2008-2009 PROFILE

Cumberland Valley High School

6746 Carlisle Pike

Mechanicsburg, PA 17050

Phone: (717)766-0217   Fax: (717) 506-3625

Website: www.cvschools.org

CEEB 392545

Dr. William Harner, Superintendent

Dr. Mary Riley, Assistant Superintendent

Mr. Steven Kirkpatrick, Upper House Principal (11^th  & 12^th Grades)

Mr. John Gallagher, Lower House Principal (9^th & 10^th Grades)

THE SCHOOL:

The Cumberland Valley High School serves the four townships of Hampden, Middlesex, Monroe and Silver Spring in Cumberland County.  The area included in the school system extends from Carlisle to Camp Hill, Pennsylvania.  This area is essentially rural and suburban and is located fifteen miles west of Harrisburg.  The school operates with a total of seven principals; lower and upper house principals, one for each grade level 9^th through 12^th and an alternative education principal. Nine counselors are on staff; two per grade level who follow students all four years and an alternative education counselor.

The combined junior-senior high school opened in September 1954 to 800 students.  The school has steadily grown since that time.  Current statistics for our high school which includes 9^th through 12^th grade:

Staff: 195

Student Enrollment: 2598

Student/Faculty Ratio: 13 to 1

CLASS PERIODS:

Nine class periods are scheduled daily.  Periods are 42 minutes in length, on a 6-day cycle for major subjects, 36 weeks a year.  Some courses are offered on a block schedule.

MARKING SYSTEM:          HONOR ROLL

A - 93-100                               Overall average of 90% or above for the marking period.

B-  86-92

C-  77-85                                 NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY       

D - 70- 76                                WGPA  of 94% or better with teacher recommendation

F - Below 70                          

RANK IN CLASS:

Colleges receive a rank computed by using the official record beginning with the ninth grade and ending with the second semester of the eleventh grade.  Rank includes all subjects.  Certain designated enrichment level courses are weighted higher for ranking purposes only. Honors Courses are weighted 1.1, AP Courses are weighted 1.125. The extra weight is not added to the subject grade, but added to the cumulative average. An asterisk on the transcript indicates these courses.  Students who transfer to CVHS are ranked only for the courses taken at our school. An official class rank goes into effect after they have completed four consecutive semesters.

CURRICULUM

In order for a student to graduate from Cumberland Valley High School he/she must complete the following: four credits in English, four credits in social studies, three credits in science, three credits in math, two credits in arts and humanities, two credits in health/physical education and one half credit for a graduation project.  Electives make up the balance of the twenty-three credits required for graduation.  Our curriculum includes a total of six college courses, 21 Honors Courses and 15 AP Courses.

WORLD LANGUAGE Four years of Latin, French, Spanish, Chinese and German, taught in the traditional and audio-lingual methods.                                                                       

MATHEMATICS Basic Algebra, Basic Geometry, College Prep Algebra 1 and 2, Geometry, Topics in Academic Math (some Trig),  Pre-Calculus with Trig, Advanced Placement Calculus I and II, Computer Math I and II, Advanced Placement Computer Math III and IV, College Prep Statistics & Advanced Placement Statistics.

SCIENCE Earth/Space Science, Biology 1 and 2, Basic and College Prep Physics (both are College Preparatory courses, however, Colp Physics is a more technical Physics). Anatomy/Physiology, AP Physics II, AP Biology, Topics in Science, Chemistry I and AP Chemistry II, CHEMS, Biochemistry, IRIS (Independent Research in Science), Ecological Field and General Science.

SOCIAL STUDIES Our Western Heritage and World Cultures are required in grades nine and ten.  Eleventh grade students take a semester of Economics and U.S. History Since 1929.  Twelfth grade students take a semester of American Federal Government, and a semester of Environmental Concerns.  Advanced Placement History, Advanced Placement Psychology and Advanced Placement Government/Economics are also offered for eleventh and twelfth grade students. Electives, Honors Humanities, Sociology, Psychology & College Prep World History.

ENGLISH English 9, 10, 11 and 12 must be taken by all students.  English 11 and 12 are phase elective programs.  Eight different electives in English are offered.  A full year Advanced Placement English is offered for grades eleven and twelve.

BUSINESS EDUCATION Introduction to Business, Business Mathematics, Accounting 1 and 2, Basic Computer Literacy, Academic Computer 2, 3, and 4, Entrepreneurship 1 and 2, Note taking, Word Processing,  Office Management Technology, Business Law, Business & Personal Finance and Cooperative Education. Recent additions of Desktop Publishing, Web Page Design, Power Point and Database management.  All business courses are elective to all students.

COLLEGE LEVEL COURSES: Accounting 1, Inorganic Chemistry I & II and CAD, Computer Applications, College Power Point, College Intro to Computer Systems, College World History are offered with college credit.

VOCATIONAL AND RELATED COURSES: Cumberland Valley is a member of Cumberland-Perry Vocational Technical School.  Selected students who elect this program will attend this school on a half-day basis in grades 10-12.  A wide variety of courses are offered at Cumberland Valley in Technology Education, Agriculture, Horticulture, Art, Music, and Family and Consumer Sciences.  College Preparation students may elect courses in the business and technology education curricula as they so desire.

LIBRARY (IMC) is a learning center providing approximately 30,000 books, magazines, daily newspapers, audiovisuals, and CD-ROMs.  Students use computers to access library resources, the Internet and do word processing and graphical analysis.  They also have interstate library loan privileges.

CLASS of 2008 Statistics

SAT AVERAGES:

SAT Average:    CR          537          Math       565    WR   506

Males                   CR          540          Math       589     WR   503

Females               CR          534          Math       539     WR   510

ACT AVERAGE COMPOSITE SCORE - 23.9

    ACT Average State Score – 22.2

    ACT Average National Score – 21.1

STANDING IN QUINTILES Class of 2008:

                1/5                       104.36% - 93.94%

                2/5                         93.70% - 90.29%

                3/5                         90.28% - 86.58%

                4/5                         86.54% - 81.78%      

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