Casady School College Profile | 2021-2022

CASADY’S COLLEGE COUNSELING TEAM

2021-2022

PROFILE

CASADY SCHOOL

SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY

Casady School, the oldest independent, coeducational, college preparatory, Episcopal day school in Oklahoma City, serves students PreK-12. Founded in 1947, Casady has grown to 950+ students, 230 faculty and staff, 4,511 alumni, and 80 acres with 29 buildings. Casady hosts a chapter of the Cum Laude Society and adheres to a student-led Honor Code. Historically, 100 percent of Casady School graduates attend a four-year college or university.

In the 2020-2021 school year, approximately 37 percent of Casady’s students identified as students of color. In that same year, Casady School awarded $2.5 million in financial aid to 20 percent of students.

ENROLLMENT

TOTAL

990

154 Primary 272 Middle

239 Lower 327 Upper

DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING Janet Hubbell, Ph.D. (405) 749-3150 hubbellj@casady.org

DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING Amanda Kisselle (405) 749-3245 kissellea@casady.org

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING Josh Bottomly (405) 749-3130 bottomlyj@casady.org

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF COLLEGE COUNSELING & REGISTRAR Amy McQuade (405) 749-3177 mcquadea@casady.org

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RANKED

Best Private School in Oklahoma (2016-2021)

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Christian High School in Oklahoma Private K-12 School in Oklahoma Private High School for College Readiness in Oklahoma

PORTRAIT OF A GRADUATE

Casady School's Portrait of a Graduate is more than just a portrait. It's a journey - a road map around and through the experience of every graduate. A journey that helps students thrive with a life of balance, purpose, and joy.

They find their balance learning the value of working together inside and outside the classroom. They find their own personal purpose that gives them joy they share with the world.

At Casady, we paint a portrait—a portrait of a community, a portrait of a life, a portrait of a graduate.

I HONOR

African American - 2% Asian American- 17% Multiracial - 3% American Indian - 4% Middle Eastern - 1% White/Non Hispanic - 59% Other - 3% Unknown - 3%

I LEARN

I cultivate my own faith tradition and I explore the world with honor the traditions of others. inquisitiveness and enthusiasm. I grow in the face of challenge and share my best ideas with others.

I ENGAGE

DIVERSITY

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I participate in positive local and global communities and embrace the rights and responsibilities of citizenship.

I SERVE

I act with compassion, empathy, and integrity, and I respect the dignity of others.

I INNOVATE

I commit to creative solutions and inspire others to action.

I THRIVE

I live a life of balance, purpose, and joy.

9500 North Pennsylvania Ave. | Oklahoma City, OK 73120 | (405) 749-3100 | www.casady.org

UPPER DIVISION GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS ENGLISH

CURRICULUM MAP

HISTORY

HISTORY

- 4 years - Class of 2023 on: English I, II, IV, plus 1 interdisciplinary credit (American Design).

- Class of 2022: 3 credits, including World History and U.S. History - Class of 2023: 2 credits of History and 1 interdisciplinary credit (American Design).

- Class of 2024: Global History, U.S. History, and 1 interdisciplinary credit (American Design).

MATH

- 3 credits, including Algebra 2. 4 credits recommended.

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

- Advanced or Intermediate High level of at least one foreign language.

SCIENCE

- 3 credits, must include Biology, Chemistry, and Physics.

ARTS

- 1 full year course or 2 semester-long courses required.

SERVICE LEARNING - 45 hours.

CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

- Freshmen and Sophomores: must participate in 1 co-curricular each of the 3 sports seasons. The co-curricular can be either a competitive sport or a non-competitive co-curricular.

- Juniors: must participate in at least 2 co-curriculars during 2 of the 3 sports seasons. The co-curricular can be either a competitive sport or a non-competitive co-curricular.

- Seniors: must participate in at least 1 co-curricular. The co-curricular can be either a competitive sport or a non-competitive co-curricular.

MALONE SCHOOLS ONLINE NETWORK Casady is one of 28 member schools in the Malone Schools Online Network (MSON), which provides upper level students at registered Malone Schools with a variety of superior online post-AP courses that enhance each member school’s existing curriculum. These courses are conducted by teaching professionals who are experts in their fields, have experience with independent school education, and share a commitment to excellence, small class sizes, and personal relationships.

Course offerings target the most talented high school juniors and seniors who demonstrate sufficient independence and commitment to succeed in a virtual discussion seminar setting.

Each course takes a blended approach, combining synchronous instruction and real-time video conferencing seminars with asynchronous instruction, recorded lectures, and exercises students complete outside of the class.

