WEST ISLIP PUBLIC SCHOOLS - the West Islip School District

WEST ISLIP PUBLIC SCHOOLSHIGH SCHOOL PROFILE – CLASS OF 2008West Islip High SchoolOne Lion’s Path (631) 893-3250West Islip, NY 11795 FAX (631) 893-3289CEEB CODE: 335900High School AdministrationKenneth Hartill, PrincipalEllen Quaglio, Associate PrincipalJoann Hilbert, Administrative DeanCounseling DepartmentTheresa GrimaldiDirector of Data Management and Student Support ServicesJohn Bencivenga Evelyn Hanlon Sal LoSardoMichelle Falco Wendy Loddigs Virginia MullinsPaulina Z. PanagosSchool: West Islip High School is a four-year secondary school (grades 9-12). Inaddition to the high school, the district encompasses two middle schools (grades 6-8) and six elementary schools (grades K-5). The student population in West IslipHigh School is 1838.Accreditation: West Islip High School is fully accredited by the New York StateDepartment of Education.The Community: West Islip is a suburban, middle income community on thesouth shore of Long Island, about 40 miles from Manhattan with a population ofapproximately 28,970.

CLASS RANKING POLICYClass rank is calculated at the end of the junior yearfor all students and is based upon the required corecourses in English, social studies, math, science andworld languages. All additional honors and advancedplacement courses from the above listed areas are alsocounted. Courses are weighted according to theirlevel of difficulty. The weighting factors are asfollows: Advanced placement and college level:weight 1.15, honors: weight 1.05, all other courses:weight 1.0.POST HIGH SCHOOL RECORDCLASS OF 2008 – 442 StudentsStudents PercentStudents Attending:Four-Year Colleges 234 53%Two-Year Colleges 172 39%Other Schools 9 2%Armed Forces 4 1%Employment 15 3%Other 8 2%TOTALS 442 100%ADVANCED PLACEMENT PROGRAMCLASS OF 2008SUBJECT# OF STUDENTSChemistry 31Computer Science A 8Environmental Science 29Biology 24Physics BPhysics C1416Economics-Macro 20Micro 11U. S. Government 19English Literature 53English Language 20Italian Language 4Spanish Language 11History: American 25European 20Math: Calculus ABCalculus BC364Statistics 23Studio in Art 17Scholars – 20Scholars w/Honor - 15Scholars w/Distinction – 23National Scholars - 4COLLEGE BOARD ADMISSIONSCLASS OF 2008Mean # of StudentsSAT Critical Reading 500 324SAT Mathematics 525 324SAT Writing 494 324NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMWinners - 2Commended Students – 3ACT RESULTS 2008Students tested - 160Average Scores: English – 22.8Math – 24.3Reading – 23.7Science – 23.5GRADUATION REQUIREMENTSThe New York State Education Department requiresstudents to obtain 22 credits in order to graduate:SUBJECT AREAUNITSEnglish 4Social Studies 4Science 3Mathematics 3Health Education .5Art and/or Music 1Sequence Requirement 4.5and/or electivesPhysical Education 2COMMUNITY SERVICEAll students must complete 100 hours ofcommunity service over four years in order to beeligible for Century Club status.NUMERICAL AND GRADE POINTAVERAGE EQUIVALENTNumerical Grade PointLetter Grade Equivalent EquivalentA+ 95-100 4.0A 90–94 3.9B+ 85–89 3.5B 80–84 3.0C+ 75–79 2.5C 70–74 2.0D 65–69 1.5

