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Stevenson High School Research Paper

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Ela-Vernon East was the first name of today’s Adlai E. Stevenson High School. Ela-Vernon East was the second school in the Ela-Vernon Township High School District with district offices in Lake Zurich. Because of the growing disagreement between Ela-Vernon West and Ela-Vernon East, current Stevenson, about the direction the school should take, Adlai E. Stevenson High School was born in November 1965. The school was to open as a school for freshman and sophomores living in the area. Juniors and seniors were to continue to attend Ela-Vernon West in Lake Zurich (http://www.d125.org).
Adlai E. Stevenson High School is a public high school located in Lincolnshire in Illinois which belongs to district 125 and servers the communities of Lincolnshire, Prairie View, and Long Grove, and some parts of Vernon Hills, Lake Forest, Lake Zurich, Buffalo Grove, Deerfield, Wheeling, …show more content…

The school curriculum places a great emphasis on a core of fundamental courses in English, mathematics, science, and social studies. Since these are the areas tested by national examinations such as the ACT and the SAT, students should be better prepared to achieve high scores on theses exams (http://www.d125.org). The d125 website lists around 30 AP classes that are offered for Stevenson students. In addition to regular classes, students can be involved in over 125 co-curricular clubs and activities that are offered by Stevenson. Stevenson uses traditional grading system that fuses feedback, achievement results, and performance expectations into a single percentage. However, Stevenson works hard to have an Evidence-Based Reporting model for all classes in near future. The purpose of Evidence-Based Reporting is to ensure that a student’s grade is reflective of his or her learning based on course’s learning expectations

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