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Travelmate USA Exchange Programs presents its High School Brochure.TRANSCRIPT
!!!Program Details ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 2 The High School Experience …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 3 Living with a Host Family ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 5 Trips & AcCviCes ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 6 Boise, ID ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 7 Boise Independent School District ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 8 Boston, MA ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 12 Chelmsford Public Schools ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 13 Groton-‐Dunstable School District ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 14 Hopkinton Public Schools …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 15 Denver, CO …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 17 Denver Public Schools ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 18 Douglas County School District …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 25 Los Angeles ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 31 Los Angeles Unified School District …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..… 32 Miami, FL …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 38 Miami-‐Dade County Public Schools ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 39 Orlando, FL ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 46 Orange County Public Schools ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 47 Phoenix, AZ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 51 Phoenix Union High School District ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 58 Mesa Public Schools …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 64 Provo, UT …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 69 Provo School District ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 70 Sea@le, WA ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… 73 SeaYle Public Schools …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………. 74 Tacoma Public Schools ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 78
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SDear InternaConal student, !Travelmate USA is an InternaConal EducaCon OrganizaCon specialized in
High School Programs in the USA. We believe that a great school and
family match is one of the keys to a successful high school experience and
we strive to meet our students’ needs and expectaCons at all Cmes. !Travelmate USA headquarters office in Orlando, Florida handles the
operaCons of all our Programs in the United States. Our highly trained staff
and local representaCves provide full support to internaConal students in
each city making sure everyone receives a high quality educaCon and
experiences the American culture in a safe and loving environment
throughout the semester or year in the United States.
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!!!!Once acceptance has been granted, the school district will issue the I-‐20 Form. Students must bring the I-‐20 Form along with personal and financial documents to the American Consulate/Embassy in their home countries in order to apply for the F-‐1 visa. Please note that internaConal students can aYend up to one year of High School under the F-‐1 visa in the Public School System. However the F-‐1 visa can be transferred to a private school or a college/university allowing students to conCnue their studies in the USA. !!!!All internaConal students are required to have full insurance coverage while in the program. Travelmate USA offers comprehensive health insurance already included the program fees. !Students must also have all vaccines required by the state where they are going to aYend school. List of immunizaCon requirements are provided on the ApplicaCon form. Travelmate USA highly recommends students to take all missing vaccines in their home country. Students who arrive in the United States missing any shots will be requested to take them upon arrival. Vaccine fees can go from $100 up to $300 each. Please note that your insurance will most likely not cover physical exams for school, missing immunizaCon nor any other pre-‐exisCng condiCon.
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The F-‐1 High School Program allows internaConal students from all over the world to experience one or two semesters of High School in the United States while living with a host family. The American High School educaConal system comprises 4 grades of study, which are known as: Freshman (9th grade), Sophomore (10th grade), Junior (11th grade) and Senior (12thgrade). Students will be placed in the appropriate grade upon arrival according to school academic history. Students can also plan on coming for their final year of High School in the United States and receive an American High School Diploma, which will help them gain acceptance in an American University or College of their choice.
Admission Requirements !• Be between 14 and 18 years old • Have an intermediate level of English • Hold and maintain a passing grade point average • Provide academic transcripts of the last 3 years, including current year
• Have not graduated from High School in their home country
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Travelmate USA schools are selected based upon locaCon, quality of academics and university acceptance rate as well as the variety of subjects, sports and acCviCes offered. Students can choose to aYend either 1 or 2 school semesters (5 to 10 months) in any of the following desCnaCons in the USA: ! Boise, ID Boston, MA Denver, CO Los Angeles, CA Miami, FL Orlando, FL Phoenix, AZ Provo, UT Sea@le, WA
Travelmate USA also offers a unique MIX Program for students who want to come to the USA for the whole school year. This program allows students to come to Orlando for the first semester and then move to another Travelmate USA locaCon for the second semester. That way you will have the opportunity to experience different parts of the country during your High School Experience.
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!• High School Placement in selected schools • Paid host family accommodaCon with full board on the weekends and half board during the week • Guardianship Form • TuiCon and mandatory school fees • Airport transfer on arrival and departure • Arrival OrientaCon in Los Angeles, Miami and Orlando • Welcome week orientaCon and acCviCes • Year Pass for Universal Studios & Island of Adventures in Orlando only • Year Pass for Universal Studios in Los Angeles only • Visa document (I-‐20) • Travelmate USA fullCme support and supervision during the program. !!!!!!!!• SEVIS, Visa, and Passport fees • Compulsory physical, TB tests and other required shots on arrival • Public transportaCon monthly pass • School lunches • School uniforms (if required) • Book fees and School supplies • Extra curricular acCviCes and OpConal Group AcCviCes • Medical & Liability Insurance !!!!!The majority of high schools in all desCnaCons offer internaConal students the opCon of enrolling in ESOL classes at no extra charge. This addiConal program fulfills the English requirements for graduaCon for those students who have recently arrived in the United States and need extra help to improve their English skills. Students are placed by grade level and instrucCon is given based upon level of English proficiency with appropriate materials and strategies. !!!!
American schools offer a wide variety of sports and other extracurricular acCviCes. Travelmate USA highly encourages internaConal students to join sports teams, music classes, social clubs, theater and any other acCviCes aker school. This is a great way of socializing and making friends while improving your English. !Schools might also organize specific field trips and excursions throughout the year and students will have the opCon to parCcipate as well. Some acCviCes and sports are only available during certain seasons and addiConal fees may apply. !Students who wish to play sports will have to “try out” and school coaches will make the final decision. Travelmate USA does not guarantee the acceptance of students in any sport or other extracurricular acCvity. Students who wish to try out for sports will be required to do a physical exam with an American doctor.
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!!!Every host family is different and they can range from a single parent to a mother and father with many children. Each family will have their own lifestyle, which oken results in a variety of types and sizes of homes. However, students can expect the following from all Travelmate USA host families: !• A fully furnished bedroom with storage space for clothes and personal belongings • A homework space • Breakfast and dinner at home during school days • Breakfast, lunch and dinner on weekends and holidays • LocaCon no further than 45 minutes from school. This distance in oken much shorter in the majority of locaCons but in big city areas 45 minutes is normal
• All families are located in a safe neighborhood of the city • The student will be treated as member of the family, therefore will be included in all family ouCngs and acCviCes (Students should expect to pay their own costs when joining the families in such events) !!!!!
• Deeper immersion into the American culture and customs • PracCce a foreign language with naCve speakers in their day-‐to-‐day lives • Safe environment with parental guidance and support • Eases cultural adjustment • First hand experience and a great way to meet new friends and get involved with acCviCes outside of school
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!Host families are the most important part of the American High School experience. Travelmate USA carefully screens all families before placing students. Once the student applicaCon is submiYed to Travelmate USA the placement process begins. Our staff will work on matching the student with a family who has similar interests, beliefs and life style. !Please note that American families come in many shapes and sizes and from various religious and ethnic backgrounds. We will do our best to provide the best possible match but we cannot guarantee any specific host family request. In some locaCons, families might be bilingual and speak both English and Spanish at home. This is a great opportunity for students to develop communicaCon skills in both languages while in America. !In most cases, students have their own private room but someCmes sharing a room with a sibling of the same genre and age group might take place. Double placement with a student from a different naConality is also a possibility and Travelmate USA will inform the student when the placement is confirmed. Host families provide half board during the week and full board on weekends and holidays. During weekday, students buy their own lunch at school.
Benefits of Living with a Host Family
!!!!!!!!Students are required to arrive a few days before school’s official start date in order to aYend Travelmate USA Welcome Week OrientaCon and AcCviCes. During this week students will aYend arrival orientaCon, have the compulsory medical exam, finalize school registraCon and meet Travelmate USA program coordinators and local representaCves. Students will also have the opportunity to do some sightseeing and go shopping for school supplies and cell phones. !Students going to Miami and Los Angeles will flight directly to their final desCnaCons where their Welcome Week OrientaCon will be held. The ones going to Orlando and other ciCes will aYend Welcome Week OrientaCon in Orlando. Travelmate USA offers different Welcome Week acCviCes in each locaCon. Students will receive more details with the Placement ConfirmaCon.
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Travelmate USA organizes opConal field trips and acCviCes throughout the year. This is a great opportunity for students to interact with other internaConal students, exchange experiences, learn a liYle bit more about the American culture and visit new places. Here are some examples of the acCviCes offered: !• Local Boat Tour • Park day at Universal Studios & Island of Adventures • Park day at Sea World and Busch Gardens • Park day at Disney World • Visit to Downtown Disney • Visit to Citywalk • Tour of the Kennedy Space Center • Tour of the Everglades • Weekend trip to New York, Chicago and Miami • Farewell Party
FUN FACTS !• Boise won the America’s best river towns Ctle in 2012 and 2013 by Outside Magazine; One of the top 20 towns of the future
by Sunset Magazine and Overall winner for best towns in 2011 by Outside Magazine. • The city of Boise has been cited by publicaCons like Forbes, Fortune and Sunset for its quality of life. • Idaho is bordered by Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Montana and Canada. • There are 18 Ski Resorts in Idaho, including the PresCgious Sun Valley Ski Resort, a downhill paradise located about 3 hours
from Boise. Sun Valley is visited every year by many celebriCes including Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Hanks, Oprah Winfrey, Steve Miller, Demi Moore, Clint Eastwood, Bruce Willis, Ashton Kutcher,, Jamie Lee CurCs, JusCn Timberlake, Bill Gates, Tony Robbins and many others.
!Boise, also known as the “City of Trees”, is the capital and most populous city of Idaho with a populaCon of approximately 220,000 people. The city is home to the Boise State University listed by the U.S. News & World Report as one of the top up and-‐coming schools in the naCon for regional universiCes. Boise State College of Engineering was again ranked among the best undergraduate engineering programs in the naCon by the U.S. News & World Report in its “Best Colleges 2013” Guidebook and Rankings. Boise State shares the No. 13 ranking among public insCtuCons and is Ced for the No. 35 ranking among all undergraduate engineering programs. BSU campus is also home to the Boise State Broncos football team, a major city landmark. Other cultural and sports centers in the area include the Velma V. Morrison Center for the Performing Arts and the Taco Bell Arena. !Boise mountains are known to locals as the Boise foothills and are someCmes described as the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. A number of recreaConal opportuniCes are available in Boise, including extensive hiking and biking in the foothills as well as fishing, swimming and raking in the Boise River. The Bogus Basin Ski Area, located about 16 miles (26 km) from the city limits, hosts mulCple winter acCviCes such as: alpine skiing, snowboarding, cross-‐country skiing and snow tubing. The cornerstone mall in Boise, Boise Towne Square Mall, is also a major shopping aYracCon for Boise, Nampa, Caldwell, and surrounding areas. !Travelmate USA places students in all 4 Boise Independent High Schools. Boise is a very nice, safe and friendly city with a liYle bit of a country feel to it. The neighborhoods are very American, with big houses sisng on big lots of land. Boise is well known for its high quality of life and the numerous ski resorts in the State. The area experiences four disCnct seasons, with hot and dry summers and cold and snowy winters. A lot of people are year pass holders to the ski areas in the city surroundings, therefore winter sports is a big part of their lives. During the rest of the year the area offers many outdoor acCviCes as well.
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!!!Boise Senior High School is one of four public high schools in Boise, Idaho. It is the oldest one, founded in 1902 and is located near the downtown core. Boise High School offers Advanced Placement and Accelerated Courses, such as: Accelerated Algebra 2, Chemistry, English and Pre-‐Calculus and 20 AP courses in Arts, English, Foreign Language, Math, Music Science and Social Science. For 2013 Boise High School was ranked 384 out of 27,000 high schools across the naCon by Washington Post magazine for exemplary academic rigor. Newsweek Magazine has also ranked Boise High School in every top naConal high school list created, topping all other Idaho schools. Boise High baseball team was ranked 38th in the country by Baseball America and the NaConal High School Baseball Coaches AssociaCon. !Number of Students: 1470 Grades: 10-‐12 Mascot: Brave School colors: White and Red Foreign Languages: French, German, LaCn and Spanish. Fine Arts: Studio Design, Ceramics, Drawing, MulC Media Design, PainCng, Yearbook ProducCons, Theater Arts, Choir, Concert Band, Guitar, Jazz, Marching Band, Music Theory, Orchestra and Piano. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Cheerleading, Cross country, Football, Golf, Sokball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball and Wrestling. School website: www.boise.school.boiseschools.org
Boise Independent School District is a naConal leader in AP results. The District’s Advanced Placement (AP) Program not only provides challenging college-‐level coursework for high school students, it remains the model for the State and naCon. Students in the Boise School District conCnue to outperform Idaho as a whole on the State’s standardized achievement tests in every subject. In 2013, all schools of the district were listed among the best schools in the naCon by the “Washington Post”. Only nine percent of the schools in the country make this presCgious list and very few districts have all their schools in the list.
Age requirement: 14 to 18 years old
ESOL/ESL classes: No
Sports: Yes
12th grade students: Yes
GraduaKon: No
Semester Program: Yes
BOISE HIGH SCHOOL
!Borah High School is is fully accredited by the Northwest AssociaCon of Schools. It’s a culturally diverse high school that is home to 41 different language groups. Borah students can choose from a wide array of Advanced Placement in several subject areas. The school is recognized for its academics and sports programs In 2013 Borah won its eleventh state Ctle in basketball. The school’s athleCc faciliCes include Bill Wigle Field (former home to several minor league baseball teams, including the Boise Hawks), an indoor basng cage facility, syntheCc-‐rubber track and several other fields used for physical educaCon classes and extra-‐circular acCviCes. !Number of Students: 1500 Grades: 10-‐12 Mascot: Lion School colors: Green and Gold. Foreign Languages: French, Spanish, German, Japanese and LaCn. Fine Arts: Studio Design, Ceramics, Drawing, CreaCve WriCng, PainCng, Photography, Theater, Yearbook ProducCon, Concert Band, Marching Band, Guitar, Orchestra, Choir, Instrumental Ensemble, Instrumental Jazz Ensemble, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble and Music Theory. Sports: Basketball, Soccer, Football, Cheerleading, Dance Team, Golf, Sokball, Volleyball, Cross Country, Track and Wrestling. School website: www.borah.school.boiseschools.org !
!!!Since Capital High School opened in 1965, the “Home of the Eagle Pride” has sustained a tradiCon of outstanding performance in academic achievement, acCviCes and athleCcs. Capital High School has an involved student body that parCcipates in promoCng school pride and spirit, involvement in clubs and acCviCes, and a deep understanding and acceptance towards each other’s unique characterisCcs and personaliCes. The impressive staff and faculty at Capital High School prove to be their core strength, validated by the fact that 85% of the teaching faculty has a master’s degree. !Number of Students: 1310 Grades: 10-‐12 Mascot: Golden Eagle School colors: Gold, Silver and Black. Foreign Languages: Deutsch, French, German, LaCn and Spanish. Fine Arts: Ceramics, Commercial Arts, CreaCve WriCng, Drawing, PainCng, Photography, Studio Design, Yearbook ProducCon, Choir, Concert Band, Guitar, Jazz Ensemble, Marching Band, Music Theory and Orchestra. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field and Wrestling. School website: www.capital.school.boiseschool.org
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!!!Timberline High School was established in 1998 and is located southeast of Boise. It’s the fourth and newest high school in the Boise School District. Timberline prepares students to live in a changing society by providing a challenging curriculum, diverse programs, and a sense of community. The majority of its students further develop their individual interests through parCcipaCon in clubs and extracurricular acCviCes. Timberline offers a challenging and varied academic program combined with top level sports and acCviCes. The boys’ baseball team won the state championships in 2013, the girls’ Varsity Volleyball team won the school's second District Title in Volleyball in 2014 and the Timberline Dance team won the MILITARY compeCCon over spring break/2014 at the NaConal compeCCon in Anaheim California. The school is ranked among the top 1500 high schools in America by Newsweek magazine. !Number of Students: 1120 Grades: 10-‐12 Mascot: Wolf School colors: Royal Blue, Silver and Black. Foreign Languages: French, German, Japanese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Ceramics, Drawing, PainCng, Photo, Studio Design art 3D, Theater, Yearbook ProducCon, Madrigal/Jazz Choir, Music Theory, Concert Band, Marching Band, Guitar, Orchestra, Instrumental Jazz Ensemble, Vocal Jazz Ensemble, Music Theory and Video Broadcast ProducCon. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Dance, Golf, Hockey, Football, Lacrosse, Soccer, Sokball, Skiing, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball and Wrestling, School website: www.Cmberline.school.boiseschools.org
TIMBERLINE HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT TESTIMONIAL
During this semester I spent in the USA I learned a lot about life. My
host family taught me how to overcome obstacles and find happiness
in things I never imagined. My family and I are very grateful for
everything my host family did for me and for this great experience I
will never forget - Matheus, Brazil
Matheus -‐ Brazil
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!Boston is the capital and largest city of the state of MassachuseYs, in the United States. The city is the anchor of a substanCally larger metropolitan area called Greater Boston, home to 4.5 million people and the tenth-‐largest metropolitan area in the country. Greater Boston as a commuCng region is home to 7.6 million people, making it the sixth-‐largest Combined StaCsCcal Area in the United States. !The City of Boston hosts over 12 million annual visitors from across the country and around the globe. This vibrant, thriving city is renowned for its cultural faciliCes, world-‐class educaConal insCtuCons, champion sports franchises, as well as its place at the very forefront of American history. The area has many colleges and universiCes that make Boston an internaConal center of higher educaCon and medicine, and the city is considered to be a world leader in innovaCon for a variety of reasons. Boston is home to Harvard and MIT (MassachuseYs InsCtute of Technology), two of the best UniversiCes in the country. Boston's economic base also includes finance, professional and business services and government acCviCes. !Travelmate USA places students in 3 schools in the metropolitan area of Boston. They are located 30 to 40 min from Downtown Boston. These schools have been selected because they are located in very beauCful residenCal areas, really nice and safe neighborhoods, great communiCes and families, very good educaCon and easy access to downtown Boston by public transportaCon. All three schools were listed by Newsweek Magazine among the top schools in the USA in 2013. The weather in Boston varies a lot, summers are typically warm to hot, rainy and humid, while winters oscillate between periods of cold rain and snow, with cold temperatures.
FUN FACTS !• The Boston University Bridge on Commonwealth Avenue is one of the only places in the world where a boat can sail under a train passing under a car driving under an airplane.
• Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox, is the oldest original Major League Baseball Park sCll in use. • Boston is the new "TitleTown, USA", as the city's professional sports teams have won eight championships since 2001. Boston has teams in the four major North American professional sports leagues (Basketball, Baseball, American Football and Hokey) plus Major League Soccer.
• Boston is called a "city of neighborhoods" because of the profusion of diverse subsecCons; the city Government's Office of Neighborhood Services has officially designated 23 neighborhoods.
