1. Somerset Beliefs S - Set high expectations O - Objective M - Meaningful curriculum E - Effective R - Resourceful and responsible life long learners S - Scholars who achieve proficiency and beyond E - Evaluate continuously and use data to drive curriculum T - Teachers who are highly qualified

2. *Announcements* Spring Break 2017 – British Isles ❖ Registration is now open - 31 seats available  Tour Number: 1747637KT Spring Break 2018 - China  Registration is now open – 30 seats available ❖ Tour Number: 1752005WJ

3. SAT will be launching a new version of the SAT in March 2016. Quick Facts  4 parts: Reading, Writing and Language, Math, and the optional SAT Essay  400–1600 score scale  3 hours and 50 minutes with the SAT Essay — or 3 hours without it  4 answer choices  4 college application fee waivers for every student who uses an SAT fee waiverSAT fee waiver You can find more information about the new scoring process and what's different on the test in the main office.

4. Seniors! When applying for universities/colleges you must remember to fill out an Official Transcript Request Form found in the main office. For security reasons we will not be releasing transcripts without your written permission. Forms can we found in the spindle under the GUIDANCE tab in the MAIN OFFICE. If you have any questions please see Mrs. Hernandez.

5. University Application Deadlines! UCF - May 1 st, 2016 FAU - May 1 st, 2016

6. Scholarship Opportunity  Law Firm of Ayo and Iken will be awarding TWO $1,000 scholarships for select seniors. To see if you qualify please visit their web site at Deadline for Application is May 1st, 2016 http://www.myfloridalaw.com/children-of-divorce -scholarship-ayo-iken/

7. Bright Futures Seniors the Florida Financial Aid Application is available Visit the following website to apply. http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/

8. Kahn Academy  Free to students who have taken the PSAT!  It’s a great way for you to personalize your learning needs while preparing for the SAT.  PSAT scores are populated directly into Kahn Academy, which produces a personalized plan of study for each student.  Kahn Academy offers practice exercises and videos tailored to each individual student’s answers and test results!  You can work at your own pace to increase skills with instant feedback. Sat.org/officialpractice

9. LINCOLN MEMORIAL UNIVERSITY http://www.lmunet.edu/ ✓ Application Fee waived for SCPA students ✓ In state tuition offered ➢ Associates of Science in Nursing ➢ Bachelor of Science in Nursing ➢ Bachelor of Business Administration ❑ Accounting ❑ Marketing ➢ Bachelor of Science ❑ Athletic Training ❑ Veterinary Health Science ❑ Criminology and Criminal Justice ❑ Social Work ❑ Environmental Science ➢ Bachelor of Arts ❑ Art ❑ Media Communications ❑ Business ❑ Political Science Harrogate, TN

10. Tutoring ❖ Lunch Tutoring: 1.Monday- English 2.Tuesday- Science 3.Wednesday- History 4.Thursday- Foreign Language and Math 5.Friday- TBA ❖ After school Tutoring: 1.Monday- Science 2.Tuesday- Math 3.Wednesday- Detention 4.Thursday- English 5.Friday- N/A

11. Entries must be submitted no later than March 16. All artwork must be on poster board no larger than 22 x 28. Please see Ms. Wilson in 107 for more information if you are interested in participating. Law Day Art Contest Open to St. Lucie County students, this year’s theme is the concept of Miranda warnings. Prizes 1st Place: $500 2nd Place: $300 3rd Place: $200

12. Nature's Vision Environmental Community Service Activity Environmental Science Class and other science students are selling “Science” themed items as a fundraiser to pay for a bus to take the class and others to a beach clean up day. March 18 deadline! See Mr. Federici or a science student to view the brochure of the items avaiable! T-shirts, towels, toys, jewelery, flowers and much more!

13. Are you interested in Joining the Army? 1.GUARANTEED TRAINING OF CHOICE -You pick your job 2. TUTION ASSISTANCE -$250 per credit/ $4000 per year (after first year of serving) 3. Montgomery GI Bill -UP TO $59,328 (Tax free) 4. POST 9-11 GI BILL -100% Entitlement at 36 MO. Service 5. Cash Enlistment Bonus -Up to $40,000 paid over term of enlistment 6. Pay and entitlements (Per month) -E-1 $1,531.50 E-2 $1,716.90 –E-3 $1,805.40 -E-4 $1,999.50 -O-1 $2,905.20 -Free medical and dental –Free housing and meals -30 days vacation with pay -Rapid Advancement* -Skill Training* -Earn College Credits* –Shop tax free* – Veteran Preference* -For more information contact Staff Sergeant Neely @ 772-344-3757 -

14. Fetterman & Associates Scholarship Project  lawteam.com/scholarship for details and applications  Honors college bound high school seniors and their outstanding teachers  Email Kelly@lawteam.com if you have any questionsKelly@lawteam.com  Required to write an original essay describing their MOST INFLUENTUAL TEACHER. The contest is open to seniors who are pursuing higher education after graduation.  Five winners will be chosen and each will be awarded a $1,000 cash Scholarship. The most influential teacher will be recognized and honored with a new tablet computer.

