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Paxon School for Advanced Studies

Paxon School for Advanced Studies. 9 th, 10 th , and 11 th Grade School Counselor Presentation. What you need to know to start planning for college!!!. Counselor Breakdown. Paxon Guidance Office. paxonguidance.weebly.com. Make Sure You Visit Our Website. paxonguidance.weebly.com

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Paxon School for Advanced Studies

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  1. Paxon School for Advanced Studies 9th, 10th, and 11thGrade School Counselor Presentation What you need to know to start planning for college!!!

  2. Counselor Breakdown

  3. Paxon Guidance Office paxonguidance.weebly.com

  4. Make Sure You Visit Our Website • paxonguidance.weebly.com • Counselor emails • How to schedule appointments • With Teachers: ext. 116 • With Counselors: Contact individually • Calendar of events • College/Career Planning • Subscribe to the blog (on homepage)

  5. Important Dates • PSAT: • October 14, 2015 during the school day at Paxon. • National Merit, National Achievement, and National Hispanic Scholarship qualifications are based on 11th grade PSAT scores • ACT: • Register at www.ACT.org • Take ACT with Writing • Students can take practice tests and question of the day • Offered in September, October, December, February, April, and June • SAT: • Register atwww.collegeboard.com • Students can take practice tests and question of the day • Offered in October, November, December, January, March, May, and June *See your Counselor for waivers if you qualify*

  6. The Redesigned SAT • The Redesigned SAT: • First administration: Spring of 2016 (current 11th graders will primarily be the first to take this) • Writing section will be optional (but still need to take this) • Key Changes: • No longer a penalty for guessing • Total score possible: 400-1600 For more information, please visit www.collegereadiness.collegeboard.org

  7. Scholar Diploma Designation Graduation Requirements Class of 2016 & 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)

  8. Scholar Diploma Designation Graduation Requirements Class of 2016 & 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 FSA: grade 10 Reading • State required EOCs (Algebra, Geometry, Biology, US History) • Cumulative unweighted 2.0 GPA • 1 Online Course All FLVS coursework must be completed by May 3, 2016

  9. Benefits of AP • Provides flexibility in studying a variety of subjects at the college level. • Begins preparation for specific majors (ex. Medical field=AP Biology) • Stand out in the college admissions process. • Earn college credits and skip introductory classes.

  10. 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 2015-2016 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

  11. 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 2015-2016 & Beyond • 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

  12. 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/

  13. 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 non-profit agency. Be very careful with doing service at/through religious institutions – not every thing counts • Community Service should be meaningful. • To eliminate headaches later, students must complete the pre-approval form BEFORE starting the service hours

  14. 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

  15. Places for Community Service *Must be a non-profit organization

  16. Early College Planning – Get Involved NOW!!! • Extracurricular Activities: 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

  17. Sample Application – Extracurricular Activities

  18. College Planning • Start visiting colleges and universities NOW….before you make a final decision. • Colleges visit Paxon to speak to students (Lunch) • Schedule posted outside of the school counseling office, on the Paxon school counseling website, linked on school website, and said during announcements • Students must have teacher permission to miss class to attend if scheduled during a lunch when they have class or during class time (extremely rare).

  19. The dorms looked like this on the website….

  20. …But they really look like this

  21. The Center, One Foundation • Representative: Mr. Nelson McCoy • Available during lunch (non-early dismissal Wednesdays) • Provides scholarship and college planning information tailored to student needs

  22. Jacksonville College Fair October 10, 2015 (Prime Osborn Convention Center) • Information Sessions • Bright Futures Scholarship Program • Federal Financial Aid • College Planning Nuts and Bolts • FACTS.org – Online Academic Advising • Writing The College Admissions Essay • Historically Black Colleges and Universities • Scholarship Search Tips • Get With The Times And Use The Web

  23. Additional college & career planning resources Links available at paxonguidance.weebly.com

  24. www.floridastudents.org Video Tutorials

  25. SAT Prep – Khan Academy

  26. www.floridashines.org Formerly www.flvc.org

  27. Bigfuture.org A Resource from The CollegeBoard

  28. Chart an AP Course to a College Major or Career

  29. Paxon Guidance Website paxonguidance.weebly.com

  30. Questions, Comments, Concerns Speak to Your Counselor

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