8th Grade Parents

SMS Staff

January 6, 2025

"π‘¨π’‘π’‘π’π’Šπ’„π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝑯𝑺 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝑰𝑩 π‘·π’“π’π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’Žπ’Žπ’† 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’π’π’˜ π’‚π’—π’‚π’Šπ’π’‚π’ƒπ’π’† 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘Ίπ’†π’ƒπ’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ π‘―π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰ 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝑰𝑩 π‘·π’“π’π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’Žπ’Žπ’† π’˜π’†π’ƒπ’‘π’‚π’ˆπ’†."

https://sites.google.com/highlands.k12.fl.us/shsib

Here are some fast facts for your reference:

πŸ—Έ Online applications are on the SHS IB Programme webpage.

πŸ—Έ Preferred deadline is Feb 13. After that, students are accepted as long as there is room in the required courses.

"π‘¨π’‘π’‘π’π’Šπ’„π’‚π’•π’Šπ’π’π’” 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝑯𝑺 𝑷𝒓𝒆𝑰𝑩 π‘·π’“π’π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’Žπ’Žπ’† 𝒂𝒓𝒆 π’π’π’˜ π’‚π’—π’‚π’Šπ’π’‚π’ƒπ’π’† 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 π‘Ίπ’†π’ƒπ’“π’Šπ’π’ˆ π‘―π’Šπ’ˆπ’‰ 𝑺𝒄𝒉𝒐𝒐𝒍 𝑰𝑩 π‘·π’“π’π’ˆπ’“π’‚π’Žπ’Žπ’† π’˜π’†π’ƒπ’‘π’‚π’ˆπ’†."

Here are some fast facts for your reference:

πŸ—Έ Online applications are on the SHS IB Programme webpage.

πŸ—Έ Preferred deadline is Feb 13. After that, students are accepted as long as there is room in the required courses.

Information Session will be Tuesday, January 21st at 7:15 pm at the SHS Smith Center.

Requirements for admission:

Criterion 1--Minimum GPA of 3.0 in 7th grade.

Criterion 2--Minimum of level 3 (on grade level) on 7th grade FAST P3 English Language Arts or an equivalent standardized test score

Criterion 3--Minimum of level 3 (on grade level) on last FAST P3 Math or Algebra 1 EOC or Geometry EOC or an equivalent standardized test

Completion of Algebra 1 before 9th grade is strongly recommended, but not required.

Criterion 4--Demonstration of on grade level academic writing ability in a writing sample.

Students who are below a level 3 in either math or ELA, may be reconsidered with passing 8th grade FAST P3 scores.Information Session will be January 21 at 7:15 P.M. at the SHS Smith Center.

Requirements for admission:

Criterion 1--Minimum GPA of 3.0 in 7th grade.

Criterion 2--Minimum of level 3 (on grade level) on 7th grade FAST P3 English Language Arts or an equivalent standardized test score

Criterion 3--Minimum of level 3 (on grade level) on last FAST P3 Math or Algebra 1 EOC or Geometry EOC or an equivalent standardized test

Completion of Algebra 1 before 9th grade is strongly recommended, but not required.

Criterion 4--Demonstration of on grade level academic writing ability in a writing sample.

Students who are below a level 3 in either math or ELA, may be reconsidered with passing 8th grade FAST P3 scores.