2023-2024 Profile

12TH GRADE, INDEPENDENT, COED DAY SCHOOL

Profile2023-2024

Matt Macdonald

Dr. Mark Seamon Director of College Counseling 865.291.3829 mark.seamon@webbschool.org

Mr. Tyler Lewelling

Assistant Director of College Counseling 865.291.3833 tyler.lewelling@webbschool.org

Dr. Donna Wineland Assistant Director of College Counseling 865.291.3820 donna.wineland@webbschool.org

Mrs. Tiffany Massengill College Counseling Office Manager 865.291.3845 tiffany.massengill@webbschool.org

CEEB Code: 431127

Member of the National Association of Independent Schools. Accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Southern Association of Independent Schools. Member of the Tennessee Association of Independent Schools.

Our Mission: Webb School of Knoxville's mission is to inspire and nurture the full potential of each individual and to prepare our students to serve as leaders of character in tomorrow’s world.

Our mission is supported and achieved by our key values:

n The pursuit of academic excellence

80%

Upper School faculty with advanced degrees

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The Class of 2023 received 542 admission offers from 191 unique institutions and matriculated at 67 colleges and universities across the country and abroad.

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A strong sense of honor & personal integrity

100%

All students, faculty & staff pledge to abide by Webb's Honor Code

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Locks on lockers, campus-wide

Grades represented on the student-led Honor Committee

The development of critical, creative & socially conscious thinking

1955

Upper School Chapel Talks reach back to Webb’s founding in 1955

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Student artists and writers earning high honors at the Southeast Region-At-Large Scholastic Art & Writing Awards

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Student clubs, including Philanthropic Investment Group, Multicultural Student Alliance, and Genders & Sexualities Alliance

A culture of interacting with others in a respectful & productive manner in a vibrant, caring community

Webb’s House System enhances the school’s caring and supportive environment by providing students in grades 6-12 increased opportunities to lead, mentor, collaborate, and contribute. Strong bonds and connections are forged

across grade levels and with faculty and staff. Members of Webb's six Houses experience a heightened sense of belonging and school spirit through service activities and friendly Housebased competitions and events.

student-teacher

Dr. Ansel Sanders President

Mr.

Head of Upper School

Upper School Matrix of a Four-Year Plan (2023-2024)

H – Indicates classes also offered at the Honors level. AP – Indicates Advanced Placement classes. Webb School offers up to 25 AP classes.

ENGLISH 4 years required

MATHEMATICS

4 years required

(through Algebra II and 1 additional year beyond Algebra II)

SCIENCE

3 years required (including Biology and Chemistry)

English 9 (H)

Algebra I Geometry (H)

Algebra II (H)

English 10 (H)

Geometry (H)

Algebra II (H)

Precalculus (H)

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ELECTIVES/NOTES

Biology (H) Chemistry (H) Biology (H)

English 11 (H)

AP English 11

Algebra II (H)

Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry

Precalculus (H)

AP Calculus AB, BC

AP Statistics

Science Elective

Research Fellows –

AP Credit - Research Methods (fall) - Research Scholars (spring)

English 12 (H)

AP English 12

Advanced Algebra and Trigonometry

Probability and Statistics

Precalculus (H)

Calculus

Multivariable Calculus Honors -

AP Credit

AP Calculus AB, BC

AP Statistics

Science Elective

Creative Writing Honors (semester)

WebbPress (Honors publications)

Introduction to Computer Science *

AP Computer Science A *

History of Mathematics * (semester: fall and spring)

* These courses may not be used as a math credit for graduation

AP Biology

AP Chemistry; Chemistry (H)

AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism

AP Physics C: Mechanics

AP Psychology (spring)

Anatomy and Physiology (H)

Applied Molecular Biology (spring)

Forensic Science: Biological Forensics (H) (fall)

Forensic Science: Physical and Chemical Forensics (H) (spring)

Invention and Innovation: Principles of Engineering (H) (fall)

Materials Science: Metals and Ceramics (fall)

Materials Science: Polymers and Biomaterials (spring)

Physics (H)

Quantum Computing (H) (spring)

Robotics Engineering (H) (fall)

SOCIAL STUDIES

3 years required (including 3 years of Ancient History, Modern World History, and U.S. History)

Ancient World History: A Study of Culture, Religion, Society, and Politics (H)

Modern World History A Study of Culture, Religion, Society, and Politics (H)

AP Modern World History

AP Modern European History

Elective only: Introduction to Entrepreneurship Honors (semester)

WORLD LANGUAGES

Completion through level III and a minimum of 2 years in the Upper School

FINE ARTS

1 year required (2 semester courses or 1 yearlong)

