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Shadowing/Open House FlyerInformation for 8th Grade Parents
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Posted 3/7/11
Attention 8th grade parents! As decisions are being made, please inform Mrs. Zak (susan.zak@tcmstornadoes.com) as to where your child plans to attend high school if it is different than their assigned neighborhood school. Congratulations to all of our 8th graders for their acceptances into the magnet and private high schools to which they applied.
Posted 1/7/2011
Attention 8th grade parents! The high school magnet program deadline is fast approaching! The deadline is Wednesday, January 12 to apply to any of the following programs: Tampa Bay Tech Academy of Health or Architecture, International Baccalaureate, Jefferson International Studies, Middleton Engineering or STEM, Blake Performing/Visual Arts, Urban Teaching Academy or MAPS at Lennard or Leto. Apply online at the school district website at www.sdhc.k12.fl.us/magnet.
To apply to any of the thirteen technical programs at Tampa Bay Technical High School, parents must apply directly through the TBT website at www.mytbt.com. It is a separate application from the magnet health and architecture programs.
King KAPS is coming to TCMS! Mr. Alege, coordinator of the King Advanced Placement Scholars Program, will be here in the café on Wednesday, January 26 at 6 pm to talk to 8th graders and their parents about the program. The King KAPS application is available on the King High School website at http://king.mysdhc.org. Print out the application and have your student give the teacher recommendation forms to his/her academic teachers with the top part completely filled out. Teachers will then return them to me to be sent to King. I must also sign and document your child’s GPA, which will not become available until approximately the 3rd week of January. I then return the application to your student for you to submit to King with the required essay. The deadline to apply to KAPS is Thursday, February 3.
It is also my job to program your student to his/her assigned neighborhood high school, even if they do not plan to attend there. Please look over the 9th grade elective sheet when it comes home, sign it, and have your student return it to me. Magnet acceptance letters are usually sent out by around the first week of March, so please keep me posted as to where your student will be attending high school. Thanks for all of your cooperation!
Posted 12/1/2010
Attention 8th grade
parents! Today is the first day of the high school magnet application
period! You can now apply to the magnet programs at Tampa Bay Tech
(Architecture and Health), Blake (Arts), International Baccalaureate (one of
four programs depending on your address), Middleton (Science, Technology,
Engineering, Math), MAPS at Lennard or Leto, or the Urban Teaching Academy
(Blake, Hillsborough or Middleton). Follow the directions on the school
district website at
www.mysdhc.org/magnet to submit your applications online. Please do not
send any paper applications to magnet programs in to TCMS. If you have
questions about the application process, please call the Choice office at
272-4692.
Posted11/18/10
Remember that Jesuit High School has scheduled an special Open House/Tour for those 8th grade boys who missed their regular Open House due to the Washington DC field trip. It is scheduled for Monday, November 22, from 7:45 – 10 am.
The Magnet Application period is quickly approaching! Parents will be able to submit magnet high school applications beginning on December 1 through January 12. Please go to the school district webpage at http://choice.mysdhc.org.
Posted10/28/10
King IB
Shadowing/Open House Flyer
Posted 10/25/10
Thank you to
all who attended the High School Options meeting. If you were unable to attend,
you may view the presentation below. If you still have questions and/or missed
the meeting on 10/21 call me at extension 3205 to discuss your child’s options.
High
School Options Presentation
Posted 10/1/10
All 8th graders will be writing an essay in their Language Arts class on Monday, November 15. If your child plans to apply to a magnet program, this is the essay that will be scored as part of the magnet program application process. It is very important that your child be present that day.
The Magnet Program Open house dates are now posted on the School District website, www.sdhc.k12.fl.us. Follow the links to Choice, Magnet Programs, and then Open House Dates.
Posted 9/21/10
Attention 8th grade parents!
The High School Options meeting is set for Thursday, October 21st at 7 pm in the gym. Come and learn about Magnet schools, Choice, the application process, private schools, and other valuable information to guide you in your search for the appropriate high school for your child. Seating is limited.
New for this year – we have some high schools coming between 6 and 7 pm that night to share their admissions materials and to answer parent questions. They are:
Brooks-DeBartolo Charter High School
Academy of Holy Names
Jesuit High
Tampa Catholic (added 10/1/10)