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GraduationRequirements
24 credits*
2.0 overall unweighted gpa
Pass Grade 10 FSA ELA
Pass Algera 1 E!"
#a$e one on%line high school course
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Graduation Requirements24 credits
4-English
4-Math (taken in middle or high school in 2007-2008 or thereafter) Algebra I,
Geometry, + 2
3-Science
iology, 2 sciences3-Social Studies
!orld "istory, American "istory, #conomics, American Go$
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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11th Grade ChecklistMeet with your counselor!
Study – junior year grades are important
Register to take the October 1 S"# –sign up $1%
#ake the S"# and " in the spring www'collegeboard'com(www'act'org
&ollege ready! )now the post secondary readiness scores&ollege *air October 1+
&ontinue acti,ities -community ser,ice and document
."/0".&
)now the steps 2or applying to college34rite ssays
repare Resume
5etters o2 Recommendation
&heck academic and bright 2utures progress at www'6,c'org
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"cademic 7istories 8 #ranscripts
"cademic histories and transcripts3biographical 0n2ormation
o9cial record o2 high school work
cumulati,e3 :th ; 1th grade i2 7Scourse?@ all courses and Anal a,erages count
weighted G" and unweighted G" ONLY
#ranscripts only3senior schedule
rank in class
community ser,ice hours
test results
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Grade oint ",erageState( Bnweighted( Graduation G" ='+ scale?
Cistrict( 4eighted( Ranking G" =%'+ scale?
Re;calculated( "cademic G" =includes hal2 o2 aneDtra quality point 2or each academic honorscourse( whole eDtra point 2or "( C? StateBni,ersity Schools in *lorida
*lorida Eright *utures G" =uses speciAc coursesand includes hal2 o2 an eDtra quality point 2or eachhonors( "( or C course?' Go to www'6,c'org
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Dtracurricular acti,ities and community ser,ice are Fhotitems! articipation throughout grades :;1< is mostimportant =includes summer be2ore ninth grade?
submit all documentation to Mr' /etch or Mr' Rae2ord=make copies to keep 2or your records?
turn in each ,eriAcation 2orm 2or all ser,ice completed todate by end o2 the Arst : weeks
obtain pre;appro,al 2or current year-upcoming communityser,ice 2rom guidance =counselor corner lunch table?
4hat kind o2 acti,ities are importantH
Iuality participation in one or 2ew acti,itiesSer,ice to the community –,olunteering
Ser,ice and in,ol,ement in the school
5eadership and-or signiAcant contributions
'omm%nity er$ice #*trac%rric%lar Acti$ities
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Eright *utures Scholarshiprogram
Students must apply 2or Eright *utures and other statescholarships senior year atwww'6oridastudentAnancialaid'org
Must meet minimum requirements 2or academic G"(
S"#-" test scores( and community ser,ice
*lorida "cademic Scholars =*"S? ; J'% weighted "cademic G"=minimum 1K required academic credits?( 1
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THENEWSAT
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0t is one o2 the most widely usedcollege admissio tests in the B'S'
Many schools also use it 2or!lacemet ad academiccouselig( as well as scholarshi!sad merit aid'
0t helps students show colleges
what they kow and what they cando'
"t#s $air% #he questions are rigorouslyresearched and tested to make surestudents 2rom all backgrounds whoha,e equal le,els o2 preparation ha,e
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THENEW
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+,1-.1/ Test 0ates
SAT TEST 0ATES WWW%COLLEGE)OA0%OG P&OS#3 $%'%+ =Reading 8 Math and ssay?; October
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THE NEW SAT
New SAT
Total testig time?J hours =%+ minutes i2 taking the S"# with ssay?
+ sectios 65 with SAT Essay73
,idence;Eased Reading and 4riting( Math
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A)O>T THENEW SAT&
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A)O>T THENEW SAT&
Noobscure
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studets are most likely to useagai throughout college andcareer'
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A)O>T THENEW SAT&
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math
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most widely used in college andcareer'
Most questions are multi!lechoice%
Calculators are allowed o oly
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A)O>T THENEW SAT&
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opinion
#he S"# ssay will ask students to read
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>se eidece $rom the teDt tosupport their analysis'
Studets should check idiidualcollege we:sites to see i2 schools
theyre interested in require the S"#ssay'
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A)O>T THENEW SAT&
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THE S"#T
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THE
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