Freshmen Assembly

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Freshmen Assembly

• Meet your counselors
• Graduation Requirements
• Testing
• University Requirements
• www.FACTS.org

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Counselor Alphabet

• Mrs. Carter A-Des
• Mrs. Walson Det-Hug
• Mrs.Froehling Huh-Mig
• Mr.McSoley Mih-Schm
• Mrs.Soich Schn-Z

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Graduation Requirements

• 0.5 Personal Fitness
• 0.5 PE
• 0.5 Health
• 1 credit of Pref. Art or Voc. Art
• 10.5 Elective credits
• 2.0 unweighted GPA

• 26 credits
• 4 credits of English
• 3 credits of Math
• 3 credits of Science
• 3 credits of S.Studies
• WH / AH / ECAG
• FCAT
• For help go to www.FCATexplorer.com

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Formula 9 week grade 71 x .8 56.8 Exam grade 78
x .2 15.6 15.6 56.8 72.4
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Testing, 1, 2, 3, 4, testing

• Every Freshmen must take
• FCAT Reading, Math, NRT
• March
• As a Sophomore you will be taking
• PSAT (given in Oct)
• FCAT (given in March)
• Reading, Math, Writing
• As a Junior you will be taking
• FCAT Science

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Timeline

• Develop a 4-year Plan
• Take the most challenging classes each yr
• Students intending to apply to a university are
  strongly advised to take at least 18 academic
  classes in the following areas English, Math,
  Science, Social Studies, and Foreign Language
• Start exploring career options and schools at
  www.FACTS.org
• Start building your resume. Participate in
  extracurricular activities and community service.

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Vocational Tours

• Academy of Culinary Arts
• Academy of Medical Science
• Automotive Service Technology
• Auto Collision repair
• Digital Design
• Drafting
• Commercial Photography Technology
• Hospitality Tourism Management
• TV Production

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• Career Development
• Interview Form
• Students responsibility to speak with
  Instructor of Program

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Sample 4-year Plan
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Your official Bright Futures GPA and
qualification status -Compares a student's
current academic record with the 15 or 15.5
credit requirements for the Bright Futures
Scholarship awards (Transcripts are sent 4 times
a year)
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www.FACTS.org

• SUCCEED in high school beyond
• DISCOVER your talents find a career thats
  right for you
• EXPLORE Florida colleges vocational-technical
  centers
• APPLY to Florida community colleges, universities
  vocational-technical centers
• PAY for your college with the Financial Aid
  resources
• PREPARE for the best high school experience
• Bright Futures Progress
• (ePEP) Electronic High School Planner

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What do the universities want?

• Strength of schedule
• i.e. AT LEAST 4 academic classes during your Sr.
  year
• 18 Academics throughout 9-12 grade
• The most challenging schedule
• i.e. Honors, AP, additional academics

• Activities, activities, activities!
• SAT ACT scores
• Prep classes available in summer and online
• Unique individuals
• What is going to make YOU different from the
  others applying?

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2006 Fall Admissions Data

• The middle range GPA, SAT, and ACT scores are
  based on the accepted fall freshman college class
  of 2006