HIGH SCHOOL AND A LITTLE COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOL

HIGH SCHOOL & AND A LITTLE COLLEGE

HIGH SCHOOL DEFINITIONS SLIDE 2 IB: International Baccalaureate- A advanced program that gives students a competitive advantage getting into college by proving college readiness (through hard work). AP: Advanced Placement- Individual classes that count for college credit (free!) if you pass the difficult EOC.

HIGH SCHOOL DEFINITIONS SLIDE 3 Honors: “Normal” Advanced classes. Prerequisite: Classes that must be taken before other classes (Spanish 1 is a prerequisite for Spanish 2!) Homecoming: Dance and events in the fall, normally centered around football.

HIGH SCHOOL DEFINITIONS SLIDE 4 SAT: An FSA-style test many choose to take for college and scholarships. “Reading” is called “Verbal” for some reason. ACT: Similar to SAT, some find it easier as it includes more than just Math and Reading.

BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIPS SLIDE 5 Bright Futures College Scholarship: Get a 3. 0 GPA, score well on the SAT or ACT, and do some community service hours during high school! Pays at least 75%! Minimum score on SAT: 1170 out of a possible 1600

BRIGHT FUTURES CONTINUED SLIDE 6 Gold Seal Scholars: Similar Bright Futures, but for people going for vocational certifications. Minimum score on SAT is 440 math and 440 verbal.

PRACTICE SAT SLIDE 7 Check out the classic “college entrance” test on smithartroom 7

ASVAB (FUNNY WORD) SLIDE 8 Placement test for possible military service. General Science (GS) – 16 questions in 8 min. Arithmetic Reasoning (AR) – 16 questions in 39 min. Word Knowledge (WK) – 16 questions in 8 min. Paragraph Comprehension (PC) – 11 questions in 22 min. Mathematics Knowledge (MK) – 16 questions in 20 min. Electronics Information (EI) – 16 questions in 8 min. Automotive and Shop Information (AS) – 11 questions in 7 min. Mechanical Comprehension (MC) – 16 questions in 20 min. Assembling Objects (AO) – 16 questions in 16 min. Verbal Expression (VE)= (WK)+(PC) 8

MARINES: ASVAB SCORES SLIDE 9 CL EL GT MM ST * MARSOC Clerical Electronics General Technical Mechanical Maintenance Skilled Technical Special Operations VE+AR+MK GS+AR+MK+EI VE+AR NO+AS+MC+EI GS+VE+MK+MC GT=105 9

HIGH SCHOOL ART: HAINES CITY HS SLIDE 10 There are 4 art teachers! Ms. Debello, Dr. Felix, Ms. Pagen, and Ms. Crawford 9 th graders can take: 2 D 1, Digital 1, or Ceramics 1 Haines City High has a National Art Honor Society AND a Pottery Club! http: //www. hainescityhighschool. com/academies/ 10

HIGH SCHOOL ART: RIDGE COMMUNITY HS SLIDE 11 • Greg Wortham - 2 -D & 3 -D Art • Nicole Ford - Web Design • Sarah Houze - Digital Imaging • Debra Smith - Digital Imaging & AP Art Ridge Has Art Club and Anime Club! http: //ridgecommunityhigh. com/faculty. htm 11

GRADUATION SLIDE 12 Complete a FAFSA right away, early in your senior year! You can graduate once you have completed all required credits. There is a total number and also specifics about the subjects. You need a certain amount of P. E. , a certain amount of Science, and so on. 12

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COLLEGE TERMS SLIDE 14 Degree- A “college diploma, ” proving expert knowledge of a subject (“major”). The most common degrees levels are associate, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. College- A school offering degrees after high school. University- Large combinations of colleges, offering degrees in many topics. Undergraduate- Related to associate and bachelor’s programs. 14

FLORIDA UNIVERSITY SYSTEM SLIDE 15 Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (Tallahassee) Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton) Florida Gulf Coast University (Ft. Myers) Florida International University (Miami) Florida Polytechnic University (Lakeland) Florida State University (Tallahassee) New College of Florida (Sarasota) University of Central Florida (Orlando) University of Florida (Gainesville) University of North Florida (Jacksonville) University of South Florida (Tampa) University of West Florida (Pensacola) 15

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