CLASS OF 2018 Sophomore Seminar

Graduation Requirements 24 credits  Must meet all subject level credit requirements! GPA  Minimum 2.0 unweighted Testing  Must PASS Grade 10 ELA Reading  OR  Earn a concordant score on SAT or ACT (score TBD)  Must PASS Alg 1 EOC (399 or higher)  OR  Get 97 or higher on PERT

Graduation Requirements English  4 credits Math  4 credits, must include Algebra 1 (1.0) and Geometry (1.0) Science  3 credits, must include Biology (1.0) Social Studies  American Government (0.5)  Economics with Financial Literacy (0.5)  US History (1.0)  World History (1.0)

Graduation Requirements Fine Arts  1 credit in fine/performing or approved practical art  CCC, Journalism, Intro Info Tech, Design Services, TV Prod HOPE Online Course  Complete one FULL online course  If sign up for 1.0 credit class, must do full 1.0 credit online  If sign up for 0.5 credit class, must complete online  NovaNet does NOT count  Gradpoint DOES count (but must complete full course)

4 Year College/University Requirements All of the FL graduation requirements AND Algebra 2 2 consecutive years of a Foreign Language (Also BF requirement) Colleges look for RIGOR, should have:  Science  Math  Academic based courses

NCAA Requirements D1 and D2 have different requirements D1 requirements:  4 years English  3 years Math (Alg 1 and higher)  2 years Science  1 year of additional English, Math, or Science  2 years of Social Studies  4 years of additional courses (any of above and including foreign language, religion/philosophy)  2.30 minimum GPA  Graduate from HS

NCAA Requirements D2  3 years English  2 years Math (Algebra 1 and higher)  2 years Science  3 years of an additional English, Math, or Science  4 years of additional courses (any area above, and including foreign language, religion, philosophy)  2.0 GPA NCAA GPA calculated through core courses ONLY! Send ACT/SAT directly to Clearinghouse (9999) Pinellas Virtual does not count towards NCAA yet!!!!

Credit Recovery/Grade Forgiveness ELP  Mondays and Wednesdays 2:00-5:00  Tuesdays and Thursdays 1:50-3:30  Room 4-107, see counselor for a referral to program Monday & Wednesday tutoring  In cafeteria 6-8pm, see website for schedule Stay after with teacher if struggling! Pinellas Virtual School

Post Secondary Options What are your choices? 1. 4 year college/university 2. 2 year college 3. Tech/Trade school 4. Military—test required 5. Right to work

College Admissions Now is the time to start thinking about college Chose courses that are rigorous and challenging Keep your grades up, take courses you will be successful in Put in the time and do the work, you will be rewarded!

College Admissions Start your research now:    bigfuture.collegeboard.org Make a plan  Future Plans, being done through HOPE classes  College/Career program, create a plan for HS/College/Career  Take career assessments

PSAT All 9 th and 10 th graders will take redesigned PSAT October 14 th, 2015: Periods 1-4 Room assignments posted cafeteria in few weeks Study guide provided through World Hist class Additional Resources:  Khanacademy.org  Collegeboard.org

PSAT: Benefits Prepares you for the SAT (preliminary SAT) Provides your personalized strengths and areas that need improvement Gain access to mycollege quickstart-great resource! Important to take next year as a Junior  To qualify for National Merit Scholarship  To qualify for additional scholarships:  Telluride Association  National Hispanic Recognition Award  National Scholarship Service

Dual Enrollment/Early College Sophomore year is crucial for DE/EC admissions for junior year Qualifications:  3.0 unweighted GPA (by deadline for paperwork)  qualifying PERT scores  106 Reading  114 Math  103 Writing  Upperclassman (rising junior/senior)

Early College Program at SPC  Can complete 2 years of college and earn associate’s degree by HS graduation  All courses will be on SPC campus  Will have college counselor assigned at SPC  Must meet qualifications and be chosen from lottery  Must complete HOPE prior to starting ECP What should I do now?  Go to spcollege.edu and enroll as a student (select for high school program) to get SPC ID #  Bring SPC ID # to counselor to receive pink PERT card to test at SPC  Attend mandatory meeting in January to receive application  Complete and turn in application before deadline of February 10th

PERT College qualifying exam Must take to apply for DE/ECP Obtain SPC ID #, bring to counselor, receive pink card Bring pink card to SPC testing locations to take PERT  Testing hours: Monday-Thursday 9:00am-4:30pm; Friday 8:30am- 10:00am  Locations: SPC Tarpon Springs, Clearwater, St. Pete, Seminole First time is free, 2 nd time $15.00  Can only take PERT twice a semester  Important to study, especially if do not receive qualifying score first time  Resources: spcollege.edu/cpt; or google PERT practice

Scholarships  Never too early to start!  Leadership  Opportunities  Pinellas Ed Foundation $500 to $10,000  Individual Schools  Scholarships updated regularly on school website  College essay workshops  opportunities  Scholarship drawer Ms. LaChance’s office

Bright Futures 3 levels All require:  Community Service hours (different amount for each)  4 credits English  4 credits Math (Alg 1 and higher)  3 credits Science  3 credits Social Studies  2 credits World Language (sequential, same language!)  SAT/ACT scores Students can take ACT/SAT until June 30 th to qualify, no limit number of times

Bright Futures Florida Academic Scholar (FAS)  100 hours community service  3.5 weighted GPA, calculated from required coursework only  Electives are not factored into BF GPA  29 ACT composite score (includes Reading, English, Math, Science)  1290 SAT composite score (includes Critical Reading and Math only)

Bright Futures Florida Medallion Scholar (FMS)  75 hours community service  3.0 weighted GPA, calculated from required coursework only  Electives are not factored into BF GPA  26 ACT composite score (includes English, Reading, Math, Science)  1170 SAT composite score (includes Critical Reading and Math only)

Bright Futures Gold Seal Vocational Scholar (GSV)  3.0 weighted GPA  Take at least 3 full credits in a single Career and Technical Education program  Achieve the required minimum 3.5 unweighted GPA in the career education courses  30 hours community service  Achieve the required minimum score on the ACT, SAT, or PERT  ACT- 17 English, 19 Reading, 19 Math  SAT-440 Critical Reading, 440 Math  PERT-106 Reading, 103 Writing, 114 Math

Bright Futures, how do I volunteer? Everyone should be working on community service or beginning a project THIS YEAR if have not already done so First-> pick a site to volunteer at and contact person at that site Second-> if site approves you, must fill out Community Service proposal form and get approved by your counselor before beginning hours Third->start volunteering and logging hours on Community Service hours log form Fourth-> once complete, bring hours log and completed reflection to your counselor

Bright Futures paperwork Where can I find the paperwork?  Proposal, hours log, and reflection are all located on our school website  futures  Scroll to bottom, click Bright Futures Forms, and print  If you have any questions about volunteer sites, contact your counselor

Scholar Diploma Designations Recognition for additional course work/EOC testing  Sticker on your diploma In addition to grad. requirements must:  Algebra 2, upper level math (higher Alg 2), pass Alg 1 EOC and Geo EOC  Chemistry or Physics, upper level science, pass Bio EOC  Pass US Hist EOC  2 credit foreign language (same lang)  Earn 1 credit in DE, AP, or IB course  Exempt from Bio or US Hist EOC if enrolled in AP Bio or AP US Hist, take AP exam, and earn 3 or higher

Make Good Choices! choicesmake. Everything you do is based on the choices you make. It’s not your parents, your past relationships, your job, the economy, the weather, an argument or your age that is to blame. You and only you are responsible for every decision and choice you make. Period. -Unknown

If you DO NOTHING, you GET NOTHING!