing Orchestra Crafts for Kindness F.B.L.A. Philosophy J.T. Babbitt T.A.T.U.Soccer, Girls Ice Hockey Boys Softball Concert Choir Dance German Photography Heart Club Teens ConnectTennis, Girls Ice Hockey Girls Tennis, Boys Chatham Voices Culinary Arts History Spanish Key Club with TeensSailing Indoor Track, Boys Track, Boys Choir Film Criticism Ink Blot Peer Support YearbookVolleyball Girls Indoor Track, Girls Track, Girls Accompaniment Anime Debate Pep Yoga

Paddle Volleyball Boys Sewing Young RepublicanSwimming, Boys and Embroidery Young Progressive

Athletics Arts Other Clubs and Organizations

Academic Service and Other

Class of 2020, College Placement by GPA

(GPA based on six semesters)

GPA 4.5+ 4.00 - 4.49 3.50 - 3.99 3.00 - 3.49 2.50 - 2.99 2.00 -2.49 1.50 - 1.99 1.00 - 1.49 0.00 - 0.99

No. of Students 37 111 125 63 25 1 1

Percent 10% 31% 34% 17% 7% <1% <1%

Competitive Category Most Highly Very Competitive Less/Non Special/Other

GPA Range 2.87-4.99 2.72-4.74 2.43-4.36 2.60-4.24 2.74-4.20 3.14-4.10


STANDARDIZED TESTING

Chatham High School encourages its students to engage in an individualized and appropriate level of academic rigor. Below are tables showing the performance of CHS students on AP and SAT Subject tests for the 2020 administration, as well as stand-ardized tests associated with the college admissions process for the Class of 2020.

Percentage of Students Scoring 3 or Higher

Number of AP Students and Exams Completed

517 524 500 495 520

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Total APStudents

Numberof Exams

AP Courses Offered

ACT and SAT Reasoning Tests

27 27.726.1

27.4 26.4

10

15

20

25

30

Composite English Math Reading Science

611632

541 528528 523

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550

600

650

700

750

800

EBRW Math

Chatham

NJ

National

ACT Scores SAT Scores

2-D Studio Art English Literature Physics I

3-D Studio Art & Composition Physics II

Art History Environmental Physics C: Mech.

Biology Science Physics C: Elec.

Calculus AB European History Psychology

Calculus BC French Language Seminar

Chemistry and Culture Research

Chinese Language German Language Spanish Language

and Culture Government and Spanish Literature

Computer Science A Politics, U.S. Statistics

English Language Macroeconomics U.S. History

& Composition Microeconomics World History

92 89 89 92 95

72 71 72 6960 60 61 59

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20

40

60

80

100

2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

CHS

NJ

Global

AP

Scholar Honor Distinction National International Diploma

# 68 44 98 20 1

Avg Score

3.71 3.87 4.32 4.55 3.75

AP Scholar


COURSE CATALOGUE, 2020-2021

English 9, A,B or C Contemporary Fiction Talking the Talk

English10 A, B, or C Literature of the Holocaust Journalism

English 11 A, B, or C Modern Drama Public Speaking

Contemporary Non-Fiction Philosophy of Literature Film Criticism

Literature and Law Contemporary Fiction The Short Story

Literature of Immigration Creative Writing Argument and Debate

Algebra 1 A, B or C Pre Calculus Consumer Math Honors Geometry AP Calculus AB

Geometry A, B, or C Calculus Honors Algebra II AP Calculus BC

Algebra II, A, B, or C Probablity and Statistics Honors Pre-Calculus AP Statistics

Algebra III/Trigonometry A Discrete Math

Algebra III/Trigonometry B Business Math

US History I, A, B, or C Law and Society Middle Eastern Studies Honors US History I AP European History

US History II, A, B or C International Relations AP US History AP Psychology

World History, A, B or C Contemporary Issues AP World History AP US Government

Sociology Holocaust and Genocide AP Art History and Politics

AP Macro and Micro Economics

AP Seminar AP Research

Biology A, B, or C Environmental Science A, B or C Intro to Exercise Physiology Honors Biology AP Environ Sci

Chemistry, A, or B Physical Science C Marine Sciences Honors Chemistry AP Physics I

Chemistry A or B Anatomy and Physiology Honors Physical Geography AP Physics II

Physics A, or B Astronomy AP Biology AP Physics C

AP Chemistry

Spanish I,II,III Spanish Language and Culture I,II Adv Studies French Film Honors Spanish IV AP Spanish Lang

