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HOW DO GUIDANCE COUNSELORS
HELP IN HIGH SCHOOL?
College and Career Planning – financial aid,
SAT/ACT, letters of recommendation, transcripts
Academic Success – scheduling, connectingstudents and parents with study/tutoring
resources, parent/teacher conferences, skill
building
Personal/Social Development – skill building,
connecting parents/student with resources,
crisis/emergency management
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CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Self AssessmentCareer Assessment/Awareness
Career Exploration
Career Planning
Great sites
www.naviance.com
www.collegeboard.com
www.flvc.org
www.floridashines.org
http://www.naviance.com/http://www.naviance.com/
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NAVIANCE
Highschool and College Planning
Personalized account
College and career preparation and planning
Self-discovery assessments and inventories
Set goals
Create a resume
Utilize tools for time management, study skills,
decision making and more…
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FRESHMAN CHECKLIST
Study – Every year counts. Good year to build GPA
Extracurricular Activities /Community Service
Increase involvement and document
Career Development & College Exploration
NAVIANCE
Check academic progress and view bright futures eligibility
atwww.flvc.org
College Ready!! Know the post secondary readiness scores!
High School curriculum mapping
ELA FSA, EOCs
http://www.flvc.org/http://www.flvc.org/
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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
24 credits
2.0 overall unweighted gpa
Pass Grade 10 FSA ELA
Pass Algera 1 E!" #a$e one on%line high school course
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Graduation Requirements
24 credits
4-English
4-Math (taken in middle or high school in 2007-2008 or thereafter) Algebra I,
Geometry, + 2
3-Science
iology, 2 sciences3-Social Studies
!orld "istory, American "istory, #conomics, American Go$
2-Foreign Language
m%st be in same &orld lang%age1-Practical or Performing Fine Art*
1- HPE
!-Electi"es*
*includes the 12 s#ecific arts courses for $A arts seal
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GRADE POINT AVERAGE
State, Unweighted, Graduation GPA (4.0 scale)
District, Weighted, Ranking GPA (5.0 scale)
Re-calculated, Academic GPA (includes half of an extraquality point for each academic honors course, wholeextra point for AP, DE) State University Schools inFlorida
Florida Bright Futures GPA (uses specific courses andincludes half of an extra quality point for each honors, AP, or DE course). Go to www.flvc.org
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ACADEMIC HISTORY & TRANSCRIPT
Academic history and transcript: biographical Information
official record of high school work
cumulative: 9th - 12th grades(and MS grade if HScourse); all courses and final averages count
weighted GPA and unweighted GPAONLY
Transcript only:
senior schedulerank in class
community service hours
test results
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Extracurricular activities and community service are “hot”
items! Participation throughout grades 9-12 is most important
(includes summer before ninth grade)
Community service (for non-profit organizations) submit all completed community service documentation to
Ms. Cherry, Ms. Swartz or guidance (make copies to keep
for your records)
turn in each verification form for all service completed
yearly
obtain pre-approval for current year/upcoming community
service from guidance (counselor corner lunch table)
%ommunit& Ser"ice '
E(tracurricular Acti"ities
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What kind of activities are important?
Quality participation in one or few activities
Service to the community –volunteering
Service and involvement in the school
Leadership and/or significant contributions
Keep track of your extracurricular activities on an Activities
& Experiences sheet
%ommunit& Ser"ice '
E(tracurricular Acti"ities
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MEETING COLLEGE EXPENSES
BRIGHT FUTURES
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
o Students must apply for Bright Futures and other state
scholarships at www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org
during spring of senior year
o Must meet minimum requirements for recaclulated
GPA, SAT/ACT test scores, and community service
o Must maintain GPA in college
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BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIPPROGRAM
16 college-preparatory credits and up to 2 additional
credits from courses in these academic areas and/or AP
fine arts courses
Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) - 3.5 weighted AcademicGPA (minimum 16 required academic credits), 1290
SAT/29 ACT (excluding the writing section), 100 hours
community service
Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS) - 3.0 weighted AcademicGPA (minimum 16 required academic credits), 1170
SAT/26 ACT (excluding the writing section) 75 hours
community service
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WWW.FLVC.ORG
For Bright Futures Eligibility GPA and test
scores (community service is not listed here)See a counselor at counselor corner OR go to the
school counseling office to see how many communityservice hours you have on file
Click on “Go to College,“ Click on “Pay for
College" and proceed to “Check your eligibility
for a Bright Futures Scholarship” Your Student Identifier Number is your social
security number followed by the x sign