Freshman-Sophomore Night

1. Freshman-Sophomore Night

2. Guidance Counselors • Deanna Stephenson (A-G) x-235 • Suzanne Hamar (H-N) x-266 • MelodieYarber (O-Z) x-246 • Nancy Hutek x-241 (Department Head, Impact, Special Diploma) • Emily Lippincott x-270 (Collegiate Academy) • College & Career Counselor • David Elkins x-244

3. Graduation Requirements • Available in lobby • Pg. 7 Sophomores • Pg. 8 Freshmen

4. Sophomores Freshmen

5. Graduation Requirements • One Online/Virtual Course • One “course”must be completed through online learning. • Contact your student’s guidance counselor for more info.

6. What about Foreign Language? • Foreign language is not required for high school graduation. • 2 credits of the same foreign language are required for admission into four-year colleges and universities. • Bright Futures Scholarships: Both Florida Medallion and Florida Academic Scholars programs require 2 credits of the same foreign language.

7. Making up Classes • Florida Virtual School • Offered through the internet for free. • 9-18 weeks per ½ credit. • Students sign up online at FLVS.net. • Credit Recovery • Offered after school in computer lab at AHS. • Completion time varies for each student. • Students sign up with guidance counselor. • Night School • Offered at various schools throughout the county from approximately 6-9 pm two days per week. • Three closest: Brandon, TBT, Plant City • Completion time varies for each student. • Students sign up with guidance counselor. REPORT CARDS Tuesday, February 11th

8. Life After Armwood • Keep doors open • Good grades • Be nice to your teachers, administrators, counselors • Look at your PSAT scores • GET INVOLVED!!!!!!!!

9. I don’t know what I want to do after high school. • Florida Choices Planner • FLChoices.org • Occupational Outlook Handbook • Bls.gov/ooh

10. What Do Colleges Look For? Brag Sheet • Rigor of courses taken • Extracurricular activities • Class rank & GPA • Application essays • Recommendations HOW DO YOU STACK UP???

11. What Do Colleges Look For?

12. SAT and ACT? • Sign up term 2 of junior year • 11th and 12th on free/reduced lunch qualify for 2 fee waivers for SAT and 2 for ACT. • Also qualify for up to 8 college application fee waiver requests if given SAT & ACT waivers • Free Test Prep Materials • PSAT-My College Quickstart • Personalized test prep based on weaknesses

14. Florida College System • 28 Public Community Colleges and State Colleges • The average cost of tuition is much lower in the Florida College System compared to private institutions and public universities.

15. Independent Colleges & Universities of Florida • Adventist University of Health Sciences • Ave Maria University • Barry University • Beacon College • Bethune-Cookman University • Clearwater Christian College • Eckerd College • Edward Waters College • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University • Everglades University • Flagler College Florida College • Florida Institute of Technology • Florida Memorial University • Florida Southern College • Hodges University • Jacksonville University • Keiser University • Lynn University • Nova Southeastern University • Palm Beach Atlantic University • Ringling College of Art and Design • Rollins College • Saint Leo University • Southeastern University • St. Thomas University • Stetson University • The University of Tampa • University of Miami • Warner University • Webber International University Private, not-for-profit & accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges & Schools (SACS).

16. Which college to apply to? Cappex.com Bigfuture.org Petersons.com

17. Career & Technical Schools • Erwin Technical Center • Aparacio-Levy Technical Center • Brewster Technical Center • Leary Technical Center • Tampa Bay Tech Adult School

18. Military Opportunities

19. Paying for College

20. FREE Money • FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid • Determines if students qualify for federal grants, loans, and work study programs • Some colleges require the FAFSA to be considered for institutional aid • Fill out starting January 1st of senior year - FAFSA.ed.gov • Floridastudentfinancialaid.org • Apply for state scholarships and grants, including the Bright Futures scholarship program. • Application opens December 1st of senior year • Studentaid.ed.gov • Resources and information on financial aid.

21. Scholarships • Fill out college applications early senior year. • Automatically considered for some scholarships. • Other scholarships will require that you apply for each one individually. • Beware of scams! • If you have to pay money to get money, it’s probably a scam.

22. Paying for College

23. Scholarship Search Sites • Fastweb.com • BigFuture.org • Finaid.org • Cappex.com • GoCollege.com • CollegeData.com • CollegeAnswer.com • CollegeScholarships.org

24. Bright Futures Scholarships • FLVC.org • Check Bright Futures status online

25. Florida Academic Scholars • 16 core classes • 3.5 recalculated GPA • 100 hours community service • 1290 SAT (Between Reading and Math sections only) or 29 ACT composite. • Currently pays $103 per credit hour at a 4-year university.

26. Florida Medallion Scholar • 16 core classes • 3.0 recalculated GPA • 75 hours community service • 1170 SAT (Between Reading and Math sections only) or 26 ACT composite. • Currently pays $77 per credit hour at a 4-year university.

27. Florida Gold Seal • 3.0 recalculated GPA • 3 credits in a vocational area • 3.5 GPA in vocational area • 16 core Classes • 30 hours community service • SAT (440 Reading, 440 Math) or ACT (17 English, 18 Reading, 19 Math) or PERT (104 Reading, 99 Writing, 113 Math) • Pays between $39-48 per credit hour • Only covers A.S, A.A.S, Applied Technology Diplomas, and Career Certificate Programs.

29. College Athletics • Division 1 & 2 Athletes must register and qualify with NCAA Clearinghouse to compete in college. • EligibilityCenter.org • NAIA • Naia.org

30. What’s Going on at Armwood? ARMWOOD_HS Grades, Messages, News School Website Texts & E-mails

31. Questions?