School Profile
- College Preparatory, Honors, and Advanced Placement Classes
- Extracurriculars
- Academic Achievements
- College Acceptances
Archbishop Mitty High School
School Profile 2007-2008
Archbishop Mitty High School
5000 Mitty Avenue
San Jose, CA 95129
Telephone (408) 252-6610
Fax (408) 252-0518
Mr. Tim Brosnan, Principal
Mr. Richard Robinson, Associate Principal
Ms. Kate Caputo, Assistant Principal
Ms. Lisa Brunolli, Assistant Principal
Ms. Latanya Johnson, Assistant Principal
Mrs. Claudia Temple, Assistant Principal
Mr. Greg Walker, Director of Admissions
Ms. Janie Falcone, College Guidance Department Chair
Mr. Jorge Helmer, Director of Finance and Business Operations
THE MISSION
Archbishop Mitty High School is the Catholic, coeducational, college preparatory school of the Diocese of San Jose. The school embraces the Catholic educational mission of developing community, teaching the message of the Gospels, and promoting service, peace, and justice. Through its rigorous academic program, Archbishop Mitty seeks to prepare its students for college and for responsible leadership in the global society of the 21st century. At the same time, the school works diligently with parents to foster the development of each student. Recognizing that each individual is created in the image and likeness of God, the school celebrates and affirms its diverse cultural community and encourages students to respond to their world with competence, insight, understanding, courage, and compassion based on a tradition of faith and moral values.
STUDENT ENROLLMENT
- 1665 students attend AMHS.
- 53% of the students are young women and 47% are young men.
- 99.7% of Archbishop Mitty graduates go on to college
- In 2007, 87.3% attended a four year college while 11.6% attended a community college.
- 70.1% of the students are Catholic
The student body identifies itself as:
| 58.8% | White, not of Hispanic origin |
| 12.4% | Hispanic |
| 4.4% | Filipino |
| 3.7% | African-American |
| 3.7% | Multi Racial |
| 2.5% | Vietnamese |
| 2.3% | Chinese |
| 1.1% | Japanese |
| .5% | Korean |
| .4% | Pacific Islander |
| .1% | Other non-white |
FACULTY
The faculty and administration consists of 103 teachers. Fifty-eighty teachers possess advanced degrees.
ACCREDITATION AND ASSOCIATIONS
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
National Catholic Educational Association
National Association of Secondary School Principals
National Association of College Admissions Counselors
Western Association of College Admissions Counselors
Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
| English | 40 semester units |
| Religious Studies | 35 semester units |
| Mathematics | 30 semester units |
| Science | 35 semester units |
| Modern Language | 20 semester units |
| Social Studies | 35 semester units |
| Introduction to Philosophy | 5 semester units |
| Physical Development | 10 semester units |
| Arts | 10 semester units |
| Christian Service | 100 hours |
240 semester units are required for graduation from Archbishop Mitty High School
College Preparatory, Honors, and Advanced Placement Courses
AMHS offers a wide selection of courses in a traditional college preparatory curriculum. All courses that are not designated as Accelerated, Honors or Advanced Placement are presented at the same college preparatory level. To enroll in accelerated (Acc), honors (H), and Advanced Placement (AP) students must meet grade prerequisites and/or pass qualifying exams to be admitted. Honors and Advanced Placement courses are given an extra grade point in the academic and cumulative GPA.
For a detailed description of our courses, please go to our department pages.
