1. What you need to know to start planning for college!!!

2. Counselor Breakdown Honors/AP Students Counselor9 th 10 th Clayton claytond@duvalschools.org A - H Bajalia bajalial@duvalschools.org I - R Mullen mullenm@duvalschools.org S - Z IB Prep Students Mullen mullenm@duvalschools.org 9 th & 10 th

3. Paxon Guidance Office Support Staff TBA Scheduling parent/teacher conferences Oncourse portal information (in person) Transcript Requests (hard copy) Bennett bennettb2@duvalschools.org Student Records Enrollment Transcript Requests (electronic) paxonguidance.weebly.com paxonsas-ib.weebly.com

4. paxonguidance.weebly.com (Enter your email to receive updates from the blog) This presentation will be available on our school counseling website.

5. Important Dates  PSAT:  October 15, 2014 during the school day at Paxon.  National Merit, National Achievement, and National Hispanic Scholarship qualifications are based on 11 th 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 www.ACT.orgwww.ACT.org  SAT:  Students can take practice tests and question of the day  Offered in October, November, December, January, March, May, and June  Register at www.collegeboard.comwww.collegeboard.com *See your Counselor for waivers if you qualify*

6. Scholar Diploma Designation Graduation Requirements Class of 2016 and Beyond (24 credits)  English: 4 credits  Math: 4 credits (Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Statistics or equally rigorous math)  Science: 3 credits (1 Biology, Chemistry or Physics, and1 additional science) 4 required at Paxon  Social Studies: 3 credits (1World History, 1 American History,.5 American Government,.5 Economics) 4 required at Paxon  World Language: 2 credits (must be in the same language)

7. Class of 2016 and Beyond  Visual/Performing Art: 1 credit  HOPE: 1 credit  Additional Electives: 6 credits  Paxon AP Requirement: 7 AP credits (9 recommended)  AP Human Geography, AP World History, AP US History, AP Language, AP Literature, AP American Government, and AP Macro Economics automatically included in program of study  Passing score on the FCAT 2.0: grade 10 Reading  State required EOCs (Algebra, Geometry, Biology, US History)  Cumulative unweighted 2.0 GPA  1 Online Course Scholar Diploma Designation Graduation Requirements

8. Benefits of AP  Provides flexibility in studying a variety of subjects at the college level.  Begins preparation for specific majors (ex. Medical field=AP Biology)  Stand out in the college admissions process.  Earn college credits and skip introductory classes.

9. Chart an AP Course to a College Major or Career

10. 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 2014- 2015 and Beyond  3.5 B.F.* GPA, 1290 SAT or 29 ACT, 100 hours of community service. Other Ways To Qualify:  National Merit or Achievement Scholars or Finalists  National Hispanic Scholars

11. 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 2014- 2015  3.0 B.F.* GPA, 1170 SAT or 26 ACT, 75 hours of community service Other Ways To Qualify:  National Merit or Achievement Scholars or Finalists  National Hispanic Scholars

12. 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 - http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ssfad/bf/

13. 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, students must complete the pre- approval form BEFORE starting the service hours

14. 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

15. Places for Community Service

16. 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

17. Sample Application – Extracurricular Activities

18. www.FLVC.org Formerly www.FACTS.org

19. Bigfuture.org A Resource from The College Board

20. Paxon Guidance Website paxonguidance.weebly.com

21. 10 TH GRADE GRAD TRACKER (Review of documents)

22. Questions, Comments, Concerns Thank You!