On Your Mark, Get Ready for High School

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On Your Mark, Get Ready for High School!

• Presented by
• G. Holmes Braddock Student Services Team

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• A journey of a thousand miles ..
• begins with a single step.
• Lao-tzu (604 BC - 531 BC)

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Make High School Years a Success

• Know Graduation Requirements
• Maintain High GPA
• Choose an Academy, Advanced Academics, and
  Electives
• Participate in Meaningful Community Service
• Get Involved
• Sports
• Clubs
• Leadership

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High School Graduation Requirements

• 24 Credits
• (16 required 8 elective)
• 4 English credits
• 4 Math credits
• 3 Social Studies credits
• 3 Science credits
• ½ PE credit
• ½ Personal Fitness
• 1 Fine Art credit

• Pass FCAT (Reading/Math/Writing)
• Minimum GPA 2.0
• Community Service

Note 2 Credits of a Foreign Language University
/ Scholarship Requirement
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Maintaining a High GPA

• A GPA is your Grade Point Average, based on the
  points earned for the final letter grade of each
  completed credit/class.
• Maintaining a high GPA requires getting good
  grades in all of your classes.
• A high GPA will qualify you for Florida Bright
  Futures and other Scholarships.
• Keep in mind that A 4, B3, C2, D1, F0
• 4.0 3.50 A
• 3.4 2.51 B
• 2.5 1.51 C
• 1.5 1.00 D
• .99 0.00 F

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Academies, Advanced Academics and Electives

• Academies A choice of 8 Academies
• Business
• Communication
• Education
• Engineering and Life Sciences
• Law and Public Safety/Security
• Visual and Performing Arts
• Information Technology Magnet/Academy
• Cambridge Global Studies
• Advanced Academics 170 Advanced Placement,
  Honors and Honors Gifted classes in English,
  science, mathematics, foreign language, music,
  art and social studies
• Electives- Help you explore various interests,
  abilities

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Community Service

• Universities and various Scholarship
  opportunities require Meaningful community
  service hours.
• 75 or more hours (Bright Futures, Scholarships)
• Volunteer
• After-school programs, churches
• Library, Parks, Community events
• Hospitals, Nursing Homes, animal shelter

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Getting Involved

• Athletics
• Football, Soccer, Basketball, Swimming,
  Waterpolo, Volleyball, Cross Country, Track and
  Field, Baseball, Softball, Golf, Tennis,
  Badminton, Bowling
• Extracurricular Activities
• G. Holmes Braddock has
• A student government
• 29 interest clubs
• 15 honor societies
• 8 service clubs
• 9 performance clubs
• 11 vocational clubs
• 3 publications
• ROTC Drill Team

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Get the Most out of High School!

• Explore Career Choices
• Learn about your Options
• Understand the Difference
• College vs. University
• Select A College/University

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Explore Career Choices

• Complete ePEP and High School Evaluations
• Read about different careers, their requirements,
  and their future outlook (occupational handbook
  website - http//www.bls.gov/oco/ )
• Talk to people about their careers
• Explore Choices - online career/education
  planner

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Learn about your Options
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Understand the Difference College vs. University

• Colleges
• Programs of 6 months to two years designed for
  the student to either transfer into a four-year
  university (A.A.) or go directly into the
  workforce (A.S. and Certificate Programs).
• Open admissions anyone with a high school
  diploma or GED is admitted.
• SAT/ACT not required do need to be placed
  with either SAT/ACT or CPT scores
• Vast selection of programs including Graphic
  Design, Music Production Management, Fire
  Science Technology, Nursing and much more.

• Universities
• 4 year Programs/Degrees
• Admissions a high school diploma, SAT or ACT
  required Scores
• Vast selection of programs/degrees
• Wide selection of extracurricular activities
• Various team sports

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Selecting A College/University

• There are over 3,000 colleges and universities in
  the U.S.
• To Choose a college or university you must
• Keep the following in mind..
• Four- year or two-year
• public, private or vocational
• Location - close to home or far away
• Size - Under 3,000 students or over 30,000
  students
• Coed or single sex
• Programs of study offered
• Sports and extracurricular activities
• Cost

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FACTS.org is your central web resource for
planning and managing your higher education
experience in Florida
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Important Tips

• Do your best
• Be involved in your classes
• Spend time on school work every evening
• Get to know your teachers
• Get to know your counselors
• Get involved in school activities/clubs
• Get Organized
• Ask for help
• Explore all your options

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• The future belongs to those who believe in the
  beauty of their dreams.
• Eleanor Roosevelt