What you need to know to start planning for college!!!

Counselor Breakdown Honors/AP Students Counselor Clayton A - G Bajalia H - O Mullen P - Z

Paxon Guidance Office Support Staff Santiago Scheduling parent/teacher conferences Oncourse portal information (in person) Transcript Requests (hard copy) Bennett Student Records Enrollment Transcript Requests (electronic) paxonguidance.weebly.com

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ACT & SAT  ACT:  Register at  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 at  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*

The Redesigned SAT  The Redesigned SAT:  First administration: Spring of 2016 (current 11 th 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: For more information, please visit

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)

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 Scholar Diploma Designation Graduation Requirements All FLVS coursework must be completed by May 3, 2016

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.

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  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

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  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

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 -

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

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  All completed community service documentation is due to the school counseling office no later than May 3, 2016

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

College Planning  Be sure to visit colleges and universities 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).

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).

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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

Jacksonville College Fair  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 October 10, 2015 (Prime Osborn Convention Center)

ADDITIONAL COLLEGE & CAREER PLANNING RESOURCES Links available at paxonguidance.weebly.com

Video Tutorials

SAT Prep – Khan Academy

Formerly

Bigfuture.org A Resource from The CollegeBoard

Chart an AP Course to a College Major or Career

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