2024 - 2025 Summer Assignments

 At Brooks DeBartolo Collegiate High School, we strive for excellence in our academic programs.

All English courses require a summer reading assignment.

Several AP courses require a summer assignment submission.

Please review the information below for course specific instructions.

English Summer Assignments

BDCHS Summer Reading, 2024-2025

All students are expected to complete summer reading for their respective English course in the 2024 - 2025 school year. Each grade level will have a separate assignment and texts to read. Novels can be checked out from a library or purchased from any local or online bookstore. Used copies will be perfectly fine for use in class.  Please review the the assignment for the appropriate grade level below and be sure it is completed prior to the first day of class.

English 1 Honors (9th grade)
Summer Reading Assignment for Incoming 9th grade students

English 2 Honors (10th grade)
Summer Reading Assignment for Rising 10th Grade Students

English 3 Honors

Summer Reading Assignment for Rising 11th Grade Students

English 4 Honors
Summer Reading Assignment for Rising 12th Grade Students

For Advanced Placement Language and Literature assignments, please scroll to the English section below.

Teachers of Advanced Placement courses:

AP Course

Teacher

Email

2D Art & Design

Mitchell, Madeilynann

madeilynann.mitchell@bdchs.org

Drawing

Mitchell, Madeilynann

madeilynann.mitchell@bdchs.org

English Language and Comp.

Sofilka, Kara

ksofilka@bdchs.org

English Literature and Comp.

Sofilka, Kara

ksofilka@bdchs.org

Environmental Science

Kensky, Bruce

bkensky@bdchs.org

Human Geography

Miller, Duncan

dmiller@bdchs.org

Psychology

Baumgartner, Jordan

jbaumgartner@bdchs.org

Research

Fernandez, Eric

efernandez@bdchs.org

Seminar

Please check back soon!

Spanish Language and Culture

Caraballo, Elsida

ecaraballo@bdchs.org

Spanish Literature and Culture

Caraballo, Elsida

ecaraballo@bdchs.org

US Gov't and Politics

Please check back soon!

US History

Baumgartner, Jordan

jbaumgartner@bdchs.org

World History: Modern

Soltis, Holly

hsoltis@bdchs.org

Advanced Placement Summer Assignments

Arts

Capstone

AP Seminar

There is no summer assignment for AP Seminar

AP Research

There is no summer assignment for AP Research

English

AP English Language and Composition

AP English Literature and Composition

Social Science

AP US Government & Politics

AP Government is a second semester course. As such, there is no summer assignment required for this class. The AP Government teacher will work with students during semester 1 to prepare students for rigorous coursework and the AP assessment.

Science

AP Environmental Science

There is no summer assignment for AP Environmental Science

World Languages