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Upper School Profile
2008-2009
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THE
SCHOOL:
Moravian
Academy
is an independent,
co-educational, college preparatory day school offering pre-kindergarten
through twelfth grade. Accredited by the Middle States Association of
Colleges and Schools and the Pennsylvania Association of Independent
Schools, the Academy enrolls 800 students; approximately 280 study in the
Upper
School
(grades 9-12).
Moravian
Academy
traces its historical roots
to the
Moravian
Church
whose tradition affirms that
young people best realize their potential in an atmosphere of love and
understanding. We seek to promote the child's full development in mind,
body and spirit. Since 1742 our tradition has encouraged sound innovations
to meet contemporary challenges while recognizing the permanence of basic
human values.
ACTIVITIES:
Moravian
Academy
is a member of the PIAA and
participates in the Colonial League. Interscholastic sports teams for
girls are cross-country, field hockey, golf, tennis, basketball, swimming,
soccer and softball. The opportunities for boys include cross-country,
golf, soccer, basketball, swimming, lacrosse, tennis and baseball. In
addition, students can participate in football, wrestling and track in
co-operative programs with a local school. Special programs in theatre
arts, vocal and instrumental music and the visual arts are available to
all students. Community service is an integral part of school life and
culminates with a senior year post-term experience. Students are
encouraged to participate in international exchange programs, especially
during summer break. Many clubs and activities meet during and after
school hours, including Model Congress, Model U.N., International Club,
Scholastic Scrimmage, Debate, PA Junior Academy of Science Club, Outdoor
Education, Kolb Philanthropy Board, school newspaper, literary magazine,
and yearbook. Student Council and Class Officers provide leadership in
Student Government. Project Unity, a leadership development program,
offers unique opportunities for a highly select group of juniors and
seniors to serve the school and the larger community. Every year students
are selected to participate in the highly competitive, full scholarship,
five-week programs of the Pennsylvania Governor’s Schools of Excellence.
ACADEMIC
PROGRAM: Graduation requirements for a Moravian
Academy
diploma:
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English 9, 10, semester electives in 11, 12 (4
credits)
Algebra 1, 2, Geometry (3
credits)
Biology, Chemistry, and one additional laboratory science (3
credits)
Ancient History, World History, United States History (3 credits)
Modern Foreign Language (3 credits)
Comparative World Religions or Ethics (.5 credit)
Fine and Performing Arts (grades 9, 10, 11)
Health (grade 10); Physical Education (grades 9, 10, 11, 12) |
MARKING
SYSTEM:
A = superior quality; 90 to 100
B = good quality; 80 to 89
C = satisfactory; 70 to 79
D = minimal quality; 60 to 69
F = not passing; below 60 |
A+ = 4.33
A = 4.00
A- = 3.67 |
B+ = 3.33
B = 3.00
B- = 2.67 |
C+ = 2.33
C = 2.00
C- = 1.67 |
D+ = 1.33
D = 1.00
D- = .67 |
Required
average for honor roll is 3.33; for high honor roll, 3.67. Advanced
Placement and Honors courses are given an additional .5 when computing the
averages for both honor rolls and the semester and final averages. The school does not rank students. The grade point average is computed
each year; it is not a cumulative average. A standard program includes
five academic courses each semester.
| SAT Average Scores |
Critical Reading |
Math |
Writing |
| Class of 2008 |
624 |
622 |
627 |
| Class of 2007 |
644 |
656 |
646 |
| Class of 2006 |
626 |
638 |
629 |
| Class of 2005 |
661 |
673 |
649 |
|
For
the Class of 2008 the middle fifty percent of the
SAT
scores ranged from 580 to 680 in Reading, 570 to 680 in Math and
570 to 700
in Writing.
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National Merit Scholarship
Qualifying Test
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Finalist/Semifinalist |
Commended |
| Class of 2009 |
9 students |
7 students |
| Class of 2008 |
4 students |
5 students |
| Class of 2007 |
8 students |
9 students |
| Class of 2006 |
5 students |
9 students |
| Class of 2005 |
5 students |
9 students |
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ADVANCED
PLACEMENT SCORES:
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| |
| May
2008
– 95 students took 178 exams with 92% achieving a score of 3, 4 or 5.
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|
Class
of 2009
–
83%
of the class has already taken one or more AP exams.