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

1 year required

United States History (H)

AP United States History

Social Studies electives: open to juniors/seniors

Elective only: Entrepreneurship Honors: Theory and Practice (semester)

Social Studies electives: open to juniors/seniors

Research Scholars: Advanced Research in Humanities (fall) – AP Credit (departmental approval required)

Elective only:

Entrepreneurship Honors: The Capstone Experience (fall)

AP Macroeconomics (semester)

AP Microeconomics (semester)

AP Modern European History

AP Modern World History

AP United States Government and Politics (semester)

African Studies (semester)

Civil War and Reconstruction Honors (semester)

Colonial and Revolutionary America (semester)

Conflict in Vietnam: A Global Perspective (H) (semester)

From a Journalistic Lens to Historical Study (H) (semester)

Global Sports History (H) (semester)

Introduction to Philosophy Honors (semester)

Judgment, Justice, and Legacy Honors (semester)

Personal Finance (semester)

Topics in Women’s History (H) (semester)

United States History Since 1945 (semester)

French I, French II (H), French III (H), French IV (H) AP French Language and Culture, French VI: Language Through Film Latin I, Latin II (H), Latin III (H), Latin IV Honors, AP Latin Spanish I, Spanish II (H) Spanish III (H), Spanish IV (H), Spanish V Honors Composition and Conversation, AP Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish VI: Language Through Film – AP Credit Mandarin Chinese I, Mandarin Chinese II (H), Mandarin Chinese III (H) Mandarin Chinese IV (H), Mandarin Chinese V Honors

Media Arts: Digital Imagery and Photoshop, Advanced Digital Imagery and Photoshop, Media Production I, Media Production II, Media Production II Honors Music Courses: AP Music Theory, History of Pop and Rock Music

Performing Arts: Chamber Singers Honors, Freshman Select, Spartan Select, Spartan Singers, String Ensemble-Orchestra (H), Wind Ensemble-Band (H)

Visual Arts: AP History of Art, AP Studio Art, Ceramics, Advanced Ceramics, Ceramics – Applied Concepts Honors Concepts of Drawing, Fundamentals of Drawing, Painting (H) Photography, Advanced Photography (H) Sculpture, Two-Dimensional Design and Printmaking, Three-Dimensional Design

Theater Arts: Cinema: Films of Myth and Wonder, Cinema: Supers and Scoundrels, Cinema: The Hero’s Journey, Cinema: From Sitcoms to Streaming – The History and Heritage of American Television

Introduction to Cinema Senior Cinema, Speech Communications and Debate

Students must complete 1 full year (3 seasons) of athletic/sports participation or complete the Alternate P.E. program (120 hours = 1 credit; 40 hours = 1/3)

SERVICE LEARNING 60 hours of service in an integrated 4-year program

Inspiring the next generation of doctors in tackling rural healthcare

Each spring, a group of Webb Upper School students heads to West Virginia to help serve at remote area health clinics and with home care visits in providing basic medical attention. Under the direction of Upper School Science Department Chair, Laura Kile, the weeklong program gives students first-hand experience in addressing the healthcare needs of underserved communities.

Concentrating their efforts in Mingo County, students, during home visits and at senior living centers, check vital signs such as blood pressure, BMI, A1C, and pulse/respiratory rates for those people with conditions like COPD, hypertension, and diabetes. Just as important is taking the time to simply talk with patients and listen to their stories.

The students – most are Webb MD Club members and all have an interest in medicine – also speak at elementary schools and daycare centers, engaging children in lessons on proper hygiene and healthy habits. Visits to rehab centers and outpatient programs have been especially impactful, as the high schoolers come to realize the disproportionate effect the opioid crisis has had on this rural community. Interacting with local healthcare professionals and learning about their careers and the needs of the area round out the students’ unique service journey.

In addition to gaining direct medical experience through real-life interactions, students develop a deeper understanding of the importance of empathy and service to others, according to Kile. “They also see how vital public health is,” she added, noting that

while there are medical service programs overseas, “we also need to remember that we have the same problems in our own backyard.”

For Webb graduate, Aashi Vora ’23, a Quillen Honors Scholar at East Tennessee State University, the West Virginia service trip was so much more than learning about medicine and healthcare issues. “It demonstrated for me the value of relationships in patient care and the resilience of rural healthcare workers,” Vora stated. “I've been inspired to pursue a career in rural healthcare because of the work I was exposed to in Williamson, West Virginia.”

This past summer, Webb's Development Office established a fund in honor of former Webb president, Michael McBrien, to support student participation in the West Virginia service trip.

