We all received an email earlier this month notifying us that our school received the Bronze Medal in the magazine "U.S. News & World Report" for being one of the top schools in the nation! Then this week, we received the following email (which for some reason looks messed up when pasted here):
Subject: FW: Arts High School's Performance on the Prompt Portion of the Biology EOC Exam> > > Great news!> > I happen to believe, Ms. Kilpatrick/Williams, that our> students> performed with higher success rates than the other schools> because they> are artists in training and have enough time in their> majors to enhance> the other portion of their brains that would not> necessarily be nurtured> and or/honed in a Science Academy. J> > Peace,> > Dennis> > > > > From: Pedro, Ricardo> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 3:08 PM> > > Congratulations and thanks to Ms. Kilpatrick, Ms. Hooper> and Dr.> Hnatczuk for all they did in preparing their students for> this test.> > > > Great job!> > > > Ricardo Pedro> > Vice Principal> > Arts High School> > > > From: Kilpatrick, Ivory> Sent: Friday, January 23, 2009 2:37 PM> To: Pedro, Ricardo> Cc: De Antonio Jr, Michael; Hnatczuk, Oksana;> Newton-Hooper, Chenita;> Brown, Norma F.> Subject: Arts High School's Performance on the Prompt> Portion of the> Biology EOC Exam> > > > I just wanted you to know that I received the results for> the prompt> portion of the Biology EOC Exam yesterday. I am elated to> report that> Arts High School had the highest overall average of any> school in the> district.> > > > * Arts High School's female students scored an> average of 11.38> out of a possible 24; the state average was 11.68.> > * Arts High School's male students scored an> average of 10.51> out of a possible 24; the state average was 11.07.> > * All students scored an average of 11.03; the> state average was> 11.37.> > > > * Science High School's female students scored> an average of> 10.01.> > * Science High School's male students scored an> average of 8.02.> > * All students scored an average of 9.29; the state> average was> 11.37.> > > > * Technology High School's female students> scored an average of> 9.45.> > * Technology High School's male students scored> an average of> 9.22.> > * All students scored an average of 9.34; the state> average was> 11.37.> > > > * University High School's female students> scored an average of> 8.15.> > * University High School's male students scored> an average of> 4.25.> > * All students scored an average of 6.67; the state> average was> 11.37.> > > > Note:> > I believe that we were the only school to offer an after> school academy> for biology. Our academy was established for the purpose of> exposing> students to the nearly 40% of content that we were unable> to get to in> class. Imagine what our scores could have been if, we had> academy to> reinforce material already covered in class!
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