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!!Chelmsford High School is part of a central campus that includes 4 of the town's 7 schools. In 2007 the school went through an extensive renovaCon. The renovaCons included a complete overhaul of all exisCng science classrooms as well as the construcCon of a second science wing, new ceilings and floor Cles, electrical and HVAC upgrades, and a 1,000-‐seat state-‐of-‐the-‐art Performing Arts Center (PAC). Further facility upgrades completed in 2008 include new enclosed stairwells at the end of the two large classroom wings to improve building flow from floor to floor, as well as a renovated library media center. New lockers have also been installed in all secCons of the building. In addiCon to being named to the College Board’s AP Honor Roll for the past three consecuCve years, Chelmsford High School rouCnely receives accolades for its many athleCc teams, and fine and performing arts programs. The athleCc teams from CHS compete in the Merrimack Valley Conference and the football team won the 2007 Eastern MassachuseYs Division 1A Super Bowl. !Number of Students: 1600 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Lion School colors: Maroon and White Foreign Languages: French and Spanish Fine Arts: AcCng, Art Porwolio, Studio Art, Band, Computer Graphics, Concert Choir, Guitar, Digital Photography, Music, Jazz Studies, Music Theory, Musical Theatre. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Field Hokey, Football, GymnasCcs, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Skiing, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming and Diving, Track & Field, Volleyball and Wrestling. School website: www.chelmsford.k12.ma.us
Chelmsford Public Schools is located in the city of Chelmsford, 24 miles (39 km) northwest of downtown Boston. The town is 357 years old and is primarily residenCal. The Chelmsford Public Schools is recognized as a naConal leader in UDL – Universal Design for Learning. Chelmsford was among 46 school districts across MassachuseYs to be named to the 2012 AP Honor Roll. The basis for this disCncCon is increased AP scores and increased parCcipaCon. AddiConally, Chelmsford Public Schools was among only 9 districts on the list to have received this honor in mulCple years.
Age requirement: 14 to 17 years old
ESOL/ESL classes: No
Sports: Yes
12th grade students: Yes
GraduaKon: No
Semester Program: No
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!Groton-‐Dunstable Regional High School was built in 2003 and has state-‐of-‐the art faciliCes. Groton-‐Dunstable fosters academic and personal excellence in cooperaCon with the community. Through an evolving curriculum, the school culCvates skills and astudes to develop a spirit of inquiry, the disposiCon to adapt to changing environments, and the intrinsic moCvaCon to become responsible, contribuCng ciCzens. The school offers a wide variety of AP courses, including: Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, English, Environmental Sciences, Physics, Spanish, StaCsCcs, Studio Arts and US History. In 2012, the Groton-‐Dunstable RoboCcs Team (also known as “The Robotomies”) made it all the way to the semifinals at FIRST RoboCcs New England Regional CompeCCon (FIRST -‐ For InspiraCon and RecogniCon of Science and Technology). !Number of Students: 870 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Crusade School colors: Maroon, White and Black Foreign Languages: French and Spanish. Fine Arts: Studio Art, Ceramics, Digital Photography, B&W Photography, Sculpture, Collage & Mixed Media, Advanced Collage and Graphic Design., Sports: Alpine Skiing, Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field and Volleyball. School website: www.gdrsd.org
The Groton-‐Dunstable Regional School District is located in Groton and serves the community of both Groton and Dunstable, approximately 40 miles (64 km) northwest of downtown Boston. Groton-‐Dunstable School District includes one high school, one middle school, 2 elementary schools and one preschool. The school district in cooperaCon with the parents and the community is commiYed to providing the best possible educaCon for each student. Groton-‐Dunstable High Schools was listed in the Newsweek Magazine among the top schools in the naCon in 2013.
Age requirement: 14 to 18 years old
ESOL/ESL classes: No
Sports: Yes
12th grade students: Yes
GraduaKon: Yes
Semester Program: Yes
GROTON-‐DUNSTABLE R. HIGH SCHOOL
!Hopkinton High School provides an environment where each student is challenged in an atmosphere that promotes intellectual development, creaCvity and inquiry. The emphasis is placed on the basic skills: math, reading, wriCng, language, science, and social studies. Hopkinton also offers AP courses in Arts, Math, Science, Social Science, English, History and Foreign Language. Physical educaCon, computer instrucCon, art, music and extracurricular acCviCes comprise the balance of the educaConal programs. With over 150 students in both the NaConal Honor Society and the Community Service Club, students understand the value of academic excellence as well as the importance of individual character and service to their community. Newsweek Magazine ranked Hopkinton HS in the top 100 best schools in the naCon and 2nd in the state. In addiCon to stellar performance, the school is aestheCcally beauCful and offers a state of the art athleCc center, fitness facility and performing arts stage. !Number of Students: 1050 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Hillers School colors: Green and White Foreign Languages: French and Spanish Fine Arts: Band, Orchestra, Chorus, Drama, Art, PainCng/Drawing, Ceramics, Studio Art, Digital Imaging, Flash AnimaCon, Computer Art, Graphic Design, Photography, AnimaCon, Fashion/TexCle Design and Drama. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball and Wrestling. School website: www.hopkinton.k12.ma.us
!Hopkinton Public School District is located in the city of Hopkinton, less than 30 miles (48 km) west of downtown Boston. The town is best known as the starCng point of the Boston Marathon, held annually on Patriots' Day in April. The school district includes one high school, one middle school and three elementary schools. Increasingly Hopkinton has become known as one of the beYer school districts in the state. The community works together to efficiently provide the resources to keep Hopkinton Public Schools as a high-‐performing district.
Age requirement: 14 to 18 years old
ESOL/ESL classes: No
Sports: Yes
12th grade students: Yes
GraduaKon: Yes
Semester Program: Yes
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The City of Denver is the largest city and capital of Colorado. Denver is the second most educated city in the US and the second most populous county in Colorado. The downtown district is located approximately 12 miles (19 km) east of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains. Denver is nicknamed the Mile-‐High City because its official elevaCon is exactly one mile or 5,280 feet (1,609.3 m) above sea level. With less water vapor in the air at this alCtude, the sky really is bluer in Colorado. !The state of Colorado is the third fastest growing state in the United States. The city of Denver has spent more than 8 billion in the last decade on new aYracCons including building three new sports stadiums; a new downtown amusement and water park; a new world-‐class aquarium; three new art museums; a new opera house and doubling the size of the Colorado ConvenCon Center. Denver has the second largest performing arts complex in the naCon with 10 theaters seaCng 10,000 people for theatre, symphony, opera and ballet. Denver also boasts the largest city park system in the country, 90 golf courses and 650 miles of paved trails. !Travelmate USA places students in 12 Denver Public Schools and 9 Douglas County Schools. Douglas County is part of the Denver-‐Aurora Metropolitan area and is located midway between Denver and Colorado Springs. The county populaCon is approximately 300,000 people and it serves the towns of Aurora, Castle Pine North, Castle Rock, Larkspur, LiYleton, Lone Tree and Parker. Douglas County has the highest median household income of any Colorado county and is ranked eighth naConally in that category. Douglas County had two schools listed by Newsweek Magazine among the top schools in the naCon in 2013. Denver has four disCnct seasons, with hot and dry summers and cold and snowy winters. This area offers many opportuniCes for outdoor acCviCes year round.
FUN FACTS !!• The state of Colorado is home to many world-‐class ski resorts. World-‐renowned ski areas such as Vail and Aspen are just a drive away from Denver.
• The 105th meridian west of Greenwich passes through Union StaCon and is the temporal reference for the Mountain Time Zone.
• The sun feels warmer in Denver because you are closer to it. • Denver has 300 days of annual sunshine, more annual hours of sun than San Diego or Miami. • The United States Air Force Academy is located in Colorado Springs (Douglas County). • The largest mineral hot springs pool is located in Glenwood Springs, about 2 and a half hours from Denver.
!Abraham Lincoln High School was founded in 1959 and is named aker the President Abraham Lincoln. The school is located in the Harvey Park neighborhood on the southwest side of Denver. Abraham Lincoln High School was one of 16 schools naCon-‐wide (one of 4 in Denver) selected by the College Board for inclusion in the EXCELerator School Improvement Model program in 2007-‐2008 school year. EXCELerator includes a college prep curriculum designed to help students focus and succeed in college. The school has a special relaConship with the University of Denver. Each year DU invites Lincoln freshmen to the campus for tours, workshops, and helps students with planning a college preparatory high school class schedule. In 2005-‐2006, Lincoln sent 11 graduaCng seniors to the University of Denver. Abraham Lincoln High School is also proud of its team sport achievements. The men's soccer team was state runner-‐up in 2009 while the baseball team set a school record with 17 wins in 2010. Lincoln Lancers boys' basketball team has also won the class 4A Colorado state championship. !Number of Students: 1900 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Lancers School colors: Blue and Gray Foreign Languages: French, Italian, Spanish and Chinese. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Draking, MulCmedia, Music Theory, Performing Music, Web Design. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Sokball, Volleyball and Wrestling. School website: www.alhs.dps.schoolfusion.us
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Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. DPS' goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS operates 185 schools, including 35 High schools. DPS has become the fastest-‐growing large school district in Colorado in terms of enrollment and student academic growth. Denver Public Schools is committed to establishing Denver as a national leader in student achievement, high school graduation, and college and career readiness. Widely recognized today as one of the best urban school systems in the country, Denver Public Schools serves the residents of the City and County of Denver.
!Denver Center for InternaConal Studies offers Honors classes, Advanced Placement (AP) courses and Dual Enrollment courses where students may earn both high school and college creditS]s. DCIS offers AP classes in Biology, Calculus, English, Literature, French, Human Geography, Italian, Spanish, US and World History. Personal interacCon with current leaders is a form of acCve-‐learning DCIS students experience as part of their educaCon. Since opening as a stand-‐alone school in 2006 DCIS students have had the opportunity to meet or aYend lectures given by: The First Lady of El Salvador, Ambassador Safieh (Head of the PLO Mission to the U.S), The Dalai Lama, Desmond Tutu, Madeline Albright (First woman to become the United States Secretary of State), Oscar Arias (Costa Rican President), Jean-‐David LeviYe (French Ambassador), Bill Clinton (Former President), The Mexican Ambassador, Gary Hart (Former U.S Senator) and Tim Wirth (United NaCons FoundaCon President). !Number of Students: 700 Grades: 9 -‐12 School colors: Orange and White Foreign Languages: Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese, Lakota and Spanish. Fine Arts: Drawing/Sketching, PainCng, CreaCve WriCng, Dance, Drama, Band, Draking, MulCmedia, Music Theory, Performing Music, Web Design and Yearbook. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Flag Football, Sokball, Volleyball and Wrestling. School website: www.dcis.dpsk12.org !
!!!East High School is paYerned aker Independence Hall in Philadelphia and was granted Denver Landmark Status on February 4, 1991, because of its architectural significance. The school offers a range of extra-‐curricular and academic courses and has been naConally recognized for Speech and Debate, ConsCtuConal Scholars and Choir. East HS has a very good drama program and each year, the East Theater Company performs two theatrical producCons. The school has an acCve student government, as well as over 66 clubs and student organizaCons. Some of the most popular clubs include Harry PoYer Club and NaConal Honor Society. East has also enjoyed notable success in several Colorado 5A sports, including State Championship Ctles in baseball, soccer, lacrosse, tennis, rugby, football and basketball (State Champions in 2014). !Number of Students: 2160 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Angel School colors: Red and White Foreign Languages: Chinese, French, Japanese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Voice Jazz, Choir, Concert Band, Drama, Instrumental Assemble, Music Theory, Musical Theater, String Orchestra, Voice Class and Stage Crak. Sports: Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, GymnasCcs, Soccer, Sokball, Tennis, Volleyball, Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling, Baseball, Lacrosse, Track, Cheerleading, Pom, Rugby and UlCmate Frisbee. School website: www.east.dpsk12.org
DENVER CENTER FOR INTL STUDIES
EAST HIGH SCHOOL
!!!!George Washington High School is located in the Washington Virginia Vale neighborhood in southeast Denver. Historically ranked as one of the top 100 high schools in America, GWHS strives to preserve the integrity of its internaConal reputaCon. George Washington High School is best known for the depth and excepConally high standards of its InternaConal Baccalaureate Diploma program. The GW IB is the highest ranked IB program in Colorado, and it draws students from around the world. GW offers world-‐class arts classes, including instrucCon in graphic arts, drawing, painCng, ceramics and sculpture. Leading-‐edge computer and technology training courses are available in website design, computerized music ediCng, movie ediCng, and digital photography, as well as courses in business applicaCons like PowerPoint, Photoshop and Excel. George Washington currently has 47 acCve clubs and the GW AthleCc department offers 21 sports in JV and Varsity. George Washington High School sports program boasts numerous teams guided by experienced and long-‐term coaches who challenge students to succeed on and off the field, and many of their graduates have gone on to play on college and professional teams. !Number of Students: 1430 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Patriot, the Green Foot and the Green Giant. School colors: Green and White Foreign Languages: French and Spanish. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Guitar, Choir, Instrumental Ensemble, String Orchestra and IB Choir. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, GymnasCcs, Lacrosse, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Track, Volleyball and Wrestling. School website: www.gwhs.dpsk12.org !
!!High Tech Early College (HTEC) is a Denver Public Schools innovaCon high school centered on a process of applied rigorous learning and intense connecCons with industry professionals in Business, InformaCon Technology and Design fields. HTEC provides students in the Far North East region of Denver Public Schools with access to a comprehensive pathway to college and career readiness. The mission and vision of HTEC is actualized through the schools three pillars of Project Based Learning, Early College rigorous academics, and ExecuCve Internship work experiences. AddiConally, HTEC ensures high quality programming for all students by holding with fidelity to the school three strategic design features: teacher effecCveness, student individualizaCon, and leveraging Cme and fiscal resources towards academic instrucCon. With collaboraCon among students, staff, parents and the business community High Tech Early College will create the best college preparatory and workplace readiness experience for its students. !Number of Students: 400 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: N/A School colors: Blue and Yellow Foreign Languages: Spanish and French Fine Arts: Visual Arts Sports: Football, Cross Country, Soccer, Sokball, Basketball, Baseball, Track, Volleyball and Wrestling. School website: www.htec.dpsk12.org !!
GEORGE WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH TECH EARLY COLLEGE
!John F. Kennedy High School is a public secondary school located in the Bear Valley neighborhood on the southwest side of Denver. In 2007 Kennedy became the second high school in Denver to offer the two-‐year InternaConal Baccalaureate (IB) program, and is the only school in Denver to offer an authorized IB educaCon for all grade levels. Kennedy also offers a wide range of AP courses and many aker-‐school acCviCes and clubs, such as: Architecture, ConstrucCon and Engineering (ACE), Anime Club, Cheerleaders, Chess Club,, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), LaCn Dance, Link Leaders, Math, Engineering, Science AssociaCon (MESA), Mock Trial, Scrapbooking, Speech and Debate, Weight Liking and many others. !Number of Students: 1260 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Commanders School colors: Navy Blue and Kelly Green Foreign Languages: French and Spanish Fine Arts: Visual arts, Marching Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Concert Band, Choir, Dance/Choreography & Performance, Guitar, Stage Crak, Drama, Orchestra and Jazz. Sports: Football, Sokball, Golf, Tennis, Volleyball, Cross Country, Soccer, GymnasCcs, Cheerleading, Basketball, Wrestling, Swimming, Baseball, Track & Field, Lacrosse and In-‐line Hockey. School website: www.j|.dpsk12.org
!!Located in far northeast Denver, the NaConally-‐Acclaimed MarCn Luther King, Jr. Early College serves college-‐bound students in grades 6 through 12. Learning takes place in a personalized environment where significant effort is both demanded and supported. The Early College partners with the Community College of Aurora to offer tuiCon-‐free college courses. In addiCon, students can take college courses through the Advanced Placement program and CU Succeeds. Students at the Early College benefit from a rigorous curricula and strong school culture, high expectaCons, zealous support, community meeCngs and exposure to mulCple learning opportuniCes. The Early College has been granted InnovaCon Status and is now more closely governed by the school leadership team, which is called the School Governance Board. AddiConally, the school has more control over its internal budget than typical District schools. The Early College has also been designated a Center of Excellence by the Colorado Department of EducaCon for the past two years. !Number of Students: 630 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Panther School colors: Silver, White and Black Foreign Languages: Spanish and French Fine Arts: Visual Arts, Jewelry, Drama, Stagecrak, Keyboard, Choir, Band, Orchestra and Dance. Sports: Basketball, Baseball, Sokball, Soccer, Cross Country, Flag Football, Tennis and Volleyball. School website: www.edline.net/pages/MarCn_Luther_King_MS
JOHN F. KENNEDY HIGH SCHOOL
MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. EARLY COLLEGE
!!!!Noel Community Arts School is a Denver Public School InnovaCon school focused on arts infused educaCon program uClizing project-‐based, experienCal learning and arCsCc demonstraCon of knowledge and skills. NCAS has commiYed to an extended day and extended year which will allow for addiConal instrucCon Cme to close learning gaps in core academic areas while also providing a full and rich learning experience that prepares students with skills that are criCcal to success in college and career. Noel Community Arts School will provide a rigorous academic program to ensure that students graduate ready for success in college and career. Students will gain a deeper understanding and appreciaCon for art as a representaCon of human experience. NCAS will leverage the arts to engage in relevant academic pursuits as well as to enrich the lives of students and prepare them with criCcal thinking, creaCvity, communicaCon, and collaboraCon skills. !Number of Students: 240 Grades: 9 -‐11 School colors: Green and Grey Mascot: N/A Foreign Languages: Spanish Fine Arts: Visual arts, Dance, Digital Art, Film and Photography, Instrumental Music, Montbello Drumline and Vocal Music. Sports: Soccer, Sokball, Cross Country, Football, Volleyball, Basketball and Baseball. School website: www.ncas.dpsk12.org !
