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Paxon School for Advanced Studies

Paxon School for Advanced Studies. 9 th and 10 th Grade Guidance Presentation. What you need to know to start planning for college!!!. Counselor Breakdown. Paxon Guidance Office. paxonguidance.weebly.com paxonsas-ib.weebly.com. Important Dates. PSAT:

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Paxon School for Advanced Studies

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  1. Paxon School for Advanced Studies 9th and 10th Grade Guidance Presentation What you need to know to start planning for college!!!

  2. Counselor Breakdown

  3. Paxon Guidance Office paxonguidance.weebly.com paxonsas-ib.weebly.com

  4. Important Dates • PSAT: • October 16, 2013 during the school day at Paxon. • National Merit, National Achievement, and National Hispanic Scholarship qualifications are based on 11th grade PSAT scores • ACT: • Take ACT with Writing • Students can take practice tests and question of the day • Offered in September, October, December, February, April, and June • Register at www.ACT.org • SAT: • Students can take practice tests and question of the day • Offered in October, November, December, January, March, May, and June • Register atwww.collegeboard.com *See your Counselor for waivers if you qualify*

  5. Scholar Diploma Designation Graduation Requirements Class of 2013 and Beyond (24 credits) • English: 4 credits • Math: 4 credits (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Statistics or equally rigorous math) • Science: 3 credits (1 Biology, Chemistry or Physics, and1 additional science) 4 required at Paxon • Social Studies: 3 credits (1World History, 1 American History, .5 American Government, .5 Economics) 4 required at Paxon • World Language: 2 credits (must be in the same language)

  6. Scholar Diploma Designation Graduation Requirements Class of 2013 and Beyond • Visual/Performing Art: 1 credit • HOPE: 1 credit • Additional Electives: 6 credits • Paxon AP Requirement: 7 AP credits (9 recommended) • AP Human Geography, AP World History, AP US History, AP Language, AP Literature, AP American Government, and AP Macro Economics automatically included in program of study • Passing score on the FCAT 2.0: grade 10 Reading • State required EOCs (Algebra, Geometry, Biology, US History) • Cumulative unweighted 2.0 GPA • 1 Online Course

  7. Bright Futures Requirements Recipients will receive a fixed cost per credit hour award based on: • Award Level – FAS • Florida Academic Scholars - For students who will be graduating in 2013-2014 and Beyond • 3.5 B.F.* GPA, 1290 SAT or 29 ACT, 100 hours of community service. Other Ways To Qualify: • National Merit or Achievement Scholars or Finalists • National Hispanic Scholars

  8. Bright Futures Requirements Recipients will receive a fixed cost per credit hour award based on: • Award Level - FMS • Florida Medallion Scholars - For students who will be graduating in 2013-2014 • 3.0 B.F.* GPA, 1170 SAT or 26 ACT, 75 hours of community service Other Ways To Qualify: • National Merit or Achievement Scholars or Finalists • National Hispanic Scholars

  9. Bright Futures Requirements The Bright Futures GPA is calculated based on the following: • The student’s best grades in each subject area will be used • 4 credits of English • 4 credits of Math • 3 credits of Science • 3 credits of Social Studies • 2 credits of Foreign Language • Students may use up to 2 additional credits from courses in the academic areas listed above as well as AP, IB or AICE fine arts courses to raise the GPA. • See bright futures website for more information - http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ssfad/bf/

  10. Weighted vs. Unweighted GPA For courses graded on a semester basis (A final grade is given for the fall semester and a final grade is given for the spring semester)

  11. Weighted vs. Unweighted GPA For courses graded on a year-long basis (One final grade is given at the end of the school year) Ex. Biology, geometry

  12. Community Service • Paxon SAS requires that all students perform a minimum of 75 hours of community service. (100 for FAS for Bright Futures) • Students cannot be paid for the service, and it must be performed at a not for profit agency. Be very careful with doing service at/through religious institutions – not every thing counts • To eliminate headaches later, ALWAYS check with your counselor BEFORE starting the service hours

  13. Community Service For each different activity completed, 4 forms must be turned in to guidance • Community Service Pre-Approval Form • Community Service Self-Evaluation Form • Community Service Leader Evaluation Form • Community Service Log Form • Forms are available on Paxon’s website: psas.duvalschools.org under the guidance tab and on the Paxon guidance website at paxonguidance.weebly.com

  14. Places for Community Service

  15. Early College Planning – Get Involved NOW!!! • Clubs, Sports, Volunteering, Drama, Band, etc. • In terms of college applications: • Colleges are looking for individuals’ dedication and leadership • More time spent on fewer activities looks better than a few hours scattered across many

  16. Sample Application – Extracurricular Activities

  17. www.FLVC.org Formerly www.FACTS.org

  18. Bigfuture.org A Resource from The College Board

  19. Paxon Guidance Website paxonguidance.weebly.com

  20. Questions, Comments, Concerns Thank You!

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