CURRICULUM HIGHLIGHTSThe curriculum at West Islip High School includes all academic areas, as well as art, business, music and technology.Beginning in Grade 7, a sequential honors program is offered in English, social studies, mathematics, science and worldlanguages. Advanced placement courses are offered in English Language and Composition, English Literature andComposition, US History, European History, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, US Government and Politics, CalculusAB, Statistics, Computer Science, Biology, Chemistry, Physics B and Physics C, Environmental Studies, Studio in Art, aswell as French, Italian and Spanish Languages. College courses in business, social studies and world languages are offeredby arrangement with Adelphi University, Long Island University and Syracuse University.FOREIGN LANGUAGEEXPLANATION OF COURSE CODESSPANISH H, ITALIAN H, FRENCH H - Designates a six-year honors sequence available to selected studentsbeginning in grade 7 and continuing through the AP level in grade 12. Students ordinarily take the New York State RegentsExamination at the conclusion of grade 10.SPANISH R, ITALIAN R - Designates a five-year college preparatory sequence beginning in grade 7. Studentsordinarily take the New York State Regents Examination at the conclusion of grade 10 OR a Regents Examinationpreparatory sequence beginning in grade 9.FRENCH R – Designates a five-year college preparatory sequence beginning in grade 7. Students ordinarily take the NewYork State Regents Examination at the conclusion of grade 10.AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE R – Designates a 4 year college preparatory sequence beginning in 7 th grade. Studentsordinarily take the regents at the end of 10 th grade.MATHEMATICSH – Designates the honors program which begins in 7 th grade and continues through AP Calculus in 12 th grade. Thisprogram is available to students who meet and maintain the honors criteria established by district policy. Topics presentedwill meet requirements of the core curriculum enhanced by a more in-depth study of key ideas, providing a sense of strengthand extent of mathematics disciplines.INTEGRATED ALGEBRA – Designate Regents level, college preparatory course. This program follows themathematics core curriculum for Integrated Algebra. It emphasizes in-context and application problems utilizing the strandsof mathematics that are in the New York State Mathematics Standards. Students will prepare to take the Regents exam at theend of the course.INTEGRATED GEOMETRY - Designate Regents level, college preparatory course. This program follows themathematics core curriculum for Integrated Geometry. It emphasizes in-context and application problems utilizing thestrands of mathematics that are in the New York State Mathematics Standards. Students will prepare to take the Regentsexam at the end of the course. (Note: Geometry 1/Geometry 2 – students prepare for the Integrated Geometry Regents overtwo years)MATH B – Designate Regents-level, college preparatory courses. This program follows the mathematics core curriculum.It emphasizes in-context, and application problems utilizing the strands of mathematics that are in the New York StateMathematics Standards. Students will prepare to take the Regents exam at the end of the course.PRE-CALCULUS A, B, H - is a thorough study of the theory of functions. Topics include advanced algebra, functions,analytic geometry, exponential and logarithmic functions. A and B classes will include an introduction to differentiation andintegration. H classes will also study volumes and areas of three-dimensional figures, logarithmic theory, and techniques offactoring.SCIENCEH – Designates honors-level, college preparatory courses which are available to students who meet honors-level criteria.Courses follow the New York State Core Curricula. Students are required to take the New York State Regents examination.R- Designates Regents-level, college preparatory courses. Courses follow the New York State Core Curricula. Students arerequired to take the New York State Regents examination.ELECTIVES – Locally-developed, science laboratory courses which enhance student understanding of scientific concepts

COLLEGE ACCEPTANCESCLASS OF 2008Adelphi UniversityAll Sts. U. of Medicine (Aruba)Amer. Musical & Dramatic AcademyAmerican UniversityArizona State UniversityArt Institute of BostonBay Path CollegeBentley CollegeBoston CollegeBoston UniversityBranford HallBriarcliffe CollegeBrown UniversityCoastal Carolina UniversityCollege of New JerseyCUNY - Baruch CollegeHunter CollegeBorough of Manhattan CCDePaul UniversityDowling CollegeEast Carolina UniversityEast Stroudsburg U. of PennsylvaniaElon UniversityFairfield UniversityFive Towns CollegeFlorida Atlantic UniversityFlorida State UniversityFull Sail UniversityGeorgetown UniversityGettysburg CollegeHartwick CollegeHarvard UniversityHigh Tech NorthHofstra UniversityIsland Technical DraftingJames Madison UniversityJohns Hopkins UniversityLa Salle UniversityLaboratory Inst. of MerchandisingLake Erie CollegeLehigh UniversityLIU - C.W. Post UniversityLong Island Beauty SchoolLong Island Business InstituteLong Island Technical SchoolLoyola College - MarylandMarist CollegeMichigan State UniversityMohawk Valley CCMount Saint Mary CollegeNew York Institute of TechnologyNew York UniversityNiagara UniversityNortheastern UniversityNova Southeastern UniversityPace UniversityPalm Beach Atlantic CollegePenn State - University ParkPhiladelphia UniversityProvidence CollegeQuinnipiac UniversityRensselaer Polytechnic InstituteRoger Williams UniversityRutgers UniversitySacred Heart UniversitySanford-Brown InstituteSchool of Visual ArtsSiena CollegeSt. John's UniversitySt. Joseph's CollegeStevens Institute of TechnologySuffolk County CC - Honors CollegeSUNY at:AlbanyBinghamtonBuffalo UniversityCantonCortlandDelhiFarmingdaleFashion Institute of TechnologyFredoniaGeneseoMaritimeNew PaltzOld WestburyOneontaOswegoPlattsburghPotsdamStony BrookSusquehanna UniversitySyracuse UniversityTowson UniversityTulane UniversityUnited States Navel AcademyUniversity of New HavenUniversity of BridgeportUniversity of ConnecticutUniversity of MarylandUniversity of Mass. - AmherstUniversity of MiamiUniversity of NC - Chapel HillUniversity of New HavenUniversity of Rhode IslandUniversity of RichmondUniversity of South CarolinaUrsinus CollegeWagner CollegeWilliams CollegeYork College of PennsylvaniaWEST ISLIP BOARD OF EDUCATIONGeorge Smith, President Sharon Bieselin Wayne SmithSteve Gellar, Vice President Eliot Bloom Robert UlrichAnnmarie LaRosaWEST ISLIP SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATORSDr. Beth Virginia Blau, Superintendent of SchoolsWendy Duffy, Assistant Superintendent for BusinessJoseph P. Stern, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum & InstructionLouis Zocchia, Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources