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East Gadsden High School

Welcome to Senior Parent Night. Presentation by Senior Guidance Counselor. East Gadsden High School. Graduation Requirements. 24 credits and a 2.0 unweighted GPA 16 required courses & 8 electives MUST HAVE ALL 24 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GRADUATION CEREMONY FCAT or concordant score

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East Gadsden High School

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  1. Welcome to Senior Parent Night Presentation by Senior Guidance Counselor East Gadsden High School

  2. Graduation Requirements 24 credits and a 2.0 unweighted GPA 16 required courses & 8 electives MUST HAVE ALL 24 TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GRADUATION CEREMONY FCAT or concordant score ACT (19 reading) SAT (430 CR) FCAT Retakes: Reading Oct. & April 2016

  3. Credit Recovery • Any Student who has Failed or received a “D” in any class may RECOVER the class in ONE Way: EDgeunity

  4. ACT www.actstudent.org/start ACT – Eng, Math, Science, Reading $36.50 ACT Plus Writing $52.50 (or fee waiver) Must provide photo ID when they register Waivers are available for Students (limit 2)

  5. SAT Reasoning Test www.sat.org/register • Critical reading, writing, math sections • $51 (or fee waiver) • Students required to provide photo ID when they register

  6. Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Can be used at any Florida public or private comm. college, university, or voc. school • Everyone who meets the criteria get the money • 3 ways to qualify: • Academic Scholars Award • Medallion Scholars Award • Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award

  7. Academic Scholars Award ** • 3.5 weighted GPA (only .25 weight) on the 16 required credits - may use up to 2 additional credits in required subjects to raise GPA, and • 1290 SAT (CR & M) or 29 ACT (New writing sections will not be used), and • 100 hours of community service • $103 cr hr 4 yr / $71 cr hr community college • **SUBJECT TO LEGISLATIVE CHANGES

  8. Medallion Scholars Award ** • 3.0 weighted GPA (only .25 weight) on the 16 required courses - may use up to 2 additional credits in required subjects to raise GPA, and • 1170 SAT (CR& M) or 26 ACT (new writing sections will not be used) • 75 hours of community service • $77 cr hr 4 yr / $63 cr hr comm. College • **SUBJECT TO LEGISLATIVE CHANGES

  9. Academic & Medallion Coursework • 4 English • 4 Mathematics (Alg I, Geom & Alg II & higher) (Liberal Arts Math & Informal Geom do NOT count) • 3 Sciences • 3 Social Studies (any) • 2 Foreign Language (in same language) • 16 credits • BF GPA IS NOT THE EGHS GPA

  10. Gold Seal Vocational Award • 3.0 weighted GPA (only .25 weight) using the 16 credits required for graduation, and • 3.5 unweighted GPA in a minimum of 3 sequential vocational credits, and • Pass the PERT or SAT 440 CR & 440 math or ACT English 17, Reading 18, Math 19 • 30 hours of community service • ONLY can be used for Career certificate & Applied Technology or Technical Programs

  11. Options After High School • Work • Military: Active, Reserves, ROTC, Academy • Vocational School • Community College • University

  12. Contact Information Mrs. Edna Henson 850-662-2300 Open Door or by Appointment Grade Audits/Graduation Status/Course Request

  13. Make the Grade to Take the WALK

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