that provides numerous opportunities for students to demonstrate their individual strengths and develop their potential. The rigorous college-preparatory program, which includes Honors and Advanced Placement courses in each discipline in addition to a diverse selection of electives, prepares students for the college and university setting. In addition to a series of honors and Advanced Placement courses, students at Detroit Country Day Upper School may pursue an International Baccalaureate Diploma. Most graduating classes consist of 140 to 180 students, 100% of which are accepted at accredited four-year colleges and universities. From the start of Freshman year, Upper School students participate yearly in standardized testing, beginning with the PLAN in 9th grade to the PSAT in 10th and 11th grade to finally, the ACT and/or SAT during the 11th and 12th grade. The College Counseling Office hosts yearly College Night for every grade to keep students and parents informed about the college application process. Every year, numerous Country Day students achieve National Merit Semi-finalist and Finalist status. Athletics Extracurricular activities are required at DCDS. Under the "points system", these requirements are tracked by the accumulation of blue points (athletics), gold points (clubs) and white points (service). All students must play two competitive sports (one point may come from strength training, the debate team, science fair, robotics, drama, or extracurricular activities deemed appropriate), join one club, and perform ten hours of volunteer work. Detroit Country Day School participates in Class B Michigan High School Athletic Association athletics. The school has teams in many other sports: notably soccer, swimming, basketball, football, tennis, golf, lacrosse, field hockey, ice hockey, baseball, softball, volleyball, skiing, bowling, and track and field. Intramural teams include ultimate frisbee, sailing, and snowboarding. In total, DCDS offers more than 30 athletic programs. The DCDS mascot is the Yellowjacket. In the school's 107 year history, they have won 115 state championships. Most recently was a football state championship in January 2021 and women's soccer in June of 2021. The men's ice hockey team won back-to-back state championships in 2018 and 2019, but their quest for a third championship was derailed when the 2020 season was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While at Country Day, basketball players Chris Webber and Shane Battier each won the Naismith Prep Player of the Year Award, making Country Day one of only three schools to have multiple Naismith award winners. Webber and Battier are also the only