1. Paxon School for Advanced Studies Guidance Presentation
9th and 10th Grade
Guidance Presentation
What you need to know to start planning for college!!!

2. Counselor Breakdown IB Students Mullen 9th & 10th
9th & 10th

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

4. This presentation will be available on our school counseling website.
paxonguidance.weebly.com
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5. *See your Counselor for waivers if you qualify*
Important Dates
PSAT:
October 15, 2014 during the school day at Paxon.
National Merit, National Achievement, and National Hispanic Scholarship qualifications are based on 11th grade PSAT scores
ACT:
Take ACT with Writing
Students can take practice tests and question of the day
Offered in September, October, December, February, April, and June
Register at
SAT:
Offered in October, November, December, January, March, May, and June
Register at
*See your Counselor for waivers if you qualify*

6. District Approved IB Diploma Curriculum Graduation Requirements
Class of 2015 and Beyond
English: 4 credits (Min. of 2 honors level or higher w/at least one IB or AP course)
Math: 4 credits (Alg. 1, Geometry, Alg. 2, and at least one IB or AP course)
Science: 4 credits (Biology and 3 add. w/at least one IB or AP lab science)
Social Studies: 3 credits (Min. of 2 honors level or higher w/at least one IB or AP course)
World Language: 2 credits (Paxon IB Prep/IB students will take 4 credits in the same language)
Theory of Knowledge: 1 credit
The Arts/Electives: 6 credits (This includes 1 IB 6th subject studied over 1 or 2 years)

7. District Approved IB Diploma Curriculum Graduation Requirements
Class of 2015 and Beyond
Completion of Extended Essay
Completion of CAS requirement
Completion of all IB assessments (internal and external)
Passing score on the FCAT: grade 10 Reading
State required EOCs (Algebra, Geometry, Biology, US History-necessary for scholar designation)
Cumulative unweighted 2.0 GPA

8. IB Diploma Students Are NOT Required to…
Take an online class
Take the following courses:
American Government
Economics
HOPE
If at any point a student exits from the IB Program of
Study, the above will need to be taken.

9. Benefits of IB
Ability to study a variety of subjects and do research at the college level.
Begins preparation for specific majors (ex. Medical field=IB Biology, IB Chemistry)
Stand out in the college admissions process.
Earn college credits and skip introductory classes.

10. IB Academic Probation
Students in the IB Program of study shall be placed on probation if one or more of the
following should occur:
Receiving a quarter or semester grade of "F" for a core subject (English, math, science, history), IB TOK, an IB second language (including all Pre-IB language courses), or the IB 6th subject
The unweighted (state) GPA falls below a 2.5
The student receives disciplinary action for cheating/plagiarism 
The probationary term will last for one semester (two quarters). Student progress will
be reviewed at the end of each quarter. If the student shows no progress or continues
to show signs of academic decline at the end of the probationary period, he/she will
remain on probation for the next semester or be removed from the IB program of
Study.*
*The school administration reserve the right to remove a student at any time if in danger of not promoting/graduating.

11. 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 and Beyond
3.5 B.F.* GPA, 1290 SAT or 29 ACT, 100 hours of community service (‘Service’ hours from CAS (grades 11 & 12) count towards this as well as community service done in grades 9 & 10)
Receive the IB Diploma:
No SAT or ACT test score requirement
Meet community service requirement
Complete the IB Curriculum:
Meet SAT or ACT test score and community service requirement
Other Ways To Qualify: National Merit Scholars and Finalist, National Hispanic Scholars

12. 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 (‘Service’ hours from CAS (grades 11 & 12) count towards this as well as community service done in grades 9 & 10)
Complete the IB Curriculum:
Meet SAT or ACT test score and community service requirement
Other Ways To Qualify: National Merit Scholars and Finalist, National Hispanic Scholars

13. 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 -

14. 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 not for profit agency. Be very careful with doing service at/through religious institutions – not every thing counts
To eliminate headaches later, ALWAYS submit the pre- approval form BEFORE starting the service hours

15. CAS vs. Community Service for IB Students
IB 11th and 12th grade students complete Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) hours which are documented online using the ManageBac website.
Only the ‘service’ hours logged for CAS will count towards Bright Futures.
Community Service completed in grades 9 & 10 count towards Bright Futures, but not for CAS.

16. DON’T WORRY ABOUT CAS RIGHT NOW!!!
Information
Overload
DON’T WORRY ABOUT CAS RIGHT NOW!!!
More info on CAS requirements will be provided in the spring of your 10th grade during a parent/student CAS information session.

17. 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

18. Places for Community Service

19. Early College Planning – Get Involved NOW!!!
Clubs, Sports, Volunteering, Drama, Band, etc.
In terms of college applications:
Colleges are looking for individuals’ dedication and leadership
More time spent on fewer activities looks better than a few hours scattered across many

20. Sample Application – Extracurricular Activities

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22. A Resource from The College Board
Bigfuture.org
A Resource from The College Board

23. Paxon IB Program Website
paxonsas-ib.weebly.com

24. Paxon Guidance Website
paxonguidance.weebly.com

25. 10th Grade Grad Tracker
(Review of documents)

26. Questions, Comments, Concerns
Thank You!