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School Profile 2006 - 2007
National Merit Semi-Finalists: 8, National Merit Scholars: 16, National Hispanic Scholars: 7·
- Number one private school in math competitions in the state·
- Most first place wins in state science fair competitions·
- Second place winner at Intel International Science Fair·
- “Best In Show” Science Fair project at state competition·
- State selected One-Act Play; State selected Technical Achievement·
- Senior Thespian Awards: 58 Superior, 27 Excellent, 8 Critics Choice·
- Straight Superior for High School Orchestra -- Florida Orchestra Association District MPA·
- Broward County Fair – 36 first place winners in visual arts·
- Two Silver Knight Winners; two Silver Knight Honorable Mentions for community service·
- State Champions in Boys Varsity Soccer·
- All Sports Award in Broward County at 1A – 3A levels
The School
The college preparatory curriculum at American Heritage serves students of bright average to gifted intelligence and aims to develop critical thinking skills, problem solving abilities, and lifelong learning. We believe that our students should develop aspects of themselves in addition to academics. All 13 boys varsity athletic teams and 12 girls varsity teams have a no-cut policy. There are over 30 student clubs and organizations, and multiple service opportunities on and off campus.
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What makes our school unique
Our campus resembles a small college in size and design. Departments are housed in separate buildings and students are expected to independently navigate 40 acres for classes, sports and fine arts events. An independent work hour is part of the daily schedule so that students can learn to manage their time, commitments, and priorities. Our classes are small with an average class size of 17.
Faculty
The students at American Heritage are served by 127 instructors, counselors, and administrators. Fifty-one percent hold Masters or Doctoral degrees. Our teachers actively seek out both school-year and summer workshops from which they return with creative ideas. Teachers of AP courses keep up-to-date by attending workshops in their field; in fact, we have AP readers on our staff. Our faculty are considered professional, competent and caring by our students and their parents. Former professional actors, practicing physicians and attorneys bring resources uncommon to many high schools. Faculty turnover is minimal.
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Accreditation and Membership
| National Council for Private Schools | National Assoc. of College Admissions Counselors |
| Broward County Non-Public School Association | Florida Association of Academic Non-Public Schools |
| Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
Association of Independent Schools of Florida |
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Grades 10-12 Guidance Counselors:
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Grade 9 Guidance Counselor |
Jr High Guidance Counselor |
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| Judi Wilkis | Elise Ackerman | Sharon Bikoundou | Kari Topel | Melissa Becerra |
| 954-472-0022 ext. 3028 | 954-472-0022 ext. 3020 | 954-472-0022 ext. 3055 | 954-472-0022 ext. 3200 | 954-472-0022 ext. 3020 |
| jwilkis@ahschool.com | eackerman@ahschool.com | sbikoundou@ahschool.com | ktopel@ahschool.com | mbecerra@ahschool.com |
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Director of Guidance:
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Director of College Planning:
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Academy Guidance Director |
| Kelly Bennett | Luciana Mandal | Steve Robin |
| 954-472-0022 ext. 3094 | 954-472-0022 ext. 3077 | 954-472-0022 ext. 3084 |
| kbennett@ahschool.com | lmandal@ahschool.com | srobin@ahschool.com |
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Curriculum/ Course Offerings
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19 Advanced Placement courses and 93 honors courses |
| English Department
Advanced Placement: English Lang. & Comp., English Lit. & Comp. College Preparatory: English I*, English II*, English III*, English IV*, Journalism, Newspaper*, Yearbook*, Mythology, Science Fiction, Speech & Debate*, Competitive Debate*, Creative Writing, Literary Magazine*, College Writing* * Honors sections also available |
| Social Studies Department
Advanced Placement: World History, American History, American Government, Economics, Psychology, European History. College Preparatory: World Geography*, World History*, American History*, American Government*, Economics*, Sociology*, Psychology*, World Religions* * Honors sections also available
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Foreign Language Department
Advanced Placement: Spanish Language, French Language. College Preparatory: Mandarin Chinese I*, Spanish I, Spanish II, Spanish III Honors, Spanish IV Honors, Spanish V Honors, French I, French II, French III Honors, French IV Honors, French V Honors * Honors sections also available |
| Science Department
Advanced Placement: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environment. College Preparatory: Physical Science, Biology*, Chemistry*, Physics*, Honors Science Research, Environment, Marine Biology*, Health/Nutrition * Honors sections available
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| Computer Department
Computer Applications I - V*; Web Page Design I - III*; Page Design * Honors sections also available
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Mathematics Department
Advanced Placement: Calculus AB, Calculus BC. College Preparatory: Algebra I*, Geometry*, Algebra II*, Pre-Calculus*, Analysis of Functions, Statistics Honors, Calculus*, Differential Eq. and Multi-Variable Calculus Honors * Honors sections also available |
| Fine Arts Department
Visual Art: Intro to Visual Concepts; Drawing I & II; Ceramics I, II, III, IV; Painting I, II, III; Photography I, II, III, IV (Honors); Computer Graphics; Studio Art; Art Portfolio Honors; Architectural Design I - IV Theater: Intro to Drama; Acting I, II, III, IV Honors, V Honors; Intro to Technical Theater; Stagecraft I & II; Stage Make-up I & II; Sound & Lighting Design I & II; Musical Theater; Theater Business/Management I & II; Film as Literature*, Playwriting* Music: Mixed Chorus I - IV; Women’s Chorus I - IV; Honors A Capella Chorus; Voice; Classical Guitar I - VIII; Piano I - IV; Orchestra I, II, III, IV (Honors available); Music Technology I - IV; AP Music Theory Band: Beginning Band, Advanced Band (Honors available), Colorguard I Dance: Dance Techniques I, II, III, IV Honors; Company Dance Honors |
Community Collaborations
Our students participate in enrichment and leadership programs offered in Broward County, including the National Conference for Community and Justice, Leadership Broward, Volunteer Broward, Boys and Girls Clubs, Silver Knights, and the Institute for Math and Computer Science. Nationally, our students have participated in Hugh O’Brian Youth Foundation, Freedoms Foundation, Presidential Classroom, and National Leadership Forums.