| English Department Courses | ||
| Freshmen | English I |
English I Accelerated |
| Sophomores | World Literature | English II Honors |
| Juniors | American Literature | English III AP |
| Seniors | African-American Literature |
English IV AP |
| Mathematics Department Courses | |
Algebra I |
Algebra I Accelerated |
| Modern Language Department Courses | |
French I IV
Mandarin I |
French II Honors Spanish I Accelerated |
| Physical Development Courses | |
| PE 9 Cross Training Football Conditioning Softball/Basketball Team Sports |
Volleyball/Badminton |
| Religious Studies Department Courses | |
| Freshmen | Introduction to Catholic Christianity |
| Sophomores | Encountering Christ: New Testament Studies |
| Juniors | Personal and Social Ethics Ethics, Culture, and Justice: California Ethics, Culture, and Justice: El Salvador Ethics, Culture, and Justice: South Africa |
| Seniors | Discovering Your Spirituality Introduction to Philosophy Liturgical Ministry |
| Science Department Courses | |
| General Science Biology Chemistry Chemistry in the Community Physics Environmental Science |
General Science Accelerated |
| Social Studies Department Courses | ||
| Freshmen | American Government and Civics | |
| Sophomores | World History | World History AP |
| Juniors | U.S. History | U.S. History AP |
| Seniors | American Government |
American Government AP |
| Performing Arts Department Courses | |
| Drama Performance I Drama Performance II: Acting Drama Performance II: Film/TV Drama Performance II: Film Production Dance Performance I Dance Performance II |
Concert Choir Music Theory AP |
| Visual Arts Department Courses | |
Visual Art Classes |
Art History Classes |
| Other Courses |
Journalism (Yearbook) |
Academic Achievements
| Grading Scale | |||
| A (4.0) | 100-93 | C+ (2.3) | 79-77 |
| A- (3.7) | 92-90 | C (2.0) | 76-73 |
| B+ (3.3) | 89-87 | C- (1.7) | 72-70 |
| B (3.0) | 86-83 | D+ (1.3) | 69-67 |
| B- (2.7) | 82-80 | D (1.0) | 66-63 |
| D- (0.7) | 62-60 | ||
| F (0.0) | 59-0 | ||
| Decile Distribution (2007 397 Students) | |||
| First | 4.67-4.17 | Sixth | 3.41-3.23 |
| Second | 4.16-3.95 | Seventh | 3.22-3.05 |
| Third | 3.94-3.77 | Eighth | 3.04-3.22 |
| Fourth | 3.76-3.58 | Ninth | 2.85-2.55 |
| Fifth | 3.57-3.42 | Tenth | 2.54-1.94 |
| AP Subjects, % Scoring 3 or Higher (2007) | |||
| Biology | 96% | French | 100% |
| Calculus AB | 85% | American Government | 88% |
| Calculus BC | 93% | Music Theory | 80% |
| Chemistry | 100% | Physics | 91% |
| Computer Science | 67% | Spanish | 90% |
| English Language | 98% | Statistics | 60% |
| English Literature | 100% | US History | 70% |
| Environmental Science | 42% | ||
| SAT Reasoning Means (2007) | |||
| Critical Reading | Math | Writing | |
| Archbishop Mitty | 561 | 570 | 575 |
| California | 499 | 516 | 498 |
| Nation | 502 | 515 | 494 |
| SAT Subject Test Means (2007) | |||
| Biology-M | 640 | Math 2 | 614 |
| Biology-E | 664 | Physics | 622 |
| Chemistry | 632 | Spanish | 543 |
| French | 565 | United Stated History | 563 |
| Literature | 584 | ||
| ACT Means (2007) | |||||
| English | Math | Reading | Science | Composite | |
| Archbishop Mitty | 25.1 | 24.5 | 25,4 | 23.6 | 24.8 |
| California | 21.6 | 22.6 | 22.2 | 21.2 | 22.1 |
| Nation | 20.7 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 21.0 | 21.2 |
- AMHS sponsors over 24 student clubs including National Honor Society, African-American Student Union, Mountain Biking, Latin American Student Union, California Scholarship Federation, and many more.
- AMHS fields 65 interscholastic athletic teams in 24 sports. Young men and women participate in the West Catholic Athletic League, which provides the highest level of competition. Over the last five years, more than 150 Archbishop Mitty alumni have gone on to participate in four year collegiate athletic programs. In 2007, Sports Illustrated.com selected Archbishop Mitty as the 5th best athletic school in the nation, #1 in the state of California.
- The AMHS Performing Arts Program hosts a fall musical, winter drama, a spring musical, and a Christmas concert to complement the curricular offerings in Band, Jazz Band, Beginning Choir, Concert Choir, Jazz Choir, Acting, Drama Performance, and dance.
- The AMHS Campus Ministry program offers a multitude of ways for students to strengthen and grow in their faith through youth ministry groups (MICAH and LIFE Emmaus Team), immersion trips, class level retreats, all-school liturgies and a variety of Christian Service experiences. Summer immersion trips explore the cultural and historical contexts of Appalacia, El Salvador, California, and South Africa and complement the curricular offerings in the junior Ethics Culture and Justice classes.
- AMHS Student Activities program provides leadership opportunities for over a quarter of the student body. Overseeing student government, clubs, dances, rallies, Homecoming, Spirit Week, and the ever-popular Monarch Madness, the Student Activities program serves as the hub of activity for fostering and maintaining Mitty Spirit throughout the year.
