Pleasantville High School

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Pleasantville High School

• Pocantico Hills Report
• November 17, 2008
• Dr. George Cancro

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Presentation

• Pocantico Hills Achievement Report
• Support Services and Special Education

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Pleasantville High School

• 580 students enrolled 2007-2008
• 63 students from Pocantico Hills (11)
• 9 to1 student/faculty ratio
• 100 of faculty have earned Master Degree
• 60 of faculty have 30 credits beyond the
  masters level
• 7 hold Doctoral Degree
• 60 of faculty are veteran staff with greater
  than 10 years experience in their field

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Special Resources

• Construction project that will upgrade the entire
  high school complex
• Jacob Burns Film Center
• TV Studio
• Smartboards in every classroom
• State of the art Language Lab
• Science/Math portable laptop cart
• Two state of the art computer labs
• Two all purpose synthetic athletic turf fields
• Athletic trainer

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Graduating Class of 2008

• 94 graduated with a Regents Diploma
• 71 Advanced Designation
• 29 Regents
• 6 graduated with Local Diploma
• 98 of the class enrolled in college
• Students were awarded 2,881,550 in scholarships
• 3 National Merit Finalists, 1 National Hispanic
  Scholar and 8 Letters of Commendation
• AP Scholars 12, AP Scholars w/ Honors 9, AP
  Scholar w/ Distinction 19, National Scholar - 6

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Pocantico Hills Class of 2008

• 13 of 14 students graduated with Regents Diploma
• 11 of 14 students graduated with Advanced
  Designation
• 100 enrolled in and attending college
• 158,500 in academic and need based scholarships
• AP Scholars 1, AP Scholar w/ Distinction - 1

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Academic Programs offered at Pleasantville High
School

• Advanced Courses
• 18 Advanced Placement courses
• 12 Honors level courses
• SUNY Albany Science Research Program
• PACE University Bridges Program
• Special Education Offerings
• Integrated/Co-teaching grade 9 all core areas
• Modified Program
• English/social studies grades 9-12
• Math/science 3 year program each discipline
• Extended courses are offered in math, science and
  world languages

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Academic Programs Offered at Pleasantville High
School

• World Languages offered Spanish, French and
  Italian
• 76 of seniors enrolled in 4th year of math
• 61 of seniors enrolled in 4th year of science
• 47 of juniors and seniors combined continue with
  a 4th or 5th year of foreign language

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Electives

• English
• Drama/Theatre, TV Production, Creative Writing,
  Public Speaking, Mystery, Children's Literature,
  SAT Critical Reading
• Social Studies
• Psychology, Sociology, Cinema Through Time,
  Justice in Society,
• Math
• Math 12, Topics in Math, Intro to Computer
  Programming I II, SAT Math
• Science
• Criminalistics, Nutrition Fitness, Virus
  Disease, Topics in Chemistry, Conceptual Physics
• Visual Arts
• Studio I II, Ceramics I Advanced,
  Photography, Digital Darkroom, Drawing, Painting,
  Computer Graphics I II, Animation, Advanced
  Studio I II
• Performing Arts
• Band, Concert Chorus, Orchestra, Music Theory I,
  II and AP level, Jazz Ensemble
• Technology
• Computer Aided Draft and Design I II, Web Page
  Design
• Physical Education/Health
• Fitness for Life, Strength Training and Issues
  in Women's Health

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National Honor Societies

• NHS 55 members, 1 Pocantico member
• Science 43 members, 2 Pocantico members
• Spanish 35 members, 3 Pocantico members
• French 31 members
• Art 45 members, 6 Pocantico members

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Co-curricular Clubs

• ECHO
• Student Government
• Yearbook
• Math Team
• Literary Magazine Reflections
• Forensics
• Performing Arts
• Club 121
• Art Club
• Human Rights Club
• Mystery Book Circle
• Gay Straight Alliance
• Mock Trial

• Drama Club
• Dance Team
• Panther Tracks (Newspaper)
• Anime
• Investment Club
• Chess
• Light/Sound/Stage Crews
• Environmental Club
• Ski Club
• United Nations
• Friends of Rachel
• Badminton
• Visions

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Performing Arts Program

• Fall Drama
• Spring Musical Hello, Dolly
• Chorus
• Orchestra
• Concert Band, Wind Ensemble
• Jazz Band
• Panther Spirit Band 75 members
• Camerata
• Razors Edge

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Athletic Teams

• Varsity JV Girls Soccer
• Varsity JV Boys Soccer
• Varsity JV Field Hockey
• Varsity JV Volleyball
• Varsity Girls Swimming
• Varsity Girls Tennis
• Varsity Girls Cross Country
• Varsity Boys Cross Country
• Varsity JV Football
• Varsity Ice Hockey
• Varsity JV Girls Basketball
• Varsity JV Boys Basketball

