1. Make a Plan For Your Future!
High School Choices
Make a Plan For Your Future!

2. Learning Goal:
Students will be able to make informed choices for high school.

3. High School Registration
The Guidance Counselors from each High School will come to Fruit Cove Middle to help students choose courses for next school year. The dates for CHS are March 8-10th. Nease and BTHS are TBD.

4. What are your Choices? Bartram Trail Creekside Nease Pedro Menendez
Ponte Vedra
Saint Augustine
Saint Johns Technical

5. Academies at Creekside
Emerging Technology
Digital Media
Cybersecurity
Engineering & Environmental Sciences
Environmental Sciences
Civil Engineering

6. Academy of Emerging Technology
Cybersecurity
Students will learn network security, security vulnerabilities, attack mechanisms and techniques, cryptographic systems as well as other security technology.
New Media
Digital Media
Students will learn about Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Web Design and more.

8. Academy of Engineering & Environmental Sciences
Civil Engineering
Prepares students to be survey technicians, mapping technicians, civil engineers, surveyors, and urban planners.
Environmental Sciences
Focuses on federal, state, and local regulations, ecosystem awareness, water quality, air quality, and managing hazardous materials, managing forests and wetlands.

10. Advanced Scholar Program - ASP
Requirements to enter the ASP Program
An “A or B” in advanced courses or “A” in standard courses and no grades lower than a C (must submit report card)
Contract – sign contract stating that you will complete a full year in the Advanced Scholars Program
4 Teacher Recommendations – from your 8th Grade
Language Arts, Math, Science and Social Studies teachers
Application Deadline-Feb. 10th - Go to High School Website for Application.
You are responsible for getting the application to CHS
Applicants will be notified of their status into the program

11. Typical 9th grade ASP Schedule
English 1 Honors
Biology Honors
Math Honors
AP Human Geography
Foreign Language
Hope
Elective of your choice

12. Bartram Trail High School Academies
Finance Strand
Entrepreneur Strand
Air Force Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (AFJROTC)
Fashion
Architecture
Interior

13. Nease High School Academies Stellar Academy of Engineering
Hospitality and Tourism
Communications Academy
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB)
Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC)

14. Ponte Vedra High School Academies
International Business and Marketing Academy
Academy of Information Technology
Biotechnology and Medical Research Academy

15. St. Augustine High School Academies
St. Johns County Aerospace Academy
St. Johns County Academy of Future Teachers
St. Johns County Center for the Arts
Army Junior Reserve Officers
Training Corps (AJROTC)
Cambridge AICE Program

16. Pedro Menendez High School Academies
Flagler Hospital Academy of
Medical and Health Careers
FMAEF Academy of Architectural and Building Sciences
VyStar Academy of Business and Finance
International Baccalaureate Diploma Program (IB)

17. St. Johns Technical High School Academy
Academy of Coastal and
Water Resources
Academy of Culinary Arts
Partners with First Coast Technical College
Agriscience
Business Technology
Early Childhood Education
Cosmetology
Cabinetmaking
Graphic Communications

18. Go to: http://academies.stjohns.k12.fl.us/
View all the High School Academy Videos

19. At World Golf Village Conference Center
HIGH SCHOOL SHOWCASE
Thursday, January 19th , 2017
3:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
At World Golf Village Conference Center

20. High School Academy Nights
January 24 – Pedro Menendez
January 26 – Allen D. Nease
January 30– St. Augustine
(Auditions at SAHS will occur on Feb. 17, 2017.)
January 30 – St. Johns Technical (5:30 p.m.)
January 31 – Bartram Trail
February 2 – Ponte Vedra
February 7 – Creekside

21. Academy Registration Opens on January 19, 2017
Academy Application Deadline is Feb. 10, 2017
Apply in HAC using student account
Feb. 28th- Acceptance s sent out

22. High School Graduation Requirements – 24 Credit Program
English – 4 credits (must pass Lang. Arts FSA)
Mathematics – 4 credits (must pass Alg. 1 EOC)
Science – 3 credits
Social Studies – 3 credits
Foreign Language – not required for graduation,
(2 credits required for admission into State Universities)
Fine Arts – 1 credit
Hope- 1 credit
Electives – 8 credits
Online Course – 1 Course
(from above required courses)

23. State Assessment and Grade Point Average (GPA) Requirements for High School Graduation
Passing score on the Grade 10 Lang. Arts FSA
Pass EOC exam in Algebra 1
Cumulative GPA of at least a 2.0
(on a 4.0 scale)

24. GPA – Grade Point Average What Does That Mean?
Standard Courses – 4.0 scale
A = B = C = D = 1
Honors Courses – 4.5 scale
A = B = C = D = 1.0
Advanced Placement Courses –5.0 scale
A = B = C = D = 1

25. Michael’s and Brittany’s GPA’s
English 1 Honors = B (3.5)
Algebra 1 Honors = A (4.5)
Biology 1 = A (4)
AP Human Geography = B (4)
Spanish 1 = A (4)
HOPE = A (4)
Elective = A (4)
Total GPA = 4.0
Brittany
English 1 = B (3)
Algebra 1 = A (4)
Biology 1 = A (4)
World Geography = B (3)
Spanish 1 = A (4)
HOPE = A (4)
Elective = A (4)
Total GPA = 3.7

26. Bright Futures Scholarship Requirements for 2020 Graduates
16 Credits in college preparatory courses in the following areas:
4 English
4 Mathematics (Algebra 1 and above)
3 Natural Science
3 Social Science
2 Foreign Language
2 additional credits from courses in academic areas listed above and/or AP, IB, AICE fine arts courses
Also…

27. Bright Futures… FAS – Florida Academic Scholar –
100% of average tuition paid
Must have a 3.5 weighted GPA
100 hours of community service
Best composite score of 1290 on the SAT Reasoning Test (based on the combined Critical Reading and Math sections only) Or
29 on the ACT (excluding the writing section)

28. Bright Futures… FMS – Florida Medallion Scholar -
75% of average tuition paid
Must have a 3.0 weighted GPA
75 hours of community service
Minimum score of 1170 on the SAT Or
26 on the ACT

29. Bright Futures…
GSV – Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholar – 75% of average tuition paid
Must have a 3.0 weighted GPA
3 career and technical education credits in one vocational program with unweighted 3.5 GPA in those courses
Minimum section score on one test below:
P.E.R.T.: Reading 106/Writing 103/Math 114
SAT: Reading 440/Math 440
ACT: English 17/Reading 19/Math 19
30 hours of community service

30. FCMS – 8th Grade Important Dates
Jan. 10th – Parent Presentation at FCMS 6:00 PM
Jan. 19th– High School Showcase–World Golf Village
Jan. 20th-Feb. 7th – Academy Nights at HS
Feb. 10th – Academy Application Deadline
Feb. 10th– ASP Application Deadline
Feb. 28th – Academy & ASP Invitations sent
March 8-10th - Creekside High School FCMS
TBD-Registration for BTHS and Nease

31. 8th Grade Semi Formal Dance
February 24th from 7:00 – 9:00 PM
All students attending the dance must come to school on the day of the dance.
If you have a date, they must be from FCMS.
Dress:  Girls
If you wear a sleeveless dress, you must have a cover over your shoulders.
Not too short of a dress
Not too revealing of a dress
Dress:  Boys
No jeans or tshirts