2009-10 School Yr. - Choctawhatchee High School

Guidance Information
FCAT – Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test - Every student in Florida MUST
pass the 10 th grade FCAT with a minimum score of 300 in both Reading and Math.
Grade Point Average - Students must maintain an unweighted 2.0 average (on a 4.0
scale) to graduate from high school.
State of Florida Grading Scale -
A = 90 - 100; B = 80 – 89; C = 70 – 79; D = 60 to 69; F = Below 60
Certificate of Completion - A student who has not successfully completed the
requirements for a standard diploma may be awarded a Certificate of Completion if the
student is seventeen (17) years of age. The student must have earned a minimum of
twenty-four (24) credits and have a 2.0 GPA. The credits earned must include 16 ½ of the
required credits and 7 ½ elective credits.
Guidance Counselors
A counselor is assigned to each student to help guide him or her throughout the high
school years. A student may set up an appointment for a conference with his/her
counselor through the Guidance Office. Counselor assignments are based on the first
letter of the last name of the student
Guidance Student Telephone
Counselor Last Name Extension
Dr. Judy Ring A – L Ext. 647
Mrs. Kay Brock M - Z Ext. 641
Mrs. Carol Bernich Special Programs Ext. 677
Parent-Teacher Conferences
The Guidance Department secretaries schedule all parent-teacher conferences. You may
make an appointment to speak with your child’s teacher(s) at 833-3614, ext. 618. These
conferences are held after school from 2:00 p.m. till 2:30 p.m. Twenty-four hour notice is
required when scheduling a conference. Should you need to talk with a teacher by phone,
the Guidance Office secretaries can send a message to that teacher, or the main
switchboard can connect you with the teacher’s voice mailbox.
Registration
This Curriculum Catalog is a resource to help students and their parents make good
decisions concerning course selections for the coming school year. From the courses
students choose, the administration determines the master schedule of courses, the
number of sections needed to accommodate the requests from students, the periods
classes should be offered, etc. Because the master schedule is generated from student
requests, the courses selected in the spring are offered in the fall of the next school year.
Careful consideration should be given to course selections, as course changes during the
year are improbable and only allowed within the constraints of the master schedule. Once
registered, students will receive a printout of course selections for verification. Parents
and students should review and correct course selections in the Spring while registration
is in process.
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