High Teams  
Placing Total Team
1 1819 DeLand SR
2 1802 Santa Fe SR
3 1794 Okeechobee Brahman
4 1785 Durant
5 1781 Bell
6 1775 Bronson
7 1770 Braden River
8 1767 Taylor SR
9 1758 Dade City SR
10 1745 Tenoroc
11 1743 Lake Wales SR
12 1736 Moore Haven HS
13 1714 Apopka SR
14 1705 Zephyrhills SR
15 1705 South Sumter Jr
16 1697 Forest
17 1695 Dixie Senior
18 1694 South Lake Sr
19 1693 Northview
20 1691 Land O Lakes
21 1687 Sickles
22 1683 Sebring SR
23 1676 Pine Ridge HS
24 1675 Lake Gibson SR
25 1674 Vanguard SR
26 1673 West Orange SR
27 1672 Hardee SR
28 1671 Brooksville SR
29 1665 South Lake JR
30 1664 Charlotte SR
31 1664 Okeechobee JR
32 1659 Cottondale
33 1657 Lakewood Ranch SR
34 1648 Sarasota Vo-Ag
35 1635 Sarasota-Riverview
36 1631 Belleview Sr
37 1629 Brandon HS
38 1627 Plant City SR
39 1624 South Sumter Sr
40 1618 Bunnell SR
41 1616 Leesburg SR
42 1615 Mount Dora
43 1600 Varela (Felix) SR
44 1599 Ft. Pierce Westwood
45 1599 Crystal River SR
46 1598 Bartow SR
47 1597 Blountstown
48 1596 Belleview Jr
49 1593 Newsome
50 1582 Lake Weir Senior
51 1580 Ocala Westport
52 1577 Frostproof SR
53 1574 Avon Park SR
54 1565 Deltona SR
55 1555 Umatilla SR
56 1544 Timber Creek
57 1538 Ferguson SR
58 1537 Citrus
59 1519 Wildwood SR
60 1502 North Marion SR
61 1493 Steinbrenner
62 1486 Wekiva
63 1477 Lake Region
64 1452 Vanguard JR
65 1420 West Orange JR
66 1406 Umatilla JR
67 1308 Haines City SR
68 1261 Trenton SR
69 1250 Lakeland
70 1245 Lakewood Ranch JR
71 120 Tavares
72 1170 New Smyrna Beach SR
73 1104 Ft. Meade SR
74 824 Newsome JR

High Individuals
PlacingTotal Name / Team
1 485 COURTNEY WINGATE / Braden River
2 482 Kodi Johnson / Lake Wales SR
3 475 Drake Bishop / DeLand SR
4 471 ALLISON TRIMBLE / Okeechobee Brahman
5 471 MAVRICK MIKELL / Bell

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FCAT 2.0 and Florida EOC Assessments Achievement Levels: http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/pdf/achlevel.pdf

FCAT 2.0 Reading and Mathematics Achievement Level Descriptions*: http://fcat.fldoe.org/fcat2/alds.asp

Algebra 1 EOC Assessment Achievement Level Descriptions*: http://fcat.fldoe.org/eoc/alds.asp

Trial-Run SAT or ACT: A Bad Idea All Around

Many parents believe that having their children take a “trial” SAT or
ACT—that is, an SAT or ACT in February, March, or April for which
their junior-year students sit without preparing—is a good idea. For
several reasons, this is a dangerous assumption. Below, we explain why
taking an SAT or ACT cold cannot possibly help, and may very well
hurt, your child.

1. There is already a test designed to answer the question, “How
would my child do on the SAT or ACT if he/she took it cold?”: it’s
called the PSAT or PLAN. The PSAT or ACT is an abridged version of the
SAT or ACT normally taken in October of a student’s sophomore or
junior year. If your child takes the PSAT or PLAN seriously, the
results (which are returned in December) will provide a fair estimate
of his or her predicted baseline SAT or ACT score. Importantly, PSAT
or ACT scores are not considered in college admissions decisions.

2. When making admissions decisions, many colleges consider the
best scores students submit. However, the same schools often require
students to submit all of their SAT scores. Suppose your child takes
the test cold and does poorly; colleges may very well see those scores
next to the other, hopefully better scores. Why give schools reason to
think twice about your child’s abilities?

3. When it comes to the SAT or ACT, confidence is of the utmost
importance. If there is any way to gain confidence on the SAT or ACT
(or on any standardized test, for that matter), it is through
familiarity with the test’s content and structure. By having your
child take the SAT or ACT without preparing, you are all but ensuring
that his or her first SAT or ACT experience will be a miserable one.
If the first SAT or ACT intimidates your child, subsequent SAT or ACTs
most certainly will as well. This can only work against your child’s
progress and improvement.

4. The cost of the SAT or ACT is $49. There is simply no reason
to spend money having your child take an SAT or ACT for which he or
she has not diligently prepared: it’s a waste. Unbeknownst to most
parents and students, the College Board sends every high school free
copies of the SAT or ACT Preparation Booklet, which contains an
official, full-length practice test. (The test can also be downloaded
from College Board’s website.) If you want your child to take a
“real”, “full” test under simulated test conditions, get a copy of
this test and have him or her take the test timed at a library or in a
classroom with other students taking the test. Again, it’s free, and
colleges will never see the score.

The bottom line is this: the apparent benefit of having your child
take a “trial” SAT or ACT is far outweighed by the costs (both
material and mental) discussed above. Use the PSAT or ACT and the free
College Board resources at your disposal for your child’s “cold run”;
you’ll avoid an unnecessary amount of stress in the future.

Participants were:
Parris Hall Kim Balaun Aaron Molly Kristen Ahlberg Alex Pass Erick Castillo
Jocelyn Simmons Johnny Hall Becky Blackwelder Ulisez Bamaca

Now to the best part. The kids competed in 21 out of the 23 events and won 7 medals. We won’t know our overall standing until later this week and this will determine whether we attend the state tournament at UCF in March.

1st place medals–(these are three of the hardest events of the competition and required them to build something before hand)
Sound of Music–Becky and Erick
Robot Arm–Aaron
Tower–Ulisez

3rd place medals–
Remote sensing–Kristen and Kim
Forensics–Jocelyn and Kim
Experimental Design–Alex, Erick, Ulisez
Helicopter–Becky