! !!!!North High School is a neighborhood school located in Northwest Denver. More than 100 years old, North is rich in tradiCon and has a long history of graduates who went on to become leaders in their communiCes. North High School emphasizes data driven classroom instrucCon to ensure each student is being pushed to their full potenCal. AddiConally, North offers several pathways for students to round out their learning experiences: visual arts, fine arts, music, theatre, graphic arts, JROTC, world languages and physical educaCon. North provides a wide array of honors, Pre-‐Advanced Placement (AP) and Advanced Placement (AP) for students who want to delve deeper into content. Lastly, North encourages community at the school by providing a compeCCve athleCc environment and high quality acCviCes. All students are proud to be Vikings and wear their purple and gold with pride. !Number of Students: 770 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Vikings School colors: Purple Gold and White Foreign Languages: Spanish and French Fine Arts: Band, Choir, Vocal Music, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Instrumental Music, Dance, Poetry, CreaCve WriCng, Ceramic, Drawing/Sketching, PainCng, Photography, Drama and Sculpture. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming and Diving, Tennis, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Sokball, Track and Field, Lacrosse, Volleyball and Wrestling. School website: www.north.dpsk12.org
NOEL COMMUNITY ARTS SCHOOL
NORTH HIGH SCHOOL
!!!!South High school is located in the Washington Park neighborhood on the south side of Denver. The school offers many Advanced placement courses, that will prepare a student for college as well as offering college credit in the following subjects: AP English Literature & Comp, AP English Language & Comp, AP European History, AP Art History, AP American History, AP PoliCcal Science, AP U.S. Government, AP Calculus, AP Chemistry & Lab, AP Biology & Lab, AP Spanish Language and AP Studio Art. South offers many advanced courses and honors courses as well as many elecCve art, music and physical educaCon classes. The school makes it easy for students to plan for college by offering a college summit course, and a "Future Center", sponsored by the Denver Scholarship FoundaCon. South is the first baYalion in the Denver Public Schools JROTC program. !Number of Students: 1370 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Gargoyle/Rebels School colors: Purple and White Foreign Languages: French, Japanese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Ceramics, Drawing/Sketching. PainCng, Photography, Sculpture, Band, Choir, Instrumental Music, Jazz Band, Vocal Lessons, CreaCve wriCng, Dance, Drama, Improv, Poetry and Yearbook. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Sokball, Track, Wrestling and Volleyball. School website: www.denversouth.org
!!!Thomas Jefferson High School is a secondary school located in the Southmoor Park neighborhood, on the southeast side of Denver. The school and its athleCc fields are undergoing significant renovaCons, both of which were built in 1960. Thomas Jefferson High School offers Advanced Placement classes in English, math, science, social studies, and Spanish. The school hosts a giked program in various areas of study, such as their Computer Magnet Program, JROTC and X-‐Track Courses. Thomas Jefferson also has many programs for students that include a student-‐run newspaper, student-‐run news casCng, yearbook assembled in-‐house, NaConal Honor Society and more. !Number of Students: 1100 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Spartan School colors: Brown and Gold Foreign Languages: French, Japanese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Choir/Chorus, MonCcello, Concert Band, Orchestra, Ensemble, Drama, PainCng, Drawing, Ceramics and Yearbook. Sports: Football, Lacrosse, Hockey, Soccer, Cheerleading, Swimming, Wrestling, Sokball, Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Track and Field, Golf, Lacrosse, Tennis and Volleyball. School website: www.tjjournal.com
SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL
THOMAS JEFFERSON HIGH SCHOOL
!Venture Prep is a Charter School located in the Park Hill Neighborhood of Denver, very close to the downtown area. The school takes great pride in teaching students through a rigorous, innovaCve, college-‐prep curriculum designed to prepare them to succeed in college and careers. The small class sizes, with an 11:1 student-‐teacher raCo, enables the school to provide individualized support and college academic planning for each student. The school offers college preparatory curriculum, intensive academic support and personalized instrucCon. Venture Prep Seniors achieved 100% college acceptance in both 2012 and 2013. The school also offers AP classes, concurrent enrollments, enrichment elecCves, and aker-‐school acCviCes including visual arts, music, sports, yoga and computer technology. IncorporaCng technology into the school is an integral part of the Venture Prep school model. Students use laptops and desktops on a daily basis, and technology is used in every class for instrucCon and students projects. !Number of Students: 250 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: N/A School colors: Blue and Yellow Foreign Languages: Spanish Fine Arts: Choir/Chorus, Instrumental Music Lessons, Drama, CreaCve WriCng, PainCng and Drawing/Sketching. Sports: Basketball, Cross Country, Soccer, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball and UlCmate Frisbee. School website: www.ventureprep.org
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!!!Castle View High School opened in 2006 and was the first high school in Colorado to offer unique and specialized groupings of classes, referred to as Academies. There are five academies at Castle View: Math, Science and Engineering (MSE), Biotech & Health Sciences (BHS), Leadership & Global CommunicaCon (LGC), E-‐Media & Business (EMB), and Visual and Performing Arts (VPA). Castle View High School offers a wide array of AP courses, including: Biology, Calculus, Chemistry, Computer Science, English Language and Literature, Environmental Science, French Language & Culture, Human Geography, Japanese Language and Culture, Macroeconomics, Physics, Psychology, Spanish Language and Literature, StaCsCcs, Studio Art, US History and World History. Castle View also offers over 40 different clubs and extra curricular acCviCes, giving students the opportunity to learn beyond the classroom sesng, as well as gesng them involved in both the local area and internaConally. Most Castle View sports are currently compeCng in the 5A ConCnental League. !Number of Students: 1800 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Sabercat School colors: Red, Black and Gold. Foreign Languages: Spanish, German, French, Japanese and American Sign Language. Fine Arts: Visual Arts Academy, Jazz, Marching Band, Choir, Orchestra, Speech and Debate, Color Guard, and Theatre. Sports: Football, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Sokball, Volleyball, Pom, Cross Country, Cheer, Basketball, Wrestling, Ice Hockey, Swimming, Baseball, Lacrosse, Rugby and Track. School website: www.castleviewhs.com
Douglas County strives to provide students a solid academic foundaCon that opens doors to mulCple future opportuniCes and emphasize college and career readiness. DCSD high school students have access to a top-‐notch educaCon through a wide array of Honors, AP and Dual Enrollments courses as well as IB programs. Students also have opportuniCes to parCcipate in theater, vocal and instrumental music. ParCcipaCon in the arts gives students chances to grow as creators, innovators, and performers. Fine Arts programs are also offered and include studies in ceramics, jewelry, painCng, photography, graphic design, and sculpture. Douglas County School District has one of the highest graduaCon rates in the Denver Metro Area
Age requirement: 14 to 18 years old
ESOL/ESL classes: No
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CASTLE VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
!Chaparral High School is proud of providing excellence in academics, acCviCes, and athleCcs. Chaparral High School offers over thirty acCvity organizaCons, the majority of which are open to all interested students. Service organizaCons include Link Crew, a mentor program for incoming freshmen; Interact; NaConal Honor Society; Peer Counseling and Student Government. Chaparral also offers compeCCve acCviCes, which allow students to earn a varsity leYer, including Speech and Debate, Marching Band, Drama Choir, Orchestra and Journalism. Chaparral High School's theatre department was named the number one high school theatre program in the south-‐west U.S. by Stage DirecCons magazine. The school also has several club sports which have earned state recogniCon such as Boys' and Girls' Rugby, Ice Hockey, Inline Hockey and Boys' Volleyball. !Number of Students: 260 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Wolverine School colors: Navy, Red, White, and Gold. Foreign Languages: Spanish, French and Chinese. Fine Arts: Visual Arts, Theatre, Jazz, Marching Band, Drama, Choir, Orchestra and Journalism. Sports: Volleyball, Football, Tennis, Cross Country, Cheerleading, Pom, Soccer, Sokball, Golf, GymnasCcs, Basketball, Wrestling, Swimming, Track & Field, Golf, Baseball, Lacrosse, Hockey and Rugby. School website: www.chaparralhs.org
!!The Douglas Gounty High School community embraces individual growth, collaboraCve spirit, intellectual curiosity, creaCvity and life-‐long learning skills. Douglas County High School provides diverse and challenging opportuniCes in an atmosphere that fosters global mindedness, mutual respect and support. Douglas County High School adopted the InternaConal Baccalaureate program in 1996. Douglas County High is one of few IB schools in the world that offers all four sixth subjects of Art, Music, Dance, and Theatre. The school offers over 30 different clubs and acCviCes, including Math, Anime, Astronomy, Dance, Ice and Inline Hockey, NaConal Honor Society, Orchestra, Thespian Society and many others. Douglas County High School teams compete in the 5A class sancConed by the Colorado High School AcCviCes AssociaCon. !Number of Students: 2100 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Huskie School colors: Purple and White Foreign Languages: French, Spanish and Chinese. Fine Arts: Visual Arts, Band, Choir, Dance and Orchestra. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, Rugby, Cross Country, Football, Golf, GymnasCcs, Lacrosse, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball and Wrestling. School website: www1.dcsdk12.org
CHAPARRAL HIGH SCHOOL
DOUGLAS COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL
!Opened in 1987, Highlands Ranch has a long tradiCon of academic rigor and student success, including a well-‐developed AP program along with a strong NaConal Honor Society and Spanish NaConal Honor Society. In addiCon to academic success, Highlands Ranch is proud to have received several awards in theater, music, DECA, FCCLA, Student Senate, and athleCcs. Highlands Ranch is a school in which a student can reach its full potenCal. The school and is proud of the quality of students that aYend classes and parCcipate in a wide variety of extra-‐curricular acCviCes. Highlands Ranch High School parCcipates at the 5A level in all sports, except for football, which is current at the 4A level. The girls basketball team has won a few Colorado state championships in the last decade. The school has also won several championships in pom, track & field and cheerleading. !Number of Students: 1760 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Falcons School colors: Black, Silver and Blue. Foreign Languages: Spanish and French Fine Arts: Visual Arts, Band, Choir, Orchestra, Ceramics, Photography and Design. Sports: Soccer, Cross Country, Baseball, Sokball, Field Hockey, Basketball, Football, Volleyball, GymnasCcs, Track, Golf, Swimming, Diving, Wrestling, Tennis, Cheerleading, Pom and Lacrosse. School website: www.hrhsfalcons.com !
!Legend High School is recognized for its music and theater programs. Legend’s vocal music program includes over 350 students, and is known as one of the largest and one of the best programs in the state of Colorado. The four choirs have received several awards and have traveled and performed naConally, including a performance at Carnegie Hall in 2013. The theater arts program at Legend High School has become a renowned program within Douglas County School District. The program has over one hundred students and has won several criCcs choice awards at Colorado State Thespian Conference. Legend High School also offers a wide range of high performance academic courses as well as clubs and extracurricular acCviCes. !Number of Students: 1500 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: TItan School colors: Royal Blue and White Foreign Languages: Spanish, French and Chinese. Fine Arts: Design, Drawing/Sketching, Photography, TexCle Design, Technical Design and ProducCon, Poetry, CreaCve WriCng, Band, Choir, Orchestra, Theater and Film. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Pom, Rugby, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, & Wrestling. School website: www.legendCtans.org
HIGHLANDS RANCH HIGH SCHOOL
!Mountain Vista High School aspires to meet the needs of all students and prepare them to be successful in meeCng the challenges of their lives. As a school community that cares for and respects each individual, MVHS works together to create an academically challenging environment to support learning and high achievement and to promote producCve and responsible ciCzenship. Mountain Vista High School offers over twenty honor and AP courses. Each year the school’s Theatre Program produces two main stage plays, a main stage musical, a producCon solely for 9th and 10th grade students, an experimental play, and a night of original musicals. Mountain Vista competes in 5A athleCcs, including Women's Soccer, Pom, Cheer, Volleyball, Baseball, Lacrosse, Basketball, Wrestling and Football. !Number of Students: 1950 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Golden Eagle School colors: Green and Yellow Foreign Languages: Spanish, German, French and American Sign Language. Fine Arts: Visual Arts, Theater, Film, Band, Choir, Marching Band and Orchestra. Sports: Soccer, Pom, Cheer, Volleyball, Baseball, Lacrosse, Basketball, Hockey, Wrestling and Football. School website: www.mountainvistaonline.com !
!Ponderosa High School was founded in 1983 and is located in Parker, Colorado. The school is very respected and has earned "excellent" scores on the Colorado Student Assessment Program. Ponderosa offers tradiConal, college preparatory, college credit, vocaConal programs, special needs, and computer based courses. Ponderosa High School students can choose from 22 AP Courses offered in: English, Social Studies, Science, Math and World Language. The Ponderosa High School Bands have a history in the Parker community. The Marching Band has been state champions nine Cmes. The Winter Percussion Ensemble came in second place in 2008 and has won numerous awards throughout its history. Ponderosa athleCcs is also very strong and the school has won ten 5A state wrestling Ctles, seven state pom Ctles and one 5A state football, volleyball and rugby Ctle. !Number of Students: 1960 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Mustangs School colors: Cardinal and Gold Foreign Languages: Spanish, German and French. Fine Arts: Visual Arts, Concert Band, Wind Ensemble, Guitar, Theatre, Orchestra, Choir, Pegasus, Broadway Dance. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Pom, Rugby, Soccer, Sokball, Swim/Dive, Tennis, Track, Volleyball and Wrestling School website: www.phsmustangs.org !
MOUNTAIN VISTA HIGH SCHOOL
PONDEROSA HIGH SCHOOL
!Rock Canyon High School is a public high school in Highlands Ranch, CO. The school has a reputaCon for academics, offering numerous AP Classes, and being consistently ranked "Excellent" by Colorado School Accountability Reports. The curriculum of Rock Canyon High School follows all Douglas County School District regulaCons. It complies with state and federal law, as well as the standards set by the AP Board. AP classes are the most rigorous courses offered at Rock Canyon. Rock Canyon has several sports teams. Students also have opportuniCes to play for other schools on co-‐op teams for sports not offered at Rock Canyon. Such teams include girls field hockey, girls lacrosse, boys rugby, and boys swimming. Rock Canyon is the host school for the local co-‐op girls gymnasCcs and boys volleyball teams. !Number of Students: 1630 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Jaguar School colors: Black and Gold Foreign Languages: French, Spanish and Chinese. Fine Arts: Visual Arts, Band, Drama, Vocal Music, Orchestra and Choir. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Ice and Inline Hockey, Lacrosse, Pom, Rugby, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, & Wrestling School website: www.go.dcsdk12.org/rchs !
!!!At ThunderRidge High School's goal is to develop learners and leaders. It is located to the south of the Denver Metropolitan Area, and includes Castle Rock, Sedalia, Parker, Highlands Ranch and porCons of LiYleton. ThunderRidge High School offers Advanced Placement courses in 21 subject areas and InternaConal Baccalaureate courses in 10 subject areas. Due to enrollment, some AP and IB courses are not available for students to take every year. There is no limit to the number of AP courses a student can take, however, scheduling restraints may prevent some students from taking every AP course available. All IB students are required to take courses in the six core subject areas. TRHS competes at the 5A level in all athleCc sports. ThunderRidge has won 20 state championships in various sports. !Number of Students: 1860 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Grizzly Bear School colors: Kelly Green and Navy Blue Foreign Languages: Spanish, French. Fine Arts: Visual Arts, Theatre, Dance, Orchestra and Band. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cheer, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Ice Hockey, Lacrosse, Pom, Rugby, Soccer, Sokball, Swim/Dive, Tennis, Track, Volleyball and Wrestling School website: www.dcsdk12.org/school/thunderridge-‐high-‐school
ROCK CANYON HIGH SCHOOL
THUNDERRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM USA
DENVER -‐ COLORADO
!Nicknamed the City of Angels, Los Angeles is considered to be the “ Entertainment Capital of the World”. LA leads the world in the creaCon of television producCons, video games, and recorded music. It is also home to Hollywood, globally recognized as the epicenter of the moCon picture industry. Los Angeles is also known as the “CreaCve Capital of the World” due to the fact that one in every six of its residents works in a creaCve industry. According to the USC Stevens InsCtute for InnovaCon, “there are more arCsts, writers, filmmakers, actors, dancers and musicians living and working in Los Angeles than any other city at any Cme in the history of civilizaCon.” !Los Angeles is home to UCLA, the university with the largest enrollment in the state of California and the most popular university in the United States by number of applicants, the Los Angeles Dodgers of the MLB, the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL (Stanley Cup champions) and the Los Angeles Lakers (NBA champions for several years). Los Angeles is a beauCful city and offers a variety of outdoor acCviCes with all its beaches and parks, some of the best shopping in the country, global cuisine, several sports venues, theaters and concert halls. Some of the best Ski resorts in California are just a short drive away. !Travelmate USA places students in 8 of Los Angeles Unified School District schools and 1 Private School. We concentrate in the San Fernando Valley, the suburban zone of Los Angeles, also known as the “818” for its area code. This collecCon of communiCes is connected via the METRO Orange line and Red line and students can easily access their school, friends’ homes, extracurricular acCviCes and major aYracCons by public transport. We are located in the middle of the NoHo Arts district, which is Los Angeles' creaCve arts neighborhood, a bohemian enclave filled with young actors, dancers, singers, film makers, arCsts and musicians learning their crak. LA is the world capital of entertainment and the NoHo Arts District is where arCsts are trained. This one mile North Hollywood neighborhood is filled with 20+ theaters, professional dance studios, art galleries, recording studios, bouCques, cool eateries and nightlife. Travelmate USA local representaCves meet with each student to access their talents and career goals, creaCng an extra curriculum acCvity based on their goals and budget. Prices will fluctuate depending on the acCvity and frequency of classes but our students will receive the lowest prices for all NoHo classes based on our pre-‐negoCated prices. All our host families are also related to these fields in some way so they will definitely share common interests with the students.
FUN FACTS !• People from 140 countries, speaking approximately 86 different languages, currently call Los Angeles home.
• Los Angeles is the most populous city in the U.S. state of California and the second most populous in the United States, aker New York City.
• Los Angeles is considered to be the world’s entertainment center. On an everyday basis, there are over 100 movie and television producCon
crews shooCng for their respecCve soaps/films on locaCon.
• The Los Angeles County coastline, stretching from Malibu to Long Beach, is 75 miles long.
• The Marina Del Rey is the largest man-‐made boat harbor. There are over 6,000 private yachts there.
• The Los Angeles InternaConal Airport (LAX) is the 3rd busiest airport in the United States.
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!!!!Birmingham Community Charter High School is known as an independent conversion charter high school located in the heart of the San Fernando Valley. Birmingham High School offers a full range of subjects including several AP courses and elecCve classes in a variety of subjects, including music, drama, and the visual arts. The school has recently created a number of Small Learning CommuniCes (SLCs). Some of these include: M.A.S.H Academy, Social JusCce Academy, Performing and Visual Arts Academy, Business and Technology Academy, 9th Grade Academy and CreaCve and Liberal Arts. Birmingham High School has been used as the backdrop for numerous music videos, commercials, and television shows such as Missy EllioY's song Gossip Folks, Gwen Stefani's song "Hollaback Girl", " Eminem's No Love and Lil Wayne's Prom Queen. Other TV shows filmed at Birmingham High School include Cold Case, Scrubs, The Office, Ghost Whisperer and Monk. In addiCon, Fanny Pak of America's Best Dance Crew comes to the dance studio to pracCce before they go on tour. Birmingham High School is also recognized for its athleCcs department and has collected several Ctles in various sports. Birmingham’s campus contains some of the finest athleCc faciliCes in Los Angeles area. An 11,000 seaCng capacity football and all-‐weather track and field stadium, three gyms for volleyball and basketball, two fenced sokball diamonds, a state of the art baseball field, Olympic pool for swimming, diving and water polo, tennis courts and a lacrosse and soccer field surround the halls, auditoriums and classrooms. !Number of Students: 3640 Grades: 9-‐12 Mascot: Patriots School colors: Blue and Gold Foreign Languages: Spanish Fine Arts: PainCng, Drawing, Digital, Art History Music, Choir, Instruments, Band, Filmmaking and Drama. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Football, Lacrosse, Soccer, Sokball, Tennis, Track and Field, Volleyball, Golf, Cross Country, Swimming and Diving, Sokball, Water Polo and Wrestling. School website: www.birminghamcharter.com !