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Academic Profile

Grading Scale

spartan spotlight

the art of teaching

GPA Distribution for Webb's Class of 2023

(distribution for 125 students)

Thirteen members of Webb's Class of 2023 earned recognition from the National Merit Scholarship Corporation. Six Spartan seniors were among the fewer than one percent of the nation's high school seniors to be named National Merit Finalists for their outstanding scores on the 2021 PSAT/NMSQT. Two of the Finalists went on to be selected as National Merit Scholars. In addition, another seven Class of 2023 members were among the some 34,000 high performers to garner National Merit Commended Student honors.

AP Awards: Webb Class of 2023

In spring 2023, 85 Webb seniors sat for 203 Advanced Placement (AP) exams. Seventy-four percent of their scores were 3 or higher; 67 scores were a 4 and 37 were a 5

Spartan Class of 2023 Stats

MIDDLE 50%

GPA: 3.63 - 4.67

ACT: 23 - 31

SAT: 1160 - 1400

Since 2002, Webb’s Artist-In-Residence program has introduced students to professional artists from across the United States and beyond. Supported by proceeds from the school’s annual ArtXtravaganza art show and sale, this oncampus teaching and learning experience each fall and spring provides Webb students with a glimpse into the real world of art by exposing them to professional artists, their work, and their perspectives, and inspires students to explore their own creative abilities.

spartan pride

Building on a legacy of Spartan Pride, construction is continuing on Webb's Spartan Athletic Enhancement Initiative that will provide the facilities Webb students, and particularly Spartan athletes, need and deserve to maximize their performance and support their well-being. Projects include a baseball and softball hitting/ pitching facility, a new Lady Spartan softball field, a multipurpose fitness and training center, and a new lacrosse field for the latest addition to Webb athletics – a girls' lacrosse program.

geared for success

Following top-ranked showings at the 2023 FIRST Smoky Mountains and Rocket City Regionals, Webb’s FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team #1466 qualified for the international FIRST Championships, capping off a stellar season. Emily Ford ’24 was selected for the prestigious FRC Dean’s List Finalist Award and was the only Finalist to represent Tennessee at the FIRST world championships. Over its 20-plus-year history, Webb robotics has boasted six Dean’s List Finalists.

real-world research

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AP SCHOLARS WITH DISTINCTION

AP SCHOLARS WITH HONOR

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Of the 125 seniors, 110 sat for the ACT and 41 for the SAT. A total of 198 Webb Upper School students took at least one AP class.

Webb's Research Fellows program provides motivated and qualified students a tailored opportunity to take their scholarship to the next level by conducting university-caliber research in the sciences or humanities and partnering with mentors to facilitate their work. After successfully completing the Research Methods course, students submit their work to be considered for the Research Fellows program. Research Scholars complete the program with the submission of their original research in the form of a scholarly manuscript, a poster display, and an oral presentation to share with the greater Webb community. Recent Spartan graduates' research projects, including an overview of the applications of machine learning in the study of liquid crystals and the use of brain-computer interfacing in video games, have been accepted for publication in the Journal of Student Research and other journals.

College Acceptances (2021-2023)

Agnes Scott College

American University

Amherst College

Anderson University

Appalachian State University

Arizona State University

Auburn University

Austin Peay State University

Bard College

Barnard College

Baylor University

Bellarmine University

Belmont University

Bennington College

Bentley University

Berea College

Berry College

Birmingham-Southern College

Boston College

Boston University

Bowling Green State University

Bucknell University

Butler University

California Polytechnic State University (San Luis Obispo)

Carleton University

Carnegie Mellon University

Carson-Newman University

Case Western Reserve University

Centre College

Chattanooga State Community College

Christopher Newport University

Clemson University

Coastal Carolina University

Colgate University

College of Charleston

College of the Holy Cross

Colorado School of Mines

Colorado State University (Fort Collins)

Columbia College (Chicago)

Columbia University

Concordia University (Ann Arbor)

Connecticut College

Cornell University

Covenant College

Culinary Institute of America

Dartmouth College

Davidson College

Denison University

DePaul University

Dickinson College

Dordt University

Drew University

Drexel University

Duke University

East Carolina University

East Tennessee State University

Eastern Kentucky University

Eckerd College

Elon University

Emerson College

Emory & Henry College

Emory University

Florida Atlantic University

Florida State University

Fordham University

Franklin & Marshall College

Franklin University Switzerland

Furman University

George Washington University

Georgetown University

Georgia Southern University

Georgia Tech

Gettysburg College

Goucher College

Guilford College

Hampden-Sydney College

Hampton University

Hanover College

Heidelberg University

High Point University

Hillsdale College

Hofstra University

Indiana University (Bloomington)

