2.  Hillsborough Choice : › Your neighborhood high school (Attendance Area) › School choice, magnet programs, & charter schools › Additional options : career & technical programs & Hillsborough Virtual School

3.  Private school  Home School/Virtual School

4.  Check SDHC website if not sure – School Locator (www.sdhc.k12.fl.us)- right hand side  9 th grade electives will be programmed with students by Mrs. Wahnon  Sheet will come home for parent signature  Academic courses assigned by 8 th grade performance

5.  Choice Info line 272-4692  Can apply to three non-magnet or Career/Technical programs at schools with space available (transportation limited)  Online & Paper Applications

6.  Applications will be available Nov. 12 th  Only choice schools with openings will appear  Last year King KAPS was listed on Choice Application & magnet writing assessment was required for this program School Choice

7.  Blake High ( Visual/Performing/Comm. Arts & Urban Teaching Academy ) -Presentation with interested students in December  International Baccalaureate Program (King, Hillsborough Robinson, Strawberry Crest, depending on address)  Jefferson High Center for International Studies (International Business Honors, E-commerce Marketing Honors, or Global Finance Honors, International Culinary Arts Honors, International Law & Criminal Justice Honors, and Maritime & Marine Environmental Science Honors)  Middleton High (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) › Biomedical-Biotechnology, Computer Game Design, Computer Systems Engineering

8.  Tampa Bay Technical High (Academy of Health Professions, Academy of Architecture & Environmental Design, non-magnet Technical Programs, Health Administration) › (school choice –www.mytbt.com)  Collegiate Academies at Armwood, Lennard & Leto › Opportunity to earn an A.A. degree from Hillsborough Community College free of cost on school campus › Teaches “college knowledge”  Programs at Armwood and Leto were new last year Transportation provided to all magnets (unless under 2 mile radius from school & in some areas may be limited)

9.  Grades from 7 th and 8 th semester one  FCAT scores – 6 th and 7 th grade › (better of 2 for reading & math)  High school courses taken in middle school › IB programs: Students must pass Algebra 1  Writing Sample – must preregister (Nov. 12)  Blake Arts Program: schedules auditions/portfolio presentation  Blake Urban Teaching Academy sichedules interviews

10.  Application period begins November 12 th  DEADLINE is December 18th, 2013  Ensure students are preregistered for Writing Sample (Nov. 12 th )  Parents apply online up to 8 magnet programs › Contact me if you are unable to apply online › If your child did not a HCPS for 6 th & 7 th a paper application is required

11.  Bell Creek Academy HS- 793-6075  Brooks DeBartolo – 971-5600  Focus Academy- 443-5558  Pepin Academies- 236-1755  Pivot Charter School – 622-7479  Seminole High School – 234-0809  West University Charter HS- 774-4396

12.  Berkeley Preparatory  Tampa Preparatory  Academy at the Lakes (Pasco)  Academy of Holy Names – girls  Jesuit High School – boys  Tampa Catholic  Bishop McLaughlin Catholic (Pasco)  Carrollwood Day School  Seffner Christian Academy  TCMS provides transcripts and recommendations to area private schools if requested and to out of county schools

13.  Information located on HCPS website  For Current Out of County Students: › Obtain a release form from the county you live in › Complete an application › Submit the release form and application to Office of Student Planning and Placement › DEADLINE is December 17th

14.  Apply to as many as student is interested › up to 8 magnet programs  TCMS has established reputation of prepared students  Attend Open Houses, Information meetings  Remember deadlines for applications › Please let me know if you are applying to Private Schools before winter break  Decisions for magnet programs made by mid-February- mail notification  Programming of 9 th grade courses done for all students

15.  24 credits necessary to graduate  18 credit option (not recommended for college prep)  Take the most advanced courses possible to be competitive for college  2 credits in foreign language › ( not required for graduation, however required for college admissions)  Students will be completing a Personal Career and Education Plan

16. Student 1 – straight A’s in all regular classes- 4.0 GPA Student 2 – Made a B in the one honors class he took- 4.04 GPA Student 3 – Made a C in the one AP class he took- 4.08 GPA Student 4 – Made a C in 8 AP classes and a B in 20 regular classes- 3.99 GPA Student 5 – Made a C in 8 honors and 8 AP classes; made a B in 12 regular classes- 4.35 GPA