Summary – Class of 2011 (124 Graduates)

1. Post-graduate plans

• 96% - (120 students) will attend college/professional training programs / (2010 – 96%)
•  4% - 4 students (1- Farmington, 2- Meriden, New Hartford,) will: 1 travel/study; 3 will work.
• 63% enrolled in arts colleges/arts programs (2010 – 60%)

2. Awards

• 3 - National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists (2010-2)
  
• 2- National Merit Scholar Commendees (2010-1)           
• 1 - National Foundation for Advancement in the Arts (NFAA), Merit
        Finalist
• 0 - Capitol Scholars (top 20% in their class & financial need) (2010-4)
• 0 – Fox Scholar (2009– 1)
• 1 – Valedictorian (2010-1)
• 15% - National Honor Society Members (2010-27%)
• 55% of the class has taken AP courses (2010-50%)
• 3 - Scholastic Gold Key Portfolio Award (2010-0)
• 2 – Scholastic Gold Key Award (2010-1)
  
• 1 – Silver Medal with Distinction, Scholastic Writing Award (2010-0)
• 1 - Superior Musician, Berklee Music Festival
  
• 1 – Outstanding Musician for Combo, Berklee Music Festival
  
• 1 – Very Special Art (VSA) International Young Soloist Award
• 1 – Governor’s Coalition for Youth w/ Disabilities Scholarship (2010-1)
  
• 1 – Reader, Sunken Garden Poetry Festival – Fresh Voices (2010-1)
• 3 – Presidential Scholarships (2010-3)
  
• 1 – Full Scholarship (2010-1)

3. Early Decision – 6% (7 students) applied E.D. / (2010 – 9%, 5-A, 5-D)
   3 Accepted; 4 Denied

4. 1st-Generation College Students - 13% (17 students)  / (2010-13%)

Geographical Distribution of Colleges – 15 States, 1 Foreign Country (2010- 16 states, 1 Foreign Country)
53 – Connecticut         1 – No. Carolina
22 – New York          1 - California
14 – Massachusetts     1 - Tennessee
  7 – Pennsylvania       1 – Rhode Island
  5 – Vermont              1 - Canada
  3 – Illinois                 1 – Washington State
  2 - Virginia                1 – Washington, DC
  2 – Georgia               1 – Maryland

5. Most popular colleges, some firsts, and some surprises

Manchester Comm. - 13        NYU - 2
U. of Hartford – 17                Carnegie-Mellon - 0
UCONN – 4                            Savannah College of Art & Design - 2
Boston University - 2             Emerson – 0

Belmont University – Alexandra Stefano/Music Business
Cornell University – Sheldon Gaskell/English & Creative Writing
Cornish College of the Arts – Sharlaina Lowry/Acting
Fairfield University – Stephen Scappaticci/Biology
McGill University – Scott Bevins/Jazz Performance
Middlebury College – Carolyn Orosz/International Studies & Crative Writing
St. Lawrence College – Alden Ace Clarke-Fisher/Undecided
Shenandoah Univ. – Justin E. Brown/Musical Theater Accompanying; Caroline Zocco/Musical Theater

CREATIVE WRITING MAJORS
University of Hartford
University of Vermont/English
Manchester Community College/Culinary Arts
Marlboro College/History
University of Hartford/Physics
Manchester Community College/Graphic Design
Cornell University/Eng. & Creative Writing
Simmons College/Sociology
Lesley University/Expressive Arts Therapy &
Hampshire College/Psychology
St. Joseph College (CT)/Child Studies & Elem. Ed.
Wheaton College (MA)/Psychology
Manchester Community College/Nursing
The School of Visual Arts/Comp. Animation
Middlebury College/Internat’l Studies & Cr. Writing

DANCE
Long Island University, Brooklyn/Dance
University of the Arts/Dance
Paul Mitchell/Cosmetology & Fashion photo
University of Rhode Island/Nursing
Fashion Institute of Technology/Fashion Merchandising
University of Hartford/Elementary Education
Morgan State University/Marketing & Internat’l Business
Central CT State University/Dance & Business
Temple University/Dance & Sociology
California Institute of the Arts/Dance
Gap Year/Traveling with a studies program
Johnson State College/Psych. & Art Therapy
Connecticut College/Dance
University of the Arts/Ballet

INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC
McGill University/Jazz Performance
Shenandoah Univ, Shenandoah Conservatory/Musical Theater Accompanying
St. Joseph College (CT)/Nursing
University of Hartford, Hartt/Jazz Studies
Manchester Community College/Music Ed.
University of Connecticut/Music Ed.
Eastern CT State University(Pending)/Business & Music
University of Hartford, Hartt/Music Prod. & Tech.
Manchester Community College/Criminal Justice
Western CT State University/Jazz Studies
Western CT State U./Music Performance
Western CT State U./Music Education
Berklee College of Music/Writing for Film or Sound Engineering
Berklee College of Music/Songwriting & Mus. Bus.
U. of Hartford, Hartt/Jazz Studies
Purchase College/Performance & Production
Manchester Community Coll./Music Education
Manchester Community. Coll./Pre-Law
U. of Hartford, Hartt/Jazz Performance
Central CT State University
University of Hartford, Hartt/Performance
Belmont University/Music Business
University of Rochester/English & Music
Five Towns College

VOCAL MUSIC
Manchester Community College/Criminal Justice
Manchester Community College/Liberal Arts
St. Joseph College (CT)/Nursing
Five Towns College/Vocal Performance
Manchester Community College/Culinary Arts
Five Towns College/Music Business Mgmt.
Central CT State University/Elementary Ed.
University of Hartford, Hartt/Music Management
Berkeley College (NY)/Comp. Info. Systems & Bus.
Middlesex Community College/Human Services
Tech School/Certified Medical Assistant

MUSICAL THEATER
Pace University/Theater Arts & Commercial Dance
Howard University/Sports Medicine
Five Towns College/Musical Theater
University of Hartford, Hartt/Musical Theater
St. Lawrence Univ./Undecided
Gap Year/Working
University of Hartford, Hartt/Musical Theater
Pace University/Acting
Manchester Community Coll./Criminal Justice
University of Connecticut/Acting
Fairfield University/Biology
University of Connecticut/Acting
University of Hartford, Hartt/Musical Theater
Shenandoah University, Shenadoah Conservatory/Musical Theater

TECHNICAL THEATER
Johnson State College/Technical Theater
Manchester Community College/Bus. & Marketing

THEATER
Hofstra University/Communications
Central CT State Univ./Undecided
Pace University/Psychology
University of No. Carolina School of the Arts/Acting
Northwestern Community Coll./Boston U. / Acting
Hampshire College/Psychology & Anthropology
Purchase College/Acting
Messiah College/Education & Theater
Temple University/Communications
Clark University/Psychology
Merit Scholarship, Clark University
DePaul University/Digital Cinema
Cornish College of the Arts/Acting
Pace University/Undeclared
Dean College/Dance
Central CT State U. (Pending) Acting
Pace University Acting
New York Univ., Tisch School/Acting
University of Connecticut Honors Program/Poli Sci & Journalism
New York University, Tisch School/Acting
Boston University/Acting
University of Hartford/Social Work
University of Hartford/Musical Theater
DePaul University/Playwriting

VISUAL ARTS
University of Hartford, Hartford Art School/Illustration
Gap Year/Employment
Pratt Institute @ MWP/Communications Design
Parsons School of Design/Photography
Fashion Institute of Tech/Accessories & Fashion Des.
Wheaton College (IL)/Studio Art & English
Employment
University of Hartford, Hartford Art School/Art Ed.
Manchester Comm. Coll./Graphic Design
University of Hartford, Hartford Art School/Painting
Savannah College of Art & Design/Illustration
University of Connecticut/Business & Chinese
Art Institute of Boston @ Lesley Coll./Photography
College Decision Pending/Illus. & Animation
University of Hartford, Hartford Art School/Studio Arts
School of Visual Arts/Animation & Graphic Des.
Rochester Inst. Of Technology/Industrial Design
Boston University/Painting & Art Education
Savannah College of Art & Design
Montserrat College of Art/Undeclared