French I,II,III American Sign Language I, II Adv Studies French Honors French IV AP French

German I,II,III Adv Studies Spanish Film Contemp Topics Honors German IV AP German

Chinese I,II,III Adv Studies Spanish Contemp Topics Honors Chinese IV AP Chinese

AP Spanish Lit

Introduction to Studio Art Sculpture

Graphic Design Drawing

Metal and Fiber Arts Painting AP Studio Art 2-D

Ceramics AP Studio Art 3-D

Financial Literacy Entrepeneurship Invest & Portfolio MGT

Business Principles Marketing Strategy Essentials Digital Literacy

Intro to Design & Innovation Robotics & Controls Video Production

Architectural Design Advanced Robotics TV Production

3D Engineering Design Animation and Movement Short Films

Design Studio Programming with Java

Digital Media Design Game Design with Python

Culinary Arts and Nutrition I Early Childhood Development

Culinary Arts and Nutrition II Fashion Design, Construction & Textiles

Symphonic Band Concert Choir Theater Arts I,II

Wind Ensemble Chatham Voices Theater Arts Studio

Orchestra Music Theory/Technology Musical Theater

Select Choir Piano Lab

Chamber Orchestra Shakespeare's Drama

Comprehensive Health Comprehensive Health and

and PE 9,11,12 Driver's Education 10

Pre-AP Studio Art 2-D

Pre-AP Studio Art 3-D

Academic Area College Prep Level Courses and Electives Honors / AP Courses and Electives

English

Honors English 9,10,11,12

AP English Literature and Composition

AP English Language and Composition

Math

Social Studies

Science

World Language

Art

Health and PE

BusinessAP Macro and Micro Economics

Design

&Technology

AP Computer Science Principles

AP Computer Science A

Family Science

Performing Arts

Honors Wind Ensemble

Honors Chamber Orchestra

Honors Chatham Voices

Honors Select Choir


Albright College 1 Gettysburg College 13 Roger Williams University 2 Univ of Cincinnati-Main Campus 1

American University 16 Gonzaga University 1 Rowan University 4 Univ of Colorado Boulder 7

Arcadia University 2 Hamilton College 1 Rutgers University - Camden 2 Univ of Connecticut 8

Arizona State University-Tempe 7 Hampton University 1 Rutgers University-NB 57 University of Dayton 11

Auburn University 1 Hartwick College 1 Rutgers University-Newark 3 University of Delaware 55

Barnard College 1 High Point University 7 Sacred Heart University 10 University of Denver 2

Baylor University 2 Hobart William Smith Colleges 8 Saint Anselm College 1 University of Florida 5

Belmont University 2 Illinois Institute of Technology 1 Saint Edward's University 1 University of Georgia 3

Binghamton University 2 Indiana Univ - Purdue University 1 Saint Joseph's University 9 University of Hartford 3

Bloomsburg University of PA 1 Indiana University-Bloomington 21 Saint Louis University 2 University of Houston 1

Boston College 8 Iona College 2 Saint Peter's University 1 Univ of Illinois at Chicago 1

Boston Conservatory at Berklee 1 Iowa State University 1 Salisbury University 3 Univ of Illinois Urbana- 1

Boston University 12 Ithaca College 16 Salve Regina University 2 University of Kansas 1

Brandeis University 2 James Madison University 20 Santa Clara University 3 University of Kentucky 1

Bryant University 6 Jefferson 1 Savannah Clg of Art & Design 3 University of Louisville 1

Bucknell University 14 Johns Hopkins University 1 School of the Art Inst of Chica- 1 University of Lynchburg 1

Butler University 1 Johnson & Wales University 2 Seton Hall University 11 University of Maine 3

Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo 4 Kean University 4 Skidmore College 1 Univ of Maryland-Baltimore Coun- 1

Caldwell University 2 Kenyon College 1 Smith College 2 Univ of Maryland-College Park 22

Carnegie Mellon University 4 Kettering University 1 Southern Methodist University 6 Univ of Massachusetts Boston 1

Case Western Reserve Univer- 5 King's College London 1 Springfield College 1 Univ of Massachusetts-Amherst 16

Catholic University of America 1 Kutztown University 2 St Lawrence University 2 University of Miami 9

Centenary University 1 Lafayette College 8 St. John's University 2 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 5

Chapman University 3 Lehigh University 15 St. Joseph's College - Brook- 1 University of Mississippi 4

