Countywide Middle School Magnet Programs
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Center for Advancement of the Sciences and Technology
at Bay Point Middle
2151 62nd Ave. S
St. Petersburg, FL 33712
Contact: Christine Porter
(727) 893-1153, ext. 2013
At Bay Point Middle, the emphasis is on mathematics, science, technology and foreign language. Students are encouraged to explore the world around them through the concepts and models of investigation, discovery, learning and application.
The magnet program empowers students to achieve at their highest level through innovative teaching techniques that place responsibility for learning on the student. The middle school program offers advanced classes in all academic areas. Magnet students also are eligible for a wide range of activities, such as band, chorus, dance team, environmental, Math Moves U, Multicultural Club, sports, STEP Team, video, Wrestling Club, WWJD and yearbook.
Applicants must have a 3.0 grade point (B average) for the current school year and stanines of 5 or higher in reading and math on the most recent FCAT Norm-Referenced Test or a total battery score of 5 or higher on a comparable standardized norm-referenced achievement test.
2009-10 Brochure
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Center for the Arts and Communication Studies
at John Hopkins Middle
701 16th St. S
St. Petersburg, FL 33705
Contact: Michael Vasallo
(727) 893-2400
John Hopkins Middle is the only Pinellas County middle school accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The Center for the Arts and Communication Studies emphasizes three magnet strands of educational opportunities: fine and performing arts, literary arts and global studies.
Students participating in the rigorous content of the fine and performing arts benefit intellectually, personally and socially, and have the option to focus in one of seven areas of study: art, dance, instructional music, orchestra, piano, theatre and vocal music. Students applying for the fine and performing arts strand must meet eligibility criteria: a 3.0 GPA on their most recent report card and a stanine of 5 or above in reading and math on the spring FCAT norm-reference test.
Students applying for the literary arts and global studies strands do not have entrance criteria to apply for the programs. Literary arts students participate in our journalism program, which is taught by highly qualified teachers who have worked in the field of journalism. These students publish the J. Hop Times four times a year, which was named the best middle school newspaper by the Weekly Reader. Students who select global studies will explore their world with environmental, ecological, social and cultural views concentrating on topics such as overpopulation, resource allocation, cultural awareness and social consciousness.
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Middle School Centers for Gifted Studies
at Dunedin Highland Middle
70 Patricia Ave.
Dunedin, FL 34698
Contact: Brenda Poff
(727) 469-4112
Middle School Centers for Gifted Studies
at Morgan Fitzgerald Middle
6410 118th Ave. N
Largo, FL 33773
Contact: Dr. William Corbett
(727) 547-4526
Middle School Centers for Gifted Studies
at Thurgood Marshall Fundamental Middle
3901 22nd Ave., S
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
Contact: Linda Burris
(727) 552-1737
These Centers are designed to meet the unique academic and social/emotional needs of adolescent gifted students. A challenging and rigorous, interdisciplinary curriculum will be delivered through instructional strategies that promote creative, critical and complex thinking. Personal strengths and interests will be developed through differentiated instruction, independent research and extracurricular activities. Inquiry and investigation will be used as students address relevant, real world problems.
The full-time gifted program will be delivered in the core subjects of mathematics, English, science and social studies. Elective courses will also be offered and developed to meet the interests and learning needs of gifted students.
For 2009-10 the full-time Middle School Centers for Gifted Studies will only be available to incoming sixth grade students. Seventh and eighth grade will be added over the next two years. Students must meet all state requirements for gifted placement and have a current gifted Educational Plan.
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