15. IRSC DUAL ENROLLMENT Registration for Summer 1, Summer 2, and Fall 2016 opens on March 30 th. Registration ends May 6 th (Summer 1) June 27 th (Summer 2). Spring 2016 Textbooks are due by April 28 th. You may not DROP a class without speaking with Ms. Rains or Mrs. Hernandez once you have registered for your classes. The longer you wait to register, the later your books will arrive. –Book ordering will occur on the following days, so you must have your registration completed by those dates. Order Summer 1: April 22 nd Order Summer 2: June 10 th

16. IRSC Creative Writing Contest  Contestants: Open to all SCPA students. Seniors will be eligible for an IRSC Scholarship ( Only those Seniors who plan to attend IRSC may enter). All other entries will be eligible for awards.  Categories: Each contestant will submit a sample of his/her writing on any subject in only one of the following categories: (1) Short Story or (1) One-Act Play or (1-3) Poems.  Format: All entries must be typed. All contestants must use a cover sheet listing: author’s name, grade level, teacher (Brasino), school name, and school phone number. Entries not conforming will not be considered for competition. Contestants are encouraged to make copies of work submitted. Only Award winners will be contacted.  Additional information: All entries must be turned in to Ms. Brasino on or before February 25.  Awards Ceremony: Thursday March 31, 2016 at 6:30 p.m. at IRSC Main Campus, Brown Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship (Y-102)  Please see Ms. Brasino (104) if you have any additional questions.

17. National Honor Society Applications are now available from Ms. O’Connor in room 114. Deadline for submission-March 15.

18. National Honor Society SCHOLARSHIP, SERVICE, LEADERSHIP, CHARACTER Calling all those who have what it takes Minimum criteria to apply include the following:  Sophomore standing  3.5 unweighted GPA WITH NO GRADE LOWER THAN A “C”  Have taken at least one honors course each year in high school  No referrals in high school  75 community service hours (completed and documented by administration by date of application deadline-March 15 th, 2015.)  Two letters of recommendation-one from teacher, preferably in honors level course and one from another source (work, church, community service, etc.)  APPLICATIONS will be available from Ms. O’Connor in room 114, beginning February 19, 2016.

19.  Seniors please keep in mind that your final grades are due by May 12 th. This includes your virtual classes!  If you have any questions please see Mrs. Hernandez.

20. ATTENTION JUNIORS!  Do not wait until your 12 th grade year to take care of your online required course for graduation. Plan to take one before the summer or over the summer.  See Mrs. Hernandez or Mrs. Davidson for more information.

21.  Seniors and Juniors may leave campus for lunch only - with prior approval  Freshman or Sophomores are NOT allowed to leave campus for ANY reason!  The only exceptions are dual enrollment students going to IRSC campus.  Any student that leaves campus without permission will lose all privileges for the remainder of the school year.  Any student that allows an underclassmen in their vehicle without prior permission will lose all privileges for the remainder of the school year.

22.  Every Saturday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.  Parents and students are welcome  Contact Jeff Policar with any questions by calling 917-574-9385

23. ATHLETIC BANQUET MARCH 16, 2016  The Athletic Department will host an awards banquet at the PSL Community Center that will be catered by the Silver Platter.  All athletes meals will be paid for by the Athletic Department  Guests may attend for $20/person.  Athletes/guests must RSVP by March 4 th and have paid for their guests that will be attending. See Federici ASAP!  Varsity letters and trophies will be handed out.  Volleyball, cheer and basketball players can see Federici with ?’s

24. Kaplan will be hosting free last-minute prep for the first administration of the new SAT® on March 5th and the ACT on April 9th. Their will be both, 60- and 90-minute online classes taught by expert Kaplan instructors. These sessions will give students: ● An overview of the test format, structure, and scoring ● Top Score-Raising Strategies ● A study schedule leading up to Test Day Free SAT and ACT Cram Sessions for the March 5th SAT and April 9th ACT will be hosted from February 27th-April 6th. Students can register at: www.kaptest.com/freecram. Once registered, students will also learn about our 12-hour nonstop, live training day to help them prep before the March 5th New SAT. The SAT Prep-athon will take place on Sunday, February 21st starting at 11AM ET.

25. Daily Practice SAT  Check out this free cool phone app that will provide you with a “question of the day” and other fun tools to help you improve your SAT scores!!  Visit www.sat.org/scoring or search for the app by name (Daily Practice SAT).www.sat.org/scoring  Available through google play and the apple store.

