New Khan Academy SAT
Practice Opportunity
No registration
necessary. (unless you wish
the ½ elective credit) Students will be able to get
personalized practice for the SAT in school computer labs. They will have the
support of a Pinellas County Schools teacher as they prepare for the SAT using
Khan Academy's SATpractice.org website.
Transportation: Parents will be responsible for providing
transportation for their children. Dates:
June 6 - July 13
*No Summer Bridge July 3 or
July 4 Hours: 8 - noon Days: Monday – Thursday
Attendance is voluntary,
unless you are wanting to earn the ½ elective credit.
USF Offers Free Campus Event
Why do students take the PSAT?
The Advanced Studies team wanted to share an updated
video with you that talks about the reason we use PSAT in our district and
provides information about SATpractice.org.
https://vimeo.com/209610448
Dual Enrollment Book Pick-Up
Freshmen Registration Information
2017-18 Curriculum
2017 Bank of America Student Leader Program
Dual Enrollment
High school students attending Pinellas Technical College (PTC) have the opportunity to be dual enrolled in post-secondary courses tuition free! These courses give students credits toward a high school diploma and a career technical certificate. Hours completed at PTC may also transfer as credit hours to local and state colleges. Courses are available on both the Clearwater and St. Petersburg PTC campuses.
Pinellas Technical College Clearwater Campus
6100 154th Ave North
Clearwater, FL 33760
(727) 538-7167 Ext. 2006
Pinellas Technical College St. Petersburg Campus
901 34th Street South
St. Petersburg, FL 33711
(727) 893-2500 Ext. 2520
Contact your high school guidance counselor to see if you are eligible to take Dual Enrollment classes at Pinellas Technical College.
Visit the Pinellas Technical College (PTC) Dual Enrollment website
PSAT Information
Students can review their PSAT scores online at
https://studentscores.collegeboard.org. Students click SIGN IN or SIGN UP depending on whether or not they already have a College Board account. This is the same account used to access AP and SAT scores.
· Note: If a student does not see his/her PSAT score report after logging in, they should click the “Add Scores” button. At this point the student MAY be prompted to enter their PSAT access code which is printed on the front of the hard copy score report.
Khan Academy – Free SAT Practice
— Go to SATPRACTICE.ORG
— Click green button labeled “check it out now”
— Click “sign up with email”
— Enter in First Name, Last Name, Email (must be an email you can access and cannot be a student’s pcsb email), birthdate and click “sign up”
— An email is sent to the email provide to verify
— Open email from Khan Academy and click on the “Finish Signing Up” button
— A welcome screen will appear where the student will enter username and password and click “sign up”
— Student enters the site and sees a button on the left side of the screen that says “sign in to CollegeBoard.org” and follows the prompts to link their PSAT results to Khan
For more information, check out this clip on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlveV0131Cw
Virtual School Enrollment
Enrollment in
Pinellas Virtual School is one way students can meet the state’s online
credit requirement. Under Florida’s Digital Learning Act, students are
required to complete an online course as part of the state’s 24-credit
minimum needed to graduate. Honors courses and popular electives, such
as HOPE and Driver's Education are offered as part-time
curriculum aligned with Pinellas County Schools. Families can enroll
online at
www.virtualschool.pcsb.org.
Bright Futures- Graduating Seniors
If
you have not already applied for the Bright Future's Scholarship, make
sure you do this as soon as possible. You can apply by going to
www.FloridaStudentFinancialAid.org, select State Grants, Scholarships
& Applications and then select Apply Here. You must complete this
application and turn your volunteer hours into the Guidance Office
before the end of your senior year. In addition, you must also have the
qualifying GPA and ACT/SAT scores to be eligible.
Learn more about Pinellas Pathways to Graduation
The
Pinellas Pathways to Graduation Web presence is now live on the
district's website with a link accessible from the home page ( https://www.pcsb.org/).
The link includes information about changes to high school graduation
requirements that were made at the state level as well as descriptions
of three routes Pinellas students can pursue on their path to a high
school diploma: the Advanced Scholar Pathway, the College Scholar
Pathway, and the Technical/College Pathway. The family-friendly presence
includes an FAQ about Pinellas Pathways to Graduation and provides
details on Counselor Connect, a new online academic planning tool that
families can use to track student progress regarding Pinellas Pathways.
The site can be accessed directly at www.pcsb.org/pinellas-pathways.
Conferences
Parent/ Teacher Conferences:
Parents are encouraged to confer reguularly with teachers through
Portal or Phone concerning their child's progress. Parents should first
try to resolve concerns with specific teachers. Individual conferences
with a specific teacher can be made with that specific teacher, but you
also can request one with your child's counselor.
Guidance Conferences:
Guidance counselors are always available to meet with parents to
discuss concerns and offer stragegies to make their child more
successful.
District Homework Helpline offers homework help and guidance assistance
Pinellas
County Schools has a great resources about guidance-related issues.
Staffed by teachers who are certifed in Math, Science, Language arts,
and Social Studies. The district Homework Helpline offers free homework
help for students in grades 1 through 12.
Homework
help is available at 9727)547-7223 from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday through
Thursday on all school days, except when there is no school the
following day. The helpline is now being staffed with certified guidance
counselor who can answer general questions about promotion, graduation
requirements, college and career guidance, and other important topics.
Transcripts
Students
that need transcripts printed, mailed or sent electronically need to
see Mrs. Sheplak in the front office in order to fill out the purple transcript
slip. Each transcript cost $1.00 and there is usually a 24 hour
turnaround time. This must be done before school, after school, or during lunch.
Guidance Links
The College Board
The College Search Database
SunLink
Prep HQ - Type eastlake in the School / Program ID
Complete List of Accredited Online Colleges and Universities in Florida
