High School Summer Reading List!

Summer Camps and Reading Lists

Be sure to check out the district’s summer programs, summer camps, and summer reading lists. See you back for the first day of school on Monday, August 19th!

Summer School

Summer School Registration Mandarin Middle School or Mandarin High School June 12 and 13, 2013 First Come, First Served There are limited seats! If you need Algebra for Summer School, you must go to Mandarin High School.

Free Algebra resources if you failed the EOC

If you failed the Algebra EOC, here is some news: If you are not participating in the summer Algebra 1 program, you may consider FLVS resources on-line. Use these free resources so you can be ready for the EOC! http://www.flvs.net/myFLVS/study-tools/EOC/Pages/algebra.aspx

Welcome to High School

Hello! From a High School Senior!

Mandarin Middle School

#259 Mandarin Middle
5100 Hood Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32257
Office: (904) 292-0555 Fax: (904) 260-5415
School Hours: 9:45 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Principal: Debbie Smith
PTA President:
SAC Chair: Paul Numbers
Mascot: Hawks
School Colors: Blue, Gray and Black
Cluster Chief: Addison Davis, 924-3450, Middle School Cluster
School Board Member: The Honorable Jason Fischer, 390-2372, District 7
Transportation Department Number: (904) 858-6200
Website: http://mandarin.duvalschools.org/
Instructional Research and Accountability for School Data

Mandarin High School Information

#260 Mandarin High
4831 Greenland Rd., Jacksonville, FL 32258
Office: (904) 260-3911 Fax: (904) 260-5439
School Hours: 7:30 a.m. - 1:45 p.m.
Principal: Donna Richardson
PTA President: Doug Stovall
SAC Chair: Cathy Rozansky
Good News Ambassador: Natalie Gonzalez
Mascot: Mustangs
School Colors: Orange and Green
Cluster Chief: Tony Bellamy, 924-3722, High School Cluster
School Board Member: The Honorable Jason Fischer, 390-2372, District 7
Transportation Department Number: (904) 858-6200
Website: http://mhs.duvalschools.org/
Instructional Research and Accountability for School Data

Geometry Review of Angles!

This is a presentation to help you review angles!

1.7 angles and perpendicular lines from Colorado Technical University-Online

Click play to view the video on Cornell Notes:

SAT Question of the Day

You can subscribe to the SAT Question of the Day.  This is a FREE resource by College Board.  College Board is the company that writes the SAT.  Here is the link:

http://sat.collegeboard.org/practice/sat-question-of-the-day

Everyday they will send a new SAT question to your e-mail.  Answer the question and you will know if you got the answer right or wrong.  If you got a wrong answer, they will provide steps to the correct answer!

Retaking the EOC

 Retaking the EOC:

Test	Testing Window
US History	July 22-August 2
Biology	July 23-August 2
Algebra I	July 25-August 2
Geometry	July 25-August 2

All testing needs to be done by August 2

If  student is enrolled in a summer school program for any of these courses the student will take the EOC at the summer school site.  All other students will be tested at their 2012-2013 school. 

If you need to retake the EOC, find out the date and time and the exact location of where you need to be!

Community Service

Many 8th graders ask, "Can I start my community service hours this summer?"

The answer is YES!

You can start community service in grades 6 and 7 and 8.  There are many middle school students who do community service and receive nice letters of service and awards.  However, these hours do not count for high school requirements and they do not count for the Bright Futures Scholarship.

Community Service that will count for high school will only be counted after you have an 8th grade report card that says PROMOTED.  This is also true for Bright Futures.  

To get started and to make sure you have selected a place where your community service hours will count, check with the guidance office of your high school.  Let them know where you plan to do your service and sometimes approval is needed.  They will also have a log available that they might like for you to use.  It is always best to check before you start.  Some of their guidelines may be on the high school web site, including the forms they would like you to use.  You can always call the School Counseling Office of your high school.

Do something AWESOME this summer!

Acronyms for High School

Here are some acronyms that will be important to know while you are in high school:

ACT - American College Testing, but they go by ACT now
AICE -Advanced International Certificate of Education
AP - advanced placement
DCPS - Duval County Public Schools
EOC - End of Course
FLDOE - Florida Department of Education
FLVS - Florida Virtual School
GPA - Grade Point Average
GSV - Gold Seal Vocational (Bright Futures) Scholar Award
HOPE - Health Opportunies through Physical Education
IB - International Baccalaureate
PSAT - Preliminary Scholastic Aptitude Test
SAT - Scholastic Aptitude Test

There are many more, but this will give you a good start!