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Eagle Strong!Eagle Strong!
Class of 2018 9th Grade Parent Night
Class of 2018 9th Grade Parent Night
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GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
4 ENGLISH 4 MATH 3 SCIENCE 3 SOCIAL STUDIES 1 FINE ART ½ PERSONAL FITNESS ½ PHYSICAL EDUCATION 8 ELECTIVES
24 CREDITS TOTAL
(Where one credit must be Virtual School)
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Passing score on the Language Arts Assessment
Pass Algebra 1 EOC testParticipation in other EOCs: Bio, Geom, US Hist…
Minimum 2.0 GPA 20 Community Service Hours
100 hours for many scholarships, like Bright Futures
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WHAT IS F.L.V.S ? Florida Virtual School
All students must take one class to graduate
Variety of courses offered on-line
Credit earned for courses completed
Counselor recommendation required
Student needs to be self-disciplined
Suggested course for 9th graders- P.E.
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ACADEMICS
ACADEMICS COME FIRST!
An unweighted 2.0 GPA is required to participate in Athletics and Activities.
Also, students must maintain good standing in attendance Ineligible upon the 10th absence,
20th day tardy and/or excused early,or the 6th day suspended
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HONORS/GIFTED/AP: WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE
Honors: 1 extra point with C or aboveGifted Honors: 1 extra point with C or above~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~~Adv. Placement: College Level
Course: 2 extra points with A or B 1 extra point with C
AP Test: College credit may be awarded with a passing score of 3, 4, 5 Dual Enrollment:College credit awarded
2 extra points
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HONORS/GIFTED/AP: GRADING SCALES
Course Type
Grade Averaged into GPA
A B C D F
General Education 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 0.0
Honors or Gifted 5.0 4.0 3.0 1.0 0.0
AP or DE 6.0 5.0 3.0 1.0 0.0
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AP COURSES OFFERED 14-15
CAPSTONE: SEMINAR
ENGLISH LITERATURE &
COMP.
ENGLISH LANGUAGE & COMP.
CALCULUS AB
CALCULUS BC
STATISTICS
COMPUTER SCIENCE A
BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
PHYSICS 1
PHYSICS C: MECHANICS
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
WORLD HISTORY
UNITED STATES HISTORY
US GOVERNMENT & POLITICS
MACROECONOMICS
EUROPEAN HISTORY
HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
PSYCHOLOGY
SPANISH LANGUAGE &
CULTURE
SPANISH LITERATURE &
CULTURE
STUDIO ART: 2D-DESIGN
STUDIO ART: 3D-DESIGN
STUDIO ART: DRAWING
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WHAT DO COLLEGES WANT?
Rigorous curriculum all four years Students who have challenged themselves Well rounded Community Service Ethics/Discipline
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TESTS THAT ARE A MUST!A QUICK TIMELINE PSAT: 9th, 10th, 11th
Practice SAT
October 15th, 2014
$14 Registration fee from September 3-12 in Main Lobby
SAT: late 11th, 12th
Measures aptitude for success in college
Reading, Mathematics, Writing
www.collegeboard.com
ACT: late 11th, 12th
English, Reading, Mathematics, Science, Writing (opt.)
www.act.org
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BRIGHT FUTURES & OTHER SCHOLARSHIP CRITERIA
Based on GPA of core classesEnglish, Math, Science, Social Sci., World Lang.
SAT/ACT scores 100 hours of community service www.facts.org Scholarships
mostly Senior Year
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SILVER KNIGHT AWARD PROGRAM & COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS Miami Herald, American Airlines Co-
Sponsor Outstanding service to the community
in addition to stellar academics Focus is on impact not a number of
hours
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WHAT WE WANT OUR STUDENTS TO BE…
Responsible
Self-motivated
Goal Oriented
Ethical
Well-rounded
Creative/Original
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WHAT WE WANT OUR PARENTS TO REMEMBER …
Keep your sense of humor
Trust that you have done an amazing
job
You do have great kids
Be realistic
Integrity, respect, and citizenship
leads to excellence
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WHAT’S HAPPENING AT SW? School Website
Sweagles.orgAdvanced Academics Page
Like us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/ SouthwestMiamiHigh
Follow us on Twitterwww.twitter.com/SouthwestEagles
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ADVANCED ACADEMICS INFORMATION
(305) 274-0181 EXT: 2249
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US TONIGHT.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO FOUR GREAT YEARS!