Lessons

Pinsky Class Presentations

  • Friday 2/21: 1, 2 & 4 Babij. 5 Roach. 6 Reyes & off-campus
  • Monday 2/24: Hicks’ classes
  • Wednesday 2/26: Krupyak/Land’s classes
  • Friday 2/28: Absentees, etc.

TOPICS TO BE COVERED:

  1. Who’s Who in the Class of 2022 Student Services
  2. Graduation Requirements: review updated transcript
    1. Credits to be on track:  9
    2. GPA to be on track: > 2.0
    3. EOCs: Alg, Bio, US Hist, Geom
    4. 10th grade Eng FSA
  3. Assessments: PSAT results – CollegeBoard or myStudent (more info with direct links available on my Remind)
  4. Academic Course Selection
    1. Traditional, Honors, DE, AP
    2. Elective & Academy Options
Articulation

PARENT INFO NIGHT: 2/13/20 C/O 2022

02/13/2020 Parent Information Night

Please join us for Parent Information Night for the Class of 2022 (current sophomores) and Class of 2023 (current freshmen) to talk about course selection options for next year. Students will select their classes the following week during English class, so it’s important to review the choices as a family . We’d love to see you!

Dual Enrollment

DUAL ENROLLMENT & PERT

Dual Enrollment

Join the DE Remind for LOLHS

5/17 FALL 2020 DE Info

  • Please access the district website which contains the Fall Online Registration Worksheet for important upcoming dates and deadlines for Fall Registration.
  • Students must send their online registration worksheet to the school counselor via email for review and approval — schedule with Mrs. Pinsky to discuss courses https://calendly.com/pinsky-lolhs/virtual-individual-counseling
  • Please use this document  to find the dates and times for fall registration.
  • Students who are taking an online course for the first time must complete the online readiness course through Canvas. Completion of the PHSC online readiness course is required prior to registering in any online dual enrollment courses.  Given that PHSC courses may only be available online this fall, all students should access and complete the online readiness course NOW.
  • Completion of the Student Orientation online is also REQUIRED for all DE students. Students who have not completed this course will not be able to register for Fall courses.
  • Visit https://admissions.phsc.edu/start/high-school/dual-enroll/faq to access directions on how to complete the orientation.

Dual Enrollment affords students the opportunity to earn college credit while simultaneously meeting high school graduation requirements. Grades earned apply to both high school and college transcripts.  To be eligible for Dual Enrollment,  students must have ≥ 3.00 unweighted GPA and take/pass the PERT exam. 

4/25/20 VIRTUAL PERT UPDATE

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The PERT exam is the Post-secondary Education Readiness Test and its results determine eligibility and placement levels for the courses.  Average test duration is about 2 hours, but there is no time limit.

Students have options for when and where to take the PERT, but the first attempt is offered for free wherever they go:  students can take the exam at a PHSC campus or at LOLHS. 

  1. At PHSC:  Each PHSC campus has different options for testing – some require registering and others are just walk-in (Porter campus at Wiregrass – walk-in Mon-Thu 8am-4:30pm).
  2. At LOLHS:  it is a two-day, after-school exam given on Tuesday March 10th and Thursday March 12th. Students MUST attend both sessions.  To register, scan the QR code in Student Services.

STUDY GUIDES AVAILABLE FOR PERT TEST:

  • Summer 2020 Dual Enrollment Application window: 3/23-5/10
  • Fall 2020-2021 Dual Enrollment Application window: 5/11

If students pass the PERT, they will need to drop off their scores with the Student Services Secretary Ms. Canter. Ms. Pinsky will call students down to review options and all the next steps.

  1. LOLHS offers DE courses on our campus — See course card presentations for more info on DE from the week of 2/21-2/26. Courses offered at LOLHS:
    1. English: ENC1101+ENC1102.
      1. After completion of ENC1101, students could choose ENG2103 World Cinema + LIT1020 Short Fiction. Some students who have ENC1101+1102 junior year choose World Cinema & Short Fiction their senior year.
    2. History: AMH2010+AMH2020
    3. Biology: BSC1005
    4. Business: GEB1011
  2. PHSC also offers online classes and on-campus courses.
    1. students choosing PHSC online or PHSC-campus classes must have a PHSC off-campus period in their LOLHS schedule for each online/PHSC course. Students cannot be on campus during those periods (typically PHSC Off-Campus is either a 1st period or 6th period).
    2. Students cannot take virtually or at PHSC-campuses any course that is offered AT LOLHS.
  3. The type and amount of courses a student can register for is dependent upon factors such as qualifying PERT scores.

