Sandra Day O’Connor High School
25250 N. 35th Ave.
Phoenix, AZ 85083
Phone: (623)445-7100
School Profile2014-15
Administration: / Counseling Office:Dr. Lynn Miller, Principal / Beth Fisher, Counseling Secretary
Kimberly Heinz, Assistant Principal / Saroj Jagernauth, Department Chair, Counselor
Nicole Duquette, Assistant Principal / Kathleen Giacini, Counselor / Debbie Harmonson, Counselor
Brad Brazell, Assistant Principal / Chris Harmonson, Counselor / Jennifer Miller, Counselor
Chandler Evans, Athletic Director / Jenny Cramer, Counselor
Registrar:Karen Sartin
School:SDOHS is anAdvancEd accredited high school, emphasizing academic achievement in a safe and supportive environment. The distinctive features of SDOHS include: a strong honors/advanced placement program in all grade levels and in all pertinent courses, a special education program that utilizes an inclusion model and commitment to personalization by reaching out to students and making multiple efforts to help students feel connected to the school. In addition, the school offers, a state of the art athletic facilities, an established career and technical program. We as a campus have made a pledge to give our students the most up to date training and use of technology, and have a commitment to create partnerships with parents and community members. Our mission is to empower students to learn, lead, and contribute.
CEEB CODE: 030173
Students:Total Number of Students: 2488
Seniors 632, Juniors 643, Sophomores 615, Freshman 598
76% Caucasian; 12% Hispanic; 6% Asian; 4% African American; 1% American Indian
Graduation Requirements for 2015: Students must complete a total of 22 units of credits: Language Arts 4, Math 4, Science 3, Health/Physical Ed. 1, World History 1, American/Arizona History 1, Economics.5, Government .5, Fine Arts/Vocational Ed. 1, and Elective classes 9. Students 9-11 are required to register for six credit units. Seniors, who have sufficient credits to graduate, may enroll in as few courses or classes as needed to graduate.
Grades / %Equivalents / Grade PointsAP & Honors / Grade Points
Regular
A-Excellent / 100%-90% / 5 / 4
B-Above Average / 89%-80% / 4 / 3
C-Average / 79%-70 / 3 / 2
D-Below Average / 69%-60 / 1 / 1
F-Failing / Below 60% / 0 / 0
Grading:
AIMS:AIMS is a state required proficiency test in Reading, Writing, and Math that students must pass, along with completing their 22 high school credits, in order to receive their high school diploma.
Class Rank:Only the following designated courses are included when calculating class ranking:
Freshman / Sophomore / Junior / SeniorLanguage Arts / Language Arts / Language Arts / Language Arts
Math / Math / Math / Math
Science / Science / Science / Science**
Social Studies / Social Studies / Social Studies
**These classes are not currently required for graduation but will be required for class ranking only. It is strongly recommended that college-bound students take these classes to meet university requirements.
This ranking GPA is not the cumulative GPA, as reflected on student’s official transcript. (It should be noted that universities recalculate the individual GPA according to their own criteria.)
Advanced Placement Program (May 2014)
689 tests administered 39 students who are AP Scholars
19 subject areas 5 AP Scholars with Honors
15 subjects with distinction 17 AP Scholars with Distinction
Advanced Courses Offered 2014-15:
Advanced Placement / Honors / Dual EnrollmentLanguage Arts / Jr. Lang. Arts AP / Lang. Arts 1-2 H / English 101/102
Sr. Lang Arts AP / Lang. Arts 3-4 H / COMM 100 Intro to Communications
CRW150 Intro to Creative Writing
ENH 110/111 Intro to Literature & American Experience
Math / Calculus I AP / Algebra 1-2 H / MAT151College Algebra
Calculus II AP / Geometry 1-2 H / MAT 187 Pre-Calculus Honors
AP Statistics / Algebra 3-4 H / MAT 206 Elements of Statistics
Pre-Calculus H
Social Studies / American/AZ History AP / World History H / History 103/104
American Government AP / Psychology 101
Microeconomics AP / Sociology 101
World History AP
AP Psychology
Science / Biology AP / Biology H / BIO 160 Antmy/Physiology
Chemistry AP / Chemistry H / CHM151/152 Gen. Chem I &II
AP Environmental Science / Physics H
AP Physics I
AP Physics II
Other / Spanish 7-8 AP / Spanish 5-6 H / Spanish 101/102, 201/202
AP Studio Art-Drawing / French 7-8 H / MKT 271 Marketing
AP Studio Art: 2-D Design / HES 271 Prevn & Trtmnt of Ath injuries
AP Studio Art: 3-D Design / ACC109 Acct Concepts
Future Plans:
Class of / 2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 20144-year College/University / 40% / 46% / 46% / 43% / 47%
2-College/University / 43% / 36% / 36% / 41% / 35%
Technical/Trade School / 10% / 5% / 3% / 3% / 4%
Armed Forces / 3% / 3% / 2% / 6% / 6%
Work / 4% / 10% / 13% / 7% / 8%
ACT:
2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014% tested / 12% / 15% / 16% / 22% / 28%
English / 22.8 / 22.7 / 22.7 / 23.0 / 21.8
Math / 23.3 / 23.4 / 23.4 / 23.4 / 22.4
Reading / 24.0 / 23.4 / 23.5 / 23.7 / 23.4
Science Reasoning / 22.8 / 22.7 / 22.6 / 23.1 / 22.3
Composite / 23.4 / 23.2 / 23.3 / 23.4 / 22.6
SAT:
2010 / 2011 / 2012 / 2013 / 2014Mean%
%tested / 40% / 47.7% / 51% / 51%
Verbal / 522 / 528 / 527 / 522
Math / 524 / 537 / 540 / 529
Writing / 506 / 505 / 510 / 507