Kathy Anderson

School Counselor, A-Gi

Guidance Department Chair

Brooke Rimondi

School Counselor, Gl-O

Sarah DAnna

School Counselor, P-Z

Brenda White

PT Counselor

Loretta Nicholson

Records Clerk

Dayle Mack

Office Assistant

Lee McLaughlin

Office Assistant

www.da-arts.org

904-346-5620

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

 24 credits
2.0 overall unweighted gpa
Pass the reading FSA (Florida Standards
Assessment)
Pass the Algebra 1 EOC exam
Take one on-line high school course DVIA
(Duval Virtual Instruction Academy)

24 credits
4-English
4-Math (taken in middle or high school in 2007-2008 or thereafter)

Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Additional Math

3-Science
Biology, 1 Physical Science, + 1 equally rigorous science
3-Social Studies
World History, American History, Economics, American Gov
2-Foreign Language
Consecutive courses in same language
1-Practical or Performing Fine Art*
1- HOPE
6-Electives*
*includes the 12 specific arts courses for DA arts seal

College Fair October 2015 @ Prime Osborne Center

Study GPA begins this year

Extracurricular Activities /Community service

Begin involvement and document (summer before 9th counts)

NAVIANCE

Career Development, College Exploration

View academic and Bright Futures progress at www.flvc.org

College ready! Know the post secondary readiness scores

High School curriculum mapping

AP Scholars program

Interest Inventories

Aptitude Testing

Career Research

Matching Up the Results

This is an emotional and intuitive decision,

not just a numbers game!!!

You dont need all the answers right now

Self Assessment

Career Assessment/Awareness

Career Exploration

Career Planning

Great sites
www.collegeboard.com
www.flvc.org
www.flchoices.org

Highschool and College Planning

Given account information during classroom guidance in history class.
Created resumes and explored NAVIANCE

View highschool transcripts

Track college planning

Discover scholarships

Set goals

Explore careers

Create a resume

Utilize tools for time management, study skills, decision making and
more

 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) i.e. State
University Schools in FL

Florida Bright Futures GPA (includes half of an

extra quality point for each academic honors, AP

course). Go to www.flvc.org

Community Service &

Extracurricular Activities

Extracurricular activities and community service are hot

items! Participation throughout grades 9-12 is most
important
track all service, extracurricular activities, accomplishments,

honors and awards

submit all documentation for bright futures/silver cord to
history teacher or school counseling office
obtain pre-approval for current year/upcoming service

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

University or four-year college?

Public or Private?

Community College?

Vocational-technical?

Determine college costs

Investigate ALL possible resources
Parents
Savings
Summer earnings
Financial aid: scholarships,
grants, loans & work-study
Other sources
Secure necessary forms and note deadlines
Apply for financial aid as early as possible
(for FAFSA must wait until January 1 of senior year
unless applying for summer after graduation)

Students must apply for Bright Futures and other

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

Must meet minimum requirements for recalculated

GPA, SAT/ACT test scores, and community service

Must maintain GPA in college

16 college-preparatory credits and up to 2

additional credits from courses in these
academic areas and/or AP fine arts courses
SAT/ACT test scores, and community service

Florida Academic Scholars (FAS) - 3.5 weighted Academic

GPA (minimum 16 required academic credits), 1290

(critical reading and math) SAT/29 ACT, 100 hours
community service
Florida Medallion Scholars (FMS) - 3.0 weighted
Academic GPA (minimum 16 required academic credits),
1170 (critical reading and math) SAT/ 26 ACT, 75 hours
community service

www.duvalschools.org
www.da-arts.org/student-services
www.douglasandersonguidance.blogspot.com
www.cyberguidance.net
www.finaid.org
www.scholaraid.com
www.federalstudentaid.ed.gov
www.flvc.org
www.fastweb.com
www.floridastudentfinancialaid.org
www.bigfuture.collegeboard.org
www.flchoices.org