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We value the opportunities and challenges Neuqua Valley offers. We value a commitment to excellence in all we do. We value active involvement in our school and community. We value positive relationships between one another. Neuqua Valley High School is one of three comprehensive, four-year (Grades 9-12) high schools in Indian Prairie School District #204. The school was established in 1997 and the Class of 2000 was its first graduation class. Naperville is located in DuPage and Will counties, approximately 30 miles west of Chicago and is in the high-tech corridor of the western suburbs. The majority of residents are engaged in business, professional, managerial and technical fields. NVHS is a 2017 Department of Education Blue Ribbon School and is fully accredited by the Illinois State Board of Education and is a member of both NACAC and IACAC. OUR MISSION We believe in fostering a climate that encourages learning & personal growth. NEUQUA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL Main Building 2360 95th St. Naperville, IL 60564 Kathryn J. Birkett Freshman Center 3220 Cedar Glade Naperville, IL 60564 (630) 428-6000 http://nvhs.ipsd.org Enrollment 2020-2021 Total: 3350 Seniors: 835 Juniors: 854 Sophomores: 852 Freshmen: 809 CEEB: 143108 CLASS of 2020 - By the Numbers - *2019 numbers due to Covid 430 Indian Prairie Scholars 278 Illinois State Scholars 58 National Merit Commended 28 National Merit Semi-Finalists 28 National Merit Finalists 4 National Hispanic Recognition Scholar *95.7% Will Attend College 8 U.S. Presidential Scholars 09 Perfect ACT Scores *82.9% Will Attend a 4-year College *12.8% Will Attend a 2-year College 1 Perfect SAT Scores

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Page 1: NEUQUA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL...Elective - Art, Music, World 1.0 LATIN HONOR SYSTEM Top G.P.A. 4.7308 90th percentile 4.3061 75th percentile 4.0408 50th percentile 3.6 25th percentile

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NeuquaValleyHighSchoolisoneofthreecomprehensive,four-year(Grades9-12)highschoolsinIndianPrairieSchoolDistrict#204.Theschoolwasestablishedin1997andtheClassof2000wasitsfirstgraduationclass.

NapervilleislocatedinDuPageandWillcounties,approximately30mileswestofChicagoandisinthehigh-techcorridorofthewesternsuburbs.Themajorityofresidentsareengagedinbusiness,professional,managerialandtechnicalfields.

NVHSisa2017DepartmentofEducationBlueRibbonSchoolandisfullyaccreditedbytheIllinoisStateBoardofEducationandisamemberofbothNACACandIACAC.

OURMISSIONWebelieveinfosteringaclimatethatencourageslearning&personalgrowth.

NEUQUAVALLEYHIGHSCHOOL

MainBuilding 236095thSt. Naperville,IL 60564

KathrynJ.Birkett FreshmanCenter 3220CedarGlade Naperville,IL 60564

(630) 428-6000

http://nvhs.ipsd.org

Enrollment

2020-2021Total:3350

Seniors:835 Juniors:854 Sophomores:852 Freshmen:809

CEEB:143108

CLASSof2020-BytheNumbers - *2019 numbers due to Covid

430IndianPrairie

Scholars

278IllinoisStateScholars

58NationalMeritCommended

28NationalMeritSemi-Finalists

28NationalMerit

Finalists

4NationalHispanic RecognitionScholar

*95.7%Will

AttendCollege

8U.S.Presidential

Scholars

09Perfect

ACTScores

*82.9%WillAttenda4-yearCollege

*12.8%WillAttenda2-yearCollege

1Perfect

SATScores

Page 2: NEUQUA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL...Elective - Art, Music, World 1.0 LATIN HONOR SYSTEM Top G.P.A. 4.7308 90th percentile 4.3061 75th percentile 4.0408 50th percentile 3.6 25th percentile

MINIMUMGRADUATIONREQUIREMENTS

SUBJECT NO.OFCREDITS

English 4

Math 3

Science 3

SocialStudies 2.5

PhysicalEducation 3.5

Health 0.5

Elective-Art,Music,World 1.0

LATINHONORSYSTEM

TopG.P.A. 4.730890thpercentile 4.306175thpercentile 4.040850thpercentile 3.625thpercentile 3.122

