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Volume 1, Issue 1

Collegiate Academy at Lennard High
Academy Connection

October 2015

Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL

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Volume 1, Issue 1

October 2015

Collegiate Academy Begins a New Year

The Collegiate Academy at Lennard High School is exited to begin the 2015-16 academic year. As the academy enters its seventh year, it will be the last year of the old 36 credit hour program with the class of 2016. The new A.A degree program was initiated in 2013 with the class of 2017. All sophomores, juniors and seniors will continue to take courses at the South Shore campus of Hillsborough Community College, while freshmen will take their college courses on the Lennard campus. Fall courses for the cohorts include; College Success for the entering freshmen, Ethics, English Composition I and Introduction to Computers for sophomores, Early American History, General Psychology and Explorations in Mathematics for Juniors. While seniors are taking a variety of electives to complete the program. Students will be taking courses at the HCC South Shore during 7th and 8th periods. Students will have time to return to the Lennard campus to catch the bus or participate in any extracurricular activity on campus. Students will continue to be able to park their cars at the HCC South Shore campus, but students must secure a Lennard high school student parking hang tag from the Students Affairs Office. Students will continue to receive the free use of textbooks through school district, though students are responsible for the textbooks and must return them at the end of the semester. Both students and parents are encouraged to seek information and assistance from the Collegiate Academy office located in room 101G in the main office. Mr. Notidis, the new collegiate academy lead teacher can be reached at 813-641-5111 x233 or at christos.notidis@sdhc.k12.fl.us

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Collegiate Academy Welcomes New Lead Teacher

Lennard High School welcomes Mr. Christos Notidis as the new lead teacher of the collegiate academy, replacing Mr. Johnson who retired last year. Mr. Notidis brings over 18 years of experience as an educator having taught social studies since 1996. He was hired by Hillsborough County Schools in 1999 at Brandon High School. During the last five years he served as social studies department head at Leto High School, where he helped lay the foundations of the Collegiate Academy at Leto High School back in 2010. “I have taught dual enrollment since 2006. It is a program that I have had a passion for since first hearing about it.” The collegiate academies are the next logical step in offering students the option of rigorous and quality instruction that will jettison the academy students’ academic career forward.” says Notidis.

Hillsborough Community College South Shore.

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Taking the P.E.R.T.

All Freshmen will be signed up for the P.E.R.T

The Postsecondary Education Readiness Test (P.E.R.T.) is Florida's customized common placement test. The purpose of the P.E.R.T. is to determine accurate course placement based on the student's skills and abilities. The P.E.R.T. is aligned with the Postsecondary Readiness Competencies identified by Florida faculty as necessary for success in entry-level college credit coursework. The P.E.R.T. assessment system includes Placement and Diagnostic tests in mathematics, reading and writing. All collegiate academy students must earn a score of 106 in Reading, 103 in Writing and 114 in Math in order to remain in the Academy by the end their freshmen year. Students may earn a concordant score of 440 verbal and 440math on the SAT or a Reading score of 19, a Writing score of 17 and a math score of 19 on the ACT. Students may take the PERT twice a semester for free at HCC. The SAT and ACT are scheduled each five times a year and are offered at Lennard on Saturday mornings. Test dates can be found on www.collegeboard.com and www.actstudent.org. Students will have opportunities to practice for the P.E.R.T. after school. The previously stated PERT math of 123 will not be required.

Magnet programs offer quality educational options

Hillsborough Magnet Schools Lead the Way

Magnet Schools of America (MSA) has recognized Hillsborough County public magnet schools and programs as Magnet Schools of Excellence or Magnet Schools of Distinction. Magnet schools and programs offer students an opportunity to discover their talents and explore their interests in a rigorous academic setting.
There are two categories of awards: (1) Magnet Schools of Excellence, the top category, is awarded to a group of select magnet schools, and (2) Magnet Schools of Distinction, the second highest award of recognition. Schools submit an application and it is scored by a panel of educators.
Magnet Schools of Excellence: Lee and Philip Shore elementary magnet schools; Boys Preparatory Academy Franklin; and Armwood High School.
Magnet Schools of Distinction: Cahoon, Dunbar, Lincoln, Lomax, MacFarlane Park, and Muller elementary magnet schools; Girls Preparatory Academy Ferrell, Orange Grove, Sligh, Stewart, Williams, and Young middle magnet schools; Rampello Downtown Partnership K-8 School and Roland Park K-8 School; and Jefferson and Leto high schools.

