Welcome to Pedro Menendez High School Class of

Welcome to Pedro Menendez High School Class of 2014 Counselors: A-G & AVID Yanetta Arnold H-O & IB Meredith Masiak P-Z Heidi Deaton IB Coord. Vicki Murphy

11 th Grade Overview ü What do I need to Graduate ü Grade Point Average (GPA) ü Grade Placement ü Bright Futures Scholarships ü FCAT & other Assessments ü College Credit Courses

Diploma Options ü 24 Credit Standard Diploma ü 24 Credit College Ready Diploma ü 26 Credit Advanced College Prep Diploma

Standard Diploma ü 24 Credits ü Minimum of 2. 0 unweighted GPA ü Passing Score on Reading FCAT 2. 0

Standard Diploma 24 Credits ü 4 English ü 4 Math (must include Alg. 1 and Geometry ) ü 3 Science ü World History, American History, Economics, and Amer. Gov’t. ü HOPE ü 1 Performing Fine Art ü Electives

College Ready Diploma Additional Requirements beyond standard diploma include: ü 2 years of a Foreign Language ü 4 credits in math, must include Alg. 1 and Geom plus 2 other math courses that qualify for University admission* *Please note Bright Futures and Colleges do not accept Liberal Arts Math and Informal Geometry.

Advanced College Ready Diploma Additional requirements include: ü 3. 0 Weighted GPA ü 26 Credits including Math must include 1 additional beyond Algebra 2. 1 Additional Science 1 Additional Soc. Studies Junior and Senior English- Honors, AP or DE 1 Additional Academic Elective

Grade Point Average (GPA) Completion of a. 5 credit in any course applies towards the calculation of the GPA. Weighted courses earn extra value. ü Honors (+. 5) ü Dual Enrollment (+1. 0) ü Advanced Placement (+1. 0) ü IB (+1. 0)

GPA ü ü ü A= 4 points (weighted 4. 5 or 5) B= 3 points (weighted 3. 5 or 4) C= 2 points (weighted 2. 5 or 3) D= 1 point (weighted 1. 5 or 2) F= 0 points

Grade Placement Moving on to 10 th grade. . . ü 5 Total Credits 11 th grade. . . ü 11 Total Credits 12 th grade. . . ü 17 Total Credits

FCAT ü Students must pass the Reading FCAT 2. 0 in order to graduate. ü Visit FCATexplorer. com for practice. ü Every student will be given a user name and password.

Other Assessments ü ü ü PSAT CPT ASVAB PERT – Junior Year Students take the ACT and SAT during their junior and senior years.

College Credit Courses Dual Enrollment, AP and IB Dual Enrollment Requirements: 3. 0 unweighted GPA Test Scores (CPT, ACT, SAT, or PERT)

Dual Enrollment Courses offered on PMHS Campus: World Civ. 1 and 2 US History 1 and 2 Composition 1 and 2 Literature College Algebra and Statistics US Federal Government College Success General Business Personal Finance

AP Classes : Human Geography World History Language and Composition Literature Statistics

IB Certificate Classes Offered: Biology Physics Spanish Psychology Calculus Math Studies

Bright Futures Scholarships Visit www. FACTS. org to stay informed. – You can start tracking your BF GPA January of your 9 th grade year. – Apply during your senior year.

Bright Futures Florida Academic Scholarship 3. 5 in Core 16 Credits 1290 SAT or 29 ACT 100 Hours of Community Service

Bright Futures Florida Medallion Scholarship 3. 0 GPA in core 16 Credits 1170 SAT or 26 ACT 75 Hours of Community Service

Bright Futures Florida Gold Seal Vocational 3. 0 Core GPA Test Scores 30 Hours of Community Service

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