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The Los Angeles Unified School District is the largest public school system in the U.S. state of California and the 2nd largest in the United States. LAUSD has 219 year-‐round schools and 439 schools on the tradiConal calendar, including elementary, middle and senior high schools. LAUSD features The All District High School Honor Band. Only students who are considered to be the finest musicians from the LAUSD's high school band programs are invited to audiCon. The district is naConally recognized by the Physicians CommiYee for Responsible Medicine for serving healthy, low fat and vegetarian school lunches.
!Chatsworth High School is a public secondary located in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. Chatsworth has a very good drama Department and its students parCcipate in Fall and Shakespeare DTASC FesCvals every year, earning recogniCon in acCng and technical design. Many notable alumni arCsts have come out of Chatsworth High Schools drama department such as Val Kilmer, Mare Winningham and Kevin Spacey, who co-‐produced a documentary airing on HBO, "Shakespeare HIgh" featuring Chatsworth's drama department. Chatsworth's band was the last LAUSD band to go the Pasadena Tournament of Roses Parade. The Chatsworth High School baseball team was ranked first in the Baseball America/NaConal High School Baseball Coaches AssociaCon Top 50 poll. !Number of Students: 3190 Grades: 9-‐12 Mascot: Chancellor School colors: Navy Blue and Orange Foreign Languages: American Sign Language, Spanish Fine Arts: Visual/Performing arts, Music, Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Tennis, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Drill Team, Football, Golf, Track & Field, Volleyball, Sokball, Swimming, Wrestling. School website: www.chatsworthhs.org
!!!Cleveland High School is located in Reseda, in the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. Cleveland High fosters academic and personal success in a safe educaConal environment that teaches the skills necessary to thrive in a changing world. The school was ranked by Newsweek Magazine amongst the best high schools in the naCon for several years. Cleveland High is known throughout the city for its strong aquaCcs program. The swim team and water polo have won CIF championships numerous Cmes. The school is divided into small learning communiCes: Academy of Arts and Technology (AOAT), Interdisciplinary Studies (IS), Advanced Via Individual DeterminaCon (AVID), Media Academy, The School of Advanced Studies (SAS) and the HumaniCes Magnet. !Number of Students: 3910 Grades: 9-‐12 Mascot: Cavaliers School colors: Red, White and Black Foreign Languages: French and Spanish Fine Arts: Drama, Music History, Ceramics, Drawing, PainCng, Design, Photography and Filmmaking. Sports: AquaCcs, Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball, Water Polo, Cross Country, Football, Sokball, Track & Field, Wrestling. School website: www.clevelandhs.org
CHATSWORTH HIGH SCHOOL
CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL
!!Ramon CorCnes School of Visual & Performing Arts (VAPA) is a unique and innovaCve new arts public high school in the LASUD. It is a four-‐year Arts and College Preparatory High School that offers both academic instrucCon and high caliber arts educaCon. The VAPA students choose one of the four academies: visual arts, theatre arts, music and dance. Students take academic classes, including honors and Advanced Placement, and arts classes as their elecCves. It is the only school of it’s kind in Los Angeles and is for students who have a passion and appreciaCon for the arts. VAPA is located on the historic site of the old Fort Moore in downtown Los Angeles a few blocks from the Los Angeles METRO redline stop, making it easily accessible from all over LA. The school is perfectly situated near the Los Angeles Music Center, one of the three largest performing arts centers in the United States. This is home to four internaConally renowned performing arts companies: Los Angeles Philharmonic, Los Angeles Opera, Los Angeles Master Chorale and Center Theatre Group. VAPA is also close to the Los Angeles City Hall, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA), the new Grand Park (LA’s version of Central Park), the financial district, China Town, Staples Center and LA Live. !Number of Students: 1100 Grades: 9-‐12 Foreign Languages: French and Spanish Fine Arts: Dance -‐ Ballet, Modern Dance, Choreographic Process, Movement and Media, Contemporary Jazz, Musical Theater Dance Styles and Tap Dance. Music -‐ Instruments, Music Technologies, Band, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Chorus/Choir, Vocal Jazz, Music History and AP Music Theory. Theater -‐ Basic-‐Advanced Training: Senses, EmoCons, and Techniques, Basic-‐Advanced Training: Body and Voice, ImprovisaCon Games and Techniques, CharacterizaCon, PlaywriCng, Scenes from Contemporary Drama of Diverse Cultures, Musical Theatre, Theater History: Period Scenes, Rehearsal Strategies, ProducCon: One-‐Act Plays, Shakespearean Scenes, Contemporary Scenes, Basic CharacterizaCon, Pre-‐producCon Planning, Storyboarding and ScriptwriCng, Camera Techniques, Sound, LighCng, and EdiCng. Visual Arts -‐ Drawing, Life Drawing, AP PainCng, Design, AP2-‐D Design, Photo, Graphic Design, AnimaCon, Ceramics, AP 3-‐D Design, Art History. School website: www.central-‐lausd-‐ca.schoolloop.com
RAMON CORTINES SCHOOL OF VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS
!!!El Camino Real Charter High School is a comprehensive, independent secondary school located in the Woodland Hills District district, in the West San Fernando Valley region of Los Angeles. Previously part of Los Angeles Unified School District, El Camino chose to become an independent charter school in 2011. This large school offers a very wide range of academic as well as extra curricular possibiliCes to all students aYending. InternaConal students are welcomed with open arms and offered to take part in all the great art programs at the same Cme as they are encouraged to perform at the highest academic level. El Camino Real offers Advanced Placement courses in English, Social Studies, Math, Science and Foreign Languages. !Number of Students: 3420 Grades: 9-‐12 School colors: Blue and White Foreign Languages: French and Spanish Fine Arts: Band, Jazz Ensamble, Orchestra, Guitar, Drawing, PainCng, Video/Filmmaking, Chorus and Drama/Theater. Sports: Football, Cross Country, Volleyball, Tennis, Basketball, Soccer, Track, Baseball, Sokball, Golf. School website: www.ecrhs.net
EL CAMINO REAL CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
!!!Ulysses S. Grant High School offers a comprehensive program designed to give students a strong academic, standards-‐based curriculum. The school is dedicated to giving students a well-‐rounded experience while developing their personal aYributes and future goals. Grant High School is configured into five Small Learning CommuniCes or SLCs in addiCon to a Magnet Center. Connected to Grant High School is a communicaCons/technology magnet, which emphasizes smaller class sizes and communicaCons technology elecCves including film/video producCon, broadcast journalism, computer technology, graphic communicaCons and performing arts. Grant has a film program for students either considering a career in the field or with a general interest. Students that have completed this program have earned numerous awards such as cerCficates, CINE Golden Eagles, trophies and other means of recogniCon. !Number of Students: 2600 Grades: 9-‐12 Mascot: Lancer School colors: Brown, Orange, and, White. Foreign Languages: Spanish and French Fine Arts: PainCng, Band, Choir/Chorus, Jazz Band, Graphics and Video/Film ProducCon. Sports: Football, Cross Country, Volleyball, Tennis, Basketball, Soccer, Track, Baseball, Sokball, Swimming and Golf. School website: www.granths.org
ULYSSES S. GRANT HIGH SCHOOL
!!!!Tak High School is a public school located in the Woodland Hills district of the San Fernando Valley of Los Angeles. The school gained affiliated charter status beginning with the 2013-‐2014 school year. Tak High School provides all students with the opportunity to develop their individual passions and talents through innovaCve programs and instrucCon that challenge them academically and creaCvely. The school offers Honors and AP classes in English, Social Studies, Math, Science and Foreign Languages. Tak's Vocal Ensemble has achieved "Superior" raCngs in each of the last six years. The school has won first place in naConal academic decathlon compeCCon twice. !Number of Students: 2800 Grades: 9-‐12 Mascot: Toreadors School colors: Scarlet, White, and Gold. Foreign Languages: French, Korean and Spanish. Fine Arts: Ceramics, Drawing/Sketching, Band, Opera, Orchestra, Music Theory, Dance, Drama and Film ProducCon. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming Tennis, Track & field, Volleyball, Water Polo. School website: www.takhigh.org
TAFT CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL
!Valley Academy of Arts and Sciences is known to be one of the best performing arts school in the region. The school works to provide San Fernando Valley families with an innovaCve college-‐preparatory visual and performing arts high school. Valley Academy offers an interdisciplinary curriculum to develop all students' intellectual skills and creaCve talents in order to aYain measurable arCsCc and academic excellence. Valley students can choose from a wide range of fun clubs and extra curricular acCviCes, such as: Anime Club, Arts & Photography Club, Fitness Club, Jazz Club, Musical Theater Club, Comedy Club and many others. AddiConally, the school offers several Advanced Placement courses in the following subjects: English, Social Studies, Math, Science and Foreign Languages. !Number of Students: 950 Grades: 9-‐12 Mascot: N/A School colors: Red and black Foreign Languages: Mandarin and Spanish Fine Arts: 3D Arts, 2D Design, Drawing, Music, Dance, Theatre, PainCng, Photography, Film ProducCon and Instruments. Sports: Basketball, Baseball, Lacrosse, Soccer, Volleyball, Golf, Cross Country, Sokball, Swimming and Cheerleading. School website: www.thevalleyacademy.net !
!!!Established in 1956, Bishop Alemany is a four-‐year, co-‐educaConal high school of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The school is located in the northwest San Fernando Valley, adjacent to the San Fernando Rey de España Misión. It serves both Catholic and non-‐Catholic families from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. A comprehensive curriculum enables Bishop Alemany to welcome students whose academic abiliCes differ greatly. It provides courses on all levels, from high school and college-‐preparatory through honors, accelerated, and Advanced Placement. The school offers Honors courses in English, Algebra, Geometry, Trig and Chemistry. In addiCon, students can take AP courses in World History, US History and Government, Macroeconomics, English, Spanish, Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Calculus. Bishop Alemany has 50 clubs which students can get involved in, including a Hip Hop Club, a RoboCcs Club, an Anime Club, an Equestrian Team, a Glee Club, a Lacrosse Club, NaConal Honor Society, a Speech and Debate Team, UlCmate Frisbee, a Video Game Club, a Yoga Club and many more. !Number of Students: 1700 Grades: 9-‐12 Mascot: Warriors School colors: Cardinal and Gold Foreign Languages: Spanish and French Fine Arts: Ceramics, Studio Arts, Sculpture, Theater, PlaywriCng, Digital Video ProducCon, Chorus, Dance, Band, Orchestra and Drumline. Sports: Basketball, Baseball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling and Water Polo. School website: www.alemany.org
VALLEY ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
BISHOP ALEMANY HIGH SCHOOL -‐ PRIVATE
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM USA
LOS ANGELES -‐ CALIFORNIA
!Miami derives its name from the NaCve American word “Mayami”, which means “ Big Water” and it is located in the southeastern part of the United States. Miami was a popular desCnaCon for Pirates like Blackbeard and others to bury their treasures. Miami is also known as “ America’s Riviera” thanks to the subtropical climate, extensive vegetaCon and prisCne beaches. Miami is an important center and leader in finance, commerce, culture, media, entertainment, the arts and internaConal trade. !In 2008, Forbes magazine ranked Miami as “America’s Cleanest City”, for its year-‐round good air quality, vast green spaces with more than 800 parks, clean drinking water and clean streets. Miami was ranked as the richest city in terms of purchasing power. Thanks to its sunny weather, Miami offers countless outdoor acCviCes, making it one of the world’s top desCnaCons for water sports. Its home to the Miami HEAT, NBA champions in 2006, 2012 and 2013. Miami’s South Beach has been ranked the #1 beach in the United States by the Travel Channel. !Travelmate USA places students in 10 Miami-‐Dade County Public Schools. This is an A school district and all schools offer a wide range of academic and extra-‐curricular acCviCes. Miami is a very big city with lots of things to do, great shopping, restaurants and very beauCful beaches. The weather is warm and humid for the most part of the year, with a few cold days during winter. There is always something going on in Miami, specially related to sports and music. Miami has a very influent Hispanic populaCon, therefore most host families in Miami come from a Hispanic background and speak both English and Spanish at home. This is a bilingual program as students will be in contact with both English and Spanish on a daily basis. !
FUN FACTS !• The first suntan loCon was invented in Miami Beach.
• The only Everglades eco-‐system in the world is in Miami.
• Miami has more than 800 parks and is the only city in the United States that is bordered by two separate NaConal Parks – Biscayne NaConal Park and Everglades NaConal Park.
• Miami has the largest Art Deco building collecCon in the World (800+ buildings)
• Miami has the largest cruise ship port in the world.
• Miami Beach is a man-‐made island that was once a Coconut Grove PlantaCon.
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!!!!Located in one of Miami’s most beauCful districts, Coral Gables Senior High School opened its doors in 1950 and has maintained its level of performance for over 60 years. Coral Gables High school has been ranked as high as 5th in the United States by the College Board for having one of the highest percentages of students passing Advanced Placement (AP) exams. Coral Gables High School was one of only twelve high schools in the naCon to win the Siemens FoundaCon’s Award for Advanced Placement. It also ranks 221st in Newsweek’s Top 1,000 U.S. Schools. With the support the Southern AssociaCon of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the school’s dual enrollment program with Florida InternaConal University and Miami-‐Dade College has expanded to over 24 college level courses offered on campus. Every year Coral Gables High School students win the most presCgious scholarships, including the Gates Millennium, Posse, NaConal Merit, and Silver Knight, over $35 million the past five years. The extensive athleCc program, including the powerhouse Badminton team, is ranked 6th in the District with 100% of graduaCng athletes admiYed to post-‐secondary insCtuCons. !Number of Students: 3300 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Cavaliers School colors: Crimson and Grey Foreign Languages: Chinese, (Mandarin), French, German, Italian and Spanish. Fine Arts: Band, Ceramics, Chorus, Dance, Drama, Drawing, IB Theater, PainCng, Video and Film ProducCon. Sports: American Football, Badminton, Basketball, Baseball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Swimming, Sokball, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, Water Polo and Wrestling. School website: www.coralgablescavaliers.org !
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Miami-‐Dade County Public School District (M-‐DCPSD) includes a number of diverse and vibrant communiCes. Miami-‐Dade is the fourth largest school district in the United States, with more than 340,000 student enrolled in its 435 schools, including elementary, middle and senior high schools as well as alternaCve, specialized and vocaConal centers. Its impressive array of course offerings include renowned Bilingual Schools, InternaConal Baccalaureate Programs, Schools in the Workplace and a convenient downtown commuter school designed for working parents.
CORAL GABLES SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
!Founded in 1998, Dr. Michael M. Krop High School is located in northeastern Miami and offers a rigorous academic program. For ten years, the school has created a tradiCon of excellence that inspires success in all areas of the school. Krop’s success is evidenced by the schools high raCng from the State of Florida, ranking among the top 100 Florida High Schools by the U.S News and World Report, and its 6th place ranking from the College Board for students’ Advanced Placement (AP) test scores. Yearly, its seniors garner approximately $8 million in college scholarships and are admiYed to the naCon’s top universiCes and Ivy League schools. At Krop, students are also provided with opportuniCes to engage in almost 50 different clubs and groups serving as extra-‐curricular acCviCes. Krop is also the home of the STAR Academy, the school’s visual and performing arts program. It provides classes in dance, drama, vocal and instrumental music, visual arts, and television producCon. !Number of Students: 3020 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Lightning School colors: Black, Purple, Silver Foreign Languages: French, Italian and Spanish. Fine Arts: Drama, Dance, Music, Visual and Performing Arts. Sports: American Football, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, Water Polo and Wrestling, School website: hYp://mkhs.dadeschools.net/
!!!!!Felix Varela Senior High School is located in southwestern Miami. The school opened to students in the fall of 1999, and since then has been dedicated to creaCng a quality learning environment which embraces innovaCve technology and instrucConal rigor to meet everyday challenges by incorporaCng relevant community issues, global advancements, and expectaCons for high academic achievement into the curriculum. At Felix Varela, students are empowered to know they can succeed in Miami’s diverse and dynamic community. Amongst the student graduates, over 85% move on to a university and/or college sesng. The school boasts a challenging curriculum and number of unique learning opportuniCes. !Number of Students: 3460 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Viper School colors: Green, Black, and Silver. Foreign Languages: French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Band, Ceramics, Dance, Drama, Drawing, Jazz, Marching Band, PainCng, Photography and Television ProducCon. Sports: American Football, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, and Wrestling. School website: hYp://www.varelahighschool.org
DR. MICHAEL M. KROP HIGH SCHOOL
FELIX VARELA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
!!G. Holmes Braddock Senior High School provides students with a variety of academic programs including the Cambridge Global Studies Academy (CGSA), the InformaCon Technology Magnet (IT) , and Miami-‐Dade County’s innovaCve iPrep program. The school also offers Advanced Placement (AP), honors, and honors giked courses in every discipline as well as naConally recognized Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (NJROTC). In addiCon to magnet programs, Braddock Senior High School is also a Visual and Performing Arts DesCnaCon School. Braddock’s Visual and Performing Arts academy has four key subjects: Art, Instrumental Music, Dance and theater. G. Holmes Braddock High School encourages student involvement in many clubs and extracurricular acCviCes. !Number of Students: 3300 Grades: 8 -‐12 Mascot: Bulldogs School colors: Royal Blue and Grey Foreign Languages: American Sign Language, French, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Arts, Band, Dance, Instrumental Music and Theater. Sports: American Football, Badminton, Basketball, Baseball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, Water Polo and Wrestling. School website: hYp://ghbraddock.dadeschools.net !
G. HOLMES BADDOCK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
!!Located in West Kendall, John A. Ferguson Senior High School opened in 2003. It provides an academic experience through a career academy model. This model emphasizes career and technical educaCon, criCcal thinking, and intercultural understanding to prepare students to meet the demands of the global economy and future work force. Ferguson is also a cerCfied Magnet Program School and offers a full IB program. Yearly, Ferguson students are awarded over $6.8 million in scholarships. Many graduates have taken these scholarships to some of the finest world-‐class universiCes such as Yale, Harvard, Cornell, Boston College, The university of Pennsylvania, John Hopkins, NYU, The University of Chicago, Brown, MIT, and The University of Boston among others. AcCviCes and athleCcs also play a vital role in the success of the school’s programs. Students who parCcipate in the performing arts at Ferguson have staged producCons locally and naConally and the school has been ranked third in the country for its athleCc programs. !Number of Students: 4250 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Falcon School colors: Black and Silver Foreign Languages: French, Italian and Spanish Fine Arts: Arts, Band, Choirs, CreaCve Photography, Dance, Digital Audio, Film Studies, IB Photography, Jazz and Marching Band. Sports: American Football, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cross Country, Diving, Golf, Soccer, Sokball, Track & Field, Tennis, Volleyball, Swimming and Wrestling, School website: hYp://fergusonhs.org !
