William Blount High School

Named after Tennessee’s !rst governor, William Blount High School is a comprehensive four-year public high school enrolling 1,820 students in grades 9–12. The average senior class for the last 4 years (classes of 2013-2016) has graduated 90.3% of its students. William Blount is accredited by AdvancED  (formerly

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools), and the most recent accreditation cycle was completed in December of 2016.

SCHOOL PROFILE

2017— 2018

TABLE of CONTENTS

7 8Class of 2016 ACT results AP Results

Higher Education Schools Attended

5 6Grading Weights GPA Rank

Graduation Requirements 28 credits listed

3 4Community at WBHS Demographics Contact information

Curriculum General Courses AP Courses CTE Courses

the COMMUNITY of

WILLIAM BLOUNTSpanning 567 square miles, Blount County School District serves the educational needs of Blount County’s western residents Currently, the district consists of two high schools, four middle schools and 14 elementary schools utilizing a K–5, 6–8, 9–2 grade-level con!guration. The student body’s ethnic makeup is 95% Caucasian, 2% African American, 2% Hispanic and 1% Asian. Of our 1,820 students, 22% are on free/reduced lunch.

CEEB code: 431306 Main o#ce: (865) 984-5550 

Principal: Rob Clark School counselors: Angela Garner, Scott Bristol, Wendy Petty, Bethanie Rinicker

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219 Country Farm Road, Maryville, TN 37801 T: 865.984.5500 www.wbgovs.com www.college4govs.com

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CURRICULUM

The  academic program  is organized on a rotating block schedule. Five credits per semester is the maximum course load; students take !ve 67-minute block classes and attend a 25 minute academic enrichment each day. Most University and Honors level courses, and all Advanced Placement courses, are year-long and students earn two credits for the class (an “A” and “B” credit). All other courses are semester long and students earn one credit.

AP® Courses Offered

Biology Calculus AB and BC Chemistry Computer Science English Language and Composition European History Government and Politics: United States Human Geography Music Theory Physics B Psychology Statistics United States History

Academic Honors Courses Offered

Algebra I and II Biology Chemistry Economics English I, II, and III Geometry French I, III, and IV Latin I, III, and IV Personal Finance PreCalculus Spanish I, III, and IV U.S. Government US History

Career-Technical Education (CTE) Programs of Study

Agriculture Automotive Repair Business, Construction Cosmetology Culinary Arts Digital Arts & Design Engineering Health Sciences Interior Design Social Health Services STEM Web Design/Coding Welding

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GRADING and RANKING

1 Weighted and Unweighted Points

Each honors class grade carries a weight of .5 points. Each AP class grade carries a w e i g h t o f 1 p o i n t . Weighted points are not calculated until !nal grades are stored. William Blount High School utilizes the state of Tennessee Uniform Grading Policy, which represents the grading system currently in use by all LEAs serving students in grades 9-12.

Grade Point Average and (GPA) Calculation

GPA  is computed using the a b o ve q u a l i t y p o i n t s . Beginning with grade nine, all subjects, whether passed or failed, are included in the computation. A minimum of 28 credits is  required for graduation. Grades are recorded on the transcript and a cumulative GPA is computed each January and May.

Rank

Class rank is determined by the weighted, cumulative grade p o i n t a v e r a g e a n d i s recalculated each semester. Final senior ranking is based on the !rst 7 semesters of course work, and is not released until spring semester of the student’s senior year (usually in Jan/Feb). Valedictorian and Salutatorian are named at this time. Students do not know their class rank until the o#cial results are released.

GPA QUALITY POINTS

Numerical Grade

Letter GradeRegular Course

Honors CourseAdvanced Placement

93-100 A 4.0 4.5 5.0

85-92 B 3.0 3.5 4.0

75-84 C 2.0 2.5 3.0

70-74 D 1.0 1.5 2.0

Below 70 F 0.0 0.0 0.0

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The State of Tennessee and Blount County school district require 28 credits for graduation, which must include the following:

REQUIREMENTS for GRADUATION

MATHEMATICS• 4 credits

ENGLISH/ LANGUAGE • 4 credits

SOCIAL STUDIES• 3.5 credits*

FOREIGN LANGUAGE• 2 credits***

PE / WELLNESS • 1.5 credits

SCIENCE• 3 credits

FINE ART• 1 credits

COMPUTER ED• 1 credits

ELECTIVE • 3 credits**

*1 unit of World History, 1 unit of US History, minimum .5 unit of US Government, minimum .5 unit of Economics, and minimum .5 unit of Personal Finance.

**Blount County has approved the following Elective Focus areas: AP courses, CTE, science and math, humanities, !ne arts, dual college enrollment, physical education and JROTC.

***Students may waiver out of the foreign language/!ne arts requirement in lieu of completing an additional Elective Focus.

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CLASS of 2016

33 earned a 4.0+9%There were  387 graduates in the Class of 2016 10%

21%

26%

15%

18%

38 earned 3.5–3.99

80 earned 3.0–3.49

101 earned 2.50–2.99

58 earned 2.0–2.49

70 earned less than a 2.0

by the NUMBERS

22.4ACT composite State average 19.9

1NATIONAL MERIT

FINALIST

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students took186

168

12

76%

AP exams in

subjects

students scored 3 or higher

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COLLEGEPLACEMENT

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Austin Peay University Berea College Carson Newman University Duke University East Tennessee State University Emory & Henry College Georgia Institute of Technology Haverford College Indiana State University Lee University Lincoln Memorial University Maryville College Middle Tennessee State

University New York University Rice University Savannah College of Art & Design

South College

Tennessee Technological University

Tennessee Wesleyan University Transylvania University Trevecca Nazarene University Tusculum College University of Alabama University of Illinois, Chicago University of Iowa University of Memphis University of Minnesota University of Pennsylvania University of Tennessee, Martin University of Tennessee,

Chattanooga University of Tennessee, Knoxville Vassar College Wellesley College Yale University

4-Year Colleges Attended by William Blount Graduates  from the Last Four Years

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