Summer reading is an essential activity for improving reading and writing skills.  Students are expected to read the books indicated below.    Students will be assessed throughout the school year in the form of various writing assignments.  Written summaries on the assigned readings are recommended but not required, as they will not be counted as a grade.

These books may be downloaded to your device through the iBook store, purchased through an online retailer, or the hard copy book may be used.  Students will need to be able to access these books throughout the school year.

English 8 (All 8th graders not in English I or English I Honors)

Amari and the Night Brothers – B.B. Alston

English I

Not If I Save You First – Ally Carter

English I Honors

Discovering Ancient Greece – Kathryn Morgan

English II       

Arsenic and Old Lace – Joseph Kesselring

English II Honors      

The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde – Robert Louis Stevenson

English III

The Crucible – Arthur Miller

English III AP Language and Composition     

Passing – Nella Larsen

English IV

Pygmalion – George Bernard Shaw

English IV AP Literature and Composition

The Great Gatsby – F. Scott Fitzgerald

English V and English V Honors

Phatik Chand – Satyajit Ray
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The Math Department at Cabrini High School believes all students can achieve in math.  In order to assist students in retaining material from their previous course, we require the completion of the Summer Math Packet before the first day of school in August.  

The Summer Math Packet includes comprehensive, practice problems from the math course the student has just completed as well as relevant concepts and skills for their upcoming coursework.   The work will be collected and graded, followed by an assessment on the problems found in the packet.

Select the class you are entering to find the correct packet (PDF).

• Download or print a copy of the Summer Math Packet (PDF) by clicking on the link of the class you will be enrolled in the fall. 
• Problems should be worked directly on the printed packet or on loose-leaf with pages with problem numbers clearly labeled.  All work must be shown, where necessary.  
• Completed packets will be collected the first day of school for a homework grade.
• Students will take a quiz on the material during the first week of school.