1. Welcome to Brentwood
High School

2. ROSS GUIDANCE STAFF Sara Ciofrone Jane Axman Angela Behr Amada Donnini
Wayne Abenes
Coordinator of Guidance
Sara Ciofrone
Jane Axman
Angela Behr
Amada Donnini
Anthony Jimenez
Sophia Morisi

3. SONDERLING GUIDANCE STAFF
Wayne Abenes
Coordinator of Guidance
Christine Burrows
Jessica Rodriguez-Sears
Georgina Stella
Rommel Archaga
Denise Fasano
Karen Feil
Antoinette Shervington

4. Brentwood HS Counseling Center
Services
Annual review of each student’s educational progress and course selection
Help students learn about various careers and career planning
Help develop students personal and social growth
Provide counseling for students who exhibit any attendance, academic, behavioral or adjustment problems

5. Sophomore Expectations
Get to know your counselor and let your counselor get to know you !
Become part of the school community
Join extra-curricular activities (Sports, Clubs, Volunteer)
All 10th grade students take the PSAT/NMSQT on October 13th, as a practice. (Paid by the Brentwood School District)
Begin thinking about your post secondary education and career plans.

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7. Sophomore Expectations
Attend the College Fair (October 27th) to broaden your awareness of possibilities after high school and to learn about what it takes to get into selective colleges.
Research career areas related to your interests by using the resource materials on Naviance.
Do as well as you can in your academics.
Consider taking the SAT, SAT II (Biology, Chemistry, Math Level I) in June.

8. How do we improve student success?
Positive, open communication between students, parents and school
Good attendance and study habits
Set goals and have a plan of action
Take responsibility and ownership in all your decisions

9. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
COURSES CREDITS
– ENGLISH 4
– SOCIAL STUDIES 4
– MATH 3
– SCIENCE 3
– HEALTH .5
– ART or MUSIC 1
– WORLD LANGUAGE (L.O.T.E.) 1
– PHYSICAL EDUCATION 4 yrs. 2
– ELECTIVES
TOTAL UNITS

10. GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
REGENTS DIPLOMA
ADVANCED REGENTS DIPLOMA
– ENGLISH 11 REGENTS
– INTEGRATED ALGEBRA REGENTS
– INTEGRATED GEOMETRY REGENTS
INTEGRATED ALGEBRA II
&TRIGONOMETRY
– GLOBAL HISTORY& GEO. REGENTS
– U.S. HISTORY & GOVT. REGENTS
– 2 SCIENCE REGENTS
– WORLD LANGUAGE REGENTS
– ENGLISH 11 REGENTS
– MATH REGENTS
– GLOBAL HIST.& GEO REGENTS
– U.S. HISTORY & GOVT. REGENTS
– SCIENCE REGENTS

11. STANDARDIZED TESTING
PSAT – October of the Sophomore Year-BOE SPONSORED
PSAT/NMSQT : National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test
SAT – Spring of the Junior Year-Critical Reasoning, Math and Writing
SAT SUBJECT TESTS – Typically after finishing the
highest level of preparation for particular subject
ACT – Skill Areas: English, Math, Reading, Science
and Suggested Writing
Spring of the Junior Year
How to prepare? READ…READ…READ!
Free Practice and Vocabulary
Method Test Prep

12. PREPARING FOR 10TH GRADE
Typical 10th Grade Schedule
1. English I0
2. College Prep Writing / Health
3. Math
4. Global Studies II
5. Science
6. Science Lab / Phys. Ed.
7. World Language
8. Elective: Art, Music, Business, Lang., Etc.
9. Lunch

13. Student's first period class acts as homeroom too!
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Student's first period class acts as homeroom too!

14. This transcript represents a typical 10th graders completed course work.

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20. Welcome to the Brentwood High School and Good luck!