BRIARCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL 2017-2018 PROFILE
Mrs. Debora French Mrs. Meredith Safer Principal Counseling Coordinator
Dr. James Kaishian Dr. Nathan Heltzel Superintendent Counselor
Mrs. Erin Ryan Counselor
Mr. Michael Muranelli Counselor Briarcliff Manor, New York 10510 College Counseling Office 914-769-6299 Ext. 3125 Fax: 914-432-8210 CEEB/ACT CODE NUMBER: 3 3 0 5 0 5 Briarcliff High School is the public high school of the Briarcliff Manor Union Free School District. Briarcliff Manor is a community of approximately 8,000 residents, located in the Westchester County suburbs of New York City. Most of the community's residents are professionals and executives who demonstrate strong support for the public school system.
ACCREDITATION AND AFFILIATIONS Briarcliff High School is accredited by the New York State Board of Regents and the Middle States Commission on Second• ary Schools. Briarcliff High School is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling and complies with the NACAC Statement of Principles of Good Practice.
STUDENTS The 2017-18 enrollment is 549 students at Briarcliff High School. There are 133 students in the Class of 2018. The ethnic breakdown of the Class of 2018 student body is as follows: 79% Caucasian; 10% Asian-American; 6% Hispanic, 4% African-American, 1 % multi racial.
Briarcliff High School is comprised of students from Briarcliff Manor, Pocantico Hills, and tuition students from area school districts.
ATHLETICS AND ACTIVITIES Briarcliff High School students participate in a broad range ofrecreational and interscholastic activities. Teams fielded are Boys' Football, Soccer, Basketball, Bowling, Baseball, Hockey, Swimming and Tennis; Girls' Field Hockey, Volleyball, Tennis, Basketball, Swimming, Bowling, Softball and Soccer; Co-Ed Cross Country, Winter Track, Golf, and Track and Field. More than two dozen clubs for students of various academic, athletic, cultural, and community service interests are available to all students.
EXPLANATION OF MARKING SYSTEM Grading Scale: passing grade is 65 Letter and Grade-point equivalents: A+ 98-100 B+ 87-89 C+ 77-79 D+ 68-69 A 94-97 B 84-86 C 74-76 D 66-67 A- 90-93 B- 80-83 C- 70-73 D- 65 F 64 and below GRADE POINT AVERAGE AND CLASS RANK The grade point average reported by Briarcliff High School is a three-year cumulative average for the student's first three years (six semesters) of high school. The grade point average is weighted. AP, SUNY and SUPA courses carry a weight of 1.10. Honors courses carry a weight of 1.05. Briarcliff Science Research is weighted 1.10 (grades 11 and 12) and 1.05 (grade 10).
Weighted Grade Distribution - Class of 2017
Numeric Grade 104.18-90.00 89.99-80.00 79.99-70.00 Below 70.00
# of students 110 54 6 0
% of students 64.7 31.8 3.5 0
STANDARDIZED TESTING SCORE DISTRIBUTIONS - CLASS OF 2017
SAT I: Reasoning Test SAT II: Subject Tests ACT Composite CR Range Math EBWRl Subject #Test-takers Mean 17 700-800 20 11 Biology-E 16 671 BHS NYS Math I 10 692 35 600-690 38 51 Math 2 37 707 English 27.9 23.8 29 500-590 30 24 U.S. History 36 677 Math 26.9 24.0 12 400-490 4 6 Chemistry 27 723 Reading 27.5 24.6 2 300-390 1 1 Literature 10 629 Science 26.3 23.9 Physics I 670 0 200-290 0 0 Composite 27.3 24.2 World History 11 650 Mean Scores: CR-618, Math-625, WR-617 Biology- M 12 713
• The Class of 2017 was comprised of 170 students. Advanced Placement Examinations • There were 4 National Merit Scholar Semi-Finalists. In May 2017, 220 students sat for 495 exams in 26 subject areas. • An additional 6 students were Commended Scholars. • There was I National Hispanic Scholarship Nominee 90% of all test scores were equal to or greater than 3. • There were 2 National Merit College sponsored winners • 98.1 % of the class of 2017 attend college. • 100% of the class of 2017 graduated.
