what you need to know to start planning for college!!!
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What you need to know to start planning for college!!!
Paxon Guidance Office
Support Staff
•Scheduling parent/teacher conferences•Oncourse portal information (in person)•Transcript Requests (hard copy)
•Student Records•Enrollment•Transcript Requests (electronic)
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Important Dates
PSAT: October 16, 2013 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 www.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.com
*See your Counselor for waivers if you qualify*
District Approved IB Diploma Curriculum
Graduation Requirements Class of 2013 and Beyond
English: 4 credits (honors level or higher w/at least one IB or AP course)
Math: 4 credits (honors level or higher; geometry or higher w/at least one IB or AP course)
Science: 4 credits (honors level or higher w/at least one IB or AP lab science)
Social Studies: 4 credits (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: 9 credits (This includes 1 IB 6th subject studied over 1 or 2 years)
Class of 2013 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)
Cumulative unweighted 2.0 GPA
District Approved IB Diploma Curriculum
Graduation Requirements
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.
IB Diploma Students Are NOT Required to…
Bright Futures Requirements
Recipients will receive a fixed cost per credit hour award basedon: Award Level – FAS
Florida Academic Scholars - For students who will be graduating in 2013-2014 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
Bright Futures Requirements
Recipients will receive a fixed cost per credit hour award basedon: Award Level - FMS
Florida Medallion Scholars - For students who will be graduating in 2013-2014 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
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/
Weighted vs. Unweighted GPA
Unweighted (state) GPA
A 2.0
B 1.5
C 1.0
D 0.5
Weighted (district) GPA
Honors, AP, and IB classes (add 0.5)
A 2.5
B 2.0
C 1.5
D 1.0
Bright Futures GPAHonors, AP, and IB classes (add
0.25)
A 2.25
B 1.75
C 1.25
D 0.75
For courses graded on a semester basis (A final grade is given for the fall semester and a final grade is given for the spring semester)
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.
https://psas.managebac.com/login
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.
Sample CAS Activities
CAS vs. Community Service for IB Students
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 check with Mrs. Culpepper
Places for Community Service
College Planning
Jacksonville College Fair
Information Sessions Bright Futures Scholarship Program Federal Financial Aid College Planning Nuts and Bolts FACTS.org – Online Academic Advising Writing The College Admissions Essay Historically Black Colleges and Universities Scholarship Search Tips Get With The Times And Use The Web
October 12, 2013 (Prime Osborn Convention Center)
www.FLVC.orgFormerly www.FACTS.org
Bigfuture.orgA Resource from The
College Board
Paxon Guidance Websitepaxonguidance.weebly.com
Paxon IB Program Websitepaxonsas-ib.weebly.com
Questions, Comments, Concerns
Speak to Mrs. Culpepper