2008-2009 School Profile Information

Wiesbaden High School is a Department of Defense Dependents School of approximately 500 students, grades 9-12, accredited by AdvanceEd. The high school is located near a military post in Wiesbaden, Germany. The student body is diverse cross section of American students from many different parts of the United States. Students come from the Wiesbaden, Frankfurt, Maiz and Darmstadt areas. Community members consist of armed services peronnel and civilians assigned to the command and its various support groups.

Mission Statement
The mission of Wiesbaden High School is to ensure students acquire the necessary learning, social and communication skills to be productive, ethical and healthy citizens in a global environment.

Curriculum
Wiesbaden High School offers a comprehensive education program including Advanced Placement, Honors, General, Vocational Education, Distance Education and Air Force ROTC programs.  Integrated honors courses are offered in English and World History at the 9th and 10th grade levels. Advanced Placement courses are offered in the following subjects during the 2008-09 school year:  AP English Composition; AP English Literature; AP U.S. History; AP Government and Politics; AP Calculus AB; AP Biology; AP German; AP Spanish; AP Computer Science and AP Studio Art. Additional AP courses are available through the DoDEA Distance Education program.

Grading System
Grade reports are distributed quartely. Only semester grades appear on students' permanent transcripts. All courses are included in the students' GPA. The DoDDS grading system is

A= 90-100%; B= 80-89%; C= 70-79%; D=60-69%; F=below 60%

(Beginning in SY 2004-05, DoDEA implemented a practice that does not weight honors classes and does not assign a weighted grade when computing GPA on incoming transcripts from previous schools. Honors courses taken prior to SY 04-05 are assigned the point value of the letter grade based on DoDEA's unweighted scale used in calculating the GPA. DoDEA does not change any letter grade on any transcript. AP and second year higher level IB classes do carry a weighted grade if the student has take the AP or IB exam for that class.)

Schedule
The school year is diveded into four 9-10 week grading periods, with two semesters. The eight periods are structured into a block schedule of 85 minute class periods with four classes offered each day on a rotating schedule. Students take seven courses plus a Tutorail period.

Class Rank
Senior Class Rank is based on semester grades in all subjects, weighted by giving all Advanced Placement courses on extra point. Senior rank is determined after six semesters (at the end of the junior year) and officialy after seven semesters and eight semesters.

Honors Diploma
An Honors Diploma is available for students who pass all courses and take requisite exams in a minimum of four (4) Advanced Placement classes. The student must additionally ear a cumulative GPA of 3.8 or higher calculated at the end of the second semester of the graduating year based on DoDEA's gradepoint average calculation.

Senior Class
Approximately 63% of the graduating class of 2008 planned to attend 4-year colleges, 15% planned to attend 2-year colleges, approximately 5% were planning to enter the military and 17% were going tow rok or undecided.