In addition, American Heritage School is home to two nonprofit organizations: Mosaic Theatre, an organization committed to promoting the dramatic arts where students are able to work alongside professional actors, and the Center for the Arts Scholarship Foundation, a fund raising organization which awards scholarships to talented students in the arts. In addition, our students participate annually in competitions in speech, science, foreign language, social studies, theater, visual art, music, math and community service.
Athletics
American Heritage offers a comprehensive competitive sports program for boys and girls. Thirteen boys varsity sports and 12 girls varsity sports are offered, and a "no cut" policy allows every student who wants to participate an opportunity to play on the Patriot team of his or her choice. Our coaches provide a high quality level of instruction in all sports. Sportsmanship, teamwork, recognition of effort, thorough training and preparation are goals we work for every day. Awards evenings are held for athletes and parents at the conclusion of each season.
Fine Arts
Our Fine Arts Department is an international, national, state, regional and district champion department. We welcome students from the most gifted artist to the beginner and, through our low student-teacher ratio, each person will develop at his/her level. We offer a complete fine arts curriculum in all disciplines.
We, as a teaching body, give all students numerous opportunities to display their talent both on campus and across the state, nation, and world. We insist that a student be a well-rounded talent, not only by teaching performance techniques, but also by employing a complete historical foundation in all disciplines of study.
Graduation Requirements
To graduate, a student must have earned a total of 24 credits (Carnegie units). The graduation requirements are:
| English | 4 credits | Fine Arts | .5 credit |
| Foreign Lang | 2 credits (3 recommended) | Computer Education | .5 credit |
| Social Studies | 3 credits, including World History, American History, Economics American Government (4 recommended) |
Personal Fitness |
.5 credit |
| Science | 3 credits, including Biology (4 recommended) | Math | 3 credits (4 recommended) |
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Additional courses of student's choice 7.5 credits to total 24 credits
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High School Ethnic/International Diversity
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Class of 2006 Some of the out-of-state schools that have accepted our recent graduates: |
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| Babson College (MA) |
Berklee College of Music (MA) |
Boston College (MA) |
Boston University (MA |
| Bowdoin College (ME) | Brigham Young University (UT) |
Brown University (RI) |
Bucknell University (PA) |
| Case Western Reserve University (OH) | Clemson University (SC) | Colgate University (NY) |
Columbia University (NY) |
| Cornell University (NY) | Dartmouth (NH) | Davidson College (NC) | Duke University (NC) |
| Emerson College (MA) | Emory University (GA) | Fordham University (NY) | Furman University (SC) |
| George Washington University (DC) | Georgetown University (DC) | Georgia Institute of Technology (GA) | Grinnell College (IA) |
| Harvard College (MA) | Ithaca College (NY) |
Illinois Wesleyan University (IL) |
Loyola University (IL) |
| Macalester College (MN) | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MA) | New York University (NY) | Northwestern University (IL) |
| Ohio State University (OH) |
Otterbein College (OH) |
Parsons School of Design (NY) | Penn State University (PA) |
| Pepperdine University (CA) | Pratt Institute (NY) | Princeton University (NJ) | Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute (NY) |
| Rice University (TX) | Rochester Institute of Technology (NY) | Rutgers University (NJ) | Savannah College of Art & Design (GA) |
| School of the Art Institute of Chicago (IL) | Standford University (CA) |
SUNY-Binghamton (NY) |
SUNY-Purchase (NY) |
| Syracuse University (NY) | Tufts University (MA) | Tulane University (LA) |
United States Air Force Academy (CO) |
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United States Coast Guard Academy (CT) |
United States Military Academy (NY) |
United States Military Academy (NY) |
United States Naval Academy (MD) |
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University of California at Berkeley (CA) |
University of California, Los Angeles (CA) |
University of Chicago (IL) |
University of Colorado at Boulder (CO) |
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University of Delaware (DE) |
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (IL) | University of Maryland (MD) | University of Michigan (MI) |
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University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (NC) |
University of Pennsylvania (PA) |
University of Pittsburgh (PA) |
University of Richmond (VA) |
| University of Southern California (CA) | University of Virginia (VA) | University of Washington (WA) | Vanderbilt University (TN) |
| Villanova University (PA) | Wake Forest University (NC) |
Wellesley College (MA) |
Yale University (CT) |