Walt Whitman High School
7100 Whittier Boulevard • Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Phone: (301) 320-6590 • Fax: (301) 320-6594
CEEB # 210271
2015–2016 Profile
Dr. Alan Goodwin, Principal
Ms. K r i s t i n C o d y Assistant Principal
Mr. Jerome Easton, Assistant Principal
Ms. Kathy McHale, Assistant Principal
The Community
Counseling Staff
Western Bethesda, Montgomery County,
Maryland. Suburban residential.
Parent Group: 80% college graduates,
mainly professional and managerial.
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The School
Public - Grades 9 through 12
Accredited by Middle States Association
Maryland State Department of Education
Spring Break
Whitman’s 2016 Spring Break extends from
March 25 through April 3.
Frances R. Landau, Resource Counselor
Jamie Ahearn
Jennifer Higgins
William Kapner
Kenneth R. Putt
Angela Fang
Molly McAllister
Kari Wislar
Ms. Shannon Steward, Registrar
Ms. Anne Hutchens, College/Career Coordinator
Ms. Pam Bobrow, Guidance Secretary
Ms. Brenda Athanas, Transcript Secretary
The Students
The Curriculum
Enrollment 2015–2016
22 credits required in Grades 9–12 for graduation
English ............................................................... . 4
Math ................................................................... . 4
Science ............................................................... . 3
Social Studies..................................................... . 3
Fine Arts ............................................................. 1
Foreign Language or
Advanced Technology Education ........................ 2
Health Education ............................................. 0.5
Physical Education ............................................. 1
Technology Education ......................................... 1
Electives ........................................................... 2.5
(selected from academic majors or special subjects)
Seniors ............................................................ . 450
Juniors ............................................................ . 501
Sophomores...................................................... 490
Freshmen ......................................................... 538
87% of the Seniors attend 4 year colleges.
6% attend 2-year colleges.
More than 71% attend college out-of-state.
Some foreign students return to college in their
own country.
Students come from more than 40 countries.
69% of the Students are White, 3% are Black or
African-American, 13% are Asian-American,
10% are Hispanic, 5% Multiple Races.
National Merit
Class of 2015
Class of 2016
Semi-Finalists ......... 1 2
Semi-Finalists........... 9
Commended ............. 50
Commended .............. 51
National Hispanic Scholars Award ................. ....6
Grading System
Numerical grade equivalents
A = 90–100
B = 80–89
C = 70–79
D = 60–69
E = 59 or below
Passing mark = D
CR / NC = Credit / No Credit
LC & E3 = Loss of credit due to excessive
unexcused absence
Grade Point Average and Class Rank
Please see accompanying notice
AP and Honors Courses
2. Advanced Level Courses SAT Scores (Class of 2015)
Honors work can be done in grades 9–12 in
English, Foreign Languages, Mathematics,
Sciences, Social Studies, Computer Science and
Studio Art. All work in the AP and Advanced
Level courses listed below is considered to
be Honors work. Courses listed in Group #3
below, while they are taken by a wide range
of students, are available at the Honors level.
(Designated Honors)
Algebra 2 w/Analysis
Precalculus w/Analysis
Calculus w/Applications
Multi-Variable Calculus/
Differential Equations
Linear Algebra
Foreign Languages, Levels 5 & 6
Computer Programming,
Levels 1, 2, & 3
Anatomy& Physiology
Advanced Studio Art
1. AP Courses
Art History
Biology
Calculus AB & BC
Chemistry
Chinese Language
Computer Science A
Economics - Macro
Economics - Micro
English Language & Comp.
English Literature & Comp.
Environmental Science
European History
French Language
Gov’t. & Politics - Comparative
Gov’t. & Politics - U.S.
Human Geography
Japanese Language
Music Theory
Physics 1 & 2
Physics C: M e c h ; E & M
Psychology
Russian (Prototype)
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
Statistics
Studio Art
U.S. History
World History
AP Test Data 2015
AP Grade:
Art History
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
Chinese Language
Computer Science A
Economics- Macro
Economics – Micro
English Language & Composition
English Literature & Composition
Environmental Science
European History
French Language
Gov’t. & Politics - U.S.
Gov’t. & Politics – Comparative
Human Geography
Japanese Language
Music Theory
Physics 1
Physics C: Electricity
Physics C: Mechanics
Psychology
Spanish Language
Spanish Literature
Statistics
Studio Art - Combined
6
U.S.
History
6
World History
Critical
Reading
Math
Writing
Score
%
%
%
700–800
23
30
25
600–699
38
38
29
500–599
26
23
29
400–499
9
13
300–399
9
4
0
4
200–299
0
0
0
Mean:
620
Mean:
642
Mean:
610
3. Honors Work
English
Foreign Languages
English 9
English 10
English 11
English 12
Adv. Journalism
Levels 3 & 4
N=324
Total Mean Score: 1872
Critical Reading + Math: 1262
Math
Geometry
Other
Science
Health
Engineering Design
Civil Engineering
Principles of
Engineering
Tech. of Advanced
Journalism
Biology 1
Chemistry 1
Physics 1
Social Sciences
Child Development 2&3
Modern World
History
NSL Government
U.S. History
Total # of Candidates: 1,129
5 (37%)
14
38
62
19
17
6
12
11
70
32
20
14
7
ACT Scores 2015
N= 194 (43% of Seniors)
Subject
Mean Score
English
Mathematics
Reading
Science
Composite
28.2
28.3
28.4
27.5
28.2
Total # of Tests: 2218
4 (30%)
3
27
41
12
31
0
6
13
17
56
68
73
11
11
3 (22%)
2
16
22
3
26
6
3
15
14
33
35
15
14
6
2 (8%)
5
1
3
1
6
2
2
8
9
4
7
26
2
1
1 (3%)
3
1
3
3
1
1
5
3
7
4
-
141
53
7
99
22
12
102
9
3
54
9
3
10
2
1
4
1
1
-
-
15
23
37
135
25
4
6
7
24
42
34
3
10
71
24
11
12
4
28
19
20
4
3
29
10
2
9
9
6
6
7
7
2
3
8
2
4
1
2
1
2
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WALT WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL
7100 Whittier Boulevard
Bethesda, Maryland
(301) 320-6600
CLASS OF 2016 GRADE POINT AVERAGE – CLASS RANK NOTICE
GRADE POINT AVERAGE:
A grade point average (GPA) and a weighted grade point average (WGPA) are reported on our
transcripts.
The GPA, unweighted, is based on a 4-point scale:
A=4
B=3
C=2
D=1
E=0
The Weighted GPA (WGPA) is calculated:
A=5
B =4
C= 3
For Advanced Placement, Advanced level and Honors courses.
The following identifying notations are recorded on the transcript:
Honors courses ................................ HON
Advanced Level courses.................... ADV
Advanced Placement courses ........... ADV
The notation CM, a code used by the state of Maryland, has no bearing on Honors, Advanced
Level or Advanced Placement status.
CLASS RANK:
Class rank is not reported by Montgomery County Public Schools. A distribution of cumulative
averages for the county seniors is provided below as a help to gauge the relative performance
of Whitman college candidates:
RANGE
4.51 & above
% of SENIORS GPA
0%
% of SENIORS WEIGHTED GPA
10%
4.01–4.50
0%
18%
3.51–4.00
24%
19%
3.01–3.50
25%
17%
2.51– 3.00
24%
15%
2.01–2.50
17%
12%
2.00 & Below
10%
9%