This document summarizes an information night about Advanced Placement (AP) courses at Squalicum High School. Over the past decade, AP course offerings and participation have greatly increased. The number of AP exams taken grew from 207 in 2007-2008 to over 1,100 in 2013-2014. AP pass rates at Squalicum are on par with state and global averages, showing the school's success in preparing diverse students for college-level work. The presentation encourages all students to challenge themselves with at least one AP course to improve their college and career prospects.

1. “Choice, Not Chance,
Determines Your Destiny”
-Dr. Freeman Hrabowski

2. College Board Advanced Placement
Information Night
 Welcome and Overview of the Evening
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Brief Film- 50 Years of Advanced Placement
Squalicum Data and Student Success
Squalicum AP Film clip
College, Admissions, and AP
Attend Informational break-out ‘sessions’
Time for informal questions/answer

3. Equitable Access to a College
Preparatory High School Experience
 Focus beyond basic high school graduation requirements
 Utilize external validation of our success beyond the
WASL/HSPE/EOC
 External Measurements of Success
 Continue to increase the academic expectations and
opportunities for ALL our students

4. College Prep Experiences
 Continue to encourage all students to challenge
themselves in at least one Advanced Placement
course during their high school career
 Accessing Advanced Placement courses is a
leading indicator as to who gets into college, as
well as how students do once they arrive.

5. Current AP Course Offerings
AP Human Geography
AP Micro Economics
AP US History
AP World History
AP Art History
AP Macro Economics
AP Psychology
AP Environmental Science
AP Biology
AP Chemistry
AP Physics AB
AP Physics C (Mechanics)
AP English Literature
AP English Language
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus C
AP Statistics
AP Studio Art 2D
AP Studio Art 3D
AP Music Theory
AP Spanish
AP French
AP German
AP Computer Science

6. Students taking Advanced Placement
07-08
Tests
Taken
07-08 #
Students
AP Lang & Comp
08-09
08-09 # Tests
Students Taken
09-10
09-10 # Tests
Students Taken
10-11 #
Students
11-12#
Students
12-13#
Students
13-14#
Students
1
1
15
13
26
24
23
54
124
98
AP Lit & Comp
81
69
70
68
69
70
83
74
66
39
AP Psychology
0
0
0
0
27
25
48
63
96
172
AP US History/Gov
36
28
55
47
32
33
72
79
89
49
AP World History
0
0
0
0
19
18
26
1
16
17
AP Macro/Micro
0
0
0
0
32
34
20
91
59
80
AP Government
22
AP Statistics
0
0
30
23
31
31
0
21
48
29
AP Calculus
39
32
47
47
61
61
75
55
70
93
AP Calculus BC AP
1
1
1
1
0
0
4
5
1
21
AP Music Theory
0
0
0
0
3
6
12
15
20
14
18
15
0
0
17
17
21
0
40
30
AP Chemistry
0
0
29
28
0
0
58
45
46
29
AP Physics B/C
23
21
44
44
39
39
51
51
64
83
AP Envir Science
0
0
0
0
27
27
30
34
44
62
AP French
0
0
0
0
11
10
4
6
8
5
AP German
0
0
1
1
4
4
4
5
1
3
AP Spanish
18
12
21
12
18
21
25
25
25
17
8
6
12
111
178
233
AP Biology
AP Studio Art
AP Human Geography
AP Computer Science
Totals
20
217
179
313
284
416
429*
556
743
1001
1128

7. AP Access: Increase over time
School Year
Number of AP Seats
2007-08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011-12
2012-13
2013-14
207
312
416
556
720
1001
1128

8. An Invitation to the AP Program…
Increase in number of AP courses taken over time
# Courses
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0
1001
207
312
416
556
1128
715
# Courses

9. Comparative 2013
AP Pass Rates (3+)
Squalicum High School
62.1 %
Washington State
62.8%
Global
61.5%
*Squalicum High School tests all our students

10. College Admissions and AP
 The difference between the ‘class’ and the ‘test’
 Competitive edge
 University awareness of Squalicum AP
offerings
 Transcript review; course selection vs. GPA
 Weighted GPA for Class Rank Purposes- 2015
 Finding appropriate balance

11. “The philosophy of the school
room in one generation will be
the philosophy of government in
the next”
- Abraham Lincoln