MEMBERSHIPS

ENGLISH

English I • English II • American Design • English IV: College-Level Seminars

Global History • United States History • American Design • AP US History AP US Government and Politics • AP European History • College-Level Seminars • Art History

MATH

Algebra 1 • Geometry • Honors Geometry • Intermediate Algebra • Algebra 2 • Honors Algebra 2 • Pre-Calculus 1 • Honors Pre-Calculus 2 Fundamentals of Calculus • Calculus AB • Calculus BC • AP Statistics Multivariable Calculus • Probability and Statistics

FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Chinese | Novice • Intermediate • Advanced • AP Latin | Novice • Intermediate • Intermediate High • Advanced • AP Advanced Latin Poetry French | Novice • Intermediate • Intermediate High • Advanced • AP French Culture and Civilization Spanish | Novice • Intermediate • Intermediate High • Advanced AP Language • AP Literature

SCIENCE

Biology • Honors Biology • Chemistry • Honors Chemistry Conceptual Physics • Physics • Honors Physics • AP Biology AP Chemistry • AP Physics C • Human Anatomy and Physiology Meteorology • Earth and Environmental Science

COMPUTER SCIENCE

Robotics • Animation and Game Design • Mobile App Design Website Design • Object-Oriented Programming • Thinking Machines Design Patterns and Algorithms

ARTS

Fine | Music Theory Performing | Choir • Orchestra • Concert Band • Acting Technical Theater Visual | Clay • Computer Graphics • Drawing • Photography Video Production • Painting • Sculpture Independent Study • AP Studio Art Portfolio

HUMANITIES

Beginning Debate • Advanced Debate

COMMUNICATION ARTS

Publications • Advanced Journalism

MALONE ONLINE COURSES

Advanced Macroeconomics • Intro to Organic Chemistry • Advanced Topics in Chemistry CSI: MSON - Forensic Science • Advanced Applied Math through Finance Positive Psychology • Philosophy in Pop Culture • Making Ethical Choices in a Diverse World Ancient Greek • Arabic • Genetics and Genomics • Mathematical Modeling and Social Justice Detective Narratives • Political Leadership • Establishing Equality • LGBTQ Literature History of Modern Germany • Scientific Etymology

SENIOR ENGLISH SEMINARS

American Protest Literature • Creative Writing Cult-{ish} • Growing up in the 80s Lord of the Rings • Metaphor Mystery in Fiction and Film • Philosophical Ethics The Psychopath in Literature Satire of the Absurd • Woody Guthrie’s America Writing Personal Narrative

SENIOR HISTORY SEMINARS The History of Modern Africa Cold War History Genocide and Mass Violence in the 20th Century Food Matters: The History and Philosophy of What We Eat

TRIMESTER TO SEMESTER SHIFT Casady School has moved from a trimester to a semester system. For the Class of 2022, grades 9 through 11 are reported by trimester. Grade 12 will be reported by semester. The decision to move from trimesters to semesters fits within the larger Strategic Academic Plan that reflects Casady’s commitment to prioritize student wellness and durable learning.

Notably, the shift to semesters will provide students with better pacing to their academic learning and will give teachers extended time to design classroom experiences that foster greater collaboration, in-depth inquiry, and project-based learning.

INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES PROGRAM Interdisciplinary Studies means studies that involve more than one discipline, like English and History. Casady School's Interdisciplinary Studies program is an integrative, inquiry-based learning experience encouraging intrinsically-motivated thinkers.

Based in Casady’s Design Hub (d.Hub), the Interdisciplinary Studies Program follows 3 key tenets: INQUIRY-BASED Rather than having the teacher telling information to students, students and teachers ask each other relevant questions about complex issues and collaborate with each other to locate varied sources of knowledge, information, and perspectives on those issues.

INTERDISCIPLINARY A systematic effort to integrate multiple perspectives (disciplines) into a more complete framework of analysis, thus accomplishing a new understanding that could not have been created by drawing from a single discipline.

INTRINSICALLY MOTIVATED A focus on the students rather than the teacher helps students to honor, to learn, to engage, to innovate, to serve, and to thrive.

FLAGSHIP COURSE: AMERICAN DESIGN JUNIOR YEAR - INTERDISCIPLINARY COURSE

In American Design, we balance tradition and innovation.

Foundational skills such as reading, writing, and discussion remain at the forefront of our pedagogy as we build relevant 21st century skills such as empathy, design, and community engagement through the process of design thinking (an empathy based, human centered, interdisciplinary approach to understanding and creating solutions for real-world problems).

In order to provide ample time for students to learn and to accomplish the work of American Design, students have two designated class times within a rotation.

One class time is scheduled in the American Design Classroom with two teachers—one from the History department, and one from the English department.

The second class time is scheduled in the common space of Cochran Library for independent and collaborative work.

CLASS OF 2021 STANDARDIZED TESTING 48% of students applied test optional to one or more schools. Of those students who did submit a score, the average ACT score was 29 and the average SAT score was 1440. Additionally, 68% of the students indicated that COVID-19 prevented them from taking the ACT and/or SAT as many times as they would have liked.

Casady School

National

Oklahoma

ACT TEST AVERAGES 32 30 28 26 24 22 20 18

English

Math

Reading

Science

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SAT TEST AVERAGE 1350 1300 1250 1200 1150

1100

1050 1000 Composite

CLASS OF 2021 BY THE NUMBERS

15

100% 38

7

70%

3 95%

65% 281 126

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COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES 2017-2021

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