1. Junior Year 2015-2016 Pembroke Pines Charter High School

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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…

8. 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!!!!

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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 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

13. Test Preparation www.collegeboard.org Khan Academy
Free
Personalized
Focused-practice resources
Where can students register for the SAT?
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.

14. 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

15. 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…