Walt Whitman High School
7100 Whittier Boulevard Bethesda, Maryland 20817
Phone: (301) 320-6590 Fax: (301) 320-6594
CEEB # 210271
2008-2009 Profile
Dr. Alan Goodwin, Principal
Dr. Kathly Carrol, Assistant Principal
Ms. Kathy McHale, Assistant Principal
Ms. Jennifer Webster, Assistant Principal
The Community
Western Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland. 80% college graduates, mainly professional and managerial.
The School
Public - Grades 9 through 12
Accredited by Middle States Association
Maryland State Department of Education
Spring Break
Whitman's 2009 Spring Break extends from April 4 through April 13.
Counseling Staff
Ms. Frances R. Landau, Resource Counselor
Ms. Jamie Ahearn
Ms. Jennifer Higgins
Mr. William Kapner
Mr. Kenneth R. Putt
Ms. Kelly Singleton
Ms. Molly McAllister
Ms. Yangsook Suh, Registrar
Ms. Janice Marmor, Career Coordinator
Ms. Pam Bobrow, Guidance Secretary
Ms. Shannon Steward, Transcript Secretary
The Students Enrollment 2008 - 2009
| Seniors | 429 |
| Juniors | 486 |
| Sophomores | 493 |
| Freshmen | 450 |
88% of the Seniors attend 4-year colleges.
7% attend 2-year colleges.
More than 78% attend college out-of-state.
Some foreign students return to college in their own country.
Students come from more than 40 countries.
76% of students are white, 4.5% are African- American or Black, 7% are Hispanic, 12.5% are Asian-American.
National Merit
| Class of 2009 | Class of 2008 | ||
| Semi-Finalists | 15 | Semi-Finalists | 12 |
| Commended | 65 | Commended | 54 |
| National Hispanic Recognition | 6 |
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Maryland Distinguished Scholar Program
Class of 2009 |
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| Finalists | 17 |
| Semi-Finalists | 13 |
| Honorable Mention | 65 |
The Curriculum
22 credits required in Grades 9-12 for graduation
| English | 4 |
| Math | 4 |
| Science | 3 |
| Social Studies | 3 |
| Fine Arts | 1 |
| Foreign Language or Advanced Technology Education | 2 |
| Health Education | 0.5 |
| Physical Education | 1 |
| Technical Education | 1 |
| Electives (selected from academic majors or special subjects) | 2.5 |
Grading System
Numerical grade equivalents
A=90-100, B=80-89, C=70-79, D=60-69, E=59 or below
Passing mark = D
CR / NC = Credit / No Credit
LC & E2 = Loss of credit due to excessive unexcused absence
Grade Point Average and Class Rank
Please see accompanying notice
AP and Honor Courses
Honors work can be done in grades 9-12 in English, Foreign Languages, Mathematics, Sciences, Social Studies, Computer Science and Studio Art. All work in the AP and Advanced Level courses listed below is considered to be Honors work. Courses listed in Group #3 below, while they are taken by a wide range of students, are available at the Honors level.
1. AP Courses
Biology
Calculus AB & BC
Chemistry
Chinese Lang.
Computer Science
Economics
English Lang. and Comp.
English Lit. and Comp.
Environmental Science
European History
French Lang.
French Lit.
Govt. & Politics - Comp.
Govt. & Politics - U.S.
Japanese Lang.
Physics B & C
Psychology
Russian
Spanish Lang.
Spanish Lit.
Statistics
Studio Art
US History
World History
2. Advanced Level Courses (Designated Honors)
Algebra 2 w/ Analysis
Precalculus w/ Analysis
Calculus w/ Analysis
Multi-Variable Calculus/
Differential Equations
Foreign Languages, Levels 5 & 6
Guided Research
(Web Programming)
Computer Programming,
Levels 1, 2 & 3
Anatomy and Physiology
3. Honors Work
English
English 9
English 10
English 11
English 12
Adv. Journalism
Foreign Languages
Levels 3 & 4
Math
Geometry
Science
Biology 1
Chemistry 1
Matter & Energy
Physics 1
Social Sciences
Modern World History
NSL Government
US History
Other
Health
Engineering Design and Dev.
SAT I Scores (Class of 2008)
| Critical Rdg. | Mathematics | Writing | ||||
| Score | % | % | % | |||
| 700-800 | 22 | 26 | 25 | |||
| 600-699 | 41 | 40 | 38 | |||
| 500-599 | 25 | 22 | 26 | |||
| 400-499 | 10 | 10 | 8 | |||
| 300-399 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||
| 200-299 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Mean Critical Rdg: 619
Mean Critical Mathematics: 629
Mean Writing: 627
Total Mean Score: 1876
Mean Critical Reading + Math: 1248
SAT II Scores (Class of 2008)
| # of Students | Subjects | Mean Score |
| 46 | US History | 687 |
| 37 | Biology-E | 650 |
| 11 | Biology-M | 705 |
| 54 | Chemistry | 714 |
| 5 | Chinese Listening | 734 |
| 109 | English Lit. | 664 |
| 18 | French | 672 |
| 7 | French Listening | 663 |
| 78 | Math Level IC | 657 |
| 129 | Math Level IIC | 716 |
| 20 | Physics | 659 |
| 9 | Spanish | 686 |
| 34 | World History | 689 |
AP Test Data 2008
| Total # of Candidates: 883 | Total # of Tests: 1683 | ||||
| AP Grade: | 5 (32%) | 4 (31%) | 3 (25%) | 2 (8%) | 1 (5%) |
| Biology | 26 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Calculus AB | 28 | 37 | 20 | 9 | 10 |
| Calculus BC | 21 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 |
| Chemistry | 28 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 |
| Chinese Lang. | 6 | - | - | - | - |
| Comp Sci A | 8 | 3 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Comp Sci AB | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | 1 |
| Econ.-Mac | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Econ.-Mic | 4 | - | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Eng Lang/Comp | 38 | 60 | 37 | 7 | - |
| Eng Lit/Comp | 28 | 61 | 61 | 11 | 4 |
| Env. Science | 9 | 25 | 19 | 2 | 7 |
| European Hist | 8 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 7 |
| French Lang | 6 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 2 |
| French Lit | 2 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Govt & Pol US | 99 | 66 | 89 | 25 | 7 |
| Govt & Pol Comp | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Japanese Lang. | 3 | - | 2 | - | - |
| Music Theory | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - |
| Physics B | 5 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 5 |
| Physics C-Mech | 12 | 11 | 1 | - | - |
| Psychology | 87 | 90 | 34 | 11 | 7 |
| Spanish Lang | 19 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 4 |
| Spanish Lit | 4 | 2 | 8 | - | 4 |
| Statistics | 1 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| Studio Art-Combined | 7 | 3 | 10 | 3 | - |
| US History | 29 | 19 | 14 | 2 | - |
| World History | 42 | 19 | 18 | 2 | - |
Professionally printout of Whitman profile is available in Guidance office.
Whitman Profile 2007-2008 School Year
Whitman Profile 2006-2007 School Year