JOHN A. FERGUSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
!!!Miami PalmeYo Senior High School is located in the Village of Pinecrest in southeastern Miami-‐DadeCounty. PalmeYo is naConally recognized senior high school and a beacon of student achievement. The school offers a challenging academic program, while providing sCmulaCng coursework for students of all academic levels. Over 140 faculty members are conCnually developing and implemenCng programs to meet the needs of the school’s diverse populaCon, currently offering 290 curses for students to choose from. PalmeYo students regularly earn awards in a wide range of areas, from athleCcs to the fine arts. AddiConally, over 94% of PalmeYo graduates are admiYed in a four-‐year or two-‐year college programs. The school also provides a mulCtude of clubs and honor society courses to meet its students body diverse interests. !Number of Students: 3000 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Panther School colors: Columbia blue and white. Foreign Languages: French, German, Italian, Japanese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Band, Ceramics, Chorus, Dance, Drama, Orchestra, PainCng, Photography, Video and Film ProducCon. Sports: Baseball. Golf, Golf, Soccer Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling, and Water Polo School website: hYp://mpsh.dadeschools.net !
MIAMI PALMETTO SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
!!Miami Killian Senior High School is a dynamic, mulC-‐cultural, comprehensive high school with a full-‐range of academic offerings, programs, acCviCes and sports. At the core of Killian’s instrucConal pracCces is a belief that students learn best when they are acCvely involved in the learning process and have a variety of instrucConal approaches and co-‐curricular acCviCes to support that process. The innovaCve iPrep program was established to provide students with a technological environment and opportuniCes for internships and community based projects before and aker graduaCon. Killian currently boasts 27 clubs and honor socieCes, and offers over 35 sports programs. Killian also hosts diverse elecCve programs such as Dance Impulse, Killian Players Drama, “We the People” Law Studies, Culinary Arts, Info Technology Academy, Diversified Career Technology and JROTC. !Number of Students: 3000 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Cougar School colors: Dark Green, and Gold. Foreign Languages: American Sign Language, French and Spanish Fine Arts: Arts, AcCng, Band, Dance, Drama, Language Arts, and Musical Theater. Sports: American Football, Badminton, Sokball, Basketball, Baseball, Bowling, Cross Country, Golf, Lacrosse Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, Water Polo and Wrestling. School website: hYp://killian.dadeschools.net !
MIAMI KILLIAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
!Located in the Kendall area of Miami, Miami Sunset Senior High School embraces its rich tradiCon of the past 30 years and conCnuously strives to achieve educaConal excellence for its students. Sunset offers a rigorous curriculum including four NaConal Academy FoundaCon (NAF) career themes in Engineering, Finance, InformaCon Technology, and Hospitality & Tourism, a Medical Magnet with strands in Pre-‐Medicine, Sports Medicine and Allied Medical Science. AddiConal career-‐themed academics include Visual & Performing Arts, Early Childhood EducaCon, Advanced Global Studies, and Law & Public Services. Students are exposed to a variety of Science, Technology, Engineering, and MathemaCcs (STEM) skills to prepare them for industries that are in high demand in the career world. Students are also taught by highly qualified teachers who have expert knowledge in their specialized fields related to their academy courses. Sunset competes in 16 sports at the varsity and junior varsity level. The school has won FHSAA championships in volleyball, tennis, soccer and bowling. !Number of Students: 1900 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Knight School colors: Black, Silver and Gold. Foreign Languages: Italian and Spanish Fine Arts: Chorus, Dance, Drawing, Instrumental and Jazz Ensemble, Jazz, Keyboard, Marching and Symphonic Band, PainCng and Theater Arts/Performance. Sports: Bowling, American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Soccer, Sokball Tennis and Volleyball. School website: hYp://sunsethigh.dadeschools.net
!!Ronald W. Reagan Senior High School is a comprehensive, tradiConal high school located in the Doral area of Miami. The school excels academically offering students a range of academic programs as well a wide range of opportuniCes for elecCve and extracurricular acCviCes. Ronald Reagan Senior High School offers a challenging academic program while providing sCmulaCng coursework for students regardless of their academic abiliCes. Currently, students choose from 663 course offerings and benefits from a curriculum that offers both college credit and college-‐level preparaCon classes. The school offers AP IGCSE (InternaConal General CerCficate of Secondary EducaCon), which are internaConal examinaCons valid across the world. Through these courses, students are giving exposure to varied methods of assessment, with parCcular emphasis on development of wriCng and higher level thinking skills. Most importantly, Reagan offers a broad and enhanced educaCon that prepares students to excel in whatever career choice they choose to pursuit. !Number of Students: 2100 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Bison School colors: Navy Blue, Forest Green, and Gold. Foreign Languages: Chinese (Mandarin), French and Spanish. Fine Arts: Band, Ceramic, Chorus, Dance, Jazz Ensemble Orchestra, Photography and. Theater. Sports: American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Sokball, Tennis and Volleyball. School website: hYp://reagandoral.dadeschools.net
MIAMI SUNSET SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
RONALD W. REGAN SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
!!!Southwest Miami Senior High School is a leading educaConal insCtuCon and has been recognized by the U.S. News and World Report as one of the top schools in the naCon. The school is commiYed to providing challenging educaConal opportuniCes to a diverse populaCon of learners. Its Business Magnet Program has been recognized naConally as a Magnet School of DisCncCon and the Academy of Finance, has also been recognized by the NaConal Academy FoundaCon (NAF) as one of seven naConwide DisCnguished Academies. Southwest students regularly compete and earn awards in regional and naConal events. Recently, business students competed in the naConal DECA compeCCon for young leaders and entrepreneurs and earned over $48,000 in scholarship funds. Southwest offers a challenging academic curriculum delivered by a disCnguished faculty. Recently recognized for having one of the highest passing rates in the United States on the Advanced Placement Exams (AP), Southwest prides itself for offering a vast curriculum that challenges students of all ability levels. !Number of Students: 3090 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Eagles School colors: Purple, and white. Foreign Languages: French, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Arts, Band, Ceramics, Dance, Drama, Film & Tv ProducCon, Guitar, Photography, Stagecrak and Studio Art 2D & 3D. Sports: American Football, Badminton, Baseball, Bowling, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field. Volleyball and Wrestling. School website: hYp://sweagles.dadeschools.net
SOUTHWEST MIAMI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Being an Exchange Student is a wonderful thing. I have learned so many things during my exchange
year and I learned a lot about my personality. I did the Mix Program. I started my program in Orlando
and I had a wonderful time. My host family was very nice to me and I experienced the way to live with an
American family. At the beginning it was a big difference but after a while you get used to it and you
really enjoy it. They took me out a lot and I went with them to Universal Studios and Disney World about
every weekend as my host father worked for Disney. Going to school is a lot of fun too. The people from
school are all nice and very interested in you because you are unique at your school and they don't get to
meet so many foreign people. After 5 months I moved to Miami and my whole life changed again. I had
new people around me again and a new family too. But Miami is a big difference compared to Orlando
and I love both cities. I made really good friends in Miami too and I see them every weekend and we
always go to South Beach together So all in all it is a wonderful thing to be an Exchange Student and you
can see your life from a whole different way. And you are the one who can decide what kind of experience
you are going to have. You can have a good or a bad experience it's all up to you to make the best out of it.
Use the time wisely because this time has a limit and the time home will be always there for you.
Sandro -‐ Germany
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM USA
MIAMI -‐ FLORIDA
Orlando is located in the heart of Central Florida and its greater metropolitan area has a populaCon of over 2 million. The city dates back to the year of 1838 when the US Army established Fort Gatlin South at the height of the Seminole Wars, right where Orlando sits today. The city’s first name was Jernigan, aker its first permanent seYler Aaron Jernigan. The name Orlando came aker in honor of Orlando Reeves, a senCnel soldier who spoYed an Indian aYack. Orlando InternaConal Airport code is MCO, which stands for the McCoy Air Force base but a local joke says that it stands for “Mickey’s Corporate Office”, as in Disney’s Mickey mouse. !Orlando is nicknamed “The City BeauCful” and its symbol is the downtown Lake Eola fountain. The city is also called “The Theme Park Capital of the World” since it’s the home of theme parks like Walt Disney World, Universal Studios Florida, Island of Adventures, SeaWorld, AquaCca and Wet ‘n Wild Water Park. The city’s famous aYracCons form the backbone of Orlando’s tourism industry, making Orlando the most visited city in the USA, with an esCmated 54 million tourists a year. Orlando also has many natural parks and over 2000 lakes, making it a perfect sesng for outdoor acCviCes and water sports. Orlando is home to the Orlando Magic Major League Basketball team and to the University of Central Florida (UCF), the second largest university campus in the United States in terms of enrollments. !Travelmate USA places students in 16 Orange County Public Schools in Orlando. In 2013 all OCPS high schools made the Washington Post list of the Best High Schools in the naCon. It was the first Cme all schools made this list and Orange County schools are very proud of it. Orlando is a fun city, with lots of things to do. It's also very close to the beach and the Florida Everglades. The weather is mostly warm, with some cold days in the winter but it's never too cold. The city is big and very spread out. It can take up to one hour by car to go from the east side to the west and from the north to the south. Even though Orlando is a big city and a very popular tourisCc desCnaCon, the residenCal areas where students live and go to school are just like any other city in the US. These areas actually have a small town atmosphere and are very safe and friendly.
FUN FACTS !!• Orlando is one of the largest tourist desCnaCons in the world. The city receives an esCmated 54 million tourists a year, with over 2 million being internaConal visitors.
• Orlando InternaConal Airport code is MCO, which stands for the McCoy Air Force base. A local joke says that it stands for “Mickey’s Corporate Office”, as in Disney’s Mickey mouse.
• Orlando has the second largest number of hotel rooms in the county, aker Las Vegas, NV. • Orlando has more than 5000 restaurants with more opening each week. If you ate each meal at a different restaurant, it would take you over 5 years to cover them all.
• Orlando receives an esCmated 52 million tourist a year with 2 million being internaConal visitors.
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!Apopka High School is located in Apopka, northwest Orange County. The school is dedicated to educate and inspire students to reach their highest potenCal. Apopka High School offers all core classes as well as several AP classes, a MagneCc program in Advanced Engineering and Medical Careers, Dual Enrollment classes in Math, Science and Engineering, and AVID Program and JORTC. Apopka’s Advanced Placement Program is administered in cooperaCon with The College Board of New York and allows students to parCcipate in college level courses and possibly earn college credit while sCll in high school. Apopka High School offers students a variety of clubs and extra curricular acCviCes, including Anime Club, Arts Club, Drama Club, Step, College Reach-‐Out Program (CROP) , Honors Society and many others. Apopka HS is recognized for its sports team performance, parCcularly the American football team, which has won District and State Championship Ctles. !Number of Students: 3670 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Blue Darter School colors: Blue and White Foreign Languages: French and Spanish Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Chorus, Dance, Keyboard, Guitar, Handbells, Photography, Musical Theater/Drama and AP Arts Course. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Diving, Flag Football, American Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightliking and Wrestling. School website: www.darter.ocps.net
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The Orange County School District is a posiCve force in the Central Florida educaConal scene. OCPS is the 11th largest school district in the United States with an enrollment of over 185 thousand students. All OCPS High Schools feature the AVID Program, ESOL Classes and a wide range of AP Courses, Arts Programs, InternaConal Language Classes, Honors classes, Clubs, Extra Curricular acCviCes and Sports. 3 OCPS high schools are IB World Schools offering the InternaConal Baccalaureate Program (IB), where students receive an internaConal recognized IB Diploma. In 2013, all OCPS High Schools were listed among the best schools in the naCon by the Washington Post. Only nine percent of the schools in the country make this presCgious list. In 2012 and 2013, the district was selected by the College Board for the “AP District Honor Roll”, one of 11 districts in the state of Florida to achieve this disCncCon. In 2013, OCPS graduates were accepted into 19 of the top-‐20 naConal universiCes in America.
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!Boone High School was established in 1951 and was named aker its former principal William R. Boone. The school campus was enCrely renovated in 2005, featuring a new media center and updated buildings. Boone offers several college-‐preparatory and technical educaCon programs, including a wide range of AP courses, Magnet Programs in Criminal JusCce, Finance and Law and several Dual Enrollment Class opCons. Students seeking technical preparaCon can parCcipate in programs such as draking, early childhood educaCon, and Tech Prep. The school Mock Trial Team has won a state championship Ctle and its yearbook Legend received the Gold Crown from Columbia ScholasCc Press AssociaCon for its 2006 and 2007 books. In 2010 the school newspaper Hi-‐lights received the Silver Crown award. Both PublicaCons have been Pacemaker Finalists from NaConal ScholasCc Press AssociaCon. !Number of Students: 2940 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Braves School colors: Orange and White Foreign Languages: French and Spanish Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Ceramics, Chorus, Drawing, Keyboard, Guitar, Hand bells, Orchestra, Photography, Musical Theater/ Drama and AP Arts Course. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Crew, Cross Country, Diving, Flag Football, American Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightliking and Wrestling. School website: www.boonebraves.ocps.net !
!!!Colonial High School is one of the largest schools in the state of Florida with over 3,500 students. The school offers several AP Courses and dual Enrollment Classes as well as Magnet Programs in Veterinary Animal Science and Services, InformaCon Technology, AutomoCve Service Technology and Hospitality and Tourism. Colonial HS boy’s cross-‐country team has culminated a sweep of team Ctles with the first State Ctle of any sport in the school history. The school is also recognized for its Choir, having been an honor Choir for Disney’s Candlelight Processional for many years. In December 2011 Colonial’s Chamber Choir was invited to perform at the White House. !Number of Students: 3500+ Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Grenadie School colors: Red and Black Foreign Languages: French, LaCn and Spanish Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Chorus, Dance, Keyboard, Guitar, Handbells, Orchestra, Photography, Musical Theater/Drama and AP Arts Course. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Diving, American Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightliking and Wrestling School website: www.colonialhigh.ocps.net !
BOONE HIGH SCHOOL
COLONIAL HIGH SCHOOL
!Cypress Creek High School is an IB World School with an InternaConal Baccalaureate Diploma Program that makes CCHS a local magnet school. The school offers many AP Courses, Magnet Programs and Dual Enrollment classes as well as a wide range of clubs and extra curricular acCviCes. Cypress Creek Marching Band is a seven-‐Cme Florida Marching Band CoaliCon Class 4A Champion and was named Grand Champion an unprecedented five Cmes. The marching band was a Bands of America Grand NaConals Semi-‐Finalist two Cmes, finishing in the top 20. The movie Never Back Down, released in 2008, was filmed in part the previous year at Cypress Creek. Several Cypress Creek students served as extras for the film. !Number of Students: 3120 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Bear School colors: Maroon, Silver, Black and White Foreign Languages: French, German, Spanish and Portuguese Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Chorus, Keyboard, Guitar, Handbells, Orchestra, Photography and Musical Theater/Drama Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Flag Football, American Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightliking and Wrestling School website: www.cchs.ocps.net !!
!Doctor Phillips High School is home to the OCPS Visual Performing Arts (VPS) and Center for InternaConal Studies (CIS) magnet programs as well as 24 AP courses and several Dual Enrollment classes. Dr. Phillips has been recognized as having excellent music studies as the school’s Orchestra, Band, and Chorus Programs regularly receive superior raCngs at district and state fesCvals. The CIS program places an emphasis on awareness of global issues, an understanding of other cultures, and the aYainment of mulClingual abiliCes necessary for internaConal business and diplomacy. The program was designed to develop cross-‐cultural awareness and a global perspecCve for parCcipaCng students. The CIS Magnet program has taken students to travel abroad to countries such as China, Japan, India, France, Spain, England, Ireland, Greece, and Italy. DPHS is also known for its excellent athleCcs, having winning FHSAA state championships in the following sports: Baseball, Women’s Basketball, Men and Women’s Golf, Men and Women Swimming and Diving, CompeCCve Cheerleading and Women’s Flag Football. The school campus is located across the street from Universal Studios and Island of Adventures. !Number of Students: 3700 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Panther School colors: Navy Blue and Carolina Blue Foreign Languages: French, German, Japanese, LaCn, Spanish and Portuguese. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Chorus, Dance Keyboard, Guitar, Handbells, Orchestra, Musical Theater/Drama and AP Arts Course. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Diving, Flag Football, American Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightliking and Wrestling. School website: www.dphs.ocps.net
CYPRESS CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
DR PHILLIPS HIGH SCHOOL
!East River High School is located in the East Side of Orlando. In addiCon to standard statewide class curriculum, the school offers a variety of AP classes, including the Advanced Placement Experience Academy (APEX). This program was designed to help students reach their academic goals, to facilitate interdisciplinary learning and to encourage a cohort approach. The APEX academy requires that students take a core of Advanced Placement courses and AP exams. APEX students have the opportunity to parCcipate in college symposiums with guest speakers. East River High School boasts many sports and extra-‐curricular acCviCes for students of all grade levels. !Number of Students: 2000 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Falcons School colors: Scarlet, Silver and White Foreign Languages: French, German and Spanish. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Chorus, Keyboard, Guitar, Handbells, Musical Theater/Drama and AP Arts Course. Sports: American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Flag Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightliking and Wrestling. School website: hYp://www.erhs.ocps.net ! !
!!Edgewater High School is located in the College Park secCon of Orlando. The school was completely renovated in 2011 into a state-‐of-‐the-‐art, 3-‐story facility. Edgewater High School was designated by the Orange County School Board to be the District’s Magnet School for Engineering, Science and Technology. Courses offered in the program include: Engineering Technology, Architectural and Mechanical Draking (CADD), Computer Graphics, Computer AnimaCon, Game Design, Web Design (HTML), as well as the dual-‐enrollment courses offered by the University of Central Florida (Systems Modeling, Engineering Analysis, and Engineering Analysis of Economics). Emphasis is placed on project-‐driven learning, personal research, team building, problem solving, and personal excellence. The school newspaper, The Eagle Eye, is a member of the High School NaConal Ad Network. !Number of Students: 1700 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Eagles School colors: Red and White Foreign Languages: French, LaCn and Spanish. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Chorus, Dance, Keyboard, Guitar, Handbells, Orchestra, Photography, Musical Theater/Drama and AP Arts Courses. Sports: American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Flag Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightliking and Wrestling. School website: hYp://www.ehs.ocps.net !
EAST RIVER HIGH SCHOOL
EDGEWATER HIGH SCHOOL
!Freedom High School was established in 2003 and was named in honor of the September 11 aYacks in 2001. Freedom has a variety of academic programs for students of all grades and levels, including AVID, AP Courses, Academy of Mass Media, Academy of Hospitality, Early Childhood EducaCon Academy and several dual enrollment courses. In addiCon, students have a chance to receive career and technical training through the Tech Prep and Dual Enrollment Program. Freedom High School is home of The MonCcello Scholar Academy of Excellence, which offers a course of study designed for students who compete academically at the naConal level. Freedom strives to offer as many sports as possible to both male and female students. All AthleCc programs at Freedom High School will stress academic success, physical fitness, character development, discipline, and good sportsmanship. !Number of Students: 3150 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Patrio School colors: Red, White and Navy Blue Foreign Languages: Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, Japanese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Chorus, Dance, Keyboard, Guitar, Handbells, Orchestra, Photography, Musical Theater/Drama and AP Arts Courses Sports: American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Diving, Flag Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightliking and Wrestling. School website: www.freedom.ocps.net !