27. FGCU COLLEGE TOUR TRIP Date: March 15, 2016 Cost: $30.00 WE ARE NOW TAKING A CHARTER BUS! (first come, first serve) From 8am-6pm NO REFUNDS AFTER INITIAL PAY. PERMISSIONS SLIPS MUST BE TURNED IN BY March 9 th ! You will get to see the campus as well as the housing options provided by FGCU. If you are a DE student, you will still be able to attend since IRSC is on spring break this week!!! ** If you are failing any of your classes at the time of the trip, you will NOT be permitted to attended.

28. Hays C. Kirby Memorial Scholarship Contest – Who can apply: U.S. citizens in grades 11 & 12 – Prize: 1 st - $5,000 2 nd -$2,500 3 rd - $1,000 – What do you have to do? – Write an essay and submit electronically to scholarship@joefossinstitute DUE BY MARCH 13 th !! For full details see Mrs. Hernandez in the main office.

29. VIRTUAL CLASS RULES If you fall behind or your grade drops below a “C” in your virtual class, you will be required to attend a lunch virtual lab for a full week. The consequence for skipping is a detention for every day you skip!!! If at the end of the week your grade is still below a “C” or you are still behind in your virtual course, you will be required to attend the lunch virtual lab the following week. You will be permitted to bring your lunch into the virtual lab, but will not be allowed to go off campus for lunch. Where: 105 With: Mrs. Hernandez Time: 11:40am- 12:15pm (Do not be late)

30. Mentorship Program  Are you a Junior who is interested in mentoring an incoming 9 th grader next school year? If so please see Mrs. Hernandez or Miss Zirger in the main office.  What do you have to do?  You will touch base with your partner and see how they are adjusting to high school.  You will give them tips on how to get through classes.  You will assist in their transition from middle school to high school.  You will be a friendly/ welcoming face.  Junior participants will received volunteer hours.  Are you a Junior who is interested in mentoring an incoming 9 th grader next school year? If so please see Mrs. Hernandez or Miss Zirger in the main office.  What do you have to do?  You will touch base with your partner and see how they are adjusting to high school.  You will give them tips on how to get through classes.  You will assist in their transition from middle school to high school.  You will be a friendly/ welcoming face.  Junior participants will received volunteer hours.

31. Have you ever wondered what a firefighter or EMT does? Then this is for you! STUDENTS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO INTERACT WITH FIREFIGHTERS AND EMT’S. YOU WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO WORK ON HANDS ON ACTIVITIES AND WATCH FUN SIMULATIONS. WHEN: MARCH 29 TH, FROM 8:30 A.M.-12 NOON RSVP TO MRS. HERNANDEZ IN THE FRONT OFFICE BY FRIDAY!!

32. ARE YOU INTERESTED?  Do you want to go into the medical or business field?  Would you like to take a summer course for either of these two?  If interested in doing either of these contact Mrs. Davidson at her school email by Friday.  davidson.megan@cpatc. org

33. CONGRATULATIONS TO SCIENCE OLYMPIAD TEAM Out of 46 varsity teams, our Spartan 2016 team ranked as follows: 17 th -WIND POWER-ALEXA ALVAREZ AND DELANEY ELROD 10 th -BRIDGE-ALAN SOUTO AND JASMINE ARIAS 14 th - CELL BIOLOGY-JOSH EPLEY AND BRANDON WALKER 14 TH -WRIGHT STUFF-SEBASTIAN LEWIS Other team members included MORGAN P., DIAMOND R.,KENIQUE C., RUSHANNA R., JOSE H., ALEX P., JULIAN W., NATASHA C.

34. Next Detention Wednesday, March 16th 3:35 to 4:35 PM * Do not be late! Room 101 (Tredor’s) with Mr. Federici Next Sat Detention on April 2nd 9:30-12:30 PM

35. Senior Hoodie Price: $31.95 including tax Order forms are found in the main office. Available in small, medium, and large sizes (limited) ONLY 2 large and 4 small left!!!! First come first serve! Front Back

37.  The reversible practice jerseys must be return to Federici ASAP  We would like to have a varsity and JV next year, therefore we would like all those interested to see Mr. Federici if interested or leave a note in my mail box with your name, grade, cell number and that your interested in Basketball next year.  There we be fundraiser this Spring to raise money for new uniforms, dates TBA soon.

38.  Mr. Federici has been approached about starting several different teams next year: swimming, girl weightlifting, boys and girls soccer….. If you are interested in participating in the creation of a team, leave you name, contact info, and desired sport in Mr. Federici’s mailbox.  To create a team you need enough student participation, a place to play and practice, a volunteer coach and to start raising money NOW in order to purchase uniforms and equipment.