{"id":6540,"date":"2019-06-04T14:17:19","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T18:17:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/phs\/?page_id=6540"},"modified":"2025-04-17T08:35:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-17T12:35:02","slug":"9th-10th-career-and-college-readiness","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/phs\/9th-10th-career-and-college-readiness\/","title":{"rendered":"9th &amp; 10th Career and College Readiness"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>9th Grade &amp; 10th Grade<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Take challenging (<\/strong>and realistic) course load for which you are eligible. A&#8217;s and B&#8221;s will help earn degrees!<\/li>\n<li>Monitor your grades on Skyward weekly. Talk to your teacher for assistance if you have a D or F.<\/li>\n<li>Track your status on meeting graduation requirements on Skyward.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Get involved!<\/strong> Clubs, activities, and <a href=\"https:\/\/schools.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/phs\/volunteer-hours-community-service\/\">community service<\/a> look great on a college application. (<strong>Time Management, Keep Your Grades Up<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Attend the St Lucie Public School&#8217;s College Fair in the Fall.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Record and keep track of your credentials<\/strong> (CTE certifications, awards, volunteer hours, etc) You will need this for your college applications, essays, scholarships, letters of recommendation as a senior. Include this information as you build your resume on Xello.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check Skyward daily<\/strong> to monitor grades, assignments, announcement, attendance, etc.<\/li>\n<li>A <strong>high GPA and high standardized test scores<\/strong> make you competitive for scholarships and college acceptance.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Explore summer opportunitie<\/strong>s. Find a job, internship, visit some college campuses, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Take PSAT\/NMSQT<\/strong>\u00a0in 10th and 11th grade.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check graduation requirements in Skyward at the end of the year.<\/strong> Meet with your counselor if you failed a course to develop a plan to get back on track to graduate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Do you have a 3.0 GPA, 4.0 high school credit<\/strong>s, and on track for graduation with state testing?\u00a0 Check out our <strong>Dual Enrollment<\/strong> page for more information.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Interested in NCAA\/NAIA athletic scholarships<\/strong>? Visit their academic clearinghouse website for more information.<\/li>\n<li>Review current <a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org\/SAPBFMAIN\/SAPBFMAIN\"><strong>Bright Futures<\/strong><\/a> requirements.<\/li>\n<li>Need a fee waiver for the SAT\/ACT or NCAA\/NAIA clearinghouse? Complete the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/foodservice.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/\">free\/reduced online lunch application<\/a><\/strong> to see if you qualify.<\/li>\n<li>Interested in the Military? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.todaysmilitary.com\/\">Explore Today&#8217;s Military<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Attend the St Lucie Public School&#8217;s College Fair in the Fall.<\/li>\n<li>Start utilizing Xello for your post-secondary career and\/or college planning.\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/xello.world\/en\/florida-college-career-ready\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" aria-label=\"Xello\">Xello<\/a>\u00a0is Florida\u2019s official, K-12 career planning and work-based learning coordination provider. Xello empowers every student to design a personalized plan for the future by providing a high-quality career development experience that\u2019s modern and visually appealing, interactive, and age-appropriate. It has been professionally translated into Spanish and can support other preferred languages.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Online Resources<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/student.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/scripts\/wsisa.dll\/WService=wsEAplus\/fwemnu01.w\">Skyward<\/a>\u00a0(Check graduation requirements, current grades, attendance, etc. Login ID is\u00a0 562# Password is your meal #)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org\/SAPHome\/SAPHome?url=home\">State of Florida Financial Aid Application (Bright Futures, Jose Marti, and other State Scholarships Programs)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridastudentfinancialaidsg.org\/SAPBFMAIN\/SAPBFMAIN\">Bright Futures Student Handbook<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.todaysmilitary.com\/\">Interested in the Military?<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/foodservice.stlucie.k12.fl.us\/\">SLPS Free\/Reduced Online Lunch Application<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/web3.ncaa.org\/ecwr3\/\">NCAA Eligibility Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/play.mynaia.org\/\">NAIA Eligibility Center<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;2\/3&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;] 9th Grade &amp; 10th Grade Take challenging (and realistic) course load for which you are eligible. A&#8217;s and B&#8221;s will help earn degrees! Monitor your grades on Skyward weekly. Talk to your teacher for assistance if you have a D or F. Track your status on meeting graduation requirements on Skyward. 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