!Established in 2009, Lake Nona is the newest Orange County Public School. The school offers disCnct clubs and extra curricular acCviCes as well as a unique Collegiate Academy Program in partnership with Valencia College. This is a fast-‐track academic program that enables students to either complete a full Associate in Arts degree or take one or two college-‐level courses at Valencia College. Lake Nona High School has an impressive Digital Media Academy Program for students interested in technology, graphic design, website design, digital photography and TV ProducCon. Students in Lake Nona’s Digital Media Academia have earned a sum of 120 Adobe CerCficaCons. Lake Nona boasts a great Health Academy Program where students receive health care educaCon and hands on training. Beyond academics, students are able to be part of an athleCc team of their choice to further enrich their high school experience. In 2011, Lake Nona had its first State qualifying team in history with the Cross Country team compeCng in the FHSAA State Finals. In 2012, the boy’s Track and Field 4x800 meter relay team came in first place at the FHSAA State Finals earning Lake Nona its first State Title ever. !Number of Students: 1950 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Lion School colors: Navy Blue, Silver and White. Foreign Languages: American Sign Language, Chinese (Mandarin), French and Spanish. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Chorus, Musical Theater/Drama and AP Arts Courses. Sports: American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Diving, Flag Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightliking and Wrestling. School website: www.lakenonahs.ocps.net
FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL
LAKE NONA HIGH SCHOOL
!Ocoee High School was established in 1883 and was enCrely renovated in 2005. The school is 100% textbook free so every student receives a Macbook laptop computer on the first week, which they will keep unCl the end of the semester/year. All classes and homework are done in the computer therefore they don’t need to carry any books. Ocoee HS adopted a Smaller Learning Community Model as part of the reform. This places students in one of the four sub-‐schools for their core classes, which are: Columbia, Harvard, Princeton, and Yale. Each sub-‐school has two counselors, a dean, and an assistant principal. Each of these smaller schools has approximately 150 students. The idea is to create a small learning community for students. This allows them to get to know each other beYer and work closer with the counselors, who push them to take more-‐advanced classes. Ocoee is very proud of its Music Department. The Marching Band has performed in the CoYon Bowl Music FesCval, the Florida Citrus Parade, the Ikea Thanksgiving Parade, mulCple Under Armour Football All-‐American Games that were broadcast on ESPN, several Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parades at Universal Studios Florida and the New York City Veteran’s Day Parade. The band is also oken featured in the Florida Classic BaYle Of The Bands. !Number of Students: 2500 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Knight School colors: Black and Gol Foreign Languages: French, Japanese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Chorus, Keyboard, Guitar, Handbells, Orchestra, Musical Theater/Drama and AP Arts Courses. Sports: American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Flag Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightliking and Wrestling. School website: www.ocoeehighschool.ocps.net
!!!!!Since the school’s opening in 2001, Olympia High School has been the pride of a community with high expectaCons and parental involvement support. The school offers a Dual Enrollment classes through Valencia College and a wide variety of AP Courses, including the Advanced Placement Experience Scholars Academy (APEX). This program is offered to a selected number of students only and requires a minimum of six AP courses and exams before applicaCon. APEX students have the opportunity to parCcipate in college symposiums with guest speakers. Olympia High School is also recognized for its athleCc programs and is also known as “Home of the Titans”. The school proudly offers a wide range of individual and team sports to their students. The Olympia Titans won the state men’s golf championship in 2005. !Number of Students: 2970 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Titan School colors: Black, Silver and Teal Foreign Languages: French, Italian, LaCn and Spanish. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Chorus, Keyboard, Guitar, Handbells, Orchestra, Photography, Musical Theater, Drama and AP Arts Courses. Sports: American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Diving, Flag Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightliking and Wrestling. School website: www.olympiahigh.ocps.net
OCOEE HIGH SCHOOL
OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL
!Timber Creek High School is located in the east part of Orange County. The school offers many AP Courses as well as the unique Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program (AFJROTC). This program consists of courses related to physical training, leadership, aviaCon history, exploraCon of space, aviaCon and science of flight. AFJROTC students wear the Air Force uniform to school once a week. TCHS also hosts many Academies, including the Academy of Finance for students interested in learning about accounCng, internaConal finance, banking and entrepreneurship as well as the Academy of Agricultural and Animal Science for students with an early interest in a Veterinary career. Timber Creek High School has a notable Performing Arts program. Timber Creek High School has a very good athleCcs department and features a wide array of clubs and organizaCons. The school has made it to the divisional playoff in American football five Cmes, winning the 2nd District Title and its first ever playoff game in 2011. TCHS has also been successful in many other sports receiving significant sate level recogniCon. !Number of Students: 3050 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Wolf School colors: Purple, Silver and Black Foreign Languages: American Sign Language, Chinese (Mandarin), French, German, LaCn and Spanish. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Chorus, Dance, Orchestra, Musical Theater/Drama and AP Arts Courses. Sports: American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Flag Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightliking and Wrestling. School website: www.tchs.ocps.net !
!University High School is located about a mile from University of Central Florida (UCF). The school campus is designed in a square architectural layout with a courtyard in the middle. University High School has an InternaConal Baccalaureate program and a Global Technologies (GT) magnet program. The school Band Program has had a history of excellence in a wide range of performance acCviCes and is knows for having one of the best drama departments in Florida. They have performed several popular plays and musicals and were one of the first high schools in the world to put on the producCon Phantom of the Opera in 2011. The UHS American football team has had some recent exaggerated successes. In 2012 and 2013 the football team clinched their first District Ctle ever. The school’s stadium and junior parking lot were used as a backdrop for the 2007 film Sydney White. The University High School cheerleaders have won the state championships Ctles and were featured in the movie Bring It On: In It to Win It. University High School students also featured in an episode of MTV’s hit show True Life: I’m Going to Prom. !Number of Students: 3100 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Cougar School colors: Blue and Gold Foreign Languages: French, German, LaCn and Spanish. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Chorus, Keyboard, Guitar, Handbells, Photography, Musical Theater/Drama and AP Arts Courses. Sports: American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Diving, Flag Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Weightliking and Wrestling. School website: www.uhs.ocps.net
TIMBER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
UNIVERSITY HIGH SCHOOL
!Wekiva High School is located in Apopka, on the northwest side of Orange County. The school offers several Clubs, Sports, AP Courses and Academies. The Digital Media Academy (DMA) gives students the opportunity to learn more about television producCon, web page design, computer draking, digital art and music. The Scholar Academy, emphasizes in language development, preparaCon for SAT and ACT, higher level thinking skills, research and presentaCon skills. By compleCng the requirements of the Scholar Academy, students have the opportunity to earn presCgious designaCons, including state and/or naConal AP Scholar and Honors, AP Scholar with DisCncCon, AP InternaConal Scholar, and NaConal Merit semifinalist. WHS also hosts a Photonics Program with a curriculum that involves cusng-‐edge uses of lasers, opCcs, fiber-‐opCcs, and electro-‐opCcal devices in numerous and diverse fields of technology—manufacturing, healthcare, telecommunicaCon, environment monitoring, homeland security, aerospace, and many others. This program offers students challenging acCviCes with state of the art opCcal and laser equipment. !Number of Students: 2400 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Mustang School colors: Maroon, Navy and Gold Foreign Languages: French, LaCn and Spanish. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Chorus, Dance, Keyboard, Guitar, Handbells, Orchestra, Photography, Musical Theater/Drama and AP Arts Courses. Sports: American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Diving, Flag Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightliking and Wrestling. School website: www.wekivahigh.ocps.net !
West Orange High School was established in 1975 and renovated in 2009. The school is located in Winter Garden, southwest Orange County. West Orange supports a wide range of academic and sports pursuits, including athleCc, vocaConal, career and college preparatory classes. WOHS has had a 30-‐year tradiCon of a prominent band program within Orange County with appearances in many local and naConal venues. Its Choral and Theatre departments consistently win outstanding raCngs at District and State FesCvals. The Advanced Choirs won 1st place in Verona, Italy. In addiCon to the arts, the school is proud of its outstanding student leadership organizaCons such as the NaConal Honor Society and the Student Council/ Leadership Class. West Orange sports include at least 30 teams and its famous chant is “West Orange County”, commonly used in various athleCc home games. The baseball team is one of the most compeCCve sports at West Orange and the school is proud to have one of the best looking fields in the district. !Number of Students: 3400 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Warriors School colors: Orange and Blue Foreign Languages: French, LaCn and Spanish. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Chorus, Dance, Keyboard, Guitar, Handbells, Orchestra, Photography, Musical Theater/Drama and AP Arts Courses. Sports: American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Diving, Flag Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightliking and Wrestling. School website: www.westorangehigh.ocps.net
WEKIVA HIGH SCHOOL
WEST ORANGE HIGH SCHOOL
!Winter Park High School was one of the first schools in the district, established in 1927. The school is located in Winter Park, northeast of Orange County and is a magnet school for the InternaConal Baccalaureate program. Winter Park High School has a large number of students taking Honors, AP or IB exams every year. The school also features a Naval Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps unit and is the largest campus organizaCon, with over 300 members acCvely parCcipaCng. The unit’s compeCCon teams are consistently state finalists and have also been to naConals. Winter Park High School has a notable Performing Arts program and it was named a 2004-‐2007 Music DemonstraCon School by the Florida Department of EducaCon. The Band, Orchestra, and Choral programs consistently receive superior raCngs at State Performance Assessments and all three are recognized naConally as top rated public high school performing arts programs. WPHS also has a notable Drama department and its students aYend the District and State level compeCCons yearly. !Number of Students: 3200 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Mustang School colors: Maroon, Navy and Gold Foreign Languages: French, LaCn and Spanish. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Chorus, Dance, Keyboard, Guitar, Handbells, Orchestra, Photography, Musical Theater/Drama and AP Arts Courses. Sports: American Football, Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Diving, Flag Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Physical EducaCon, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Water Polo, Weightliking and Wrestling. School website: www.wekivahigh.ocps.net
WINTER PARK HIGH SCHOOL
After I adjusted to this new environment I was living in I started to make friends. I did so many nice things with them like visiting Alligatorland, Kennedy Space Center, Disney… A nice thing between school and having fun is that my English improves the
whole time. I enjoyed my time in the USA so much because I could share it with so many nice people. I love my school back home and I’m very proud of it but I have also
discovered that American school is amazing and every student here is proud to be part of the school, even if they don’t participate in any sports or music. I would advise everyone
to come to Florida and experience its culture. It has been the ultimate educational experience and it’s always so sunny.
Loraine -‐ Germany
STUDENT TESTIMONIAL
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM USA
ORLANDO -‐ FLORIDA
!Phoenix is the capital of Arizona and is located in the southwestern United States. With a populaCon of approximately 1.5 million, Phoenix is the most populous state capital in the United States and America’s sixth-‐largest city, aker New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, and Philadelphia. Phoenix sCll has real cowboys and rugged mountains and the kind of cactus most people see only in cartoons. Phoenix is the gateway to the Grand Canyon, and its history is a testament to the spirit of puebloans, ranchers, miners and visionaries. !Phoenix has a subtropical desert climate, with extremely hot summers and warm winters. Projected against this rich backdrop is a panorama of urban sophisCcaCon: Resorts and spas that drop jaws and soothe souls; stadiums and arenas worthy of the world’s biggest sports spectacles; restaurants with inspired cuisine and inspiring paCo views; golf courses that beckon players year round; shopping centers as stylish and eclecCc as the fashions they house; museums and galleries for those with the finest taste for arts and parks and recreaCon areas for all age groups. The city offers a great transportaCon system with a variety of light rail, bus and local shuYle services. Phoenix has a liYle bit of everything and is a great place for people who enjoy the big city environment and opportuniCes. !Travelmate USA places students in two school districts in this area: Phoenix Union High School District (10 schools) and Mesa Public Schools (6 schools). Mesa is part of the Phoenix metropolitan area and is just 20 min from downtown. Even though Phoenix is a big city it's sCll very connected to its roots. The city is really nice with a lot of things to do, especially outdoors! The area’s aYracCons include horseback riding, hot air balloon rides, fishing, golfing, hiking and jeep tours.
FUN FACTS !• Sunshine is in huge supply in Phoenix. The Valley averages 211 clear days and 85 partly cloudy days per year. • Arizona has more boats per capita than any other state in the naCon. • Phoenix Sky Harbor InternaConal Airport is the sixth-‐busiest airport in the country and the eighth-‐busiest worldwide. • Phoenix is home to the largest municipal park in the world. South Mountain Park covers more than 20,000 acres. • More than 13.3 million people visit the Valley of the Sun each year. • The Arizona Temple is located in Mesa and one of the largest aYracCons in the state. An extravagant Easter Pageant is held at this venue every year.
• Mesa is home to several higher educaConal insCtutes including the Polytechnic campus of Arizona State University.
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!!!Alhambra High School offers Honors, AP and college credit (dual enrollment) courses as well as compeCCve sports, music, dance, drama and JROTC programs. Special business programs help prepare students for jobs in Sports and Entertainment MarkeCng, AccounCng or Computer ApplicaCons. Being a part of the Medical Magnet the school offers its students the chance to prepare to become an athleCc trainer or therapist as well as take courses for other medical professions while in high school. The 4-‐year Business AVID (Advancement via Individual DeterminaCon) program gives students a way to get ready-‐to-‐use job skills as well as the extra instrucCon and tutoring for college. !Number of Students: 3750 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Lion School colors: Red and Green Foreign Languages Spanish, Chinese, Dine, French and LaCn. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Touring Guitar Ensemble, Choir, Jazz Choir, Marching and Concert Honors Band, Jazz Band, Honors Orchestra, Piano, Dance and Drama courses. Sports: Football, Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Spirit Line, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Sokball, Wrestling and Volleyball. School website: www.biosciencehs.org/alhambra
Phoenix Union High School District is one of the largest high school districts in the country, with 16 schools, over 27,000 students, and nearly 3,000 employees. The district covers 220-‐square miles of Arizona’s capital city. Diversity is a hallmark at the Phoenix Union with over 60 languages represented. The students can choose from over 500 courses and the District offers a variety of Honors, IB, AP and other high level courses for students who want to start preparing for College. Phoenix Union High School District is Arizona’s first Cambridge InternaConal Centre, offering the presCgious Cambridge curriculum and examinaCons.
ALHAMBRA HIGH SCHOOL
Age requirement: 14 to 17 years old
ESOL/ESL classes: No
Sports: No
12th grade students: Yes
GraduaCon: No
Semester Program: No
!BeYy Fairfax High School focus on providing the highest academic skill development, global awareness, and posiCve school connectedness in order to afford a holisCc educaConal experience for all students. Accordingly, Fairfax will conCnue to build upon their “wall to wall” InternaConal Baccalaureate (IB) pathways iniCaCve and the school is thrilled to announce that Fairfax is the first Arizona high school in authorizaCon for the addiCon of an IB Career-‐Related CerCficate (IBCC) program. This exciCng new IB strand emphasizes a connecCon to Career and Technical EducaCon (CTE) courses while remaining solidly connected to the IB philosophy and cerCficate pathway. The school believes that an IB educaCon ulCmately strengthens student literacy, numeracy, and criCcal thinking skills which are all essenCal components to performing at a higher level on state, naConal, and global assessments and college entrance exams. !Number of Students: 1900 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Stampede School colors: Navy Blue and Columbia Blue. Foreign Languages Spanish, Chinese, Dine, French and LaCn. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Touring Guitar Ensemble, Choir, Jazz Choir, Marching and Concert Honors Band, Jazz Band, Honors Orchestra, Piano, Dance and Drama courses. Sports: Football, Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Spirit Line, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Sokball, Wrestling and Volleyball. School website: www.bioscience.org/fairfax !
!!!Camelback High School is an amazing learning community that provides support structure designed to make each student’s experience as challenging and fulfilling as possible. The school offers 14 Advanced Placement courses and has the only freshmen AP course in the Valley! Camelback also offers a wide range of honor courses in order to provide students with more access to upper level educaCon. Camelback High School has recently adopted the ACT Quality Core, a framework that ensures that regular courses are aligned with college readiness standards. Camelback also offers ACT and SAT prep courses and organizes field trips to local universiCes. The school requires that every student joins a club or a sport, completes four community service projects, and aYends 20 campus events a year (either during the school day or aker school). These requirements are designed to ensure that each student is “connected” to campus and the community. !Number of Students: 2000 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Spartan School colors: Blue and Orange Foreign Languages Spanish, Chinese, Dine, French and LaCn. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Touring Guitar Ensemble, Choir, Jazz Choir, Marching and Concert Honors Band, Jazz Band, Honors Orchestra, Piano, Dance and Drama courses. Sports: Football, Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Spirit Line, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Sokball, Wrestling and Volleyball. School website: www.bioscience.org/camelback
BETY FAIRFAX HIGH SCHOOL
CAMELBACK HIGH SCHOOL
!Carl Hayden Community High School is home to one of Phoenix Union's oldest and largest Magnet programs, the Centers for Computer Studies and Marine Science. Students from across the district come to the school for its two Phoenix Union Magnet Programs: Computer Studies and Marine Science. Carl Hayden offers opportuniCes for students to be involved in Honors, AP and dual enrollment courses where they can earn community college credit while in high school. Students are encouraged to build their academic skills through a wide variety of programs, clubs and acCviCes, including an AVID mentoring program, advanced classes in all academic areas and internaConally renowned RoboCcs, Wrestling and JROTC Rifle clubs. The school has two award-‐winning publicaCons and its Junior ROTC program has been designated as an “Honor Unit of DisCncCon” by the U.S. Army. Number of Students: 2200 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Falcon School colors: Gold and Blue Foreign Languages Spanish, Chinese, Dine, French and LaCn. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Touring Guitar Ensemble, Choir, Jazz Choir, Marching and Concert Honors Band, Jazz Band, Honors Orchestra, Piano, Dance and Drama courses. Sports: Football, Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Spirit Line, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Sokball, Wrestling and Volleyball. School website: www.bioscience.org/hayden !
