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High School Adult ESL Program Celebrates Lifelong Learners

Adult English as a Second Language students were recognized with certificates of accomplishment last week, marking the completion of another year of learning and personal achievement through the district’s longstanding adult education program. 

The program has provided ESL instruction to residents of Brentwood and neighboring communities for more than 25 years, serving students from Central Islip, Islip, Patchogue, Medford and surrounding areas. Classes are offered at four locations: Brentwood High School, Pronto of Long Island, The Learning Connection at the Sisters of St. Joseph and the Brentwood Public Library. 

Enrollment reached 927 students during the 2025-26 school year, including 566 who attended evening classes at Brentwood High School. Students in the program range in age from 21 to 70. 

Most participants come from South and Central America, but program leaders have also seen an increase in recent years in students from Haiti, many of whom speak Spanish, French and Creole. 

The certificate recipients were recognized for their dedication to learning and their commitment to expanding educational and personal opportunities through English language instruction.

A smiling man in a striped shirt and jeans accepts a green award from a woman in a floral skirt, with a projection screen displaying celebratory images behind them.
Seven people stand on a stage holding certificates, with a %22Congratulation to the class of 2026%22 banner in the background and a person filming them in the foreground.
A woman in a floral dress walks across a stage in front of a blurred background of people and a screen.
Two men shake hands in the foreground, while a blurred crowd watches from the background.
A group of women and one man stand in the foreground holding certificates, while a large screen displaying photos of people is visible in the background.
In the foreground, two women are on a stage, one receiving a certificate, while the background shows a blurred projection of people and text.
A woman in a colorful dress hugs a man in a polo shirt on a stage with green balloons and a woman in a pink dress in the background.
In the foreground, two men shake hands on a stage as one presents a certificate, while the background features a large screen displaying motivational text and images of students.
A smiling man in the foreground receives a certificate from a woman, while a blurred projection of people is visible in the background.
A group of people stand on a stage in front of a projection screen, while an audience sits in the foreground.
A man in a plaid jacket embraces a woman holding a green folder, with a blurred %22Congratulations Class of 2026%22 projected behind them.