Grade point average

Knowing your GPA

The most important component of a student’s college application is a student’s grade-point average or GPA. Students are given two GPA scores, a state GPA and a district GPA which includes extra points for honors, advanced placement or dual-enrollment courses. The more rigorous the courses on a student’s transcript the more value the GPA plays in a student’s application. Collegiate Academy students and dual enrollment students also will have a HCC college GPA as well. The following is a of mid-range accepted GPA’s for the summer 2015; Florida Atlantic University 3.18-3.92, Florida Gulf Coast University, University of South Florida 3.81-3.84, University of Central Florida 3.6-4.0. and the University of Florida 4.2-4.5. Students can look-up their GPA on Guidemii.

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How to study in college!

One of the most important skills a student will need to be successful in college are great study habits. 1.) Let’s get right to the point. Time is the single most important thing in college and it’s the most poorly used asset on campus. Success in college is about time management. Prioritize your time, know exactly what you will be doing everyday. 2.) Know how much work you have to do. Your goal is to estimate how long it will take to cover the material in each and every class. Look at that textbooks. Reading is usually the biggest item on the list. Find out EXACTLY the number of textbook pages you are going to be reading this semester in each class. 3) Take notes . Write what the professors say in your own words in a note book. 4.) Read everything you are assigned in your text book. Most likely test questions will come from the reading. 5.) Find a place to study, with NO distractions. 6. Create a study routine, know when to study. 7.)Study for exams at least two weeks in advance . Don’t wait! For more complete details go to www.howtostudyincollege.com
www.howtostudyincollege.com

Study habits are key !

Taking the SAT or ACT

Seniors and juniors that are planning on the attending a four-year college or university, should be taking either the SAT or ACT college entrance exams. Both the SAT and ACT exam are used by most college admission offices as a predictor of future academic success, though exam scores are only one component of a candidate’s application. The SAT has reading and mathematics sections, and a writing section though the writing section will become optional starting March 2016. The ACT has reading, mathematics and science sections and an optional writing section Seniors planning on attending in the fall of 2016 should register for the October 3rd, November 7th or December 5th administration of the SAT or the December 12th administration of the ACT ASAP. Juniors should be planning on taking either exam in the spring of 2016. For more in go to actstudent.org or collegeboard.org

Students must research the SAT or ACT entrance requirements of the colleges they plan on applying to.

Academy Communications

This year the Collegiate Academy will be using a variety of mediums to effectively keep students, parents and the community informed of important information, news and events. A student-teacher-parent blog has been established on Edsby where participants can exchange information about important dates news and events. Mr. Notidis will also be able to communicate with students and parents using the phone application called Remind about up coming events and testing. Parents will also receive information over their phone by parent link. This year the magnet office has requested that the Collegiate Academy tweet events and news over Twitter. Finally traditional mediums such as email and paper mail will be used to communicate with parents and students on a more personal level. Parents and students are encouraged to use and participate in all of these mediums in order to keep themselves informed

Communication is key!

The Collegiate Academy
at Lennard High School

Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL

Lennard High School
2342 E. Shell Point Rd
Ruskin, FL
33570

Phone: 813-641-5611 x233
Fax: 813-641-5610
Email: christos.notidis@sdhc.k12.fl.us

GO LONGHORNS!

The Collegiate Academy provides students with an opportunity to earn an Associate of Arts degree (A.A.) through Hillsborough Community College in addition to their high school diploma. The students will take college courses, free of cost (including textbooks), during the school day on the Hillsborough Community College South Shore campus. The Academy will not only provide academic preparation but also other types of “college knowledge”, such as self-management of study routines and preparation for assessments; handling the pace and expectations of college courses, and strategic use of resources such as college advisors and ambassadors from local college campuses. Research shows that students who take dual enrollment classes are more likely to graduate from college.

Earn an A.A degree

Important Dates to Remember

Parents and students are asked to mark the following dates on their calendar.
*October23rd End of Quarter 1 grading period.
* October 26th No School
*November 11th Veterans Day/No School
* November 19th Collegiate Academy Information Session 5:00-6:30.
* November 23th-27th Thanksgiving Break.
* December 2nd –7th Final Exam week at HCC
*December 21st-January 1st Winter Break

* January 4th Students return to school.
*January 11th-15th Exam week for high school classes.
*January 15 last day of Semester I
* January 19th MLK day/No School
*January 19th No School for students.
*January 20St First day of Semester II and Classes begin at HCC.