ADVANCED PLACEMENT STATISTICS
Board’s Message . . . continued from page 1 forming a group, hopefully including some residents with expertise in architecture and/or engineering, to prioritize the projects according to need and expense. The tax levy cap legislation enacted last June will certainly constrain revenues for the district. The Finance Committee will therefore focus on controlling expenditures and looking for additional opportunities to share services. In November, we will be meeting with the superintendents and some board members from the other quad-villages to discuss joint projects as well as the possibility of applying for a grant to evaluate consolidation of some or all districts. Second, we will continue to work Continued on page 4
The Advanced Placement (AP) program is a curriculum in the United States and Canada sponsored by the College Board that offers standardized courses to high school students that are generally recognized to be equivalent to undergraduate college courses. Participating colleges grant credit to students who obtained high enough scores on the exams to qualify. Hastings High School has an open enrollment policy on all honors and college level courses. Total Stude nts = 1 7 4 Ex ams W r i tte n = 3 1 5 N umbe r o f S tude nts at L eve l 3 , 4 o r 5 = 2 7 9 Perce ntage at L eve l 3 , 4 o r 5 = 8 9 %
HASTINGS HIGH SCHOOL 5 YEAR SCORE SUMMARY
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Exams Written
335
359
317
330
319
Hastings Percent score 3 or higher
81%
84%
82%
82%
89%
New York Percent score 3 or higher
67%
65%
67%
66%
66%
Global Percent score 3 or higher
62%
60%
61%
60%
60%
Farragut Middle School SIXTH GRADE TRIP TO THE SHARPE RESERVATION On October 25th, the sixth grade visited the Sharpe Reservation in Fishkill, NY. This site is run by the Fresh Air Fund and provides opportunities for students to engage in team-building/challenge activities while being outdoors on a beautiful fall day. Students worked in small groups facilitated by Reservation staff and accompanied by a team teacher. They were presented with a physical challenge (swinging between two platforms, climbing a wall, moving in unison on a log, etc.) that had to be completed by every member of the group. Doing so required cooperation, leadership, creative problem solving and smart risk taking. Many challenges were difficult, but there was a great sense of accomplishment when they were overcome. We hope that students will apply these skills to the classroom setting as well. The sixth grade is looking forward to their upcoming annual Senior Friends Day on November 23rd. Information and a copy of the invitation is available on the sixth grade team page, which can be found on the District website.
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