!!!Central High School is home to the brilliant Bobcats! They are proud to be the first comprehensive high school in Arizona to offer the presCgious Cambridge Curriculum, which is the world’s largest provider of advanced college curriculum, examinaCons, and college preparatory classes. Home to the InternaHonal Magnet Program, Central High School offers a diversity of world language and global business classes unsurpassed in Phoenix. Students from across the district come to Central for its Phoenix Union Magnet Program in InternaConal Studies. With global business pathways, a student advisory period, extended learning opportuniCes, stellar athleCc programs and diverse acCviCes Central students will find a safe and friendly environment for their preparaCon for college, career and life. !Number of Students: 2370 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Bobcat School colors: Red and Gray Foreign Languages Spanish, Chinese, Dine, French and LaCn. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Touring Guitar Ensemble, Choir, Jazz Choir, Marching and Concert Honors Band, Jazz Band, Honors Orchestra, Piano, Dance and Drama courses. Sports: Football, Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Spirit Line, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Sokball, Wrestling and Volleyball. School website: www.biosciencehs.org/central
CARL HAYDEN HIGH SCHOOL
CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL
!Cesar Chavez High School offers solid academics, with one of the largest and most successful Advanced Placement programs in the district, allowing students to earn college credit in thirteen different courses in five content areas. Chavez also provides a variety of innovaCve approaches to success on the AIMS test, as well as in college and the work force. They have established an excellent tutoring program and are supporCng the success of 9th graders with the new Freshman House program. AVID is an important component of student success and is implemented school wide. Cesar Chavez High School students parCcipate in a wide range of sports, clubs, and elecCves, including excellent programs in the fine arts, the performing arts, and JROTC. A student who is educated at Cesar Chavez gains a solid foundaCon in reading, wriCng, and math, as well as a thorough grounding in the technology necessary to succeed in today’s world. Chavez roboCcs team recently travelled to the White House to meet President Obama; this is just one example of the rich and varied opportuniCes available to students on the campus. !Number of Students: 2390 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Champion School colors: Purple and Silver Foreign Languages Spanish, Chinese, Dine, French and LaCn. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Touring Guitar Ensemble, Choir, Jazz Choir, Marching and Concert Honors Band, Jazz Band, Honors Orchestra, Piano, Dance and Drama courses. Sports: Football, Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Spirit Line, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Sokball, Wrestling and Volleyball. School website: www.bioscience.org/chavez
!!!!Meryvale is a comprehensive high school known for maintaining the best aYendance and graduaCon rate in the district. The seniors consistently receive scholarships totaling over $1,000,000. Maryvale graduates have successful careers in business, government, the military and private sectors. The school has a highly qualified staff including six NaConal Board CerCfied Teachers. A rigorous curriculum consists of over sixty AP and Honors secCons in all academic and elecCve classes. Students also have the opportunity to be dual enrolled with Phoenix College earning college credit alongside their high school credit. Maryvale consistently sent athletes on to college and universiCes with parCal and someCmes full scholarships. The boys’ basketball team has won two secCon championships and the boys’ soccer team has also won a secCon Ctle. !Number of Students: 2740 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Panther School colors: Black and Gold Foreign Languages Spanish, Chinese, Dine, French and LaCn. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Touring Guitar Ensemble, Choir, Jazz Choir, Marching and Concert Honors Band, Jazz Band, Honors Orchestra, Piano, Dance and Drama courses. Sports: Football, Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Spirit Line, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Sokball, Wrestling and Volleyball. School website: www.biosciencehs.org/maryvale
CESAR CHAVEZ HIGH SCHOOL
MERYVALE HIGH SCHOOL
!Opened in 1939, North High School has a rich history of academic success within the Phoenix Union High School District. North is a comprehensive high school where all students are able to achieve an educaCon that meets their specific needs. For academically giked and moCvated students, North High School offers the presCgious InternaConal Baccalaureate Program and has been an IB World School since 1985. For honors students, North offers a full complement of honors, AP, and dual enrollment courses. Students can also benefit from diverse coursework including classes in the English for Language Learners Program, the ExcepConal Student Program and over 125 elecCves. North High boasts 88 NaConal Merit Finalists and 97 NaConal Merit Commendees, more than any other district school. North High has been recognized as one of the top high schools in the United States by Newsweek magazine and annually graduates students who exceed state and naConal standards. !Number of Students: 2530 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Mustang School colors: Blue and Red Foreign Languages Spanish, Chinese, Dine, French and LaCn. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Touring Guitar Ensemble, Choir, Jazz Choir, Marching and Concert Honors Band, Jazz Band, Honors Orchestra, Piano, Dance and Drama courses. Sports: Football, Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Spirit Line, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Sokball, Wrestling and Volleyball. School website: www.biosciencehs.org/north !
!!!South Mountain High School is the first and oldest high school in the South Mountain community, educaCng students since 1954. It is also home to five magnet programs—AviaCon and Aerospace EducaCon; Law Studies; Performing Arts (dance, music and theatre); Visual Arts and CommunicaCon Arts. The school has their own art gallery, courtroom, radio staCon and simulated Air Traffic Control tower, as well as one of the largest and well-‐equipped auditoriums in the state. South Mountain also has a full academic curriculum -‐ including Advanced Placement, Honors and AVID (Advancement Via Individual DeterminaCon) classes. South Mountain’s staff include eleven NaConally Board CerCfied Teachers. South Mountain Academic Decathlon has achieved, qualifying for the State Championships in 20 of the past 21 years. South has won 33 State championships in interscholasCc athleCcs, including Girls Basketball, and a fourth-‐consecuCve Ctle in Girls Track and Field. !Number of Students: 1760 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Jaguar School colors: Columbia Blue and Red Foreign Languages Spanish, Chinese, Dine, French and LaCn. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Touring Guitar Ensemble, Choir, Jazz Choir, Marching and Concert Honors Band, Jazz Band, Honors Orchestra, Piano, Dance and Drama courses. Sports: Football, Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Spirit Line, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Sokball, Wrestling and Volleyball. School website: www.bioscience.org/southmountain
NORHT HIGH SCHOOL
SOUTH MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
!Trevor G. Browne High School is a comprehensive high school, which offers many different types of courses as diverse as Arts, Math, English, Science, JROTC, Social Studies, Business, and Auto Tech. Honors and Advanced Placement (AP) courses are also available. Besides the regular school day calendar, courses in Evening School OpportuniCes (ESO) and CommuniCes in Schools (CIS) for non-‐tradiConal students are also offered. Because of its rich tradiCons, Trevor G. Browne High School has seen many second and third generaCon students graduate, as well as graduates that return as faculty members. The TGB community fosters life-‐long learning through an equitable and rigorous curriculum in a posiCve school environment. !Number of Students: 3500 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Bruin School colors: Brown and Orange Foreign Languages: Spanish, Chinese, Dine, French and LaCn. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Dance, Orchestra, Piano, Theatre, Band, Design & ProducCon, Jazz, Choir, Guitar and Vocal Assemble. Sports: Badminton, Basketball, Baseball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Sand Volleyball and Wrestling. School website: www.trevorbrownehs.org !!
TREVOR G. BROWNE HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT TESTIMONIAL
These 5 months I spent in the USA were amazing and I will never
forget them. I made great friends, learned a lot of things and
stayed with an incredible family that I will always remember and
love. This was the best experience of my live, I’m so grateful to
TravelMate USA for making all of this possible and for my host
family for treating me like a real daughter.
Bianca -‐ Brazil
!!!Dobson High School has a richly diverse and talented student body. The school is one of the most representaCve campuses in the state of Arizona. Dobson students can take classes in several subject areas such as World Languages, Career and Technical EducaCon, Visual Arts, Physical EducaCon, ROTC and many others. Students also have the opportunity to take advantage of advanced/accelerated courses through the school’s Advanced/Accelerated Program. Dobson High School has won the state and naConal championship in speech, theater and debate and the first chair musicians at Arizona’s all state music fesCvals. Its Orchestra has played at the Carnegie Hall in New York City and its Symphonic and Jazz Band played at the World Expo in Shanghai, China. The girls basketball team has also won the 5A-‐I State Championship. !Number of Students: 2700 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Mustang School colors: Silver and Blue Foreign Languages: Chinese, Spanish, German, French, LaCn, Russian and Japanese. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Drill Team, Color Guard, MarkeCng, Theater Design, TV & Movie producCon. Sports: Badminton, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Swim & Dive, Volleyball, Cheer, Pom, Baseball, Sokball, Tennis, Track & Field, Basketball, Soccer and Wrestling. School website: www.mpsaz.org/dobson !
Age requirement: 14 to 18 years old
ESOL/ESL classes: No
Sports: Yes
12th grade students: Yes
GraduaCon: Yes
Semester Program: No
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!Mesa Public Schools district is naConally recognized for excellence in teaching and support services, and for student achievement in academics, sports, creaCve and performing arts as well as career and technical programs. MPS is a leader in providing outstanding K-‐12 comprehensive programs at all of its neighborhood schools and an exciCng variety of educaConal choices for families. Mesa Public schools offers a variety of STEM and ScholasCc Diplomas, InternaConal Baccalaureate Programs and Advanced Placement Classes. The district is also home to the Biotechnology Academy, offering district wide biotechnology classes.
!Mesa High is a united school with a common goal to provide all students with a challenging learning environment, which promotes interest and excellence in academics. The school mission is to ensure every student acquires the skills and aYributes necessary for success in any career they choose to pursue. Mesa High School offers several opCons of Dual Enrollment classes in partnership with Mesa Community College and Rio Salado College. The classes are designed to help students with the transiCon between high school and college. Mesa also offers a wide range of Advanced Placement courses in the following subject areas: Arts, English, History and Social Science, Math and Computer Science, Sciences, World Language and Cultures. The school holds 5A state championship Ctles in wrestling and boys basketball. !Number of Students: 3300 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Jackrabbit School colors: Purple and Gold Foreign Languages: Chinese, Spanish, German, French, LaCn, Russian and Japanese. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Drill Team, Color Guard, MarkeCng, Theater Design, TV & Movie producCon. Sports: Badminton, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Swim & Dive, Volleyball, Cheer, Pom, Baseball, Sokball, Tennis, Track & Field, Basketball, Soccer and Wrestling. School website: www.mpsaz.org/mesa !
!!!!Mountain View High School serves the north-‐central area of Mesa, Arizona. The school is known for its numerous athleCc and academic accomplishments. Mountain View High School curriculum emphasizes the criCcal skills that are essenCal for all students to master in reading, wriCng, mathemaCcs, science and social studies. Mountain Vista offer 26 AP courses and over 30 different acCviCes and clubs, including NaConal Honor Society, Technology Student AssociaCon, Dungeons and Dragons Club, Harlequins Rugby and many others. In addiCon, MVHS offers a series of MarkeCng Programs in Entrepreneurship, Sports MarkeCng, Customer Service and Customer Behavior as well as a wide range of Business, Computer and Technology courses. !Number of Students: 3250 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Toro School colors: Red and Blue Foreign Languages: Chinese, Spanish, German, French, LaCn, Russian and Japanese. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Photography, Jewelry, Sculpture, Drawing, PainCng, Theater Design, TV & Movie producCon. Sports: Badminton, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Swim & Dive, Volleyball, Cheer, Pom, Baseball, Sokball, Tennis, Track & Field, Basketball, Soccer and Wrestling. School website: www.mpsaz.org/mtnview
MESA HIGH SCHOOL
MOUNTAIN VIEW HIGH SCHOOL
!Red Mountain High School strives to provide a strong foundaCon in reading, wriCng and mathemaCcs to its students. As a team of diverse students, parents, faculty, administraCon, and staff, Red Mountain is commiYed to providing a safe environment where learning, responsibility, respect and self-‐esteem flourish. Red Mountain High School offers 24 Advanced Placement courses in the following areas: Arts, English, Math, Music, Science, Social Studies and World Language. The school also offers an extensive standard curriculum, numerous clubs and extra curricular acCviCes. !Number of Students: 3360 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Mountain Lion School colors: Cardinal Red and Black Foreign Languages: Chinese, Spanish, German, French, LaCn, Russian and Japanese. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Drill Team, Color Guard, MarkeCng, Theater Design, TV & Movie producCon. Sports: Badminton, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Swim & Dive, Volleyball, Cheer, Baseball, Sokball, Tennis, Track & Field, Basketball, Soccer and Wrestling. School website: www.mpsaz.org/rmhs !
!!Skyline High School opened its doors in 1999 and is the newest school in Mesa. The school has over 35 different and fun clubs that students can join and become involved during the Skyline experience. The school highly encourages students to get involved in such acCviCes as it provides a channel for reinforcing the lessons learned in the classroom, offering the opportunity to apply academic skills in a real-‐world context. Skyline High School currently teaches 15 Advanced Placement courses in English, Social Studies, Math, Science, World language, Fine Arts and Computers. 1 out of 5 students currently take at least one AF Course at Skyline. The school music program is very popular and Skyline Orchestra, Band and Choir have received several awards. Several of Skyline students have parCcipated and excelled in the Voices district wriCng contest. Skyline was awarded a total of 8 awards in 2014, which included sweeping the 10th grade short story division. !Number of Students: 2580 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Coyotes School colors: Vegas Gold and Forest Green Foreign Languages: Chinese, Spanish, German, French, LaCn, Russian and Japanese. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Drill Team, Color Guard, MarkeCng, Theater Design, TV & Movie producCon. Sports: Badminton, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Swim & Dive, Volleyball, Cheer, Baseball, Sokball, Tennis, Track & Field, Basketball, Soccer and Wrestling. School website: www.mpsaz.org/skyline
RED MOUNTAIN HIGH SCHOOL
SKYLINE HIGH SCHOOL
!Westwood High School has been an IB World School since January 1996. The IB program at Westwood offers a wide range of advanced courses through which students are exposed to an internaConal standard. Westwood offers 24 AP courses in Arts, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Government, History, Macroeconomics, Math, Music, Physics, Psychology, StaCsCcs and World Language. Westwood High School offers extensive opportuniCes for all students to parCcipate in the acCviCes of their choice as an integral part of their total school program. Clubs and class experiences are designed to extend academic needs and to help saCsfy the recreaConal, social and emoConal interests of all students. !Number of Students: 3000 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Warriors School colors: Orange and Blue Foreign Languages: Chinese, Spanish, German, French, LaCn, Russian and Japanese. Fine Arts: Visual arts, Drill Team, Color Guard, MarkeCng, Theater Design, TV & Movie producCon. Sports: Badminton, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Swim & Dive, Volleyball, Cheer, Baseball, Sokball, Tennis, Track & Field, Basketball, Soccer and Wrestling. School website: www.mpsaz.org/skyline !
WESTWOOD HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT TESTIMONIAL
I had an amazing experience on Travelmate USA High School Program. I
had the opportunity to meet people from many countries, made many
friends, including through sports in school and in my neighborhood. I
lived with a very nice host family who really taught me a lot and helped
me grow as a person. Doing the High School Program abroad means much
more than just improving your English and seeing different things. It’s all
about learning to live and seeing things in a different way.
Rafael -‐ Brazil
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM USA
PHOENIX -‐ ARIZONA
Provo is the third-‐largest city in the state of Utah, home to more than 100.000 people. Provo is located about 43 miles (69 km) south of Salt Lake City and 45 miles (72 km) south of Park City, which is home to Park City Mountain Resort. Park City is a very popular ski area in the US and every year hosts the Sundance Film FesCval, one of the largest independent film fesCvals in the country. Provo offers world class shopping and restaurants, with many shops, galleries and music venues. If you love the outdoors, Provo has many parks and is conCnually developing new ones. There are endless opportuniCes for biking, hiking, camping, fishing, climbing or whatever you can imagine doing in the beauCful Wasatch Mountains. Provo is fast becoming a hotspot for music, not only as a locaCon for concerts but as a birthplace for excellent music groups. !Provo is home to two beauCful canyons. Provo Canyon is full of beauCful waterfalls, scenic lookouts, raking and ice climbing in the winter. Rock Canyon offers Provo its most iconic natural characterisCc in Squaw Peak. It is also an excellent area for hiking and rock climbing, including a mulC pitch sport climbing route that climbs up the face of Squaw Peak. Provo is home to Brigham Young University (BYU), one of the country’s largest private universiCes. It’s a great town to go to school and aYend college in, no maYer what school you enroll at. The Utah Transit Authority (UTA) maintains substanCal metropolitan bus routes within and between the ciCes of Salt Lake City, Ogden, Provo and Park City. This service is provided year round and has comparable fees to any other U.S. metro bus or rail. !Travelmate USA places students in 2 schools of the Provo School District. Provo is a really nice city, very beauCful and safe with lots of shopping and outdoors acCviCes all year round. The area experiences four seasons, summer is really nice because it never gets too hot and winters are cold with snowfall. There are many interesCng acCviCes for students to get involved with around the town once classes are over. There is something to match almost everyone’s interest in the area.
FUN FACTS !• In 2002, Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympics. Provo’s Peaks Ice Arena served as one of the athleCc venues, drawing crowds to watch the events.
• Provo metro area currently has one of the best economies in the country. • Utah uses Google more than any other state. With Google Fiber coming to Provo, it is only going to go up. • Of the 50 states, Utah has the youngest and healthiest populaCon; the highest literacy rate; the highest percentage of high school graduates and the highest number of people with a college educaCon.
• As a result of the large Mormon populaCon, Provo is also the largest missionary training center for the Church of LaYer-‐day Saints.
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!!!!Provo High School is the oldest secondary school in the city of Provo, UT. In 2007 PHS became the first "IB World School" in Utah County. Provo High offers 6 world languages as well as a wide range of courses for the varied interests of its students including welding, digital photography, bio-‐technology, psychology, ceramics, business law, web page design, art of world cultures, modern and ballroom dance, survey of cinema, fashion sewing, floral design, automoCve technology, sports medicine, TV and video producCon, woodworking and JROTC. Provo High School also offers 22 Honor courses, 15 AP courses and 23 IB courses. The school boasts state and naConal Ctles in ballroom dance and ProStart, as well as many other athleCc state championships including a state record of 17 Boys’ Basketball championships. Provo High graduates have long been commiYed to achieving excellence and success. !Number of Students: 1720 Grades: 9-‐12 Mascot: Bulldog School colors: Green and White Foreign Languages: Chinese, French, Spanish, German, Russian, American Sign Language. Fine Arts: Music, Marching Band, Symphony Band, Choir, Orchestra, Percussion, Drama, Arts, Ceramic, Design and Visual CommunicaCon, Digital Photography, Film Photography, TV and Video ProducCon, Yearbook, Modern Dance and Ballroom Dance. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Sokball, Tennis, Swimming, Track & Field, Volleyball and Wrestling. School website: www.phs.provo.edu
Age requirement: 14 to 17 years old
ESOL/ESL classes: Yes
Sports: Yes
12th grade students: Yes
GraduaCon: Yes
Semester Program: Yes
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Provo School District serves 13,600 students in its 2 High schools, 2 middle schools and 14 elementary schools. All High Schools in the District offer InternaConal Baccalaureate courses and a full range of Advanced Placement courses. In addiCon, students can choose from a variety of courses that can be taken as Concurrent Enrollment and Distance Learning. The Provo School District Child NutriCon Program was honored to receive the 2013 Best of State Award for being the top EducaCon Support Personnel group in Utah for the fourth consecuCve year. Each year local businesses partner with Provo School District to sponsor the Links for Kids Golf Tournament. Golfers enjoy breakfast, lunch, goodie bags, door prizes and 18 holes of golf at The Reserve at East Bay.