Chestnut Hill College 1 Long Island University, Brooklyn 1 State Univ of NY at New Paltz 1 University of Nevada-Las Vegas 1

Circle & Square Theater School 1 Louisiana State University 3 Stevens Institute of Technolo- 10 Univ of New Hampshire 7

Clark University 1 Loyola Marymount University 4 Stockton University 2 Univ of North Carolina at Char- 5

Clemson University 19 Loyola University Maryland 23 Stonehill College 2 Univ of North Carolina at Greens- 1

Colby College 2 Manhattan College 1 Stony Brook University 1 University of Northern Colorado 2

Colgate University 2 Marist College 17 Suffolk University 1 University of Notre Dame 1

College of Charleston 25 Marquette University 5 SUNY at Purchase College 1 Univof Oklahoma-Norman Cam- 1

College of the Holy Cross 2 Marymount Manhattan College 1 SUNY College at Cortland 1 University of Oregon 2

Concordia University - Montreal 1 McGill University 2 Susquehanna University 8 Univ of Pittsburgh 27

Connecticut College 4 Miami University-Oxford 17 Syracuse University 20 University of Portland 2

Cornell University 5 Michigan State University 9 Temple University 10 University of Rhode Island 17

County College of Morris 6 Michigan Technological Universi- 1 Texas A&M University 3 University of Richmond 6

Culinary Institute of America 1 Middlebury College 2 Texas Christian University 9 University of Rochester 5

Daemen College 1 Molloy College 1 The College of New Jersey 16 University of San Diego 1

Dartmouth College 2 Monmouth University 4 The College of Saint Rose 1 Univ of South Carolina-Columbia 23

Denison University 1 Montclair State University 17 The New School - All Divisions 3 University of Southern Maine 2

DePaul University 1 Moravian College 2 The Ohio State University 6 University of Utah 1

DeSales University 2 Muhlenberg College 4 The University of Akron 1 University of Vermont 18

Dickinson College 3 New Jersey Institute of Technolo- 17 The University of Alabama 4 University of Virginia-Main Cam- 3

Drexel University 20 New York Institute of Technology 2 The University of Arizona 4 University of Waterloo 1

Duke University 1 New York University 16 The University of Edinburgh 1 University of Wisconsin-Madison 13

Duquesne University 3 NC State University at Raleigh 2 The Univ of NC at Chapel Hill 2 Ursinus College 1

East Carolina University 2 Northeastern University 18 The University of Scranton 13 Vanderbilt University 2

Eckerd College 1 Nottingham Trent University 1 The University of Tampa 4 Villanova University 11

Elizabethtown College 1 Oglethorpe University 1 The Univ of Tennessee- 8 Virginia Tech 29

Elon University 25 Ohio University-Main Campus 1 The Univ of Texas at Austin 1 Wagner College 1

Emerson College 2 Oklahoma State University 1 Towson University 6 Wake Forest University 4

Emory University 1 Pace University-New York 8 Trinity College 1 Walsh University 1

Endicott College 1 Pennsylvania State University 63 Trinity College Dublin 1 Washington and Lee University 2

Fairfield University 18 Point Park University 1 Tufts University 2 Washington College 1

FDU - Florham Campus 4 Pratt Institute 4 Tulane University of Louisiana 9 Wellesley College 2

FDU - Metropolitan Campus 4 Princeton University 1 Union College - Schenectady 2 West Chester Univof Pennsylva- 1

Felician University 1 Providence College 16 University at Albany, SUNY 2 West Virginia University 5

-Fashion Inst of Design & Merch 1 Purdue University-Main Campus 11 University at Buffalo 2 Wheaton College - Massachu- 4

Florida Atlantic University 2 Queen's University 1 University for the Creative Arts 1 William and Mary 1

Florida Southern College 1 Quinnipiac University 15 Univ of Alabama at Birming- 3 William Paterson Univof New 2

Florida State University 2 Ramapo College of New Jersey 3 University of California- 1 Williams College 1

Fordham University 25 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 8 University of California-Davis 1 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 4

Franklin and Marshall College 6 Rhode Island School of Design 1 University of California-Irvine 2 Xavier University 1

Furman University 2 Rhodes College 2 Univ of California-Los Angeles 3 Yonsei University-Underwood 1

George Mason University 8 Rider University 3 University of California- 2 George Washington University 7 Roanoke College 7 Univ of California-Santa Bar- 1 Georgetown University 5 Rochester Institute of Technolo- 9 Univof California, San Diego 3

College Acceptances for Chatham High School Class of 2020

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