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OUTLINE
OF COURSES:
|
ENGLISH |
|
English 9, 10 |
|
English 11, 12 consist of semester electives: |
AP English Literature -
(2 semesters) |
|
Drama - Honors |
|
Film |
|
Global Literature |
|
Nonfiction: Art of the Essay |
|
Poetry |
|
Short Story |
|
Themes in World Literature - Honors (Pre-requisite - AP
English Lit exam with a grade of 3 or higher) |
|
20th and 21st Century Literature - Honors |
|
United States Literature |
|
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| FOREIGN
LANGUAGE |
|
Spanish 1 – 4; AP Language |
|
French 1 – 4; AP Language |
|
Japanese 1 – 3 |
|
Mandarin Chinese 1 - 3 |
|
Spanish Film and Culture (semester) |
|
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| PHYSICAL EDUCATION |
|
Health; Driver's Education
|
| P. E. Classes |
|
|
MATHEMATICS |
|
Algebra 1 |
|
Algebra 2 |
|
Geometry |
|
Geometry – Honors |
|
Advanced Algebra |
|
Precalculus |
|
Precalculus - Honors |
|
Calculus |
|
AP Calculus (AB and BC) |
|
Probability & Statistics (semester) |
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AP Statistics (semester) |
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| HISTORY |
|
Ancient History |
|
World History |
| United
States History |
|
AP United States History |
|
AP European History |
|
China: 20th Century History - Honors (semester) |
| Economics
(semester) |
|
European Art History (semester) |
|
Race Relations & the Media (semester) |
| |
| RELIGION/PHILOSOPHY |
|
Comparative World Religions (semester) |
|
Ethics (semester) |
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Themes in World Religions (semester) |
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SCIENCE |
|
Biology |
|
Chemistry |
|
Physics |
|
Chemistry – Honors |
|
AP Advanced Biology |
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AP Advanced Chemistry |
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Advanced Physics – Honors |
|
Botany and Zoology |
| Ecology |
| |
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FINE ARTS |
|
Introduction to Theatre |
|
Acting |
| One Act Plays (semester) |
|
Playwriting (semester) |
| Introduction
to Art |
|
Artforms |
|
Introduction to Ceramics/Pottery (semester) |
|
Woodworking |
|
Advanced Woodworking |
|
Photography 1, 2 |
|
Portfolio 1, 2, 3 |
|
Digital Publication (semester) |
|
Chorale; MA Chamber Singers |
|
Orchestra; Jazz Band;
String Ensemble |
|
MA Ringers;
Handbell Ensemble |
|
Construction of Music |
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ADVANCED
PLACEMENT PROGRAMS:
English Literature;
Calculus
AB
;
Calculus
BC
; Statistics;
United States
History; European
History; Biology; Chemistry; French Language; Spanish Language
HONORS COURSES:
Drama; Themes in World Literature; 20th & 21st
Century Literature; Geometry;
Precalculus;
China
: 20th Century
History; Chemistry; Advanced Physics
HONORS
INDEPENDENT STUDY PROGRAM:
designed for select juniors and seniors to pursue a specific topic
of academic interest not available in the program of studies. Upon
successful completion, including a multimedia presentation to the
Curriculum Committee, special honors recognition is listed on the record;
there is no academic credit for this program.
HIGH
SCHOOL SCHOLARS PROGRAM:
a limited number of academically accelerated seniors are invited to
take a college course at one of the following institutions (
DeSales
University
,
Lafayette
College
,
Lehigh
University
,
Moravian
College
) for college credit on a
full scholarship basis. Preference is given to students who have completed
the most challenging courses in a specific discipline at
Moravian
Academy
.
MORAVIAN
ACADEMY
COLLEGE
MATRICULATION LIST
FOR THE CLASSES OF 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
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American
University*
Arcadia University
Babson
College*
Bard College
Barnard
College*
Bentley College
Berklee
College
of Music*
Boston
University*
Brandeis
University
Brown University*
Bryn
Mawr
College*
Bucknell
University
Campbell University
Carnegie
Mellon
University*
Centenary College
Colgate
University*
College of William & Mary
Colorado
College*
Colorado State University
Columbia
University*
Connecticut
College*
Cornell
University*
Dartmouth College
DeSales
University*
Drew
University*
Drexel
University*
Duquesne University
Elizabethtown College*
Emory University
Fordham
University
Franklin
&
Marshall
College
George
Washington
University*
Georgetown
University
Gettysburg
College
Harvard University
Haverford
College*
Hofstra University*
|
Ithaca
College*
James
Madison
University
Juniata College
Kutztown
University
Lafayette
College*
Lehigh
University*
Lewis &
Clark
College
Loyola College in Maryland
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
McDaniel
College
McGill University
Moravian
College*
Mount
Holyoke
College*
Muhlenberg
College*
New York
University
*
Northeastern University
Northwestern University*
Parsons School of Design
Pennsylvania
State
University*
Princeton
University*
Purdue University
Quinnipiac
University
Reed College
Rensselaer Polytechnic
Institute
Roger Williams University
Rollins
College*
Rutgers
University*
St. Joseph
’s University (PA)*
St. Mary’s College (MD)
Sarah
Lawrence
College*
Savannah College of Art &
Design
Skidmore
College*
Smith
College*
Stanford
University
Stevens Institute of Technology
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Susquehanna
University
Swarthmore
College
Sweet
Briar
College
Stevens Institute of Technology
Syracuse
University
Temple
University*
The Cooper Union
Tufts
University
U.S. Air Force Academy
U.S. Coast
Guard
Academy
University
of
Chicago*
University of Connecticut
University
of
Colorado*
University
of
Delaware*
University
of
Hartford
University
of
Miami*
University of Montana
University
of
New Mexico
University
of
North Carolina
University
of
Pennsylvania*
University
of
Pittsburgh*
University
of
Richmond*
University of Rochester
University of Tampa
University
of
Vermont*
Ursinus
College*
Vassar
College*
Wake
Forest
University
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington & Lee
University
Washington
University
(MO)
Wellesley
College*
Wesleyan University (CT)
West Virginia University
Wheaton College (MA)
Widener University
Wofford College*
Yale
University
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* =indicates more than one student has
matriculated
SUMMARY STATISTICS
| |
Class of 2005 |
Class of 2006 |
Class of 2007 |
Class of 2008 |
| Number in Students in the Class |
64 |
69 |
69 |
66 |
| % attending out-of-state colleges |
55% |
73% |
57% |
62% |
| % attending private colleges |
80% |
87% |
85% |
80% |
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All students are
college preparatory and are admitted to four-year colleges.
A few students take an interim year
to participate in travel
abroad programs, internships, or other experiences before attending
college.
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Moravian
Academy
does not
discriminate on the basis of race, nationality, sex, sexual
orientation, religious affiliation or ethnic origin in the
administration of its educational and admissions policies, financial
aid awards, and athletic or other school administered programs.
Students who are disabled (or students’ family members who
are disabled), requiring any type of accommodation at any time, are
encouraged to identify themselves and indicate what type of
accommodation is needed.
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