Iowa State University

Ithaca College

Jackson State University

Jacksonville University

James Madison University

Johnson University

Kentucky Wesleyan College

Kenyon College

King's College London

Lakeland University

Lawrence Technological University

Lee University

Lewis & Clark College

Liberty University

Lincoln Memorial University

Lipscomb University

Louisiana State University

Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Maryland

Loyola University New Orleans

Lynn University

Macalester College

Marist College

Maryland Institute College of Art

Marymount Manhattan College

Maryville College

McGill University

Mercer University

Miami University (Ohio)

Michigan State University

Michigan Technological University

Middle Tennessee State University

Milligan University

Mississippi State University

Monmouth College

Montreat College

Murray State University

New England College

New York University

North Carolina A & T State University

North Carolina Central University

North Carolina State University

Northeastern University

Northern Arizona University

Northwestern University

Oberlin College

Oglethorpe University

Ohio University

Ohio Wesleyan University

Oxford College of Emory University

Pace University (New York City)

Pellissippi State Community College

Penn State University

Pepperdine University

Pfeiffer University

Piedmont University

Pomona College

Presbyterian College

Princeton University

Purdue University

Queen's University (Canada)

Queens University of Charlotte

Radford University

Reed College

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Rhodes College

Rice University

Rochester Institute of Technology

Rollins College

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology

Rutgers University

Saint Joseph's University

Saint Louis University

Samford University

Savannah College of Art and Design

School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Sewanee: The University of the South

Shorter University

Skidmore College

Smith College

Southern Methodist University

St. Bonaventure University

St. John's College (Annapolis)

Stanford University

Stetson University

Stevens Institute of Technology

Stony Brook University

SUNY at New Paltz

SUNY at Purchase College

Syracuse University

Temple University

Tennessee State University

Tennessee Technological University

Tennessee Wesleyan University

Texas A&M University

Texas Christian University

The American University of Paris

The College of William and Mary

The College of Wooster

The Ohio State University

The University of Alabama

The University of Edinburgh (Scotland)

The University of Tampa

The University of Tennessee, Chattanooga

The University of Tennessee, Knoxville

The University of Tennessee, Martin

The University of Texas at Austin

The University of Texas at Dallas

The University of Texas at San Antonio

The University of Virginia's College at Wise

Towson University

Transylvania University

Trinity College

Tufts University

Tulane University of Louisiana

Tusculum University

Union College

United States Military Academy at West Point

United States Naval Academy

University College London

University of Alabama at Birmingham

University of Alabama in Huntsville

University of Arizona

University of Arkansas

University of British Columbia

University of Calgary

University of California (Berkeley)

University of California (Davis)

University of California (Irvine)

University of California (Los Angeles)

University of California (Riverside)

University of California (San Diego)

University of California (Santa Barbara)

University of California (Santa Cruz)

University of Chicago

University of Cincinnati

University of Colorado Boulder

University of Colorado Denver

University of Connecticut

University of Dallas

University of Dayton

University of Delaware

University of Denver

University of East London

University of Florida

University of Georgia

University of Hawaii at Manoa

University of Houston

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

University of Iowa

University of Kentucky

University of Louisville

University of Maine

University of Maryland (College Park)

University of Massachusetts (Boston)

University of Memphis

University of Miami (Florida)

University of Michigan

University of Mississippi

University of Missouri (Columbia)

University of New Hampshire

University of North Carolina at Asheville

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

University of North Carolina at Greensboro

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

University of North Carolina Wilmington

University of North Dakota

University of Notre Dame

University of Oklahoma

University of Oregon

University of Pennsylvania

University of Pikeville

University of Pittsburgh

University of Redlands

University of Rhode Island

University of Richmond

University of Rochester

University of San Francisco

University of South Carolina

University of Southern California

University of the Cumberlands

University of Utah

University of Vermont

University of Virginia

University of Washington (Seattle)

University of West London

University of Wisconsin (Madison)

University of Wyoming

Vanderbilt University

Vassar College

Villanova University

Virginia Commonwealth University

Virginia Tech

Wake Forest University

Walters State Community College

Warren Wilson College

Washington & Jefferson College

Washington and Lee University

Washington University in St. Louis

Wayne State University

Wesleyan University

West Virginia University

Western Carolina University

Western Kentucky University

Western University (Canada)

Wingate University

Wisconsin Lutheran College

Wittenberg University

Wofford College

Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Xavier University

Yale University