1. Parent Awareness Night Plant City High School Tuesday, September 21, 2010

2. College Night  Monday, September 27th – Sickles H.S.  Tuesday, September 28th – Plant High  Wednesday, September 29 th – Chamberlain H.S.  Thursday, September 30 th – Brandon High School

3. College Rep Visits to PCHS  9/28 Valdosta State University (lunch table top)  9/29 Florida Atlantic University Honors College  10/5 Southeastern University  10/11 Hillsborough Community  10/12 Florida Southern College  10/20 University of South Florida  10/25 HCC Nursing Program  11/10 University of Tampa (Instant Decision Day)

4. College Application Guidelines  Prepare a resume from grades 9-12 activities  State Universities prefer online applications – go to the school’s website.  Senior Schedule  Essay (if required)  Application Fee

5. Make the Application Complete  Transcript – request form in guidance office. Cost = $2.00 for paper copies. No charge for online transcripts or for scholarship purposes.  SAT/ACT scores  Counselor Recommendation (if required)

6. What Colleges Look For...  Grade Point Average  Difficulty of curriculum (rigor of senior schedule)  SAT or ACT scores  Class Rank  Application essays  Extracurricular Activities  Recommendations (upon request)  Interviews (upon request)

7. Bright Futures  Florida Academic Scholar  Florida Medallion Scholar  Vocational Gold Seal

8. Florida Academic Scholar  3.5 weighted GPA on select core classes  Test score: 1270 SAT OR 28 ACT  75 hours of documented Community Service  Must maintain a 3.0 in college  Will cover $125 per semester hour Tuition at a Florida university (4 year school)  Will cover $77 per semester hour Tuition at a Florida Community College  Does not cover summer terms

9. Florida Medallion Scholar  3.0 weighted GPA on select core classes  Test Score: 970 SAT OR 20 ACT**  Must maintain a 2.75 in college  Will cover $94 per semester hour Tuition at a Florida university (4 year school).  Will cover $58 per semester hour Tuition at a Florida Community College  Does not cover summer terms  **Test score requirements will increase beginning with the 2011-2012 grads.

10. Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholar  3.0 weighted GPA on select core courses (does not include foreign language)  3 courses in a vocational area  3.5 GPA in the vocational courses  SAT: Critical Reading 440, Math 440 OR  ACT: English 17, Reading 18, Math 19 OR  CPT: Reading 83, Sentence Skills 83, Algebra 72  Will cover $94 per semester hour Tuition at a Florida 4 year Institution  Will cover $58 per semester hour Tuition at a Florida Community College  Does not cover summer terms

11. Community Service  Beginning with the 2010-2011 Senior Class, Students must submit a community service proposal to have documented service hours.  Maximum of 3 proposals that target a social issue.  Proposals and service hours must be submitted to Guidance Counselor

12. Florida Virtual School  1. www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/virtual www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/virtual  2. Click Florida Virtual login  3. Login – follow directions for new student or established student  4. Select the classes you want to take. Select Florida Virtual if student has a full day schedule. If not the student selects Hillsborough version.  5. Notify school guidance counselor of courses registered.  6. The virtual teacher will contact the student.  Have a problem with password call 1-866-322- 8324

13. www.facts.org  Evaluation for the Bright Futures Scholarships  Evaluation for graduation requirements  Confirms that Social Security Number is accurate in school records.  Grades, test scores & community service is transmitted once a semester.  Next transmit date is February 2011

14. Have a question?  Sherrie Mueller –College and Career Counselor: 757-9370 extension 238 Sherrie.Mueller@sdhc.k12.fl.us  Dr. Toni Griffin – Guidance Dept. Chair: 757-9370 extension 235 Toni.Griffin@sdhc.k12.fl.us Toni.Griffin@sdhc.k12.fl.us@sdhc.k12.fl.us

15. Class of 2011  Statistics: 426 seniors  Homecoming: October 09, 2010  Prom: April 16, 2011  Awards Night: May 17, 2011  Honor Grad Banquet: May 20, 2011  Seniors Last Day: June 1, 2011  Graduation Practice: June 7, 2011 Florida State Fairgrounds: 9:30-11:30 a.m.  GRADUATION: June 7, 2011 7:00P.M. – Florida State Fairgrounds-Expo Hall