ACT

SchoolYear ACTCompositeScore PercentofStudentsTested

INDIANPRAIRIESCHOLARPROGRAM

Percentage Grade Demonstrates GradePoints

100-90 A Outstandingprogress 489-80 B Aboveaverageprogress 379-70 C Averageprogress 269-60 D Minimumacceptableprogress 159- 0 F Unacceptableprogress 0

NG/NC NoGrade/CreditGivenCR/P CreditGiven/PassI Incomplete

**AllHonorsandAPCoursesareweighted+1.00

NeuquaValleyHighSchoolusesthe LatinHonorSystem:

SummaCumLaude-4.5andhigher 35StudentsfromtheClassof2020 MagnaCumLaude-4.2-4.4996StudentsfromtheClassof2020 CumLaude-4.0-4.19126StudentsfromtheClassof2020

APTESTING-Grades9-12

Classesmeet5timesaweekfor45minutesandstudentsearn.5creditspersemester.Studentsmustearn24creditsandsuccessfullycompletethefollowingcorerequirementstoearnanNVHSdiploma.

85.2%ReceivedScoresof3andabove

1604StudentswhotookAPTests

2903TotalAP

TestsTaken

W Withdrew-NoGradeGivenWithdrew-FailingGradeWF

LanguageorVocational

PERCENTILEvs.GPA CLASSOF2020

26.1 99%2017-2018 27.4 69%

2016-2017

SAT,Class of 2020MeanTotalScore MeanEBRWScore MeanMathScore1215 599 616

2018-2019 27.4 54%

Additional Electives 6.0

ConsumerEconomics 0.5

Page 3: NEUQUA VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL...Elective - Art, Music, World 1.0 LATIN HONOR SYSTEM Top G.P.A. 4.7308 90th percentile 4.3061 75th percentile 4.0408 50th percentile 3.6 25th percentile

HonorsEnglishI,HonorsEnglishII

FOREIGNLANGUAGE Honors Chinese

MATHEMATICS

Honors Geometry, Honors Algebra II-Trig, Honors Precalculus, Calculus III (dual credit through the University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana)

MUSIC

Honors VarsityChamber,HonorsChamberStrings,HonorsWindEnsemble

SCIENCE

HonorsBiology,HonorsChemistry,HonorsPhysics

SOCIALSTUDIES

HonorsWorldHistory

TECHNOLOGY&ENGINEERINGEDUCATION

Auto Servicing, Introduction to Engineering Design, Civil Engineering and Architecture, Principles of Engineering, Digital Electronics, Engineering Design & Development

NeuquaValleyalsooffers175collegepreparatorycourses.

CURRICULUMNeuquaValleyHighSchoolprovidesarigorouscollegepreparatorycurriculum,offeringmorethan200coursestostudents.Theseopportunitiesarecenteredaroundtheneedsofstudents,CommonCoreStateStandards,andothercollege-readinessstandards.

AP,HonorsandPLTW(ProjectLeadtheWay)coursesarethemostchallengingcoursesofferedatNeuquaValley.Thesecoursesareacceleratedandweightedby+1.0ontheGPA.

AP PROGRAMArtHistory,StudioArt,Biology,CalculusAB,CalculusBC,Chemistry,Computer ScienceI,Computer Science Principles, Economics(Macro,Micro),EnglishLanguage

&Composition,EnglishLiterature&Composition,EnvironmentalScience,European

History,FrenchLanguage,GermanLanguage,Government,HumanGeography,

MusicTheory,Physics,Psychology,SpanishLanguage,Statistics,U.S.Historyand

WorldHistory

InadditiontoAPcourses,NeuquaValleyoffersthefollowingHonors courses:

BUSINESS

AccountingII,VirtualEnterpriseInternational(VEI)

ENGLISH

PrincipalDr.Lance Fuhrer [email protected]

AssistantPrincipalfor Curriculum&Instruction Melissa [email protected]

SeniorClassHouse

Seniors A-G Heather [email protected]

Seniors H-Pa Cynthia [email protected] Seniors Pe-Z Dan Stadt [email protected]

Director of Guidance Jessica Torres-Proctor [email protected]