\ I GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS AND CREDITS To graduate from Briarcliff High School, each student is required to complete a minimum of 23 credits, to be distributed as follows: English - four credits Social Studies - four credits Mathematics - three credits Science - three credits Art or Music - one credit Health - one half credit Electives - three and a half credits Community Service - one credit* Physical Education - two credits World Language - one credit (Regents), three credits (Adv.)
*Each student is required to complete 8 hours of Community Service per year ( one quarter credit per year).
THE BRIARCLIFF HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM Briarcliff High School offers courses in Advanced Placement, Honors, and Regents levels as indicated below:
English Physical Education/Health Technology English 9 Regents Health Apple Certified MAC Technician English IO Regents Health Online Student Help Desk Technician English 11 Regents Physical Education Co-Ed Grades 9- I 0 Principles of Engineering College English 11 Honors Regents (SUNY)* Physical Education Co- Ed Grades I 1-12 Advanced Principles of Engineering AP Language and Composition (SUNY)* College Principles of Sports Management (SUNY)* Introduction to Programming: JAVA College English 12 (SUNY)* AP Computer Science Principles College English 12 Honors (SUNY)* Science AP Computer Science A AP Literature and Composition (SUNY)* Biology A& B College Intro to Theatre (SUNY)* Living Environment/Biology Regents Visual Arts College Intro to Film & Digital Editing (SUNY)* Living Enviromnent/Biology Regents Honors Foundations of Studio in Art I & II College Write Out Loud (SUNY)* AP Biology Drawing and Painting I Physical Setting/Earth Science Regents College Painting Fundamentals I (SUNY)* Mathematics Physical Setting/Chemistry Regents College Drawing Fundamentals (SUNY)* Algebra Physical Setting/Chemistry Honors Regents AP Studio in Art Drawing Portfolio Algebra IE/Geometry AP Chemistry AP Studio in Art 2D Design Portfolio Algebra I CC Regents Physics Ceramics: Hand Building Geometry CC Regents Physical Setting/Physics Regents Computer Art and Design Geometry CC Honors Regents AP Physics I (SUNY)* Darkroom Photography I Algebra II AP Physics II (SUNY)* Darkroom Photography II Algebra II CC Regents Environmental Science Digital Photography Algebra II CC Honors Regents AP Environmental Science Sculpture College Algebra with Trig (SUNY)* College Science Research (SUNY)* College Pre-Calculus (SUNY)* Marine Biology World Languages College Pre-Calculus Honors (SUNY)* College Forensic Science (SUNY)* French I/II/III College Calculus I (SUNY)* French III Honors College Personal Finance (SUNY)* Social Studies College French I Pre-AP (SUNY)* Discrete Mathematics Global History & Geography I College French II (SUNY)* AP Calculus AB (SUNY)* Global History & Geography I Honors AP French (SUNY)* AP Calculus BC (SUNY)* Global History & Geography II Regents French V/ College French I AP Statistics Global History & Geography II Honors Regents Latin I United States History and Government Regents Latin II Performing Arts Economics/Participation in Government College Latin I Concert Band 9/10 AP World History Latin IV/ AP Latin Concert Orchestra 9/10 AP European History Spanish I/II/III Concert Chorus 9/10 AP U.S. History Spanish III Honors College Band Ensemble I/II (SUNY)* AP U.S. Government & Politics Spanish IV College Chorus Ensemble I/II (SUNY)* AP Macroeconomics College Spanish I Pre-AP (SUNY)* College Orchestra Ensemble I/II (SUNY)* College Introduction to Psychology (SUNY)* College Spanish II (SUNY)* College Music Theory I (SUNY)* Reel History AP Spanish AP Music Theory II (SUNY)* College Introduction to Sociology (SUPA)* Spanish V/College Spanish I (SUNY)* College Introduction to Dance (SUNY)* Conversational Mandarin Chinese I/II College Dance Performance (SUNY)* Digital Electronic Music I/II BOCES Technical Programs
*SUNY/ SUPA Program courses provide students with the academic challenges of college-level curriculum. Upon successful completion of SUNY/SUPA course requirements, students will receive college credit from the State University of New York or Syracuse University for the courses in which they have enrolled and for which they paid.
\ COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES - CLASS OF 2017
Adelphi University Michigan State University The George Washington University American University Middlebury College The New School - All Divisions Arizona State University Mitchell College The Ohio State University Auburn University Montclair State University The Sage Colleges Babson College Mount Holyoke College University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Bard College Mount Saint Mary College The University of Scranton Barnard College Muhlenberg College The University of Tampa Bentley University New York Institute of Technology The University of Texas Binghamton University New York University Trinity College Boston College Niagara University Tufts University Boston University North Carolina State University Tulane University Bryant University Northeastern University Union College (New York) Bucknell University Norwich University University at Buffalo (SUNY) Caldwell University Nova Southeastern University University of California, Berkeley Case Western Reserve University Oberlin College of Arts and Sciences University of California, Davis Champlain College Ohio University University of California, Irvine City University of New York Pace University, New York City University of California, Los Angeles Clark University Pennsylvania State University University of California, San Diego Clarkson University Pepperdine University University of California, Santa Barbara Clemson University Pitzer College University of Central Florida Colby College Princeton University University of Colorado at Boulder Colgate University Providence College University of Connecticut College of Charleston Purchase College University of Delaware College of Mount Saint Vincent Purdue University University of Denver College of William and Mary Quinnipiac University University of Florida Colorado College Ramapo College of New Jersey University of Hartford Columbia University Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Connecticut College RJ10des College University of Maine Cornell University Rice University University of Maryland, College Park CUNY-Macaulay Honors College Rider University University of Massachusetts, Amherst Curry College Rochester Institute of Technology University of Massachusetts, Boston Dean College Roger Williams University University of Miami Drexel University Rutgers University-New Brunswick University of Michigan Duke University Sacred Heart University University of New Hampshire at Durham Elon University Sage College of Albany University of New Haven Emerson College Saint Joseph's University University of Oregon Emory University Salisbury University University of Pennsylvania Fairfield University San Diego State University University of Pittsburgh Florida Atlantic University Scripps College University of Puget Sound Florida Gulf Coast University Seton Hall University University of Redlands Florida State University Siena College University of Rhode Island Fordham University Skidmore College University of Richmond Georgia Institute of Technology Smith College University of Rochester Gettysburg College Southern Connecticut State University University of South Carolina Hampshire College Springfield College University of South Florida, St. Pete High Point University St. John's University University of Southern California Hobart and William Smith Colleges St. Thomas Aquinas College University of Tennessee, Knoxville Hofstra University State University ofNew York - Plattsburgh University of the Sciences in Philadelphia Indiana University at Bloomington State University of New York -Albany University of Vermont Iona College State University of New York - New Paltz University of Virginia Ithaca College Stony Brook University University of Washington Johnson & Wales University (Providence) SUNY Buffalo State College University of West Florida Keene State College SUNY College at Brockport University of Wisconsin, Madison Keiser University SUNY College at Cobleskill Vanderbilt University Kenyon College SUNY College at Cortland Vassar College Lafayette College SUNY College at Geneseo Villanova University Le Moyne College SUNY College at Oneonta Virginia Tech Lehigh University SUNY College at Potsdam Wake Forest University Lewis & Clark College SUNYDelhi Washington University in St. Louis LIM College SUNY Fredonia Wentworth Institute of Technology Loyola University Maryland SUNY Maritime College Wesleyan University Manhattan College SUNYOswego West Virginia University Manhattanville College SUNY Polytechnic Institute Westchester Community College Marist College Swarthmore College Western Connecticut State University Marymount Manhattan College Syracuse University Wheaton College MA Mass College of Pharmacy & Health Sciences Temple University Worcester Polytechnic Institute Mercy College Texas A&M University Yale University Merrimack College The Catholic University of America Miami University, Oxford The College of New Jersey "Cclleges attended are highlighted in bold.*
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