Upper School: Grades 9–12

Division Head: Ms. Rachel Lindgren

Upper School students take five or six courses each semester, choose from 18 Advanced Placement courses and finish with a senior project.

Graduation requirements

• English: 4 years
• Math: 3 years (most students take 4)
• Science: 3 years, including biology, chemistry and physics
• History and social studies: 3 years
• World language: 3 years of one language
• Arts: 1 year
• 40 hours of community service
• A senior project, presented in May

College counseling

Each student works with a college counselor from the start of Grade 11. Ms. Grace Park and Mr. Samuel Ortiz lead the college counseling office. Juniors take the PSAT in October.

Exams

Upper School final exams are held in January (end of first semester) and late May. Exams take place in the morning; students are dismissed at 12:00 PM on exam days.