Welcome to the Eighth Grade Parent Meeting!

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Welcome to the Eighth Grade Parent Meeting!

• Thursday, February 23, 2012
• 600 PM Chiles High Auditorium

Dr. Alan Cox www.chiles.leon.k12.fl.us
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Welcome to Chiles Guidance!

• Thursday, February 23, 2012
• 600 PM Chiles High Auditorium

Mrs. Kim Scott
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Chiles High School - 2012-13

• Something for everyone - academics, vocational
  and technical programs, fine arts, athletics,
  activity clubs, service clubs and more.
• Orientation Friday before school starts.
• Homeroom Held daily first week of school to
  review aspects of high school.
• Lockers available for students, assigned first
  week of school in homeroom.
• Tools available Planner, online grade system,
  teacher websites (optional)
• Lunch one lunch time, many menu options, Jrs
  and Srs may go off campus with grades and parent
  approval.
• Parking lot very busy at the beginning and end
  of school.
• Bell Schedule
• 730 - 820 First Period
• 825 - 920 Second Period
• 925 - 1015 Third Period
• 1020- 1110 Fourth Period 
• 1110 - 1155 Lunch
• 1200 - 1250 Fifth Period
• 1255 - 150 Sixth Period

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Articulation Process

• Guidance Department will meet with students at
  most feeder middle schools.
• Distribute Course Request Forms. Private school
  students and homeschoolers
• need to complete registration process.RegistrarMr
  s.Tucker tuckerje_at_leonschools.net
• Encourage balance of challenging academics,
  courses of interest and extra
• Curricular involvement. Students should get
  involved on our campus!
• High school transcript is cumulative. Students
  will have an official transcript with
• unweighted and weighted GPA after the completion
  of one semester of a high
• school coursework.
• Unweighted GPA is based on all courses awarded
  the standard grading of
• A 4.0 C 2.0
• B 3.0 D 1.0
• Weighted GPA is based on
• Honors and honors gifted courses are awarded an
  extra .5 for a semester grade of a C or better.
  A 4.5
• Advanced Placement and dual enrollment courses
  are awarded an extra 1.0 for a semester grade of
  C or higher. A 5.0

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Graduation Requirements

• A four-year, minimum of 24-credits standard
  program, or
• A three-year, 18 credit standard college
  preparatory program, or
• A three-year, 18 credit career preparatory
  program
• Standard 24 Credit Graduation Requirements
• English 4 credits
• Math 4 credits (to include Algebra I, Geometry
  and Algebra II)
• Science 3 credits to include Biology
• Social Studies 3 credits ( World History,
  United States History, Economics and United
  States Government)
• Health Opportunities in Physical Education
  (HOPE) 1 credit
• Fine Art or DOE Approved Practical Art 1 credit
  
• Electives as needed for a total of 24 credits
  (8 credits)
• Earn a 2.0 cumulative unweighted GPA
• Pass FCAT Reading 2.0 and End Of Course Exams
  (EOC) Algebra, Geometry and Biology.
• Complete at least one course for graduation via
  online learning.

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Three Strands for 9thGrade Students

• 9th grade students will typically enroll in four
  required courses
• English I (general, honors, honors/gifted)
• Math
• Science
• Health Opportunities in Physical Education (HOPE)
• The traditional track allows students to take
  World History in 10th grade.
• The AP Accel program allows for acceleration in
  the social studies area. Students who
  participate in AP Accel enroll in World History
  Honors a year early to allow them the opportunity
  to begin taking Advanced Placement coursework in
  10th grade.
• The AP Accel Plus program allows for acceleration
  in the social studies. Students who participate
  in AP Accel Plus being taking Advanced Placement
  coursework in 9th grade. Those students enroll
  in Advanced Placement World History or Advanced
  Placement Human Geography.

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Registration and Dates to Remember

• Pre-registration information is available on our
  website under Prospective Students.
• Guidance counselors from Chiles visit the middle
  schools.
• Dates to remember
• March 6 Curriculum Fair 600 730pm
  Chiles Gym
• April 10 - Gifted Parent Meeting 600
• Mid March Students return completed
  registration forms to their middle school.
• May Course verification forms mailed home.
• August Freshmen Orientation at Chiles HS on
  the Friday prior to start of school.

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Florida Bright Futures Scholarships

• Academic Scholars Award - Pro-rated per hour
  tuition coverage at a Florida post secondary
  institution.
• Requirements 3.5 weighted GPA (16 required
  academic credits), 1290 SAT or 29 ACT and 100
  hours of community service. Forms and Guidelines
  available on Chiles Guidance website
  Information link
• Florida Medallion Scholars Award - Pro-rated per
  hour tuition coverage at a Florida post secondary
  institution.
• Requirements 3.0 weighted GPA (16 required
  academic credits) and 1170 SAT or 26 ACT and 75
  hours of community service. Forms and Guidelines
  available on Chiles Guidance website
  Information link
• 16 required academic credits include
• 4 English
• 4 Math (Algebra I level and higher)
• 3 Science
• 3 Social Science
• 2 Foreign Language (in the same language)
• The SAT and ACT writing subtests will not be
  used for determining Bright Futures eligibility.
   
