Freshman Information PowerPoint 2015 2016

8/20/2019 Freshman Information PowerPoint 2015 2016

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HOW DO GUIDANCE COUNSELORS

HELP IN HIGH SCHOOL?

College and Career Planning – financial aid,

SAT/ACT, letters of recommendation, transcripts

Academic Success – scheduling, connectingstudents and parents with study/tutoring

resources, parent/teacher conferences, skill

building

Personal/Social Development – skill building,

connecting parents/student with resources,

crisis/emergency management


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CAREER DEVELOPMENT

Self AssessmentCareer Assessment/Awareness

Career Exploration

Career Planning

Great sites

www.naviance.com

www.collegeboard.com

www.flvc.org

www.floridashines.org

http://www.naviance.com/http://www.naviance.com/


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NAVIANCE

Highschool and College Planning

Personalized account

College and career preparation and planning

Self-discovery assessments and inventories

Set goals

Create a resume

Utilize tools for time management, study skills,

decision making and more…


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FRESHMAN CHECKLIST

Study – Every year counts. Good year to build GPA

Extracurricular Activities /Community Service

Increase involvement and document

Career Development & College Exploration

NAVIANCE

Check academic progress and view bright futures eligibility

atwww.flvc.org

College Ready!! Know the post secondary readiness scores!

High School curriculum mapping

ELA FSA, EOCs

http://www.flvc.org/http://www.flvc.org/


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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

24 credits

2.0 overall unweighted gpa

Pass Grade 10 FSA ELA

Pass Algera 1 E!" #a$e one on%line high school course


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Graduation Requirements

24 credits

4-English

4-Math (taken in middle or high school in 2007-2008 or thereafter) Algebra I,

Geometry, + 2

3-Science

iology, 2 sciences3-Social Studies

!orld "istory, American "istory, #conomics, American Go$

2-Foreign Language

m%st be in same &orld lang%age1-Practical or Performing Fine Art*

1- HPE

!-Electi"es*

*includes the 12 s#ecific arts courses for $A arts seal


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GRADE POINT AVERAGE

State, Unweighted, Graduation GPA (4.0 scale)

District, Weighted, Ranking GPA (5.0 scale)

Re-calculated, Academic GPA (includes half of an extraquality point for each academic honors course, wholeextra point for AP, DE) State University Schools inFlorida

Florida Bright Futures GPA (uses specific courses andincludes half of an extra quality point for each honors, AP, or DE course). Go to www.flvc.org


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ACADEMIC HISTORY & TRANSCRIPT

Academic history and transcript: biographical Information

official record of high school work

cumulative: 9th - 12th grades(and MS grade if HScourse); all courses and final averages count

weighted GPA and unweighted GPAONLY

Transcript only:

senior schedulerank in class

community service hours

test results


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Extracurricular activities and community service are “hot”

items! Participation throughout grades 9-12 is most important

(includes summer before ninth grade)

Community service (for non-profit organizations) submit all completed community service documentation to

Ms. Cherry, Ms. Swartz or guidance (make copies to keep

for your records)

turn in each verification form for all service completed

yearly

obtain pre-approval for current year/upcoming community

service from guidance (counselor corner lunch table)

%ommunit& Ser"ice '

E(tracurricular Acti"ities


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What kind of activities are important?

Quality participation in one or few activities

Service to the community –volunteering

Service and involvement in the school

Leadership and/or significant contributions

Keep track of your extracurricular activities on an Activities

& Experiences sheet

%ommunit& Ser"ice '

E(tracurricular Acti"ities


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MEETING COLLEGE EXPENSES

BRIGHT FUTURES

SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM

o Students must apply for Bright Futures and other state

scholarships at www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org

during spring of senior year

o Must meet minimum requirements for recaclulated

GPA, SAT/ACT test scores, and community service

o Must maintain GPA in college


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BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIPPROGRAM

16 college-preparatory credits and up to 2 additional

credits from courses in these academic areas and/or AP

fine arts courses

Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) - 3.5 weighted AcademicGPA (minimum 16 required academic credits), 1290

SAT/29 ACT (excluding the writing section), 100 hours

community service

Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS) - 3.0 weighted AcademicGPA (minimum 16 required academic credits), 1170

SAT/26 ACT (excluding the writing section) 75 hours

community service


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WWW.FLVC.ORG

For Bright Futures Eligibility GPA and test

scores (community service is not listed here)See a counselor at counselor corner OR go to the

school counseling office to see how many communityservice hours you have on file

Click on “Go to College,“ Click on “Pay for

College" and proceed to “Check your eligibility

for a Bright Futures Scholarship” Your Student Identifier Number is your social

security number followed by the x sign

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Freshman Information PowerPoint 2015 2016