Junior-Information-PowerPoint presentation 2015-2016.ppt

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GraduationRequirements

24 credits*

2.0 overall unweighted gpa

Pass Grade 10 FSA ELA

Pass Algera 1 E!"

#a$e one on%line high school course


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Graduation Requirements24 credits

4-English

4-Math (taken in middle or high school in 2007-2008 or thereafter) Algebra I,

Geometry, + 2

3-Science

iology, 2 sciences3-Social Studies

!orld "istory, American "istory, #conomics, American Go$

2-Foreign Language

m%st be in same &orld lang%age1-Practical or Performing Fine Art*

1- HPE

!-Electi"es*

*includes the 12 s#ecific arts courses for $A arts seal


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11th Grade ChecklistMeet with your counselor!

Study – junior year grades are important

Register to take the October 1 S"# –sign up $1%

#ake the S"# and " in the spring www'collegeboard'com(www'act'org

&ollege ready! )now the post secondary readiness scores&ollege *air October 1+

&ontinue acti,ities -community ser,ice and document

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)now the steps 2or applying to college34rite ssays

repare Resume

5etters o2 Recommendation

&heck academic and bright 2utures progress at www'6,c'org

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"cademic 7istories 8 #ranscripts

"cademic histories and transcripts3biographical 0n2ormation

o9cial record o2 high school work

cumulati,e3 :th ; 1th grade i2 7Scourse?@ all courses and Anal a,erages count

weighted G" and unweighted G" ONLY

#ranscripts only3senior schedule

rank in class

community ser,ice hours

test results


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Grade oint ",erageState( Bnweighted( Graduation G" ='+ scale?

Cistrict( 4eighted( Ranking G" =%'+ scale?

Re;calculated( "cademic G" =includes hal2 o2 aneDtra quality point 2or each academic honorscourse( whole eDtra point 2or "( C? StateBni,ersity Schools in *lorida

*lorida Eright *utures G" =uses speciAc coursesand includes hal2 o2 an eDtra quality point 2or eachhonors( "( or C course?' Go to www'6,c'org


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Dtracurricular acti,ities and community ser,ice are Fhotitems! articipation throughout grades :;1< is mostimportant =includes summer be2ore ninth grade?

submit all documentation to Mr' /etch or Mr' Rae2ord=make copies to keep 2or your records?

turn in each ,eriAcation 2orm 2or all ser,ice completed todate by end o2 the Arst : weeks

obtain pre;appro,al 2or current year-upcoming communityser,ice 2rom guidance =counselor corner lunch table?

4hat kind o2 acti,ities are importantH

Iuality participation in one or 2ew acti,itiesSer,ice to the community –,olunteering

Ser,ice and in,ol,ement in the school

5eadership and-or signiAcant contributions

'omm%nity er$ice #*trac%rric%lar Acti$ities


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Eright *utures Scholarshiprogram

Students must apply 2or Eright *utures and other statescholarships senior year atwww'6oridastudentAnancialaid'org

Must meet minimum requirements 2or academic G"(

S"#-" test scores( and community ser,ice

*lorida "cademic Scholars =*"S? ; J'% weighted "cademic G"=minimum 1K required academic credits?( 1


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THENEWSAT

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0t is one o2 the most widely usedcollege admissio tests in the B'S'

Many schools also use it 2or!lacemet ad academiccouselig( as well as scholarshi!sad merit aid'

0t helps students show colleges

what they kow and what they cando'

"t#s $air% #he questions are rigorouslyresearched and tested to make surestudents 2rom all backgrounds whoha,e equal le,els o2 preparation ha,e

an equal chance to do well'


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THENEW

SAT&

'ore $ocused( clear( ad use$ul'

)etter re*ects the workstudetsare doig in school'

)etter measures the skillsad kowledge eeded to be

ready2or college and career'

Coects studets witho!!ortuities( including 2reepractice tools on )han "cademy& and college application 2ee wai,ers

2or income;eligible students'


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+,1-.1/ Test 0ates

SAT TEST 0ATES WWW%COLLEGE)OA0%OG P&OS#3 $%'%+ =Reading 8 Math and ssay?; October


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THE NEW SAT

New SAT

Total testig time?J hours =%+ minutes i2 taking the S"# with ssay?

+ sectios 65 with SAT Essay73

,idence;Eased Reading and 4riting( Math

Essay? Optional

No !ealty $or guessig

Score scale? ++ to 1K++@Essay scored separately

S"# *11 4"0/1RS 4055 &O.#0.B1 #O E1 "/"05"E51 *OR "55 150G0E51 S#BC1.#S #O BS1 40#7 10#71R /1RS0O. O* #71 S"#'


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A)O>T THENEW SAT&

Rights-onlyscoring

Students ear !oits

$or each correct aswer'

#heres o !ealty$or guessig'

Students are encouraged to readeach 9uestio ad select the

aswer they thik is :est'


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A)O>T THENEW SAT&

Noobscure

vocabulary

#he new S"# $ocuses o words

studets are most likely to useagai throughout college andcareer'

Students wo#t see words like@!rearicateB or @sagacious%B

#hey will eed to uderstadhowwords like @sythesisB or@alleiateBare used in conteDt'


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A)O>T THENEW SAT&

Morefocused

math

8ocuses o the math skills

most widely used in college andcareer'

Most questions are multi!lechoice%

Calculators are allowed o oly

oe sectio% Some questions areeasier to sol,e without a calculator'

http://www.actstudent.org/http://www.collegeboard.org/


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A)O>T THENEW SAT&

Analysis, not

opinion

#he S"# ssay will ask students to read

a passage and3

roide a writte aalysis o2 theteDt'

>se critical reasoig skills toshow how the author builds an

argument'

>se eidece $rom the teDt tosupport their analysis'

Studets should check idiidualcollege we:sites to see i2 schools

theyre interested in require the S"#ssay'


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A)O>T THENEW SAT&

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8ull.legth !ractice tests andthousands o2 sample questions'

Accessi:le through aycom!uter with 0nternet access'

Materials also aaila:le to !rit'


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THE S"#T

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THE

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Aliged with the ew SAT&J commonscore scale with the S"# and S"#U >-:'

Octo:er +,1- is the Krstadmiistratio' #he S"#U 1+ =thesame test as the S"#-.MSI#? isadministered to sophomores in thespring'

'ore scholarshi! o!!ortuities(coectios to challegig course

work( ad access to $ee waiers%Tightly aliged with the SAT& adSATFN'ST&J common score scale'

Esta:lishes a :aselie $or collegead career readiess as studentsenter high school'

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