• Statewide Scholarship Weighting awards .25 per
  semester for honors, AP and DE
• courses with a C or higher. Advanced
  foreign language is not honors for BF.

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Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship

• Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award -
  Pro-rated per hour tuition coverage at a Florida
  post secondary institution.
• Requirements 3.0 weighted GPA (16 required
  credits for graduation), 3.5 GPA in a 3 credit
  vocational program, 30 hours of community
  service, (Forms and Guidelines available on
  Chiles Guidance website Information link) and a
  passing score on a college placement test (SAT
  440 verbal math, ACT 18 Reading, 17 English, 19
  Math or CPT 83 Reading Sentence Skills, 72
  Algebra)
• TV Productions I
• TV Productions II
• TV Productions III
• Culinary Arts I DCT I
• Culinary Arts II DCT II
• Culinary Arts III DCT III
• Engineering Technology I BST I
• Engineering Technology II Web Design I
• Engineering Technology III Web Design II
• Communication Technology I Criminal Justice I
• Communication Technology II Criminal Justice II
• Communication Technology III Criminal Justice
  III

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Welcome to Chiles Career Technology Education

• Thursday, February 23, 2012
• 600 PM Chiles High Auditorium

Mrs. Calli Pickens
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Sequence of Three Courses

• Industry Standard Software
• Adobe CS3 Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign,
  Premier Pro, AutoDesk Inventor CAD
• Project Based Instruction Real World Related
  Career Related
• For more information, email Julie Childers

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Welcome Chiles Dual Enrollment!

• Thursday, February 23, 2012
• 600 PM Chiles High Auditorium

Mrs. Pat Phelan
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Dual Enrollment

• Juniors who wish to take college coursework in
  their Senior year may sign up for the Dual
  Enrollment Program
• Students may gain as many as 18 hours of college
  credit in the senior year
• Requirements
• 3.0 unweighted GPA AND (one of the following)
• SAT 440 Verbal 550 Math
• ACT 17 English 21 Math 18 Reading
• CPT 83 English 88 Math 83 Reading
• The CPT is given on campus, free of charge for
  all Juniors.
• Chiles offers Math, English, Social Studies
• For more information e-mail Mrs. Phelan

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Welcome to Chiles AP ACCEL ACCEL Plus!

• Thursday, February 23, 2012
• 600 PM Chiles High Auditorium

Mrs. Nancy Watson
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Sample Course
Request Form AP ACCEL and
ACCEL PLUS
Required Courses AP ACCEL (5 total) Directions
Select one course from each subject
area. ENGLISH _____English I Honors _____English
I Honors/Gifted MATHEMATICS placement based on
8th grade course and grade earned as well as
standardized test scores. _____Algebra I
_____Geometry _____Geometry Honors
_____Geometry Honors/Gifted _____Algebra
II _____Algebra II Honors (Pre-req Geometry
Hon) _____Algebra II Honors/Gifted (Pre-req
Geometry Hon) SCIENCE _____Earth/Space
Science Honors _____Earth/Space Science
Honors/Gifted _____Biology Honors (Pre-req
Earth/Space Honors Algebra I Honors with a B or
higher) _____Biology Honors/Gifted (Pre-req
same as Bio Hon) _____AP Biology (Pre-req Bio I
Hon co-req Algebra II Chem Honors, required)
_____ Chemistry Honors (Co-req Bio I Hon Alg
II Hon) PHYSICAL EDUCATION/HEALTH _____ Health
Education/Physical Education SOCIAL SCIENCE
_____World History Honors/ACCEL _____ World
History Honors/ACCEL/Gifted
Required Courses AP ACCEL Plus (5
total) Directions Select one course from each
subject area. ENGLISH _____English I
Honors _____English I Honors/Gifted MATHEMATICS
placement based on 8th grade course and grade
earned as well as standardized test scores.
_____Algebra I _____Geometry
_____Geometry Honors _____Geometry
Honors/Gifted _____Algebra II
_____Algebra II Honors (Pre-req Geometry Hon)
_____Algebra II Honors/Gifted (Pre-req Geometry
Hon) SCIENCE. _____Earth/Space Science
Honors _____Earth/Space Science
Honors/Gifted _____Biology Honors (Pre-req
Earth/Space Honors Algebra I Honors with a B or
higher) _____Biology Honors/Gifted (Pre-req
same as Bio Hon) _____ AP Biology (Pre-req
Bio I Hon co-req Algebra II Chem Honors,
required) _____ Chemistry Honors (Pre /co-req
Bio I Hon Alg II Hon) PHYSICAL
EDUCATION/HEALTH _____ Health
Education/Physical Education SOCIAL SCIENCE
_____Advanced Placement World History
_____Advanced Placement Human Geography
_____World History Honors/ACCEL _____World
History Honors/ACCEL/Gifted
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AP ACCEL Program

