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
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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
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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
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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)
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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)
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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)
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(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
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(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
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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
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› 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
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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
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Information located on HCPS website
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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
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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
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› 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
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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
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› (not required for graduation, however required
for college admissions)
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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