Strawberry Crest High School
International Baccalaureate Programme
2013-2014 School Profile
4691 Gallagher Road Dover, FL. 33527
Phone 813-707-7522
Fax 813-707-7526
Website: http://www.schs-ibpartner.org/
CEEB Code: 102193
Principal, Mr. David Brown
Contacts
Tiffany Ewell, Assistant Principal for IB Curriculum & IB Coordinator
Kelly Smith, IB Guidance Counselor: Extension 242
Tia Meade, College and Career Counselor, Extension 239
School & Community
Strawberry Crest is a public high school located in Dover,
Florida in eastern Hillsborough County. Opened in August of
2009, the current school enrollment for the 2013-2014 School
Year is approximately 2,100 students. Strawberry Crest
opened its International Baccalaureate program in August of
2009 and was authorized as an official IB World School in
February of 2011. The first graduating class of IB students
was the class of 2013.
International Baccalaureate Program
The IB Program at Strawberry Crest is a four-year program
consisting of two years of Pre-Diploma Program classes and
two years of the IB Diploma Program classes. It is a magnet
program that draws students from 15 public middle schools
and 6 private middle schools in Hillsborough County.
Admission is by application only.
IB students attend IB and Pre-IB classes with other IB
students, as well as traditional elective classes with traditional
program students. They participate widely in sports, student
government, honor societies, vocational organizations, service
clubs, and fine art programs with traditional students.
GPA & Transcripts
The transcript begins with 8th grade. Credit is given for high
school level courses taken in 8th grade. The Grade Point Average
is cumulative, and includes high school courses taken in 8th
grade, as well as all courses taken in 9th through 12th grade. All
courses taken are included in the computation of GPA. All Pre-IB
and Honors courses are designated with an H or Y in the course
flag column of the transcript, and earn extra weight of 0.04 per
semester, per course. All AP courses and senior level IB Courses
are designated by a Z in the course flag column and earn 0.08 per
course, per semester. The weight is added after the GPA is
calculated in the usual manner—by dividing grade points by
credits. The school year is divided into 2 semesters.
Rank in Class
Traditional students at Strawberry Crest are ranked within the
senior class of the school. IB students are ranked county-wide
because the IB Program is a magnet program, and students are
drawn from the entire district. Final rank is calculated in March of
the senior year. Strawberry Crest High School has two
valedictorians and two salutatorians—one from the IB Program
and one from the traditional senior class.
A = 100 - 90
2013-14 School Enrollment & Population:
Presently, there are 511 IB students:
Grade 9 = 149 Students
Grade 10= 139 Students
Grade 11 = 111 Students
Grade 12 = 112 Students
Diversity:
White
Black
56.9 %
8%
Hispanic
12.1%
Asian
15.5%
Native American
0.2%
Multiracial
7.2%
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GRADING SCALE
B = 89 -80 C = 79 -70 D = 69 -60
F = 59 -0
Graduation Requirements for IB Students
All Strawberry Crest IB students are full diploma candidates.
During the junior and senior years, a student takes three IB
courses at the higher level (HL) and three IB courses at the
standard level (SL). Higher level courses are generally taught in
greater depth and standard courses are taught in greater
breadth. In addition to the course work, each student must
complete 200 hours of CAS (Creativity, Action and Service), and
write a 4,000-word independent research paper, called the
Extended Essay, as well as a Theory of Knowledge Essay.
Students take written examinations senior year in May which are
marked by external IB examiners. They also complete internal
assessments at school which are initially marked by teachers and
then moderated by external moderators. The IB Diploma is
awarded based on performance on these assessments and the
satisfactory completion of the creativity, action and service
requirement. It is awarded by IB in July after the student’s high
school graduation.
IB Course of Study
9th Grade
10th Grade
▪
▪
▪
▪
▪
English I Pre-IB
Algebra II Honors
Biology I Pre-IB
American Gov/World History
French I Pre-IB or
Spanish I Pre-IB
▪ Inquiry Skills
▪ Traditional Elective or
Research
▪ English II Pre-IB
▪ Trig IB/Analytic Geometry H or Trig
IB/Geometry H or Geometry H
▪ Chemistry I Pre-IB/Physics I H
▪ AP European History
▪ French II Pre-IB or
Spanish II Pre-IB
▪ Traditional Elective
▪ Research
11th Grade
12th Grade
▪ IB English III*
▪ IB Advanced Calculus* or
IB Pre-Calculus or
IB Math Analysis
▪ IB Biology II or
IB Chemistry II or
IB Physics II
▪ AP US History
▪ IB French IV or
IB Spanish IV
▪ IB Theory of Knowledge I
▪ IB IT in a Global Society or
IB Art/Design I or IB
Psychology I or IB
second science
▪ Traditional Elective or
Research
▪ IB English IV*
▪ IB Higher Math* or
▪ IB Calculus & Desc Stats* or
IB Stats & Intro Calculus
▪ IB Biology III* or
IB Chemistry III* or
IB Physics III* or
▪ IB History of Americas or
IB Contemporary History
▪ IB French V* or
IB Spanish V*
▪ IB Theory of Knowledge 2
IB IT in a Global Society or
IB Art/Design II or
IB Psychology II* or
IB second science
▪ Traditional Elective or
Research
*Students in these IB courses also sit for similar subject AP Exams.
We offer 32 Honors course, 19 AP Courses and 47 IB Courses.
Average Test Scores for the Class of 2014 IB Students:
SAT Critical Reading
630
SAT Math
640
SAT Writing
620
ACT Composite
28
Advanced Placement Offerings:
There are two AP courses built into the IB Program curriculum:
AP European History
AP US History
In addition, students sit for the following AP Exams when taking
similar subject IB Courses:
AP Biology
AP Calculus AB
AP Calculus BC
AP Chemistry
AP French Language
AP Language and Composition
AP Literature and Composition
AP Psychology
AP Physics
AP Spanish Language
The following AP Courses are available to students at Strawberry
Crest High or Florida Virtual School as optional electives.
AP Comparative Government
AP Environmental Science
AP Human Geography
AP Macroeconomics
AP Microeconomics
AP Statistics
AP Studio Art
AP US Government
Weighted GPA Distribution for the IB Class of 2014 :
6.5 and up
4
6.0 to 6.49
20
5.5 to 5.99
49
5.0 to 5.49
27
4.5 to 4.99
7
4.0 to 4.49
3
3.5 to 3.99
2
Class of 2014 Scholars:
National Merit Semi-Finalists
14
National Achievement Semi-Finalists
4
National Hispanic Scholars
5
Class of 2013 Post High School Placement:
4 Year College
96%
2 Year College
2%
Military (Including Academies)
2%
IB Class of 2013 College Acceptances:
Ave Maria University
Barry University
Embry Riddle
Flagler College
Florida A&M University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida Southern College
Florida State University
Harvard College
Jacksonville University
Johns Hopkins University
Lynn University
Macalister College
Marymount University
Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Mercer University
Mississippi University for Women
Northwestern University
Nova Southeastern University
Princeton University
Rollins College
Southeastern University
University of Central Florida
University of Florida
University of Miami
University of Notre Dame
University of South Florida
University of Texas, Dallas
University of Virginia
University of Alabama,
Birmingham
US Air Force Academy
Villanova University
West Point Military Academy