• AP ACCEL 2012 Program Requirements

GPA READING SCORE MATH SCORE
3.20 DSS 1828 or higher or 80 ---
OR OR OR
3.20 DSS 1775 or higher or 77 DSS 2080 or higher 95
Summer Qualification on 2012 Test Scores
GPA READING SCORE MATH SCORE
3.20 TBA ---
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ACCEL PLUS Program

• ACCEL PLUS
• 2012 Program Requirements

GPA READING SCORE MATH SCORE
3.90 DSS 1945 or higher or 93 ---
Summer Qualification on 2012 Test Scores
GPA READING SCORE MATH SCORE
3.90 TBA ---
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Accessing the AP Application

• Students who plan to take an AP course, must
  complete an Advanced Placement application.
• Go to the Chiles web page (www.chiles.leon.k12.fl.
  us)
• Click on Departments
• Click on AP Courses
• Click on AP ACCEL
• Click on Application 2012 2013
• Print and complete the application and turn it in
  with your course request form to your middle
  school guidance office

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AP ACCEL Schedule ACCEL Plus
Schedule Lindsey Dietzen Zac
Schroepfer

• AP ACCEL Schedule
• English I Honors
• Guitar I
• Algebra II Honors
• Latin I
• World History ACCEL/Honors
• Biology I Honors
• Extracurricular Activities
• Key Club
• Community Involvements
• Tallahassee Dance Academy
• Volunteer at Montford Middle

• ACCEL Plus Schedule
• Orchestra
• English I Honors/Gifted
• AP World History
• Algebra II Honors/Gifted
• Biology I Honors/Gifted
• Spanish II Honors
• Extracurricular Activities Mock Trial, Breast
  Cancer Awareness, Key Club, Jr. Civitan
• Community Involvements
• Orchestra
• Other Activities Soccer relaxing

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Welcome to Chiles Gifted Program!

• Thursday, February 23, 2012
• 600 PM Chiles High Auditorium

Mrs. Nancy Watson
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Chiles Gifted Program

• Gifted Students are served in English other
  academic classes taught by gifted certified
  teachers
• Due to the number of classes offered at the high
  school level and scheduling concerns, not all
  gifted classes are pure gifted courses
• Educational Plans for gifted students high school
  years will be developed and available for review
  and signing at the Gifted Parent Meeting
• Additional information will be available at that
  time

Gifted Parent Night 600 PM, April 10, 2012
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Welcome to Chiles Advanced Placement Program!

• Thursday, February 23, 2012
• 600 PM Chiles High Auditorium

Mrs. Jan Dunlap
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AP and College Success

• AP Students are much more likely to graduate from
  college in 4 years or less.
• AP math and science students are much more likely
  to major in science, technology, engineering, or
  mathematics

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AP and College Success

• One of the best standard predictors of academic
  success at Harvard is performance on Advanced
  Placement Examinations.
• Bill FitzsimmonsDean of Admissions Financial
  AidHarvard University

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Advanced Placement Schedule Kelsey McWilliams

• 9th Grade Schedule
• English I Honors/Gifted
• Algebra 2 Honors/Gifted
• Biology Honors
• AP World History
• Latin I
• HOPE
• Ceramics
• 10th Grade Schedule
• English II Honors (Online)
• Precalculus Honors
• Chemistry Honors
• AP Statistics
• AP Psychology
• Latin II
• Guitar I

• 11th Grade Schedule
• AP Language Composition
• AP Calculus AB
• AP Latin- Virgil
• AP Environmental Science
• AP Chemistry
• American History Honors
• Senior Schedule
• AP Literature and Composition
• AP US Government
• AP Macroeconomics
• AP Calculus BC
• AP Art History
• Externship

Extracurricular Anchor Club,Spanish National
Honor Society, National Honor Society, STAND
Club, Swim Team
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Student Body President Schedule
Allyse Rolle-Polk

• 9th Grade Schedule
• Hope
• Geography
• English I Honors
• Earth/Space Science
• Student Government
• Algebra I
• Spanish I
• 10th Grade Schedule
• World History
• Biology Honors
• Student Government
• Spanish II
• Culinary Arts I
• English II Honors

• 11th Grade Schedule
• AP Language Composition
• Culinary Arts II
• Algebra II
• Chemistry Honors
• Student Government
• US History
• Spanish III
• 12th Senior Schedule
• AP Environmental Science
• Research 6
• Western Civilizations
• Economics Honors
• AP English Literature
• Advanced Topics I

Extracurricular Activities SGA (Student Body
Pres), Model UN, Swimming Diving, Big Bad
Wolves Little Red Riding Hoods, Senior Board,
Lifeguard, Volunteer for Muscular Distrophy
Association Relay for Life.
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You can join our list serve and find more
information on the Chiles webpage www.chiles.leon
.k12.fl.us
Were looking forward to meeting our new
Timberwolves in August!