Senior News
Class of 2021
Summer 2020
- School Calendar
- Graduation Requirements
- Grad Req Checklist for students to complete (blank)
- Senior Year Expenses
- Admission Requirements for Florida Universities
- Common App (includes essay prompts)
- Coalition App (includes essay prompts)
- Bright Futures Requirements
- FAFSA
- ACT/SAT Test Dates
- PLATO Info
- Virtual School
Congratulations! You have officially made it to Senior Year!
I hope this message finds each of you safe and healthy. I miss working with you in person but please know that we are here for you through this journey.
Please be sure to follow our new Instagram and Twitter pages! The handle for both is Guidancewildcat.
Graduation Requirements
- 24 Total Credits
- 4 English credits
- 4 Mathematics (Algebra, Geometry + 2 more)
- 3 Science
- 3 Social Studies (World His., US His., Gov/Econ)
- 1 Fine Art
- 1 Hope (or 2 years of ROTC)
- 1 Online Course
- 8 Electives
- GPA > 2.0
- Pass FSA ELA exam or concordance score
- Pass FSA Algebra or PERT (>97)
Requirement Sheet
http://www.fldoe.org/core/fileparse.php/7764/urlt/StandardDiplomaRequirements.pdf
Am I on track to graduate?
- Grades
- Graduation Requirements
- Testing
Senior Year Expenses
Summer
- Senior Portraits $20 Sitting fee
Fall
- Yearbook $85 Look for a sale in August!!!
- Senior Shirt $15-$20
- Cap/Gown/Announcement Order $55 and up
- Homecoming Activities $25 (Kats Kapers, Powder Puff, Game, Dance)
- Senior Ad for Yearbook $100 and Up
Winter
- Grad Bash Ticket $115
- Prom $125 per ticket
- Cap and Gown Pictures $15 and up
- Class Panoramic Pictures $15
Spring
- Balance of Cap/Gown and Announcements due
- Graduation Photographs $20 and up
With the exception of ordering a cap and gown all other activities are optional
ALL PRICES ARE ESTIMATES AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Where do I want to go to college?
Common App Information
Using this site allows you to complete 1 application for multiple schools.
Opens August 1, 2020
Florida Universities that use Common App
Barry University, Miami
Flagler College, St.Augustine
Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton
Florida Gulf Coast University, Ft. Myers
FIT, Melbourne
Florida Polytechnic University,
Florida Southern College, Lakeland
Florida State University, Tallahassee
Jacksonville University, Jacksonville
New College, Sarasota
Nova Southern University, Ft. Lauderdale
Ringling College, Sarasota
Rollins College, Winter Park
Saint Leo University, St. Leo
Stetson, Deland
University of West Florida, Pensacola
University of Central Florida, Orlando
University of Florida, Gainesville
University of Miami, Coral Gables
University of North Florida, Jacksonville
University of Tampa, Tampa
Common App Essay Prompts
1. Some students have a background, identity, interest, or talent that is so meaningful they believe their application would be incomplete without it. If this sounds like you, then please share your story.
2. The lessons we take from obstacles we encounter can be fundamental to later success. Recount a time when you faced a challenge, setback, or failure. How did it affect you, and what did you learn from the experience?
3. Reflect on a time when you questioned or challenged a belief or idea. What prompted your thinking? What was the outcome?
4. Describe a problem you've solved or a problem you'd like to solve. It can be an intellectual challenge, a research query, an ethical dilemma - anything that is of personal importance, no matter the scale. Explain its significance to you and what steps you took or could be taken to identify a solution.
5. Discuss an accomplishment, event, or realization that sparked a period of personal growth and a new understanding of yourself or others.
6. Describe a topic, idea, or concept you find so engaging that it makes you lose all track of time. Why does it captivate you? What or who do you turn to when you want to learn more?
7. Share an essay on any topic of your choice. It can be one you've already written, one that responds to a different prompt, or one of your own design.
Do I qualify for an Common App fee waiver?
Coalition Application
Using this site allows you to complete 1 application for multiple schools.
Opens August 1, 2020
Coalition Essay Prompts
1. Tell a story from your life, describing an experience that either demonstrates your character or helped to shape it.
2. Describe a time when you made a meaningful contribution to others in which the greater good was your focus. Discuss the challenges and reward of making your contribution.
3. Has there been a time when you’ve had a long-cherished or accepted belief challenged? How did you respond? How did the challenge affect your beliefs?
4. What is the hardest part of being a student now? What’s the best part? What advice would you give a younger sibling or friend (assuming they would listen to you)?
Florida Universities that use Coalition App
https://www.coalitionforcollegeaccess.org/
Florida Southern College, Lakeland
Florida State University, Tallahassee
Rollins College, Winter Park
Stetson, Deland
University of Florida, Gainesville
University of South Florida, Tampa
University of Tampa, Tampa
Do I qualify for a fee waiver for the Coalition App?
Opens on October 1st.
At this time, they have cancelled the June SAT and the next available SAT will be August 29th. They did add a September date to next year's calendar.
Students can get early access to register for August, September, and October if they’re:
- Already registered for June
- In the high school class of 2021 and don’t have SAT scores
PLATO
Available until July 23rd.
Earn credits today.
Contact Mrs. Cook @ 509-6702 or
email her @ emily.cook@marion.k12.fll.us
How To Contact your Counselor
12th Grade Counselor: Mrs. Tracy Moody Tracy.moody@marion.k12.fl.us
ESE: Ms. Katherine West Katherine.west@marion.k12.fl.us
We will be back in the office at the end of July.