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Westhill School Profile

2022-2023 School Profile

Westhill High School, 125 Roxbury Road, Stamford CT 06902

Administration 

  • Mr. Michael Rinaldi, Principal
  • Mr. Robert Ayala, Assistant Principal
  • Ms. Claudia Obas, Assistant Principal
  • Mr. Peter Rinaldi, Assistant Principal
  • Mr. PJ Wax, Assistant Principal
  • Mr. Richard Cerone, Athletic Director
  • Mr. Juan Pazmino, Dean of Students

 

School Counselors

  • Mr. Joseph Andrews 
  • Ms. Tynequa Bell
  • Ms. Kathryn Devine
  • Mrs. Melissa Dunsmore
  • Mr. Aland Joseph
  • Mrs. Ashley Katz  
  • Mr. Mark Marchesani 
  • Ms. Mindy Midy
  • Mr. Spiro Milas 
  • Mrs. Christine Mitchell
  • Ms. Paola Ochoa
  • Mr. Thomas Stepkoski

 

SCHOOL

Westhill High School (WHS) is a comprehensive public high school serving 2285 students in grades 9-12, 451 seniors, and over 150 teachers. WHS is accredited most recently in 2017 by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges. WHS has approximate per-pupil spending of $16,871. WHS offers an optional senior internship during the fourth quarter of the senior year. The school offers 29 athletic programs in the Fairfield County Interscholastic Athletic Conference (FCIAC) and approximately 50 student clubs. 

68%

Minority Population

51%

Free/Reduced Lunch

68

Languages Spoken

19%

ELL Population

12%

Special Education

 

COMMUNITY

Stamford is located in Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut and is the second-largest city in the state with 129, 113 residents.  It is located approximately 35 miles from New York City and is a business and corporate center.  There are two comprehensive public high schools, one magnet high school, one tech high school, one private high school.

 

Westhill High School Core Values and Beliefs

Westhill High School values learning because it promotes academic excellence, civic responsibility, and personal growth. Our school encourages students to think creatively, work collaboratively, reason critically, and communicate effectively in order to be prepared for higher education and success in the 21st century.

 

Expectations & Beliefs about Student Learning:

  • All students have opportunities to acquire, analyze, and apply knowledge.
  • All students have opportunities to be creative.
  • All students have opportunities to engage in collaborative work.
  • All students have opportunities to engage in critical thinking.
  • All students have opportunities to engage in communication.

 

POST-SECONDARY PLANNING

CLASS OF 2022

53.6%

Four-Year Colleges

27.6%

Two-Year Colleges

3.6%

Vocational/Post Grad

2.1%

Military

1.3%

Employment

.8%

Gap Year

7.7%

 Undecided

 

2022 TESTING SUMMARY

National Recognition:

National Hispanic Recognition: 0 Students

National African American Recognition: 0 Students

National Merit Scholarship: 9 Commended Students & 2 Student Finalist

 

SAT SCORES for Class of 2022

Evidenced-Based Reading and Writing

Mean: 587

Math

Mean: 572

Total Scores over 1000

    22%

Total Scores over 1200

  18%

Total Scores over 1400

4%

 

 

2021-2022 AP TESTING

456 Students Tested

889 AP Examinations

73% Students Earned a 3 or Above

89 Seniors Recognized as AP Scholars

 

 

GRADING SYSTEM

Letter Grade

Number Value

Grade Point

Honors

AP/ECE

A

93-100

4.0

4.05

4.07

A-

90-92

3.75

3.8

3.82

B+

87-89

3.5

3.55

3.57

B

83-86

3.0

3.05

3.07

B-

80-82

2.75

2.8

2.82

C+

77-79

2.5

2.55

2.57

C

73-76

2.0

2.05

2.07

C-

70-72

1.75

1.8

1.82

D+

67-69

1.5

1.55

1.57

D

63-66

1.0

1.05

1.07

D-

60-62

0.75

0.8

0.82

F

0-59

0.0

0.0

0.0

M

Medical

P

Pass

I

Incomplete

W

Withdrawn

 

 

ATTENDANCE POLICY

If a student is passing a course for the semester but exceeds the absence limit, he/she will receive the earned grade but will lose course credit.  This is designated by an asterisk (*) in the credit column on the transcript.  Exceeding 10 absences per semester course or 20 absences per year course results in automatic credit loss.  Students who fail a course because of a violation of the attendance policy cannot make up the course in remedial summer school. This policy is suspended for the 2021-2022 school year due to COVID-19.

 

RANK

Rank is determined at the end of the junior year.  Only students who have attended a district high school for four semesters are included in the class rank.

 

NOTES

Westhill High School does not share disciplinary records with secondary institutions.  We counsel students to answer honestly any questions regarding their disciplinary history.

 

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

All students in the class of 2023 are required to complete a minimum of 25 credits for graduation. 

Graduation requirements include a semester of Civics.

English

4 credits

Social Studies

3 credits

Math

3 credits

Science

3 credits

PE

1 credit

Health

1 credit

Performing/Fine Arts

1 credit

Humanities

9 credits

STEM

9 credits

Mastery Based Learning

1 credit

Elective

3 credits

Total

25 credits

 

SAMPLE OF COURSE OFFERINGS 2022-2023

Full course catalog: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1wf4drMc2gdiUxfD5iSlkJuBGKj3HPuEH/view

Westhill High School employs a heterogeneous, open curriculum with no prescribed tracking system.  Over 200 courses are offered.  An independent study program is available, as well as a volunteer experience as student aid.  

 

SPECIAL PROGRAMS

 

Academy of Business and Finance

Army Junior ROTC-Leadership, Education & Training

Sacred Heart Marketing Partnership

Regional State Agricultural Science Center

Partnership with Norwalk Community College:  Students may   receive college credit by special arrangement

ALTA-Aspiring Leadership Through Action Academy

UCONN:  Early College Experience

The RISE Network

CSAW- The Computer Science Academy of  Westhill

University of Bridgeport Early College Experience

 

 

 

 

Resource

WHSProfile22-23.pdf
First page of the PDF file: WHSProfile22-23