Briarcliff High School Pocantico Hills Report

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Briarcliff High School Pocantico Hills Report

• October 20th, 2008
• James Kaishian, Principal

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Briarcliff High School

• 654 students currently enrolled
• 77 students from Pocantico Hills (12)
• 9 to 1 - student/faculty ratio
• 98 of all teachers have earned a Master Degree
  or higher

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Notable Resources

• State of the Art Language Lab
• Comprehensive Writing Lab to support students at
  all writing levels
• Wireless computer access throughout the high
  school, 3 computer labs, 1 wireless mobile
  computer lab for classroom use and 25
  workstations in the Library Media Center
  available for student use.

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Graduating Class of 2008

• 98 graduated with a Regents diploma
• 43 Advanced Designation with Honors
• 29 Advanced Designation
• 26 Regents Diploma
• 2 Local Diploma
• 98 of the Class attending college.
• Students were awarded 67,000 in academic and
  need based scholarships through BHS Awards and
  Scholarships.
• In the Class of 2008, there were 6 National Merit
  Scholars and an additional 10 students were
  Commended Scholars.

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Academics at Briarcliff High School

• Advanced Courses
• 20 Advanced Placement courses
• 16 Honors Level courses
• Briarcliff Manor Science Research Course
• Special Education
• 6 Collaborative courses (English and History)
• 22 Resource Rooms
• Extended courses are offered in Math, Science,
  and World Languages

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• World Languages offered Spanish, Latin
• French, Conversational Italian, and Mandarin
  Chinese
• 65 of upper classmen take a 4th or 5th year of
  language
• 97 of students take at least 4 years of Math and
  Science

Academics at Briarcliff High School
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Electives

• English Drama, TV Production, Creative
  Writing, Public Speaking, Short Fiction
• World Languages Conversational Italian I and
  II, Mandarin Chinese
• Math Statistics, Computer Applications,
  Business and Finance, Finite Math, Calculus
• Science Marine Biology, Forensics,
  Environmental Science, Topics in Chemistry
• Social Studies Law in America, Psychology,
  Sociology, Global Interactions
• Performing Arts Band, Choral Music, Orchestra,
  Dance, Music Theory
• Visual Arts Photo I, II, and III, Digital
  Photography, Ceramics, Sculpture
• Technology Introduction to Java I and II,
  Principles of Engineering
• Physical Education Fitness through
  Cardiovascular Strength Training

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Co-curricular Clubs

• Academic Challenge
• Amnesty International
• National Art Honor Society
• Asian Club
• Black Latino Student Union
• Briarcliff Singers
• Briars and Ivy
• Chess Club
• Dance Club
• Debate Club
• Drama Club
• Environmental (Treehugger) Club
• Engineering Club
• Film Club
• French Club
• Gay Straight Alliance
• Habitat for Humanity
• Interact Club

• Interior Design Club
• Intramurals
• Latin Club
• Mathletes
• Mock Trial
• Model Congress
• Model UN
• Multicultural Club
• National Honor Society
• Newspaper The Bulletin
• NYS Math Honor Society
• Poetry Club
• Spanish Club
• Student Council
• Tri-M Honor Society
• World of Difference
• Writers Circle
• Yearbook

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Performing Arts Programs

• Fall Drama
• Spring Musical
• Jazz Band
• Pep Band
• Camerata
• Clifftones
• Overtones
• Chamber Orchestra
• Garage Orchestra

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Athletic Teams Freshmen , Junior Varsity,
Varsity levels

• FALL WINTER SPRING
•  Varsity Girls Soccer Varsity Ice
  Hockey Varsity Softball
• JV Girls Soccer Varsity Girls
  Basketball JV Softball
• Modified Girls Soccer JV Girls
  Basketball Modified
  Softball
• Varsity Boys Soccer Varsity Boys
  Basketball V Boys Tennis
• JV Boys Soccer JV Boys Basketball
  JV Boys
  Tennis
• Modified Boys Soccer 9 Boys
  Basketball V Girls Track
• Varsity Field Hockey
  Varsity Girls Track V Boys Track
• JV Field Hockey Varsity Boys
  Track Modified Track
• Modified Field Hockey
  V Boys Swimming
  V Baseball
• Varsity Volleyball
  V Boys Swimming JV
  Baseball
• JV Volleyball V Wrestling
  9 Baseball
• Modified Volleyball V
  Cheerleading Modified
  Baseball
• Varsity Cheerleading
  
  V Boys Lacrosse
• Varsity Girls Swimming
  JV Boys Lacrosse
• Varsity Girls Tennis
  
  Mod. Boys Lacrosse
• JV Girls Tennis V
  Girls Lacrosse
• Co-Ed Varsity Cross Country JV Girls
  Lacrosse
• Modified Cross Country Mod. Girls Lacrosse

