Profile of the Riverview IB Class of 2014

  • These 166 students were born in 22 different countries:

Countries of birth

Austria Canada Chile

China Colombia Bosnia/Herzegovina

Germany India Malaysia

Mexico Peru Philippines

Saudi Arabia Singapore South Africa

South Korea Spain Ukraine

United KingdomUnited States Venezuela

Zimbabwe

  • 5% is an only child
  • 6% is a middle child
  • 12% is a youngest child
  • 52% is an oldest child

They came to Riverview IB from 17 different middle schools:

Brookside Heron Creek Incarnation Julie Rohr Laurel Nokomis McIntosh

New Gate ODA Pineview SMS Sarasota Christian SSAS St. Martha

St Stephen Tabernacle and Hillsborough and Pinellas Counties

and6 TRANSFERRED FROM HIGH SCHOOLS elsewhere in the United States

Riverview, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland and Virginia

3 students TRANSFERRED FROM secondary schools in OTHER COUNTRIES

Bali, Dubai, and Spain

  • As they entered the IB, their most feared subject areas were
  • 2nd language study…..and Group III (Individuals in Societies)
  • Most enjoyable subject.
  • Sciences…and Group III (Individuals in Societies)
  • The survey of Diploma students indicated that the average amount of school clubs that they belonged to was
  • Approaching 4 (3.7);

Favorite clubs/activities = NHS, RHO Kappa, Coexistence Club

  • And about 42% of them worked a part-time job, with an average of hours 14 per week;
  • Members of the Riverview IB Class of 2013 participated in g/b basketball, g/b track, g/b cross-country, g/b swimming, g/b crew, g/b soccer, football, volleyball, baseball, softball, lacrosse, cheering, chess and academic olympics;
  • While attending theInternational Baccalaureate Program, these IB students visited, studied and/or performed service in the following countries and territories:

Austria

Bahamas

Bali

Belise

Belgium

Bosnia & Herzevenia

Brazil

Canada

Chile

China

Colombia

Costa Rica

Cyprus

Ecuador

England

Ecuador

Eqypt

England

France

Germany

Ghana

Grand Caymans

Greece

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Jamaica

Japan

Lichenstein

Luxemborg

Malaysia

Mexico

Montenegro

Mozambique

Nicaragua

Norway

Panama

Peru

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Romania

Russia

Scotland

Serbia

Singapore

Slovakia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

Switzerland

St Marteens

Sweden

Switzerland

Thailand

The Netherlands

Turkey

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Republic

United States

Wales

Vatican City

Venezuela

Virgin Island

Zimbabwe

  • Collectively, their favorite service experience/outcome:

= undertake new challenges; work collaboratively with others

  • Collectively they have conducted original research in 7 different subject areas:

Specifically ---

1 ITGS – 3 Dance --- 5 World Religions --- 7 Film Studies --- 8 Visual Arts --- 51 Literature --- 62 History

  • 71% of the IB graduates took courses in arts/music
  • Throughout their high school careers, these IB learners have taken over 572 advanced placement examinations in 12 different subject areas;
  • Our IB Diploma Program graduates have a collective SAT Avg. of 574 in Reading592 in Math;
  • Their average grade point average is: 3.52 unweighted; 4.4 weighted
  • Collectively, they have just completed sitting for a total of 814 IB exams

381 examinations in 15 different standard level subjects; and,

433 examinations in 14 different higher level subjects;

  • If chosen today, their major area of study in college would be –

Engineering --- business with global emphasis --- science research...and a growing trend of students interested in arts & education

  • When asked, their strongest learner profile attribute:

= Open minded, balanced

  • The attribute that they feel they have to improve upon is:

risk-taker, courageous

  • When asked if they were glad that they did the IB program:

2%responded no 14% said unsure and 84% said yes;

  • Asked whether they plan on living in Sarasota as an adult:
  • 4% responded yes, 48% said unsure And 48% stated no
  • Asked if they consider self a life long learner

87% yes....11% unsure...2% no

  • Asked if they plan on making a difference in the world....

94% YES…6% unsure

College Action Report – Riverview IB Diploma Class of 2013

Riverview IB Diploma Candidates submitted –

  • A total of 546 university applications -- and received 458 offers of admission -- for an acceptance rate of 84%

Members of the Riverview IB class of 2014 will be heading to:

43 different colleges & universities in

15 different states, the District of Columbia; and 3 countries other than the United States

1 student will also be directly entering the military

And, three students will be heading overseas for further studies:

2 to England and 1 to Italy

1 student will be heading to Canada

And 1 student each to

Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Missouri, and Ohio

California, District of Columbia, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee will welcome two Riverview Ibers each

Three of our graduates will be heading to twouniversities in South Carolina

5 Riverview IB graduates will be heading to universities in Massachusetts; and 5 to NY and N.C., as well

Many will remain in Florida, attending 11 different institutions of higher education:

1 Riverview IBer attending the Univ. of Miami,

1 Rollins College, and

1 Stetson University

2 Riverview IB graduates will be going to Florida Southern

2 will be attending FIU

3 USF Sarasota

4 FGCU

5 USF Tampa

23 will be attending UCF

31 UF

37 FSU

Scholarships:

Collectively, the Riverview IB Class of 2014, from the 458 offers of admission, have been offered a total of:

$1,903, 678.00 in scholarships and grants….. for 1st year of study alone