LAKE BRANTLEY HIGH SCHOOL • FEBRUARY 2025
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PRINCIPAL Mr. Brian Blasewitz ASSISTANT PRINCIPALS Dr. Brittany Campbell Mr. Donald Fields Dr. Jason Menoutis Mr. John Rondone Dr. Jose Sanchez SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGERS Mr. Joseph Kreuter Ms. Jessica Marengo-Ramos REGISTRAR Ms. Lori Kubis DIRECTOR OF GUIDANCE Ms. Amanda Goe ATHLETIC DIRECTOR Mr. Eric Entrekin
Lake Brantley High School 991 Sand Lake Road Altamonte Springs, Florida 32714 407.746.3450 www.lakebrantley.com
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Monica Sporleder, President Laura Breen Galante, Newsletter Editor
Dear Patriot Family,
What an incredible start to the school year we have had! Through all of the adversity we faced throughout the first semester, Lake Brantley marches on! The resilience and tenacity of our students, faculty, and staff has been incredible to watch throughout the entire first semester, and I am so excited to see what the second semester of the 20242025 school year has in store for us. The second semester is an important time in the lives of our students as preparations are being made for the F.A.S.T. assessment, as well as the preparations for several national tests like the ACT and SAT for our classes of 2025 and 2026. Our 9th and 10th grade students just took the PM2 test, which will give us valuable data to use to prepare them for their end-of-the-year exams. On top of that, students are already going to be preparing themselves for the 2025-2026 school year in selecting their initial course load requests for next school year. These tests are so important for our students to meet their graduation concordant score and to be able to report their scores to colleges if they choose to do so. We set an all-time school record last year with a graduation rate of 98%, and we are continuing to grow that number thanks to the effort of our students and teachers! This spring, our course selection process is going to be similar to what we introduced 5 years ago, as the school is going to be using what we call “course progression guides” to help guide your students in the decision-making process for their four core classes (English, Math, Science and Social Studies). We will be using these guides to try and determine a pathway toward graduation that both is appropriate and challenging for your student. Sometime over the course of the next few months, students will be able to log in to their Skyward accounts and see the course progressions that are suggested in their core academics while simultaneously being able to choose whichever elective pathways continues on next page...