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Programs of Interest

• Senior Internship Program students spend 6
  weeks of the school year interning in an area of
  interest.
• Foreign Exchange Program China and Singapore

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Pocantico Hills Student Awards2007-2008 School
Year

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• Valedictorian of the Class of 2008 - William
  Cember
• Athletic Directors Award - Shelby Coon, Kimberly
  Tracey
• Bausch Lomb Honorary Science Award -
  Christopher Cruz-Guzman
• BHS Graduate Art Collection Award for Excellence
  in Visual Art - Taylor Reno
• Principals Book Award - Zehui He
• Harvard University Book Award - Elizabeth Cai
• Exceptional Musicianship Award - Christian
  Contreras
• Outstanding Musicianship Award - William Cember
• Excellence in Musicianship Award - Matthew
  Cember, Zehui He, Brett Lupi

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Pocantico Hills Student Awards2007-2008 School
Year (continued)

• Briarcliff/Scarborough Historical Society/Eileen
  Weber Scholarship - Samuel Castro
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• New York State Math Honor Society William
  Cember
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• Carl Hansen Award Gabriel Bender
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• American Legion Award Joshua Marrero
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• The Award for Excellence in Latin - William
  Cember
• New York State Lottery Leaders of Tomorrow
  Scholarship Brett Lupi
• Norma P. Fey Scholarship Award - Kyle Beechum

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Colleges Attended by Pocantico Students Class of
2008
Binghamton University Duke
University Dutchess Community College
Emerson College Fairfield University
Harvard University Hellenic College
Indiana University at Bloomington Iona
College Long Island University, Brooklyn
Campus Loyola
College in Maryland Manhattanville College
Maryland Institute College of Art Mercy
College Mohawk Valley Community College
New England Conservatory of Music
Northeastern University Nyack
College Quinnipiac University
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Springfield College State University of
New York at Albany SUNY College at
Potsdam University of Hartford
University of Pittsburgh Westchester
Community College Wheaton College
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Distinguished Students of the Month 2007-2008   No
vember Matthew Cember, Grade 10    January
Michele Greco, Grade 12   February
Steven Montana, Grade 11   April
Mkondo Chimimba, Grade 12 2008-2009 September
Allante Phillips, Grade 10
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National Honor Society Students

• 2008-2009
• 44 Seniors currently in NHS
• 8 Pocantico Students (18)
• 36 Briarlciff students

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Analysis of Standardized Assessments for the
2007-2008 School Year
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Enrollment Figures 2008-2009Pocantico Hills and
Briarcliff

• Pocantico Total Enrollment
• Grade 9 20 150
• Grade 10 8 152
• Grade 11 25 161
• Grade 12 24 181
• Total 77 654

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Spanish III Regents
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French III Regents
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Latin III Regents
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Global History and Geography
Note 99 of all BHS students who sat for the
2007 administrations of this examination met the
local graduation requirement of 55 or
higher. 100 of all Pocantico students who sat
for the 2007 administrations of this examination
met the local graduation requirement of 55 or
higher.
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US History
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Math A

• Note 100 of all BHS students who sat for the
  2008 administrations of this examination met the
  local graduation requirement of 55 or higher.
• 100 of all Pocantico students who sat
  for the 2008 administrations of this examination
  met the local graduation requirement of 55 or
  higher.

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Math B
Note 98 of all BHS students who sat for the
2008 administrations of this examination met the
local graduation requirement of 55 or higher.
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Living Environment
Note 100 of all BHS students who sat for the
2008 administrations of this examination met the
local graduation requirement of 55 or higher.
100 of all Pocantico students who sat for the
2008 administrations of this examination met the
local graduation requirement of 55 or higher.
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Chemistry
Note 100 of all BHS students who sat for the
2008 administrations of this examination met the
local graduation requirement of 55 or higher.
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Physics
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English
Note 99 of all BHS students who sat for the
2008 administrations of this examination met the
local graduation requirement of 55 or higher.
100 of all Pocantico students who sat for the
2008 administrations of this examination met the
local graduation requirement of 55 or higher
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AP Biology
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AP Calculus AB
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Calculus BC
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AP Chemistry
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AP English Language/Composition
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AP English Literature/Composition
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AP Environmental Science
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AP European History
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AP French Language
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AP US Government and Politics
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AP Human Geography
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AP Latin Vergil
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AP Physics B
43
AP Spanish Language
44
AP Studio Art
45
AP US History
46
AP World History
47
AP Music Theory
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AP Statistics
49
AP Macro-Economics
50
AP Computer Science A
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SAT I Scores Critical ReadingClass of 2008
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Sat Scores MathClass of 2008
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SAT Scores WritingClass of 2008
98 of this cohort sat for the SAT exam
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ACT ScoresClass of 2008
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Questions/Discussion