Arts Department
Strengths
Low-stakes courses that really valued student creativity.
Areas of improvements
Courses could be time-consuming, especially those that required work outside of class.
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Studio Art classes with Ms. Blitz. She provides great instruction for improving your artwork; also, her projects are fun and interesting.
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Did not study any particular artists in the Studio Art classes.
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Science Department
Strengths
Subject is generally well-taught throughout the department, with teachers who are accessible.
Areas of improvements
Courses could be fairly challenging, depending on the teacher; assessments could be lengthy.
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Physics with Mr. Ireland. He is a fair-grader and a kind teacher; lab experiments were interesting a low-stakes.
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Math Department
Strengths
Very accessible teachers; thorough coursework that prepared me for college-level math courses.
Areas of improvements
Math courses are generally pretty challenging, with tests and quizzes that often assessed on how well a student can apply their knowledge.
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I took honors pre-calculus with Mrs. Glenn, who was certainly a challenging teacher; though, she always encouraged students and was excellent at explaining tricky concepts.
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History Department
Strengths
Offered great overview of historical topics, generally. Took comprehensive American history and world history courses prior to taking electives.
Areas of improvements
Lectures were often uninteresting, despite being informative.
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Favorite course
Took AP Art History with Mrs. Riggar. She is such a caring and considerate teacher, who developed in her students great interest in art history; assessments were fair and straight-forward.
Favorite book or work studied
I didn't read any particular books for any of my history classes—we were taught via lecture and textbook, mainly.
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English Department
Strengths
English classes greatly strengthened my essay-writing skills and thoroughly prepared me for college essay-writing. The teachers I had always provided strong feedback and were accessible after class/during tutorial hours.
Areas of improvements
A more diverse range of English electives/course reading lists.
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My AP English class was taught by a wonderful, now-retired teacher. I believe it is in this class that my essay-writing skills improved the most, as the teacher made our lectures interesting and offered excellent feedback. Reading assignments were not overly lengthly; tests were not unfair.
Favorite book or work studied
Studied 1984 by George Orwell. We discussed relevant themes suggested by the dystopian novel and applied them to our current world; allowed for critical and creative thinking.
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College Counseling
Strengths
Provided very honest counsel regarding admissions.
Areas of improvements
I think it might have been beneficial to have more meetings scheduled throughout the school year.
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The courses I currently take at my university are only very slightly more challenging than those I took at Ensworth, if only because college courses test you differently. Definitely, my course load at Ensworth has prepared me to succeed in college.
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AP English and AP Calculus BC prepared me for college english course/courses that require essay-writing and my math courses.
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Administration
Strengths
They're always working on improving the campus—everything always appears nice and well-kept; there are new innovations and changes to look forward to every year.
Areas of improvements
Administration could incorporate student feedback more often.
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Overall
Strengths
Ensworth greatly prepares you for college, gives you many opportunities to succeed and shine in the college application process, and allows you to build a great professional network early.
Areas of improvements
Ensworth could work on its diversity of students.
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While courses at the high school might generally be challenging, I think they more than sufficiently prepared me for my college courses. The school provided ample resources to succeed academically and in my college application process, which I now very much value.
Who was your favorite teacher? Why?
Favorite teacher was Mrs. Hubert in the History department. She is great at explaining concepts and is extremely caring toward her students.
What courses would you recommend?
The Chinese language courses.
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