Graduation Requirements Keystone Series Designing Your F uture 20122013 9 th Grade Cohort 20122013 9 th Grade Cohort Foreign Language If you are planning on attending a college or university after high school you will need a ID: 542641
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Class of 2016Graduation Requirements
Keystone Series Designing Your FutureSlide2
2012-2013 9th Grade Cohort Slide3
2012-2013 9
th Grade Cohort Slide4Slide5
Foreign LanguageIf you are planning on attending a college or university after high school, you will need a minimum of two years of the same foreign language.
Foreign Language is not required for high school graduation. Slide6
Pinnacle Viewer & Email Addresses
Sample:Login:
firstname.lastname.gradyear@lwcschools.net
john.doe.17@lwcschools.net (graduating in 2017)
Initial password:
Lw
(six digit ID)
Example: Lw654321
Pinnacle Viewer logins and passwords are the same as last year for any student who was in a Polk County School.
If you need the info, please email
brenda.smith@lwcharterschools.comSlide7
SAT and ACT – 11th Grade students may want to wait until 2nd
Semester.The next registration deadline for the SAT is Nov.6th
The
SAT test
will be on
Dec. 6, 2014
The next
registration deadline
for the
ACT is Nov.7th
The
ACT test
will be on
Dec.13, 2014Slide8
H2H with Purpose
Tutoring in the CLTOffice Hours to work with teachersMake-up WorkEdmentum/FLVS
Club MeetingsSlide9
Bell ScheduleSlide10
Florida Bright FuturesLWHS College Admissions Seminar
2014-2015Slide11
General Requirements
Florida resident and a U.S. Citizen or eligible noncitizenComplete the Florida Financial Aid Application (FFAA) no later than August 31 after high school graduation
Earn a standard diploma or its equivalent from a Florida public high school or private high school
No previous criminal charges
Be accepted by a postsecondary institution within 2 years after graduation
Must enroll for at least 6 non-remedial semester credit hours per termSlide12
Requirements for Scholarships
Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS)Slide13
Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship
Graduate from high school with a Standard DiplomaAchieve the required weighted minimum 3.0 GPA in the non-elective high school courses16 core credits required to graduate from high school within four years
Take at least 3 full credits in a single Career and Technical Education program
Achieve the required minimum 3.5 unweighted GPA in the career education courses
Complete 30 service hoursSlide14
Achieve the required minimum score on the ACT®, SAT®, or Florida Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T.) exams
GSV awards may only be used at postsecondary institutions that offer an applied technology diploma, technical degree education program (associate in applied science or associate in science), or a career certificate program.Gold Seal Vocational ScholarshipSlide15
College Entrance Exams
Bright Futures uses the best section score from multiple sittings of the same exam to give the best overall composite score.ACT Composite = English, Math, Reading and Science (rounded to the next whole number)SAT Composite = Critical Reading and Math
Exams may be taken through June 30 of the student’s graduation year; no limit to the number of times a student may retake the test.
Students should request test scores be sent to one of Florida’s 12 state universities,
colleges, or public high schools.Slide16
Community Service Hours
Documentation of service hours must be submitted to LWHS by deadlines givenHours must be completed when student is enrolled in high school and finished by graduation.Proposal Form, Hour Log, Reflection
krista.thompson@lwcharterschools.com
,
Community
Service Coordinator for LWHSSlide17
The Process
The award (or ineligibility) determination will be posted to a student's online Financial Aid Recipient History (FARH) screen and is viewable by the student. Login credentials will be sent to the student after the FFAA is submitted and enable a student to:view award status (eligibility determination)view/update demographic information
view/update postsecondary institution
view the amount disbursed each semester
view the spring renewal GPA
monitor hours remaining for the year and for the scholarship
view all correspondence posted and/or sent from the FDOESlide18
Please check your application and award status. It is imperative you provide your correct name, address, date of birth, social security number, and inform us of any changes.Early Evaluations begin in March and Final Evaluations begin in JulySlide19
Funding
The Florida Department of Education will:Begin funding your scholarship during the fall term following your high school graduation.* The academic year begins in the fall and ends in the summer. Scholarship recipients are not eligible for funding during the summer term immediately following high school graduation.*
Send scholarship funds to the eligible Florida postsecondary institution of your choice prior to the beginning of each term. The money will then be applied to your account after the last day of
the drop/add period at your postsecondary institution.Slide20Slide21
Please contact the Student Services Department with any questions.
daniele.shick@lwcharterschools.com, Assistant Principal of Curriculumanuj.saran, Director of Operations & IBkrista.thompson, Director of Student Servicesanna.barcenas, Student Services Professionalkaleigh.mccoy, College & Career Counselor
tavaris.johnson, College & Career Counselor
brenda.smith, Guidance
Secretary
mary.kipe, Guidance SecretarySlide22
Student Services
Krista Thompson
Director of Student Services
Students A
-F
Community Service
Anna Barcenas
Students
O-Z
OJT/Guided Work
TaVaris
Johnson
Students
G-N
NCAA
Kaleigh
McCoy
All IB Students
SAT/ACT WaiversSlide23
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