Welcome to the Eighth Grade Parent Meeting!

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Welcome to the Eighth Grade Parent Meeting!

• Tuesday, February 22, 2011
• 600 PM Chiles High Auditorium

Dr. Alan Cox
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Welcome to Chiles Guidance!

• Tuesday, February 22, 2011
• 600 PM Chiles High Auditorium

Mrs. Kim Scott
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Chiles Bell Schedule (2011-12)

• 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
• 155 - 245 Seventh Period
• Bus Transportation is provided before 1st period
  and after 6th period for students taking 6
  classes (this may include a Fine Arts class).
• A student choosing to take 7 classes must
  include a designated Fine Arts class during 7th
  period. Parent must agree to provide
  transportation from school since there will be
  no transportation available after 7th period.

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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 and
  Geometry)
• 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 and End Of Course Exams (EOC)
  Algebra, Geometry and Biology.

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Three Strands for 9thGrade Students

• All 9th graders will enroll in four required
  courses
• English I ( general, honors, honors/gifted)
• Math
• Science
• Health Opportunities in Physical Education (HOPE)
• The AP Accel programs allows for acceleration in
  the social studies area. Freshmen participating
  in AP Accel enroll in World History Honors a year
  early to allow them to begin taking Advanced
  Placement coursework in 10th grade.
• Students who participate in the AP Accel Plus
  Program being taking Advanced Placement
  coursework in 9th grade. Those students enroll
  in Advanced Placement World History or Advanced
  Placement Human Geography.
• Grade Point Averages- Leon County and State
  University System weighting
• Honors .5, Advanced Placement and Dual
  Enrollment 1.0

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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 75
  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 1050 SAT or 23 ACT
• 16 required academic credits include
• 4 English
• 4 Math (Algebra I level and higher) Algebra IA
  IB 1 credit
• 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 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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Registration and Dates to Remember

• Pre-registration information is available on our
  website under Prospective Students.
• Guidance counselors from Chiles visit the middle
  schools.
• Holy Comforter March 1st
• Deerlake March 2nd
• Montford - March 3rd
• Cobb, Raa, Fairview, Arts and Sciences, Imagine
  School
• Dates to remember
• March 8 Curriculum Fair 600 730pm
  Chiles Gym
• April 5 - Gifted Parent Meeting 600 Chiles
  Cafeteria
• 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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Welcome to ChilesCareer Technology Education

• Tuesday, February 22, 2011
• 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

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Rachele HallCareer Technology Schedule

• Schedule
• American History Honors
• Engineering Technology II
• Chemistry
• Web Design II
• English III Honors
• Pre-Calculus
• Extracurricular Activities
• Girls Golf
• Tallahassee Dance Academy
• Key Club
• Students Working Against Tobacco
• Psychology club
• Web Design
• Little Red Riding Hood
• Technology Student Association

• Community Involvements
• Children's Church volunteer at North Florida
  Baptist Church.
• Athletic Events Fundraiser.
• TalTech High School Liaison.
• Achievements
• Sophomore Technology Student of the year.
• 1st place District History fair in the Web Design
  category.
• District Championship Golf Team two years in a
  row.

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Welcome Chiles Dual Enrollment!

• Tuesday, February 22, 2011
• 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!

• Tuesday, February 22, 2011
• 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 _____Algebra II
Honors/Gifted SCIENCE In order to take Biology,
you must have passed Earth/Space Science Honors
with a B or higher and Algebra I with a B or
higher. _____Earth/Space Science Honors
_____Earth/Space Science Honors/Gifted
_____Biology Honors _____Biology
Honors/Gifted _____Pre-AP Biology 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 _____Algebra II
Honors/Gifted SCIENCE In order to take Biology,
you must have passed Earth/Space Science Honors
with a B or higher and Algebra I with a B or
higher. _____Earth/Space Science Honors
_____Earth/Space Science Honors/Gifted
_____Biology Honors _____Biology
Honors/Gifted _____ Pre-AP Biology 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 2011 Program Requirements

Summer Qualification on 2011 Test Scores
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ACCEL PLUS Program

• ACCEL PLUS
• 2011 Program Requirements

Summer Qualification on 2011 Test Scores
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Accessing the AP Application

• If you qualify for ACCEL or ACCEL PLUS, you will
  need to 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 2011 2012
• 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 Victoria Martin Josh Gallaher

• AP ACCEL Schedule
• HOPE-PE
• Algebra II Honors
• Spanish II
• Biology I Honors
• World History ACCEL/Honors
• English I Honors
• No 7th Period
• Extracurricular Activities
  Cheerleading
• Community Involvements
  Youth Group
  

• ACCEL Plus Schedule
• AP World History
• HOPE-PE
• Algebra II Honors/Gifted
• English I Honors/Gifted
• Biology I Honors/Gifted
• Spanish III Honors
• SGA Class President
• Extracurricular Activities Tennis, Soccer
• Community Involvements Civil Air Patrol
• Other Activities Flying, Gaming, Reading

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Welcome to Chiles Gifted Program!

• Tuesday, February 22, 2011
• 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 5, 2011
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Welcome to Chiles Advanced Placement Program!

• Tuesday, February 22, 2011
• 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 Taylor Jones

• 9th Grade Schedule
• English I Honors/Gifted
• Algebra 2 Honors/Gifted
• Biology Honors
• AP World History
• Spanish II
• HOPE
• Costume Design
• 10th Grade Schedule
• English II Honors
• Algebra II Honors
• Biology Honors
• Chemistry Honors
• AP Psychology
• Art 3-D
• Spanish III

• 11th Grade Schedule
• AP Language Composition
• Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry Honors
• Physics Honors
• Spanish IV Honors
• AP Art History
• AP Chemistry
• American History Honors online
• Senior Schedule
• Govt Politics/Economics Honors
• Latin I
• AP Literature and Composition
• AP Statistics
• AP Calculus A/B
• AP Environmental Science

Extracurricular Anchor Club,Spanish National
Honor Society, National Honor Society, STAND
Club, Swim Team
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Advanced Placement Schedule Faithe Galloway

• 9th Grade Schedule
• English I Honors
• Algebra I
• HOPE
• Drama I
• Earth/Space Science Honors
• World History Accel/Honors
• 10th Grade Schedule
• English II Honors
• Geometry Honors
• SGA
• French I
• Biology Honors
• Soccer
• AP European History

• 11th Grade Schedule
• AP Language Comp
• AP US History
• Algebra II Honors
• SGA
• French II
• Chemistry Honors
• Senior Schedule
• AP Literature Comp
• AP Government Economic
• SGA
• Marine Biology Honors
• Pre Calculus AB
• French III Honors.

SGA (Student Body Pres) Nat. English Honor Soc,
Anchor -director, FCA leadership team, Soccer
(4 yrs), Flag Football (4yrs), NHS, Senior Board,
Little Red Riding Hood
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Were looking forward to meeting our new
Timberwolves in August!