!!!Timpview High School is located in the Edgemont neighborhood of Provo, about two miles north of the Provo campus of Brigham Young University (BYU). Timpview High School offers 18 AP classes among with many opportuniCes for students to get ahead in academics. Timpview was selected to parCcipate in a naConal ACT study because it is considered one of 63 higher performing high schools in the US, where students are progressing more rapidly toward college and career readiness. Timpview High School students' ACT scores exceed naConal and state averages. Timpview won the “All Sports Award” for the 4A classificaCon in Utah. In 2012 and 2013, Timpview's football team won the 4A State Championship. !Number of Students: 1960 Grades: 9-‐12 Mascot: Thunderbird School colors: Orange, White and Blue Foreign Languages: French, Spanish, German, Japanese, Chinese and American Sign Language. Fine Arts: Drawing/PainCng, Printmaking, Digital Photo, Ceramics, Arts, Visual Arts, Orchestra, Symphony, Concert Band, Percussion, Jazz Band, Marching Band, Color Guard, Music Study, Chorus, Choir, Drama, Musical Theater, Film History, Yearbook, Dance and Pop Culture, Modern Dance and Ballroom Dance. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Football, Sokball, Golf, Swimming, Soccer, Tennis, Track & Field, Cross Country and Volleyball. School website: www.Cmpview.provo.edu
TIMPVIEW HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT TESTIMONIAL
My experience in the USA was great! It was a little hard in the
beginning but my host family was very nice and really helped me
adjust into this new culture and language. Every day was a new
adventure and I would always learn something new. I’m really
thankful for this experience, especially for my host family because they
really made me feel at home. I would definitely do everything again if
I could.
Alice -‐ Brazil
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM USA
PROVO -‐ UTAH
SeaYle is a coastal seaport city in the state of Washington. With an esCmated 635 thousand residents, SeaYle is the largest city in the Pacific Northwest region of North America and one of the fastest-‐growing ciCes in the United States. SeaYle metropolitan area has over 3.5 million people and includes SeaYle, Tacoma, and Olympia. SeaYle is the most literate city in the US and has the highest percentage of residents with a college degree or higher. The city has been the birthplace of a number of Fortune 500 companies and has the highest per capita share of technology-‐dependent jobs among all the states in the country. It is home to the University of Washington, as well as a number of smaller private universiCes. !SeaYle has three major professional sports teams: The NaConal Football League's SeaYle Seahawks, Major League Baseball's SeaYle Mariners and Major League Soccer's SeaYle Sounders FC. People of all ages enjoy numerous museums, theater producCons, art galleries, a fine library system, musical entertainment, local fairs and many other events. SeaYle's mild, temperate marine climate allows year-‐round outdoor recreaCon, including walking, cycling, hiking, skiing, snowboarding, kayaking, rock climbing, motor boaCng, sailing, team sports, and swimming. SeaYle is known as the “Rainy City” but its annual rainfall is less than many other US ciCes, such as Houston, Chicago and New York City. !Travelmate USA places students in two school districts in this area: SeaYle Public Schools (15 schools) and Tacoma Public School (5 schools). Tacoma is located in the metropolitan area of SeaYle, about half an hour south of the downtown area. This whole area is very nice, has great neighborhoods and amazing quality of life. It's a very fun city with great schools and lots of things to do. !
FUN FACTS !• SeaYle was the first city in the US to play a Beatles song on the radio.
• The first Starbucks was opened in SeaYle.
• The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is the fikh longest suspension bridge in the world.
• The SeaYle Public Library system has the highest percentage of library card-‐holders per capita in the country. • Several movies have used SeaYle and Tacoma as their sesng, such as: Rose Red, Enough, Preston Tylk, Get Carter, Prefountaine, 10 Things I Hate About You, Countdown, Born to be Wild, The Hand that Rocks the Cradle, I Love You to Death, WaiCng for the Light, Come See the Paradise, Chips the War Dog and Three FugiCves.
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!Ballard High School is a proud community of learners that is supported by a passionate group of parents and alumni to provide a rigorous educaCon for all of students. Ballard High School believes strongly that engaging students in school through academies, pathways, performing arts, athleCcs and acCviCes increases their learning opportuniCes. Ballard offers a wide variety of rigorous and engaging Academic Academies/Pathways, Advanced Placement Courses, UW in the High School Courses, and CTE courses to challenge students and prepare them for college and life. The school is also home to the award-‐winning Music Department, the most complete high school music program in the city. !Number of Students: 1630 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Beavers School colors: Red and Black Foreign Languages: Spanish Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Vocal Jazz, Choir, Drama and Orchestra. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Soccer, Cheer, Cross Country, Dance, Golf, Football, GymnasCcs, Lacrosse, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball, Wrestling and UlCmate Frisbee. School website: www.ballardhs.seaYleschools.org
BALLARD HIGH SCHOOL
Age requirement: 14 to 18 years old
ESOL/ESL classes: No
Sports: Yes
12th grade students: Yes
GraduaCon: Yes
Semester Program: Yes
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SeaYle Public Schools is the largest K-‐12 school system in Washington state, serving more than 49,870 students in 95 schools. SeaYle Public Schools has a staff of about 8,000 which includes about 3,100 teachers. About 227 of the teachers are NaConally Board CerCfied. SeaYle Public Schools focus is on improving academic achievement for all students and commiYed to ensuring that all students graduate from high school prepared for college, careers, and life. SPS strive to provide excellent teachers in every classroom, set high expectaCons for every student, meet the needs of diverse learners, and prepare students to excel. SeaYle Public School's staff conCnue to be recognized for excellence.
!Cleveland High School is a city-‐wide Science, Technology, Engineering and MathemaCcs (STEM) high school, divided into two STEM academies. The School of Life Sciences Academy (SOLS), focuses on the life sciences, including biology and biochemistry, as well as global health issues. The School of Engineering and Design Academy (SOED), focuses on the physical sciences and technology, featuring a computer game design program and a pre-‐engineering program that will expose students to leading edge technologies in roboCcs, aeronauCcs, rocket design, and alternaCve energy. The school overlooks Georgetown, Boeing Field, and the Duwamish River valley and its building was designated a historic landmark by the City of SeaYle. !Number of Students: 680 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Eagle School colors: Red and White Foreign Languages: French, Spanish and Mandarin Fine Arts: Drawing, PainCng, Video ProducCon, Band, Orchestra, Drumline and Choir. Sports: Soccer, Cross Country, Golf, Volleyball, Football, Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling, Tennis, Baseball, Sokball, Track & Field and Cheer. School website: www.clevelandhs.seaYleschools.org !
!!Franklin High School is a large, public urban high school respected for its tradiCons of student and community involvement and academic preparedness. The school’s curriculum is divided into 5 academies, the 9th Grade Academy and four Small Learning CommuniCes for the 10-‐12th Grade students: Academy of Finance (AOF), and John Stanford Public Service Academy (PSA), HumaniCes, and CREATE Academy. Each academy specializes in a parCcular study with their own mission statement and required classes. The student body is a richly diverse balance of ethnicity and culture. Franklin students spend their school years learning with and about students of different cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Thus graduates, in addiCon to being high caliber academically, receive another enriching educaConal experience, learning to live and get along in a complex urban society. !Number of Students: 1300 Grades: 9 -‐12 School colors: Black and Gold Mascot: Quakers Foreign Languages: Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and French. Fine Arts: Choir, Drama, Chorale, Theatre, Dance Performance, Guitar, Orchestra and Piano. Sports: Lacrosse, UlCmate Frisbee, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling, GymnasCcs, Baseball, Tennis, Track, Sokball and Dance Squad. School website: www.franklinhs.seaYleschools.org
FRANKLIN HIGH SCHOOL
CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOL
!Garfield High School is one of two schools that offer the district's Accelerated Progress Program for highly giked students. As a result, it has many college-‐level classes available ranging from calculus-‐based physics to Advanced Placement (AP) studio art. Garfield has over 200 students in IEP (Individualized Learning) and ELL (English Language Learners) programs, along with 415 APP (Accelerated Progress Program) students. The school currently offers 17 Advanced Placement and 10 honors courses. Garfield athleCcs is also known for its high achievements. !Number of Students: 1900 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Bulldog School colors: Purple and White Foreign Languages: French, Japanese, LaCn and Spanish. Fine Arts: Visual Arts, Band, Choir, Guitar, Jazz, Orchestra, Piano, Percussion, Theatre. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming/Diving, Tennis, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Sokball, Track, Wrestling and Volleyball. School website: www.garfieldhs.seaYleschools.org !!
!Ingraham High School is recognized for promoCng and maintaining a well-‐balanced educaCon program and for meeCng or exceeding standards considered essenCal for quality educaCon. Ingraham is proud of its mulCcultural diverse student body, its academic excellence and its many innovaCve and exciCng academics and acCvity programs. Ingraham is an InternaConal Baccalaureate school and also offers programs such as the Academy of InformaCon Technology. Since 2011, Ingraham has been host to a porCon of SeaYle's Accelerated Progress Program (APP) who parCcipate in the IBx (accelerated IB program.) !Number of Students: 1030 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Rams School colors: Blue, White, and Grey Foreign Languages: Japanese, Spanish and French Fine Arts: Visual Arts, Band, Choir, Guitar, Jazz, Orchestra, Piano, Percussion, Drama, Musical Theatre. Sports: Lacrosse, UlCmate Frisbee, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Volleyball, Basketball, Swimming, Wrestling, GymnasCcs, Baseball, Tennis, Track and Sokball. School website: www.ingrahamhs.seaYleschools.org !
GARFIELD HIGH SCHOOL
INGRAHAM HIGH SCHOOL
!The Nathan Hale High School curriculum offers students a balanced educaConal experience focusing upon developing criCcal thinking and communicaCon skills so that the students become members of a responsible, democraCc ciCzenry. Nathan Hale High School is naConally recognized as a leader in school reform efforts that result in providing a rigorous and relevant educaCon for young adults that is intenConal, integrated, and collaboraCve in nature. Students will graduate with the greatest number of opportuniCes open to them. Honors, Advanced Placement, and modified transcript designaCons are awarded for work in their full-‐inclusion classrooms and are available across the curriculum. !Number of Students: 1130 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Raider School colors: Red, Blue, White Foreign Languages: French, Japanese and Spanish Fine Arts: Visual arts, Band, Wind Ensemble, Jazz Band, Vocal Jazz, Choir, Drama, Orchestra and Theatre. Sports: Soccer, UlCmate Frisbee, Sokball, Tennis, Cheer, Football, Track & Field, Volleyball, X Country, Golf, Basketball, Wrestling, Swimming and GymnasCcs. School website: www.halehs.seaYleschools.org
!!!Rainier Beach is a comprehensive high school with the smaller size that many parents prefer. This provides more personalized educaCon in which the staff is able to know students well -‐ a key factor in student achievement. Through the Advanced Placement classes, the arts and music classes, and the CTE classes, students work with a group of teachers over a period of Cme. Strong mentoring programs support incoming ninth-‐graders in the transiCon to high school. This conCnues unCl students graduate. The school historically has had a strong emphasis on team sports, and many championship teams. Rainier Beach High School has created a climate in which all students feel a sense of belonging, and these efforts are paying off in improved student achievement. !Number of Students: 500 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Vikings School colors: Blue and Orange Foreign Languages: Spanish and Chinese Fine Arts: Band, Ceramics, Choir, Drawing & PainCng, Guitar, Visual Arts, Percussion and Theater. Sports: Basketball, Baseball, Sokball, Soccer, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Wrestling, Track, Tennis and Volleyball. School website: www.rainierbeachhs.seaYleschools.org !
NATHAN HALE HIGH SCHOOL
RAINIER BEACH HIGH SCHOOL
!Roosevelt High School is one of the largest high schools in the greater SeaYle area. The strength of its program lies within the students, staff and community who all strive to do excellent work and support the success of all students. Roosevelt High School has the only full-‐Cme drama program in the SeaYle School District. The school is well known for its drama program. Each year they have a "Dramafest", a series of twelve student produced plays, a Winter ProducCon, and a Spring Musical. The boy's basketball team has won three state championships. The girl's basketball team has won one state championship and had a wide-‐release theatrical movie, The Heart of the Game based on their experiences. Whether it is academics, arts, acCviCes or athleCcs, there is something for everyone at Roosevelt. !Number of Students: 1650 Grades: 9 -‐12 School colors: Green and Gold Mascot: Rough Riders Foreign Languages: French, Japanese, LaCn, Spanish and American Sign Language. Fine Arts: Band, Choir, Vocal Music, Jazz Band, Orchestra, Instrumental Music, Dance, Poetry, CreaCve WriCng, Ceramic, Drawing/Sketching, PainCng, Photography, Drama and Sculpture. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Sokball, Track and Field, Lacrosse, Volleyball, Water Polo and Wrestling. School website: www.roosevelths.seaYleschools.org
ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL
STUDENT TESTIMONIAL
I'm very honored to share my life this year in the USA. I met a lot of friends some
of them are local people and some are from different countries. I had the best
year of my life. My host family is very good my mum and dad both very nice
persons they always help me in life skills and language problems. I really enjoy
this year's life. I will go to American college and feel happy that I begin my
journey with help of my host family. I also enjoy American movies, that's awesome!
In a word, I love here!
Marshall -‐ China
!Henry Foss World School was the first school in Washington State to introduce the InternaConal Baccalaureate Program. The school currently offers IB courses in 15 different areas, including Biology, Chemistry, Language, Math, Music Theory, Physics, History, Psychology and the Visual Arts. In addiCon, Henry Foss boasts a full-‐range of academic offerings that include several Business EducaCon courses, NutriCon, Health. RoboCcs, Wood Tech, Air Force JROTC and many more. Henry Foss World School has a rich ethnic diversity and a sense of family between staff and students. Its mission is to transform tradiConal programs into dynamic opportuniCes to educate all students. !Number of Students: 1060 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Falcons School colors: Green, Gold and White Foreign Languages: French, Korean, Russian and Spanish. Fine Arts: Band. Choir/Chorus, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Theater, Arts, Glass Art, Ceramics, PoYery, PainCng and Drawing, Sports: Basketball, Baseball, Football, Volleyball, Soccer, Sokball, Golf, Diving, Track and Field, Cheerleading, Water Polo, Cross Country, Swimming and Wrestling. School website: www.tacoma.k12.wa.us/sites/schools/foss/Pages/default.aspx
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ESOL/ESL classes: No
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12th grade students: Yes
GraduaCon: Yes
Semester Program: Yes
!Tacoma Public Schools (TPS) is the third largest district in Washington State serving more than 28,000 children in kindergarten through grade 12. The district has 35 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, 5 comprehensive high schools and 14 alternaCve learning sites. TPS has more than 3,500 employees and is one of the largest employers in the city. Tacoma is an outstanding school district in which all students exhibit high standards of achievement and criCcal thinking skills, and are socially responsible, contribuCng members of their community. In 2012, Tacoma Public Schools was named the state’s first-‐ever and only district-‐wide InnovaCon Zone for educaCon.
!Designed in a classical Collegiate Gothic style, Lincoln High School is a model of the modern, mulCcultural urban high school. Lincoln High School was a recipient of a 2010 Washington Achievement Award from the Office of Public InstrucCon and the State Board of EducaCon based on exemplary student growth and school improvement. In the last decade Lincoln High School has achieved a remarkable renaissance in teaching and school programs. A once dormant drama department now features annual producCons and an award-‐winning culinary-‐arts program regularly bests similar programs in the region. Lincoln High is a school-‐within-‐a-‐school that features a rigorous, college-‐ready curriculum and strong emphasis on character building. !Number of Students: 1380 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Abes School colors: Black & Gold Foreign Languages Chinese, French, Japanese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Computer Graphics, Glass Art, Printmaking, PainCng, Drawing, Drama, Theater ProducCon, Choir, Orchestra, Piano Lab, Percussion, Symphonic Band and Photography. Sports: Baseball, Basketball, Bowling, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Sokball, Swimming, Tennis, Track & Field, Volleyball, Water Polo and Wrestling. School website: www.lincolnabes.org !
!!!Built in 1961, the sesng of Mount Tahoma High School drasCcally changed in September 2004 when the new building was completed. The design included an effecCve use of daylight, natural venClaCon and quality acousCcs to enhance the indoor learning environment. In addiCon to the new buildings, the construcCon project added new high-‐quality athleCc faciliCes. The crowning jewel among those was the new football stadium, which seats more than 5,000 spectators, and has become a go-‐to site to host high school athleCc events in and around the Pierce County area.
Number of Students: 1480 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Thunderbird School colors: Cardinal, White and Gold Foreign Languages: French, Korean and Spanish. Fine Arts: Choir, Chorus, Dance, Drama, TV ProducCon, Computer Graphics, Ceramics, Glass Art, Photography, PainCng, Drawing, Arts, Theater, Band, Guitar, Orchestra, Jazz Band and Music History. Sports: Football, Soccer, Tennis, Volleyball, Swimming, Cross Country, Basketball, Bowling, Wrestling, Golf, Track and Field, Water Polo, Baseball and Fast Pitch. School website: www.mYahomathunderbirds.org
LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL
MOUNT TAHOMA HIGH SCHOOL
!!!Stadium High School is located in the Stadium District, near downtown Tacoma. ConstrucCon began in 1891 with the intenCon of building a luxury hotel resembling a French château. In 2005-‐2006 the school underwent a major renovaCon, seismic upgrade, historical restoraCon, and expansion. The centennial celebraCon of Stadium High School was held on September 2006 and was aYended by 3299 alumni, sesng a Guinness World Record for the largest recorded school reunion. !Number of Students: 1620 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Tiger School colors: Royal Blue and Gold Foreign Languages: French German, Japanese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Glass Art, Computer Graphic, Printmaking, Graphic Design, Ceramics, Theater, Chorus, Orchestra, Jazz Band, Percussion, Symphonic Band, Music Theory and Photography. Sports: Football, Soccer, Basketball, Bowling, Track and Field, Cross Country, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Sokball, Wrestling, Swimming and Volleyball. School website: www.stadiumCgers.org
STADIUM HIGH SCHOOL
!!Wilson High School was built in 1958 and opened a new addiCon in September 2006, which contains state-‐of-‐the-‐art classrooms and science labs, a new library, business educaCon classes, an expanded Associated Student Body complex, the Career Center and Guidance and administraCve offices. Wilson is one of very few high schools in the country with a fully equipped glass blowing hot shop. In 2011, 2012, and 2013, Wilson was named a "School of DisCncCon" by the Center for EducaConal EffecCveness in recogniCon of its students' dramaCc improvements in reading and math. Wilson is the only high school in the state to earn this honor more than once. !Number of Students: 1400 Grades: 9 -‐12 Mascot: Rams School colors: Red, White and Blue Foreign Languages French, Japanese and Spanish. Fine Arts: Computer Graphics, Ceramics, Photography, PainCng, Drawing, Arts, Visual Arts, Modern Dance, Glass Art, Band, Guitar, Choir, Chorus, Jazz Band, Jazz Choir, Music Theory, Orchestra, Percussion and Symphonic Band. Sports: Football, Soccer, Basketball, Track and Field, Cross Country, Bowling, Cheerleading, Tennis, Golf, Baseball, Fast Pitch, Wrestling, Swimming, Water Polo and Volleyball. School website: www.wilsonrams.org
WOODROW WILSON HIGH SCHOOL
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM USA
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