• Varsity Boys Swimming
• Varsity Wrestling
• Varsity Cheerleading
• Varsity Winter Track Girls/Boys
• Varsity JV Softball
• Varsity Boys Tennis
• Varsity Girls track
• Varsity Boys Track
• Varsity JV Baseball
• Varsity JV Boys Lacrosse
• Varsity JV Girls Lacrosse
• Varsity Golf Girls/Boys

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Programs of Interest

• Community Service Internship Program students
  spend the entire year working with students in
  classrooms at BRS (elementary school)
• PIA Pleasantville International Association
• VISIONS

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Pocantico Hills Student Awards2007-2008 School
Year

• 12th Grade
• Most Improved English Student Jamie McLean
• Outstanding Achievement in Math B2 Jamie McLean
• Veteran of the Year Liane Tomasetti
• Outstanding Achievement in TV Production Cerene
  Belli
• Outstanding Student Director Sonia George
• Outstanding Actor Liane Tomasetti
• Prudential Spirit of Community Awards - Liane
  Tomasetti
• Community Scholarship Fund Award Anna Praino,
  Alexa Woolley
• National Art Honor Society Dana DeSousa
• Richard F. Modica Memorial Scholarship Liane
  Tomasetti
• Veronica Mastafiak Memorial Scholarship Jamie
  McLean
• Rosebury Scholarship Elizabeth Villegas

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Pocantico Hills Student Awards2007-2008 School
Year

• 11th Grade
• Wellesley College Book Award
• Arielle Trapp
• Outstanding Achievement in English 11
• Victoria Sanabria
• Spanish National Honor Society Inductee
• Arielle Trapp
• 10th Grade
• US Air Force Mathematics Awards
• Angelica Schwartz
• Most Improved Sophomore Choral Performer
• Frank Leone
• National Art Honor Society Inductee
• Carolyn Fleder
• 9th Grade
• Outstanding Achievement in Global 9
• Sarah Lewis
• Outstanding Achievement in Honors Biology
• Lloyd Brown III

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Pocantico Hills Student Participation 2007-08

• Pocantico Hills students participating in one or
  more Pleasantville High School extra-curricular
  and/or co-curricular activities
• 9th Grade 88 (22 of 25)
• 10th Grade 88 (15 of 17 )
• 11th Grade 86 (6 of 7)
• 12th Grade 79 (11 of 14)

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Colleges Acceptances for Pocantico
StudentsClass of 2008

• Most/Highly Competitive Colleges
• Emerson College
• New York University
• Pennsylvania State University
• Stony Brook University
• University of Delaware (2/1)

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College Acceptances ContinuedClass of 2008

• Very Competitive Colleges

Drew University Marist College Messiah
College Northeastern University Quinnipiac
University Rochester Institute of Technology SUNY
Environmental Science Forestry University of
Alabama University of Arizona University of
Connecticut University of Massachusetts,
Amherst Wagner College York College of
Pennsylvania
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College Acceptance ContinuedClass of 2008

• Competitive Colleges
• Adelphi University Manhattanville College
• Assumption College Sacred Heart University
• Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania (2/1) St.
  Johns University
• Clarion University of Pennsylvania Temple
  University
• East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
  Texas A M University
• Emmaus Bible College Towson University
• George Mason University The College of St.
  Rose
• Hofstra University (2/1) University of
  Hartford
• Hunter College of the CUNY University of New
  Haven
• L.I. University , C.W. Post Campus University
  of Rhode Island (3/1)
• LaSalle University
• Lehman College of the CUNY

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College Acceptances ContinuedClass of 2008

• Less or Non-Competitive Colleges
• Berkeley College of White Plains
• Mercy College
• Westchester Community College (2/2)
• Rhode Island College (2)
• Dominican College of Blauvelt

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Analysis of Standardized Assessments for the
2007-08 School Year
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Enrollment Figures2007-08Pocantico
Hills/Pleasantville

• Pleasantville
• Grade 9 147
• Grade 10 169
• Grade 11 133
• Grade 12 131

• Pocantico
• Grade 9 25
• Grade 10 17
• Grade 11 7
• Grade 12 14

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English
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Integrated Algebra I
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Math A
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Math B
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Global History and Geography
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US History
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French
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Spanish
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Biology
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Earth Science
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Chemistry
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AP EnrollmentClass of 2008

• AP Classes are open enrollment classes
• 377 Exams were written with 82 achieving a score
  of 3 or better
• 6 of the exams were taken by Pocantico Hills
  students

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AP Biology
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AP Calculus
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AP Chemistry
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AP Computer Science
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AP English Language/Composition
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AP English Literature/Composition
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Environmental Science
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AP European History
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AP French Language
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AP Government and Politics
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AP Music Theory
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AP Physics
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AP Psychology
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AP Spanish Language
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AP Statistics
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AP Studio Art - Drawing
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AP Studio Art 2D Design
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AP US History
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SAT Scores Critical ReadingClass of 2008
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SAT Scores MathClass of 2008
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SAT Scores WritingClass of 2008
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ACT ScoresClass of 2008
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Questions/Answers
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Pleasantville High SchoolSpecial EducationDr.
Carolyn McGuffog