Fall Class of 2018

Graduation Requirements 24 Credits 2.0 Unweighted GPA Pass FSA ELA (or reach concordant scores) Pass Algebra 1 EOC 4 English Credits 4 Math Credits (including Algebra & Geometry) 3 Science Credits (including Biology) 3 Social Studies Credits Including World History, Am. History, Gov’t/ Econ HOPE Online Course 1 credit of a Practical/Performing/Fine ART

Art Requirement Fine Arts: Art 2D, 3D, Ceramics, Drawing and Painting, Photography (online), Journalism?? Performing Arts: Theatre, Musical Theatre, Band, Chorus Practical Art: Introduction to Information, Digital Design, Horticulture 2, Culinary Arts 2. ROTC waiver (upon completion of 2 years)

How are credits earned? 2 semesters per year Semester 1 is made up of marking period 1 and marking period 2 Semester 2 is made up of marking periods 3 and 4. If average is over ? .5 credit is earned for each class.

How is GPA calculated? Each semester class has a letter grade. Each letter grade is assigned points Total of all assigned points divided by the number of classes taken. Unweighted GPA (For Graduation) A = 4 B = 3 C = 2 D = 1 F = 0 Weighted GPA (For College & Rankings) Honors DE/AP A = 5 A = 6 B = 4 B = 5 C = 3 C = 4 D = 2 D = 3 F = 0

Credit recovery/Grade Forgiveness Can redo courses in which you earned a grade of D or F. E2020 FLVS or LVS Power Hour

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AP/Dual Enrollment Courses taken at the high school ADVANCED PLACEMENT DUAL ENROLLMENT Courses taken at the high school Courses taken at the college Eligible for college credit upon passing AP exam Receive college credit upon successful completion of the course .

Process for PERT/Dual enrollment at LSSC 3.0 unweighted GPA after January 2016 Must pass all 3 sections of PERT. PERT given in March 2016 Sign up on pink list in Guidance to be considered

Dual Enrollment at Lake Tech Must have a 2.0 GPA by end of sophomore year. Must have own transportation. Accounting Operations EMT (second semester senior only; 18 years of age)* Administrative Office Specialist Fire Fighter (second semester senior only; full time required)* Air-conditioning, Refrigeration & Heating Medical Assisting (senior only; 18 years of age by the end of program externship; full time required) Auto Collision Repair and Refinishing Phlebotomy (18 years of age; evening class) Auto Service Technology Nursing Assistant (Articulated)/ Home Health Aide (CNA/HHA) (senior only; 18 years of age; full time required) Commercial Foods and Culinary Arts Patient Care Technician (senior only; 18 years of age; full time required) Medium/Heavy Duty Truck and Bus Tech (Diesel) Correctional Officer (second semester senior only; full time required day; secondary credit only) Digital Design Welding

Bright Futures Scholarship (2016) 3 levels of the scholarship: Florida Academic, Florida Medallion, and Florida Gold Seal 3 components to each level: community service hours, GPA, test scores FAS: 3.5 GPA; SAT 1290, ACT29; 100 hours community service FMS: 3.0 GPA; SAT 1170, ACT 26; 75 hours community service Need 2 credits of the same foreign language for above Gold Seal: 3.0 overall GPA; 3.5 in vocational courses; significantly lower test scores; 30 hours community service Must have all completed by June 2018.

How to Prepare for Tests www.collegeboard.org for SAT (Question of the Day) www.actstudent.org for ACT (Question of the Day) www.march2success.org for ACT, SAT, ASVAB Khan Academy

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