Junior Year 2015-2016 Pembroke Pines Charter High School

Who’s Who Ms. Yanez, 11th grade Administrator Ms. Scott, 11th grade Guidance Counselor Mrs. Velez, Edmentum Coordinator Mrs. Sabatier Dual Enrollment Coordinator/PERT Testing BRACE Advisor Mrs. Llanos, Guidance Department Administrator Mrs. Thomas, Guidance Director Mrs. Torres, Silver Knight Liaison Mrs. Oltmans, Service Hour Coordinator

Expectations Respect, Responsibility, and Readiness Act with respect towards others and yourself Contribute to the learning environment productively Be responsible for your actions Demonstrate awareness and care Be ready to learn Show you are ready to learn Listening Sharing Performing

Policies BCPS’s Code of Conduct PPCHS’s Parent Student Handbook Plagiarism and Cheating Attendance Uniform Technology Level I Offenses - Detentions Classroom-related behavior violations Level II Offenses - Saturday School School-related behavior or repeated classroom-related behavior violations Level III Offenses – Suspension Unlawful violations and/or habitual breach of conduct

Success consists of doing the common things in life uncommonly well. Words to Live by… Success consists of doing the common things in life uncommonly well. -Author Unknown

Assessment Requirements Pass Grade 10 FSA ELA Reading Assessment Pass Algebra 1 EOC (level 3 or higher) Concordant Scores PERT SAT Take EOC exams=30% of final grade Geometry Biology American History (except APUSH & AICE) Algebra II

What’s My Status? Do I have 12 credits or more? Have I passed the FSA ELA Grade 10 Reading Assessment? Have I passed the Algebra I EOC? How many service hours do I have recorded? Have I completed: HOPE Performing/Fine Art requirement Online Course What is my unweighted GPA? Briefly Review Graduation requirements-24 credits, etc…

Credit Recovery EDMENTUM 30 hours per half credit 60 hours full credit Due Date: September 16th!!! THAT’S TOMORROW NCAA Candidate??? Broward County Co-Enrolled Program Core courses ONLY Course restrictions (2 core courses per year) Student Athlete? NO EDMENTUM!!!!

Fall Semester PSAT-Wednesday, October 14, 2015 Are you pre-registered? $15 Redesigned model Last chance to “practice” National Merit Determination (top 1% of your class) State Testing Retakes FSA ELA Grade 10 EOC Assessments AICE Exams NACAC College Fair-Monday, October 12, 2015 4:00-7:00 p.m. Broward County Convention Center Dual Enrollment Deadline for Spring: September 24th BC ID Number PERT Scores Application

NACAC College Fair www.gotomyncf.com Monday, October 12, 2015 Broward County Convention Center 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Free to all Broward County high school students, but there is a parking fee Over 200 colleges/universities and free parent workshops Thousands of students attend; try to arrive early; pre-registration is highly encouraged www.gotomyncf.com

Spring Semester PPCHS SUS College Tour-January 2016 Strict 3.3 academic core GPA January 27-29, 2016 Limited space; Deposit deadline TBD SAT/ACT Redesigned SAT in effect March 2016 Dates vary SAT $54.50 w/essay; $43 w/o essay ACT $39.50 w/o writing component Fee Waiver Eligibility AP/AICE Examinations State Assessments/ Retakes Geometry Algebra II US History

Florida SUS College Tour Mrs. Sabatier January 27, 28, 29, 2016 MUST have a 3.3 Academic Core GPA (un-weighted) Approx cost $400-$500 Deposit required Deadline Date TBD First come, first served! UCF, UF, FSU, UNF, USF, FGCU, & Flagler College Verify e-mail address via Jupitergrades Flagler College University of North Florida Florida State University University of Florida University of Central Florida University of South Florida Florida Gulf Coast University

Test Preparation www.collegeboard.org Khan Academy Free Personalized Focused-practice resources http://www.princetonreview.com/college/sat-changes#!tab2 Where can students register for the SAT? www.collegeboard.com What is the cost? $65 for the Reasoning Test. Late fees add $27 more. Score choice ($10.50). Fee waiver available for approved free/reduced lunch programs for up to TWO tests. When should students take the SAT? Generally, the Spring of Junior Year. It really depends on the student. For FCAT Reading Concordant score or math level, earlier is an option. 3) How many times can a student take the SAT? There is no limit to the number of times that student can take the test. If a student retakes the SAT, most Colleges and Universities will take the best score from each subsection. 4) What can students do to prepare for the SAT? * Collegeboard, Florida Virtual school, and other online programs. * Many high schools offer an SAT prep course as part of the curriculum. * Broward Community College offers an inexpensive prep course. * There are many private companies and individual tutoring services that are widely available in the community. www.collegeboard.org

Student Athlete? www.ncaa.org Complete the NCAA Clearinghouse after completion of Junior year (summer 2016) $65 For more information see Coach Bruns or your team coach *If this is not completed during high school, you cannot “walk on” a college team

Where do I go from here. https://bigfuture. collegeboard College of Choice College by Major of Choice College by Other Geographical Location Sports and Activities Campus Culture/Religious Affiliation Type of School Public vs Private 2 yr. vs 4 yr. Single Sex vs Co-Ed Should have idea of top 3-5 colleges by now: Things to consider when you don’t know what college you want to go to or what to major in but you DO know that you love the beach and competitive tennis is important to you…