What you need to know to start planning for college!!!

Honors/AP Students
Counselor
Clayton claytond@duvalschools.org
Bajalia bajalial@duvalschools.org
Mullen mullenm@duvalschools.org
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Santiago santiagol2@duvalschools.org
Bennett
Support Staff bennettb2@duvalschools.org
• Scheduling parent/teacher conferences
• Oncourse portal information (in person)
• Transcript Requests (hard copy)
• Student Records
• Enrollment
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Counselor emails
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How to schedule appointments
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With Teachers: ext. 116
 With Counselors: Contact individually
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Calendar of events
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College/Career Planning
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 Register at www.ACT.org
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Take ACT with Writing
Students can take practice tests and question of the day
Offered in September, October, December, February, April, and
June
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Register at www.collegeboard.com
Students can take practice tests and question of the day
 Offered in October, November, December, January, March, May, and June
*See your Counselor for waivers if you qualify*

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 First administration: Spring of 2016 (current 11 th graders will primarily be the first to take this)
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Writing section will be optional (but still need to take this)
Key Changes:
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No longer a penalty for guessing
Total score possible: 400-1600
For more information, please visit www.collegereadiness.collegeboard.org

Class of 2016 & Beyond
(24 credits)
 English : 4 credits
 Math : 4 credits
(Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra 2, and Statistics or equally rigorous math)
 Science : 3 credits
(1 Biology, Chemistry or Physics, and1 additional science) 4 required at Paxon
 Social Studies : 3 credits
(1World History, 1 American History,
.5 American Government, .5 Economics) 4 required at Paxon
 World Language : 2 credits
(must be in the same language)

Class of 2016 & Beyond
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 Visual/Performing Art : 1 credit
 HOPE : 1 credit
 Additional Electives : 6 credits
 Paxon AP Requirement: 7 AP credits
(9 recommended)
 AP Human Geography, AP World History, AP US History, AP
Language, AP Literature, AP American Government, and AP
Macro Economics automatically included in program of study
Passing score on the FSA: grade 10 Reading
State required EOCs
(Algebra, Geometry, Biology, US History)
Cumulative unweighted 2.0 GPA
1 Online Course
All FLVS coursework must be completed by
May 3, 2016

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Provides flexibility in studying a variety of subjects at the college level.
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Begins preparation for specific majors (ex. Medical field=AP Biology)
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Stand out in the college admissions process.
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Earn college credits and skip introductory classes.

Recipients will receive a fixed cost per credit hour award based on:
 Award Level – FAS
 Florida Academic Scholars - For students who will be graduating in 2015-
2016
 3.5 B.F.* GPA, 1290 SAT or 29 ACT, 100 hours of community service.
Other Ways To Qualify:
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National Merit or Achievement Scholars or Finalists
National Hispanic Scholars

Recipients will receive a fixed cost per credit hour award based on:
 Award Level - FMS
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Florida Medallion Scholars - For students who will be graduating in 2015-
2016
 3.0 B.F.* GPA, 1170 SAT or 26 ACT, 75 hours of community service
Other Ways To Qualify:
 National Merit or Achievement Scholars or Finalists
 National Hispanic Scholars

The Bright Futures GPA is calculated based on the following:
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The student’s best grades in each subject area will be used
4 credits of English
4 credits of Math
3 credits of Science
 3 credits of Social Studies
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2 credits of Foreign Language
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Students may use up to 2 additional credits from courses in the academic areas listed above as well as AP, IB or AICE fine arts courses to raise the
GPA.
• See bright futures website for more information http://www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org/ssfad/bf/

 Paxon SAS requires that all students perform a minimum of
75 hours of community service. (100 for FAS for Bright
Futures)
 Students cannot be paid for the service, and it must be performed at a non-profit agency. Be very careful with doing service at/through religious institutions – not every thing counts
 Community Service should be meaningful.
 To eliminate headaches later, students must complete the preapproval form BEFORE starting the service hours

For each different activity completed, 4 forms must be turned in to guidance
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Community Service Pre-Approval Form
Community Service Self-Evaluation Form
Community Service Leader Evaluation Form
Community Service Log Form
 Forms are available on Paxon’s website: psas.duvalschools.org
under the guidance tab and on the Paxon guidance website at paxonguidance.weebly.com
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All completed community service documentation is due to the school counseling office no later than May 3, 2016

*Must be a nonprofit organization

 Be sure to visit colleges and universities BEFORE you make a final decision.
 Colleges visit Paxon to speak to students (Lunch)
 Schedule posted outside of the school counseling office, on the Paxon school counseling website, linked on school website, and said during announcements
 Students must have teacher permission to miss class to attend if scheduled during a lunch when they have class or during class time (extremely rare).

 Start visiting colleges and universities NOW….before you make a final decision.
 Colleges visit Paxon to speak to students (Lunch)
 Schedule posted outside of the school counseling office, on the Paxon school counseling website, linked on school website, and said during announcements
 Students must have teacher permission to miss class to attend if scheduled during a lunch when they have class or during class time (extremely rare).

The dorms looked like this on the website….

…But they really look like this

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Representative: Mr. Nelson McCoy
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Available during lunch (non-early dismissal
Wednesdays)
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Provides scholarship and college planning information tailored to student needs

October 10, 2015 (Prime Osborn Convention Center)
 Information Sessions
 Bright Futures Scholarship Program
 Federal Financial Aid
 College Planning Nuts and Bolts
 FACTS.org – Online Academic Advising
 Writing The College Admissions Essay
 Historically Black Colleges and Universities
 Scholarship Search Tips
 Get With The Times And Use The Web

Links available at paxonguidance.weebly.com

Video Tutorials

Formerly www.flvc.org

A Resource from The CollegeBoard

Chart an AP Course to a
College Major or Career

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