4/25/20 VIRTUAL PERT UPDATE

**DE UPDATE 4/14/2020

Summer 2020 PHSC Dual Enrollment Updates

PERT Testing: Currently all in-person student services at PHSC campuses, including testing, are suspended until at least April 15th.  The school district will be kept apprised of any changes going forward and will communicate those changes to staff.

**DE UPDATE 3/7/2020:

  • Dual Enrollment course requests will not show as main course requests in myStudent until EVERY step and sub-step of the DE process is entirely complete.  
  • In the weeks after Spring Break, more DE information is available for students and families:
    • LOLHS Counselors meet with their grade’s students to review the options available. 
    • PHSC is hosting an Open House on their campus. Date/Time TBD
    • LOLHS hosts a Dual Enrollment Info Night at LOLHS. The PHSC Advisor presents information and is available after to answer your questions and guide you through next steps. I’ll send the date out asap. 
Assessment

PSAT & AP scores

There are two options to view PSAT and AP exam scores:

  1. Students can log in to their College Board account.  Parents can create a parent College Board account, as well—but it doesn’t have the full access that students do.  
  2. Test scores are also available on myStudent
  • Parents can view test scores on the parent portal on myStudent: on the left side, click on “My Child”, and then Click on “Test History”.  All student test scores will appear there.
  • Students can view test scores on myStudent:  on the left side, click on “My Information” and then click on “Test History”.  All student test scores will appear there.
Recovery

Coenrolled adult ed

Students invited to attend coenrolled Adult Ed will have a letter explaining the adult ed opportunity at LOLHS and the other is the application for a parent and student to complete/sign/return. Students cannot be enrolled without returning the completed form.

DATE & TIME: Tuesdays/Thursdays, 2:45-4:45 starting Feb 13th through April 30th, with pickup promptly at 4:45 — family must arrange transportation

Enrolling in this is not mandatory, but it is a great opportunity for students to recover credits in English/Math classes where they earned a D or F in a class with a certified teacher – none of the other recovery options have a teacher certified in that subject area right there to assist with questions, but this opportunity DOES.  This is ONLY Math students recovering with a Math teacher, ONLY English students recover with an English teacher.

One important note:  there is a minimum seat requirement for the course, meaning that students must attend almost all of the time in order to earn credit… if students miss more than a few (the teacher can tell the specific number), they cannot earn the credit –> the seat-time requirement must be met.

Per Pasco Schools’ Progression Plan:  any grade, C or higher, earned for a course repeated for credit (regular school, virtual school, ESY, or adult education) will replace the former grade in GPA calculation; however, all course outcomes will still be documented in the cumulative record and automated system.

The minimum GPA to graduate is a 2.0, so recovering failed semesters can definitely impact progress toward meeting that GPA.

Scholarship

Bright Futures: Class of 2022

Bright Futures funding and requirements are determined by the FL legislature annually and do change from time to time. Current requirements: https://www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org/PDF/FAS-FMS.pdf

Bright Futures Flyer

Courses needed:  4 English, 4 Math, 3 Science, 3 Social Studies, 2 World Language (sequential, same language)

There are 2 levels (as of 1/30/2020):

Florida Academic Scholarship:

  • AWARD: 100% of tuition at in-state public university,  info for private
  • GPA requirement: 3.50 weighted cumulative (Bright Futures calculates this)
  • ACT/SAT requirement for Class of 2022:  29/1330
  • COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS: 100 hours — see Ms. Colon, College/Career Specialist for details on what qualifies and to submit completed forms

Florida Medallion Scholarship:

  • AWARD: 75% in-state public university tuition, private
  • GPA requirement: 3.00 weighted cumulative (Bright Futures calculates this)
  • ACT/SAT requirement for Class of 2022: 25/1210
  • COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS: 100 hours — see Ms. Colon, College/Career Specialist for details on what qualifies and to submit completed forms
Community Service

Community Service

Ms. Colon, our College and Career Specialist, is the expert on all things Community Service. You should contact her before starting to ensure that your hours meet the requirements for community service. You can see her in person in the College and Career Lab or email her at sfraneco@pasco.k12.fl.us

  • Community Service Guidelines
  • Community Service Form
  • To view your entered Community Service on your myStudent account:
    • Login to your myStudent account
    • Click on the left menu under “My Information”
    • Click on the submenu “Demographic”
    • On the left menu, click “Graduation” — entered hours will appear there