Transcript High School
Hillsborough
Choice:
› Your neighborhood high
school (Attendance Area)
› School choice, magnet
programs, & charter schools
› Additional options :career &
technical programs & Hillsborough Virtual
School
Private
school
Home School/Virtual School
Check SDHC website if not sure – School
Locator (www.sdhc.k12.fl.us)- right hand side
9th grade electives will be programmed
with students by Mrs. Wahnon
Sheet will come home for parent
signature
Academic courses assigned by 8th grade
performance
Choice Info line 272-4692
Can apply to three non-magnet or
Career/Technical programs at schools
with space available (transportation
limited)
Online & Paper Applications
School Choice
Applications will be available Nov. 12th
Only choice schools with openings will
appear
Last year King KAPS was listed on Choice
Application & magnet writing
assessment was required for this program
Blake High
(Visual/Performing/Comm. Arts & Urban Teaching Academy)
-Presentation with interested students in December
International Baccalaureate Program
(King, Hillsborough Robinson, Strawberry Crest, depending on address)
Jefferson High Center for International Studies
(International Business Honors, E-commerce Marketing Honors, or
Global Finance Honors, International Culinary Arts Honors, International
Law & Criminal Justice Honors, and Maritime & Marine
Environmental Science Honors)
Middleton High (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math)
› Biomedical-Biotechnology, Computer Game Design, Computer
Systems Engineering
Tampa Bay Technical High
(Academy of Health Professions, Academy of Architecture &
Environmental Design, non-magnet Technical Programs,
Health Administration)
›
(school choice –www.mytbt.com)
Collegiate Academies at Armwood, Lennard &
Leto
› Opportunity to earn an A.A. degree from Hillsborough
Community College free of cost on school campus
› Teaches “college knowledge”
Programs at Armwood and Leto were new last year
Transportation provided to all magnets
(unless under 2 mile radius from school & in
some areas may be limited)
Grades from 7th and 8th semester one
FCAT scores – 6th and 7th grade
›
(better of 2 for reading & math)
High school courses taken in middle school
› IB programs: Students must pass Algebra 1
Writing Sample – must preregister (Nov. 12)
Blake Arts Program: schedules
auditions/portfolio presentation
Blake Urban Teaching Academy sichedules
interviews
Application period begins November 12th
DEADLINE is December 18th, 2013
Ensure students are preregistered for Writing
Sample (Nov. 12th)
Parents apply online up to 8 magnet
programs
› Contact me if you are unable to apply online
› If your child did not a HCPS for 6th & 7th a paper
application is required
Bell
Creek Academy HS- 793-6075
Brooks DeBartolo – 971-5600
Focus Academy- 443-5558
Pepin Academies- 236-1755
Pivot Charter School – 622-7479
Seminole High School – 234-0809
West University Charter HS- 774-4396
Berkeley Preparatory
Tampa Preparatory
Academy at the Lakes (Pasco)
Academy of Holy Names – girls
Jesuit High School – boys
Tampa Catholic
Bishop McLaughlin Catholic (Pasco)
Carrollwood Day School
Seffner Christian Academy
TCMS provides transcripts and recommendations to area
private schools if requested and to out of county schools
Information located on HCPS website
For Current Out of County Students:
› Obtain a release form from the county you
live in
› Complete an application
› Submit the release form and application to
Office of Student Planning and Placement
› DEADLINE is December 17th
Apply to as many as student is interested
› up to 8 magnet programs
TCMS has established reputation of
prepared students
Attend Open Houses, Information meetings
Remember deadlines for applications
› Please let me know if you are applying to Private
Schools before winter break
Decisions for magnet programs made by
mid-February- mail notification
Programming of 9th grade courses done for
all students
24 credits necessary to graduate
18 credit option (not recommended for
college prep)
Take the most advanced courses
possible to be competitive for college
2 credits in foreign language
› (not required for graduation, however required
for college admissions)
Students will be completing a Personal
Career and Education Plan
Student 1 – straight A’s in all regular classes4.0 GPA
Student 2 – Made a B in the one honors class he took4.04 GPA
Student 3 – Made a C in the one AP class he took4.08 GPA
Student 4 – Made a C in 8 AP classes and a B in 20
regular classes- 3.99 GPA
Student 5 – Made a C in 8 honors and 8 AP classes;
made a B in 12 regular classes- 4.35 GPA