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Class of 2018 9th Grade Parent Night

Class of 2018 9th Grade Parent Night

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

4 ENGLISH 4 MATH 3 SCIENCE 3 SOCIAL STUDIES 1 FINE ART ½ PERSONAL FITNESS ½ PHYSICAL EDUCATION 8 ELECTIVES

24 CREDITS TOTAL

(Where one credit must be Virtual School)

Passing score on the Language Arts Assessment

Pass Algebra 1 EOC testParticipation in other EOCs: Bio, Geom, US Hist…

Minimum 2.0 GPA 20 Community Service Hours

100 hours for many scholarships, like Bright Futures

WHAT IS F.L.V.S ? Florida Virtual School

All students must take one class to graduate

Variety of courses offered on-line

Credit earned for courses completed

Counselor recommendation required

Student needs to be self-disciplined

Suggested course for 9th graders- P.E.

ACADEMICS

ACADEMICS COME FIRST!

An unweighted 2.0 GPA is required to participate in Athletics and Activities.

Also, students must maintain good standing in attendance Ineligible upon the 10th absence,

20th day tardy and/or excused early,or the 6th day suspended

HONORS/GIFTED/AP: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE

Honors: 1 extra point with C or aboveGifted Honors: 1 extra point with C or above~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

~~~~~~~~~~~~~Adv. Placement: College Level

Course: 2 extra points with A or B 1 extra point with C

AP Test: College credit may be awarded with a passing score of 3, 4, 5 Dual Enrollment:College credit awarded

2 extra points

HONORS/GIFTED/AP: GRADING SCALES

Course Type

Grade Averaged into GPA

A B C D F

General Education 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0

Honors or Gifted 5.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 0.0

AP or DE 6.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.0

AP COURSES OFFERED 14-15

CAPSTONE: SEMINAR

ENGLISH LITERATURE &

COMP.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMP.

CALCULUS AB

CALCULUS BC

STATISTICS

COMPUTER SCIENCE A

BIOLOGY

CHEMISTRY

PHYSICS 1

PHYSICS C: MECHANICS

ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE

WORLD HISTORY

UNITED STATES HISTORY

US GOVERNMENT & POLITICS

MACROECONOMICS

EUROPEAN HISTORY

HUMAN GEOGRAPHY

PSYCHOLOGY

SPANISH LANGUAGE &

CULTURE

SPANISH LITERATURE &

CULTURE

STUDIO ART: 2D-DESIGN

STUDIO ART: 3D-DESIGN

STUDIO ART: DRAWING

WHAT DO COLLEGES WANT?

Rigorous curriculum all four years Students who have challenged themselves Well rounded Community Service Ethics/Discipline

TESTS THAT ARE A MUST!A QUICK TIMELINE PSAT: 9th, 10th, 11th

Practice SAT

October 15th, 2014

$14 Registration fee from September 3-12 in Main Lobby

SAT: late 11th, 12th

Measures aptitude for success in college

Reading, Mathematics, Writing

www.collegeboard.com

ACT: late 11th, 12th

English, Reading, Mathematics, Science, Writing (opt.)

www.act.org

BRIGHT FUTURES & OTHER SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA

Based on GPA of core classesEnglish, Math, Science, Social Sci., World Lang.

SAT/ACT scores 100 hours of community service www.facts.org Scholarships

mostly Senior Year

SILVER KNIGHT AWARD PROGRAM & COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS Miami Herald, American Airlines Co-

Sponsor Outstanding service to the community

in addition to stellar academics Focus is on impact not a number of

hours

WHAT WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO BE…

Responsible

Self-motivated

Goal Oriented

Ethical

Well-rounded

Creative/Original

WHAT WE WANT OUR PARENTS TO REMEMBER …

Keep your sense of humor

Trust that you have done an amazing

job

You do have great kids

Be realistic

Integrity, respect, and citizenship

leads to excellence

WHAT’S HAPPENING AT SW? School Website

Sweagles.orgAdvanced Academics Page

Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/ SouthwestMiamiHigh

Follow us on Twitterwww.twitter.com/SouthwestEagles

ADVANCED ACADEMICS INFORMATION

JSOTORRIO@DADESCHOOLS.NET

(305) 274-0181 EXT: 2249

THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.

WE LOOK FORWARD TO FOUR GREAT YEARS!