DA School Counseling Office

Mrs. Anderson

Department Chair

Mrs. Rimondi

School Counselor, GL-O

Ms. Ferrell

School Counselor, P-Z

School Counselor, A-GI

http://www.da-arts.org

HOW DO GUIDANCE COUNSELORS

HELP IN HIGH SCHOOL?

College and Career Planning financial aid,

SAT/ACT, letters of recommendation, transcripts
Academic Success scheduling, connecting
students and parents with study/tutoring
resources, parent/teacher conferences, skill
building
Personal/Social Development skill building,
connecting parents/student with resources,
crisis/emergency management

CAREER DEVELOPMENT
Self

Assessment
Career Assessment/Awareness
Career Exploration
Career Planning
Great

sites
www.naviance.com
www.collegeboard.com
www.flvc.org

www.floridashines.org

NAVIANCE
Highschool and College Planning
Personalized
College

account

and career preparation and planning

Self-discovery
Set

assessments and inventories

goals

Create

a resume

Utilize

tools for time management, study skills,

decision making and more

FRESHMAN CHECKLIST

Study Every year counts. Good year to build GPA

Extracurricular Activities /Community Service

Increase involvement and document

Career Development & College Exploration

NAVIANCE

Check academic progress and view bright futures eligibility

at www.flvc.org

College Ready!! Know the post secondary readiness scores!

High School curriculum mapping

ELA FSA, EOCs

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS
24 credits
2.0 overall unweighted gpa
Pass Grade 10 FSA ELA
Pass Algebra 1 EOC
Take one on-line high school course

Graduation Requirements
24 credits
4-English
4-Math (taken in middle or high school in 2007-2008 or thereafter) Algebra I,
Geometry, + 2
3-Science
Biology, 2 sciences
3-Social Studies
World History, American History, Economics, American Gov
2-Foreign Language
must be in same world language
1-Practical or Performing Fine Art*
1- HOPE
6-Electives*
*includes the 12 specific arts courses for DA arts seal

GRADE POINT AVERAGE

State, Unweighted, Graduation GPA (4.0 scale)
District, Weighted, Ranking GPA (5.0 scale)
Re-calculated, Academic GPA (includes half of an extra

quality point for each academic honors course, whole

extra point for AP, DE) State University Schools in
Florida

Florida Bright Futures GPA (uses specific courses and

includes half of an extra quality point for each honors,

AP, or DE course). Go to www.flvc.org

ACADEMIC HISTORY & TRANSCRIPT

Academic history and transcript:

biographical Information
official record of high school work
cumulative: 9th - 12th grades(and MS grade if HS

course); all courses and final averages count

weighted GPA and unweighted GPA ONLY

Transcript only:
senior schedule
rank in class

community service hours

test results

Community Service &

Extracurricular Activities

Extracurricular activities and community service are hot

items! Participation throughout grades 9-12 is most important
(includes summer before ninth grade)
Community service (for non-profit organizations)
submit all completed community service documentation to
Ms. Cherry, Ms. Swartz or guidance (make copies to keep
for your records)
turn in each verification form for all service completed
yearly
obtain pre-approval for current year/upcoming community
service from guidance (counselor corner lunch table)

Community Service &

Extracurricular Activities

What kind of activities are important?

Quality participation in one or few activities

Service to the community volunteering

Service and involvement in the school

Leadership and/or significant contributions

Keep track of your extracurricular activities on an Activities

& Experiences sheet

MEETING COLLEGE EXPENSES

BRIGHT FUTURES
SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
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Students must apply for Bright Futures and other state

scholarships at www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org
during spring of senior year

Must meet minimum requirements for recaclulated

GPA, SAT/ACT test scores, and community service

Must maintain GPA in college

BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP

PROGRAM
16 college-preparatory credits and up to 2 additional
credits from courses in these academic areas and/or AP
fine arts courses
Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) - 3.5 weighted Academic
GPA (minimum 16 required academic credits), 1290
SAT/29 ACT (excluding the writing section), 100 hours
community service
Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS) - 3.0 weighted Academic
GPA (minimum 16 required academic credits), 1170
SAT/26 ACT (excluding the writing section) 75 hours
community service

WWW.FLVC.ORG
For

Bright Futures Eligibility GPA and test

scores (community service is not listed here)

See a counselor at counselor corner OR go to the

school counseling office to see how many community
service hours you have on file

Click

on Go to College, Click on Pay for

College" and proceed to Check your eligibility
for a Bright Futures Scholarship
Your Student Identifier Number is your social
security number followed by the x sign