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Senior College Parent Night

Class of 2020

Principal: Cara Hayden

Wellington Community High School

School Counselors & Graduation Coach

• Mr. Andrew Saperstein (A - D)
• Mrs. Candace Caterina ( E - L)
• Ms. Diane Cantwell (M- Q)
• Mrs. Stephanie Miles (R - Z )
• Mrs. Claudia Gallardo, ESOL Counselor
• Ms. Jenine Ikeler, Graduation Coach

Graduation Requirements 24 Credit Diploma ▪24 Credits ▪2.0 GPA ▪20 Community Service Hours ▪Online requirement met ▪8 electives-Foreign Language - 2 years ▪Passing score on Algebra 1 EOC – ALG 1 EOC: Level 3 or higher ▪Passing score on Reading FSA – FSA: Level 3 or higher

ONLINE COURSE GRADUATION REQUIREMENT

1 Full course required (not necessarily one full credit) Example: Peer Counseling (.5 credit) OR Spanish 1 (1 Credit) would BOTH count for this”online” graduation requirement

20 HOURS REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION 100 hours Required for Bright Futures/AICE DEADLINE - DEC 1, 2019

Letter of Counselor Recommendation Request Form - fill out google form on the school website

College Visits - on campus!

Requesting Transcripts

THE STUDENT SELF-REPORTED ACADEMIC RECORD (SSAR)

SSAR is the student self-reported academic record that lists the courses and associated grades that have been attempted, or will be attempted, for high school and/or college credit. It replaces the high school and college transcripts used by the Office of Admissions during the initial review process. The SSAR should be submitted and linked with your application by December 1. https://ssar.selfreportedtranscript.com

Tips for Completing SSAR

• If you earned high school credit in middle school, you must

list those courses and grades.

• If you repeated a class for grade forgiveness, you must

record both attempts.

• You will only report final grades. If it was a year-long class

and you earned one final grade, you will record the grade twice (as semester 1 and 2).

• You will link the SSAR to your application. You cannot do so

until the application has been submitted.

Reminders…….

• When presented with the option of reporting either the weighted
• r unweighted GPA, choose the weighted option.
• The unweighted GPA is on a 4.0 scale.
• The weighted GPA is on a 6.0 scale.
• Your class rank is an exact rank.
• There are 620 students in the senior class.

BRIGHT FUTURES REQUIREMENTS

Florida Academic Scholarship and Florida Medallion Scholarship

Bright Futures Website: https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org

Florida Legislative Change

• Florida Academic Scholars-100% of tuition and applicable fees at a public postsecondary

institution

• Applicable fees include: activity and service fee, health fee, athletic fee, financial aid fee,

capital improvement fee, campus access/transportation fee, technology fee and tuition differential fee.

• Florida Academic Scholars will receive an additional amount of $300 per semester (fall and

spring) for textbooks and educational expenses.

• Florida Medallion Scholars – 75% of tuition and applicable fees at a public postsecondary

institution

• Florida Academic AND Medallion Scholars can receive an award during the

summer sessions to cover tuition and applicable fees beginning with the 2020 summer term.

• * Please see Bright Futures Student Handbook for more information:

https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/PDF/BFHandbookChapter2.pdf

Florida Prepaid and Bright Futures

• If you already have a Prepaid Plan for

your child, rest assured that Bright Futures and Florida Prepaid Plans work great together.

• In most cases, the Florida College or

University will bill Florida Prepaid first, and then any Bright Futures awards can help cover the remaining expenses that are not covered under the Plan (such as books, transportation or lab fees).

• The remaining balance of the

Bright Futures award will be deposited to the student’s bank account, and those funds could be used toward housing and living expenses.

• Florida Prepaid Plans and

Bright Futures Scholarships can be used during the summer.

FAFSA

Free Application for Federal Student Aide OPEN: OCTOBER 1, 2019: Submit the 2020-2021 FAFSA USING TAX INFORMATION FROM 2018

SAT/ACT

KNOW WHERE TO REGISTER AND ACCESS YOUR SCORES REMEMBER THAT YOU ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR REGISTERING FOR THESE EXAMS AS WELL AS SENDING YOUR SCORES TO COLLEGES. WE DO NOT ADMINISTER THESE EXAMS OR SEND YOUR SCORES.

Important Test Dates: SAT

Important Test Dates: ACT

SAT Study Guide Tool

College Application Process

Do your research!!! Common Application- **Recommended** Self-reported Student Academic Record (SSAR) – UF, FSU, FAU, FGCU, UNF) Counselor letter of Recommendation - Use Google Form on Website Letters of Recommendation- please provide counselors 3-4 weeks notice before deadline - for example, in order to meet Nov 1st deadline student must request counselor letter by October 1st Transcripts - $4.95 per official transcript (Parchment.com) Very Important!!!Create one email (not your palm beach county school e-mail) for this entire process: FOR EXAMPLE-andrew.saperstein2020@gmail.com. Please do not use your (Parents) E-mail!!

Military Careers

• Army
• Navy
• Air Force
• Marines
• Lunch table meetings
• ASVAB testing date: TBA

Wolverines Wellness Team - Mental Health Resources

• Team consists of: Allyson Joseph, Kathy Manso and Christine Ranieri
• Call or email school counselor
• Referral process begins with school counselor

FIRST COFFEE TALK TOPIC!!!!!!

If your student is going to play a Division I or II sport in college they need to register with the NCAA: http://www.ncaa.org/

Reminders - please check the website often for updated student workshops and scholarship information