Collge Guidance at WHHS

I. Our new Director of College Guidance, Michael Tedesco
II. College Acceptances
III. Advanced Placement Scores

I. Welcome to Michael Tedesco

Westchester Hebrew High School welcomes Mr. Michael Tedesco as Director of College Guidance. Mr. Tedesco comes to us from New Rochelle High School, where he guided over 2,000 students through the college application process. His impressive track record and experience, along with a caring personality and positive attitude, promise to enrich the guidance program at WHHS.

Mr. Tedesco will play a key role in advising WHHS students in all grades. Over the course of the school year he will conduct information sessions and a financial aid seminar. He will meet with WHHS students in all grades to discuss their academic, interests, extracurricular activities and plans for the future. In addition, Mr. Tedesco will schedule meetings with 11th and 12th graders and their parents to discuss the various college options and to develop and implement individualized college application strategies for each student.

For 35 years Michael Tedesco served the students and families of New Rochelle High School in a number of capacities. He served as a Youth Minister in the community, volunteered at the NRHS Career Center, coordinated the NRHS FACT$ Office (Financial Aid for College and Technical schools), and served as a guidance counselor to students in all grades. Mr. Tedesco also conducted financial aid seminars throughout Westchester County and New York City.

Last year, Mr. Tedesco retired after many years of service to the students of New Rochelle High School. He was honored as New Rochelle United Way's Community Leader of the Year and received the Volunteer Center's "Someone Special Award."

Mr. Tedesco holds three Master's Degrees in a variety of fields - African Studies, Religious Education and School Counseling, and is a licensed counselor in the State of New York.

Mr. Tedesco is excited to assume this role and looks forward to working with our students, parents and faculty members throughout the school year

II. College Acceptances

We are proud of our graduates who have earned admission to the following prestigious universities and colleges during the last three years. Over 40% of our graduates have chosen to attend schools ranked in the top 60 schools by the US News and World Report (an * indicates that our students have chosen to attend)

2007-2009

American University Lafayette College SUNY Stonybrook*
Barnard College* Lander College* Syracuse University*
Baruch College Lawrence College* Touro College*
Boston University* Lehman College* UC - Berkeley
Brandeis University* MICA Union College*
Brooklyn College Muhlenberg College* University of Arizona*
Cal State - North Ridge Northeastern University University of Connecticut*
City College* NYU* University of Delaware
Clark University NYU-Stern School of Business University of Florida
Cooper Union* Pace University University of Hartford*
Cornell University* Pratt Institute* University of Indiana
CUNY Honors College* Penn State University of Maryland*
Dartmouth University Queens College* University of Mass. Amherst*
Drexel University* Quinnipiac University University of Miami
Fairleigh Dickinson RI School of Design University of Michigan*
FIT* Rutgers University* University of Pennsylvania*
George Washington School of Visual Arts* University of Rhode Island
Goucher University Stern College* University of Rochester
Harvard University* SUNY Albany* University of Vermont
Hofstra University* SUNY Binghamton* University of Wisconsin
Hunter College SUNY Buffalo Washington University
Ithaca College* SUNY New Paltz* Western Connecticut State
John Jay College* SUNY Oneonta Yale University*
Johns Hopkins University SUNY Purchase Yeshiva University*

III. Advanced Placement Scores

Westchester Hebrew High School offers Advanced Placement (AP) courses and exams to qualified students beginning in the sophomore year. AP classes are offered in Biology, Calculus, English Literature, European History, Psychology, US Government and Politics and US History. Our students’ scores far surpass the national average for each exam. AP exams are given scores of 1 to 5. Scores of 3 or higher earn advanced placement and/or credit at many universities.

Biology

In 2009, half of our students earned a top score of 5 and the entire AP Biology class scored 4 or better. This is almost triple the national average for scores of 5.

Calculus

All of our Calculus students scored 3 or higher (almost double the national average). Scores of 4 and 5 were earned by 75% of our students.

English Literature

Nationally, only 20% of students taking this exam score a 4 or 5 but at WHHS, 50% of our students earned this prestigious ranking.

European History

Over the last three years, none of our students in this course scored below 3.

Psychology

Almost 85% of our Psychology students over the last three years achieved scores of 4 or 5 in this demanding course. In 2009, our entire class had scores of 3 or better.

US Government and Politics

Only 6% of students nationally earn a score of 5. This year, 15% of our class achieved this feat. Scores of 3, 4 and 5 were earned by 80% of this class in 2009.