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6/9/2021

Dear Eagle Families,

Thank you for a fantastic end to the school year.  Although it was a very different year for our students and staff, it was a tremendously successful year!

Summer School information

Summer is here, and East Lake High School is thrilled we will once again run both our very successful High School Summer Bridge and APEX credit recovery programs in person this summer.

Summer Bridge is an extended learning opportunity designed to ensure our students don’t lose the valuable progress they’ve made during the school year in their academic classes.

APEX credit recovery also gives our students to opportunity to catch up on any graduation requirement in which they may have fallen behind so they start next school year on-track to graduate with their appropriate grade levels.

Here are the Summer Bridge Programs this summer:  

~ ACT READING PREP: This program supports students who will be 11thand 12th graders in 2021-22 and who have not passed the State’s English/Reading assessment yet to graduate. The students enrolled in this program will get a fee voucher to take the ACT on July 17th after this program ends. The program prepares them for success for the summer ACT opportunity and so they can eliminate needing a reading class from their schedule next year.

~ ACT MATH PREP: This program supports students who will be 10th, 11th or 12th graders next year and who have not yet passed the State’s Algebra 1 EOC needed to graduate. The students enrolled in this program will get a fee voucher to take the ACT on July 17th after this program ends so they can start the new year having met their algebra requirement for graduation.

~ Algebra 1 Course Recovery and EOC PREP: This program supports students who will be 10th, 11th, or 12th graders next year and who have not yet earned an ALGEBRA 1 credit and/or students who wish to retake the ALG 1 EOC at the end of this summer program. The ALGEBRA 1 EOC retake dates will be July 14th and 15th and this program will support students who need to pass this state assessment for graduation.

The Summer Bridge program will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Mondays-Thursdays from June 21st to July 15th . Breakfast and Lunch will be available at school at no cost for all students who attend Summer Bridge and APEX.

~ APEX Credit Recovery Classes will be offered this summer starting on June 14th and will also be eligible for transportation.- Register below!

TRANSPORTATION: Arterial route transportation is also available for your student. When you click on the registration link below, you will be asked to choose the bus stop closest to your home. To register for summer bridge or summer credit recovery APEX click on this link: https://forms.office.com/r/DKug9MtJqk

I will send further bus information later this week but please sign up now if you haven't already to reserve your spot!

Tentative bus Pickup/Drop-off times are posted below under "News"

Summer reading update:

Summer reading selections can be accessed here 2021 Summer Reading 

Also, I recently sent information on summer reading.  Please find an updated list for AP language below providing additional options for our students.

AP Language and Composition: Summer Reading Assignment 2021-2022

Welcome to AP Language and Composition! This is an exciting class that will ask you to look closely and question the world around you as you make your way through a variety of non-fiction readings. This summer reading assignment will give you an introduction to the type of reading you will experience and the degree of close reading you will do in the course. Our goal is always to evaluate and analyze how authors create meaning and then to establish your own reactions and beliefs in response to their opinion. It is important to read with an open, but critical mind and to never take a writer’s word without thinking and investigating. This class requires you to delve deeply into the readings, to question the writer’s intent, purpose and bias, and to grapple with the issues the writer presents. With this in mind, choose ONE of the following books to read this summer.

For the book you choose, read the ENTIRE book, including the preface and afterword.

Please make careful selections. The following books have been chosen based on their artistic merit, the variety of topics and styles, and the author’s experience and research. Keep in mind that these authors write about a wide variety of topics that are often controversial. They write passionately about topics of their personal interest and convictions.

These books represent only the authors’ opinions and are not necessarily those of your teacher or Pinellas County Schools. Be sure that you take time exploring these books before making your final choices.

Choose ONE of the following text options.  Come prepared to demonstrate your knowledge of the text on the first day of school.

~ The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass

~ Killing Kennedy:  The End of Camelot by Bill O’Reilly and Martin Dugard

~ Outliers:  The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell

~ Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

If you have any questions or concerns about the content or titles, please reach out to one of the following teachers:

Mrs. Mobley: mobleyas@pcsb.org

Mrs. Munson: munsond@pcsb.org

Thank you and have a great start to your summer!
Carmela Haley, Principal
East Lake High School
HaleyC@pcsb.org

 
Vision- 100% student success
Mission- The community of East Lake High School will develop productive and responsible students who are prepared for post-secondary education, the workforce and citizenship.

 

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