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Deidre K. Stokes Davis, Campus Principal               McKinley Senior High School

Jason Dixon, ALIVE Principal                                  Laura Bryan, ALIVE Counselor

Jarred Zapolnik, McKSTARS Intern Principal           Lori Nickels, McKStars, Counselor

Marilyn VanAlmen, Impact Principal                        Yeona Hales, Impact, Counselor

Wanda Grubbs, Freshman Principal                         Debra Humphrey,Freshman Counselor

Jeff Lab, Athletic Director                                      Kathy Rodriguez, MSE Counselor

2009-10 Profile
SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY

McKinley Senior is an urban comprehensive high school with a Fall 2009 enrollment of 1675 students in grades 9 through 12. McKinley is the largest of two high schools serving Canton City, which is one of the eight largest urban school systems in Ohio. McKinley Senior has also been rated as effective by the Ohio Department of Education.

CAREER EDUCATION

McKinley Senior is made up of four small schools within the comprehensive high school.  Each school has a unique career path with its own principal and counselor. Fifteen Career and Technical programs are housed at our sister school, Timken Senior, which allows students to spend half the day at McKinley for academics and extracurricular activities and the other half in their career and tech program. Interested sophomores begin the career and tech path by taking foundations courses.  Approximately 18% of our students pursue this option.

ADVANCED/AP/DUAL CREDIT/POST SECONDARY COURSES

Advanced placement courses are offered in English Literature, English Language, Calculus AB, American History, American Government, Psychology, Physics B, Biology, Spanish Language, Studio Art: Drawing, Studio Art: Design, and Studio Art: 3D Design.  Dual credit courses are offered in Master Student, Computer Applications II, Anatomy and Physiology, Intro to Biotechnology, and Psychology.  Accelerated courses are marked as such on the student transcript:

*Accelerated Course                                       Post Secondary, College in course title

AP Advanced Placement                                            HNRS Honors

CLASS RANK

All subjects are used to compute class rank except for physical education. All students are included in the ranking.  Ranking is weighted.

MARKING SYSTEM

Traditional letter grades are used.  McKinley is on a semester schedule with four nine week periods.

PERCENTAGES:                                                                POINT VALUES:

A         93-100                                                                         A         3.5-4.0

B         85-92                                                                           B         2.5-3.49

C         75-84                                                                           C         1.5-2.49

D         65-74                                                                           D         .50-1.49

F          0-64                                                                            F          0-0.49

Exceptions: the grades in Advanced Placement/Honors courses are weighted as follows:

A= 5 points; B= 4 points; C= 3 points; D=2 points; F=0 points

COLLEGE TEST RESULTS 2007-2008 SCHOOL YEAR 

ACT                ENGLISH      MATH                        READING     SCI      COMPOSITE

Local               17.7                 18.2                 19.4                 19        18.7

State                21.1                 21.4                 22.2                 21.7     21.7

(Scores based on 183 students tested.)

NATIONAL MERIT COMPETITION

2005- One National Merit Finalist                  2004- One National Merit Finalist

THE GRADUATES

Approximately 47% of the class of 2009 is pursuing advanced education.  A total of 38% are seeking a four year degree, and 9% are seeking a two year degree. Three percent of the graduates are entering military service.