College Acceptances-Class of 2007
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University of California |
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Berkeley |
31 |
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Davis |
45 |
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Irvine |
50 |
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Los Angeles |
24 |
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Merced |
49 |
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Riverside |
57 |
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San Diego |
40 |
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Santa Barbara |
66 |
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Santa Cruz |
54 |
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California State University |
|
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Cal Poly Pomona |
35 |
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Cal Poly San Luis Obispo |
58 |
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Channel Islands |
1 |
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Chico |
54 |
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Fresno |
11 |
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Fullerton |
14 |
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Humboldt |
9 |
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Long Beach |
32 |
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Los Angeles |
4 |
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Monterey Bay |
10 |
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Northridge |
6 |
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Sacramento |
12 |
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San Diego |
72 |
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San Francisco |
44 |
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San Jose |
121 |
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San Marcos |
2 |
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Sonoma |
32 |
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California Independent Colleges and Universities |
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Art Institute of California: San Diego |
2 |
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Azusa Pacific University |
2 |
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Biola University |
1 |
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California Institute of Technology |
1 |
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California Lutheran University |
1 |
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Chapman University |
14 |
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Claremont McKenna College |
2 |
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Cogswell Polytechnical College |
1 |
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Domnican University of California |
4 |
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Fresno Pacific University |
1 |
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Harvey Mudd College |
3 |
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Loyola-Marymount University |
40 |
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Menlo College |
2 |
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Mills College |
1 |
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Mt St Mary’s |
2 |
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Notre Dame de Namur University |
3 |
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Occidental College |
1 |
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Pepperdine University |
10 |
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Point Loma Nazarene University |
1 |
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Professional Culinary Institute |
1 |
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Saint Mary's College of California |
26 |
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Santa Clara University |
59 |
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Stanford University |
6 |
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University of LaVerne |
1 |
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University of the Pacific |
9 |
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University of Redlands |
4 |
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University of San Diego |
29 |
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University of San Francisco |
30 |
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University of Southern California |
23 |
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Westmont College |
2 |
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Whittier College |
1 |
| Out-of-State Colleges and Universities | |
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American University |
5 |
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Arizona State University |
12 |
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Babson College, Massachusetts |
1 |
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Boston College, Massachusetts |
1 |
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Boston University, Massachusetts |
14 |
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Brigham Young University |
1 |
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Brown University |
1 |
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Bryant University |
1 |
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Carnegie Mellon University |
4 |
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Case Western Reserve University |
1 |
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Catholic University |
1 |
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Clarkson University |
1 |
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College of Charleston, South Carolina |
1 |
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College of Saint Benedict |
1 |
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College of William and Mary |
1 |
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Columbia University, New York |
1 |
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Cornell University |
4 |
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De Paul University |
1 |
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Arizona |
1 |
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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Florida |
1 |
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Emerson College |
1 |
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Emory University |
2 |
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Fordham University, New York |
4 |
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Gannon University |
1 |
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George Washington University |
1 |
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Georgetown University, Washington D.C |
2 |
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Gonzaga University, Washington |
2 |
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Hampshire College |
1 |
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Hawaii Pacific University |
1 |
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Hofstra University, New York |
2 |
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Illinois Institute of Technology |
1 |
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Indiana University at Bloomington |
1 |
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Ithaca College, New York |
3 |
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Louisiana State University |
1 |
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Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois |
1 |
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Macalester College |
2 |
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Manhattan College |
1 |
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Marquette University |
1 |
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
1 |
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Michigan State University |
2 |
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New York University |
10 |
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Northeastern University |
7 |
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Northern Arizona University |
2 |
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Northwestern University |
3 |
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Oberlin College |
2 |
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Ohio State University |
1 |
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Oregon State University |
4 |
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Pacific University |
1 |
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Pennsylvania State University |
2 |
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Portland State University, Oregon |
2 |
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Providence College |
1 |
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Quinnipiac University |
1 |
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Regis University |
2 |
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Rice University, Texas |
1 |
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Roger Williams University |
1 |
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Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology |
1 |
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Sacred Heart University |
1 |
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Saint John’s University |
1 |
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St. Joseph’s University |
1 |
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Saint Louis University |
1 |
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Saint Olaf College |
1 |
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Seattle University, Washington |
2 |
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Seton Hall University, New Jersey |
1 |
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Southern Oregon University |
2 |
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University of Arizona |
14 |
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University of Colorado, Boulder |
12 |
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
1 |
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University of Kansas |
1 |
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University of Kentucky |
1 |
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University of Maryland |
1 |
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University of Michigan |
2 |
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University of Nevada at Reno |
3 |
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University of New Mexico |
1 |
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University of Notre Dame |
4 |
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University of Oklahoma |
1 |
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University of Oregon |
4 |
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University of Pennsylvania |
1 |
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University of Pittsburgh |
1 |
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University of Portland, Oregon |
6 |
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University of Rochester |
1 |
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University of South Carolina |
1 |
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University of Vermont |
1 |
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University of Washington |
3 |
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Vanderbilt University, Tennessee |
1 |
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Villanova University, Pennsylvania |
2 |
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Virginia Polytechnic and State University |
1 |
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Westminster College |
1 |
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Whitworth College |
1 |
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Worcester Polytechnic Institute |
1 |
Scheduled Events
March 7
Acceptance letters mailed for the Class of 2012
March 8
Hosting Junior High Academic Decathlon
8 a.m. - 2 p.m.





