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High School & CTE Summer Bridge Opportunities

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The Registration Window closes on April 29, 2024.

  • High School students who have not met the reading and math requirements for graduation are invited to prepare for testing retakes. 
    *No transportation provided.*

    Level: 10th, 11th, and 12th Grade
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: June 2 – June 11; July 6 – July 9 (CLT Test at school sites 6/11, 7/16)

    Locations:
    Celebration, Gateway, Harmony, Liberty, Osceola, Poinciana, PATHS (at Gateway), St. Cloud, Tohopekaliga, Zenith

    Registration:​​​​​​
    ACT - Students will need to register on the ACT website​​​​​​.

    Contact your high school guidance counselor for more details

  • High School students who have not met the reading and math requirements for graduation are invited to prepare for testing retakes. *No transportation provided.*

     

    Level: Grades 9-12 
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: July 6th - 16th
    Time: 7:30 AM- 11:30 AM 
     

    Locations: All High Schools

    Registration:

    Students will need to contact their guidance counselor to inform them that they are planning to attend the test prep camp and testing retakes.

  • The CareerSource Central Florida Youth Program is a five-week summer program designed to help young adults ages 14-19 gain valuable work experience and career skills. Participants can earn up to $1,200 while working up to 30 hours a week at local employers. The program offers various tracks, including the Explore, Experience, and Accelerate tracks, each providing different opportunities for career exploration and training. *Transportation not provided.*

    Level: Students aged 14-19 years old
    Cost: FREE!
    Explore Option:
    9:00 AM to 3:45 PM (Tues to Thursday) at Valencia College
    8:00 AM to 2:00 PM (Monday to Thursday) at oTech
    Experience option: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (depends on job site)

    Session 2: July 6th to August 7th
    9:00 AM to 3:45 PM (Tues to Thursday) at Valencia College
    8:00 AM to 2:00 PM  (Monday to Thursday) at oTech
    Experience option: 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM (depends on job site)

    Locations:
    Valencia College/Summer Job Sites

     

    Registration:
    Students can apply at: Career Source Central Florida

  • To provide 4 hours of behind-the-wheel driving so the students can take their road test to obtain their waiver for their license.

    Level: 9th - 12th Grade
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: 
    Time: 7:30 AM- 11:30 AM 

    Locations: Celebration High, Gateway High, Harmony High, Osceola High, St. Cloud High, and Tohopealiga High.

    Registration: Selected by school admin or driver's ed instructor.
     

  • Newcomer multilingual learners in grades 2-11 will receive focused English language development instruction that reinforces and extends the skills they use in their academic content classes. Students will have ongoing opportunities to develop their listening, speaking, reading, and writing abilities through engaging and purposeful language-rich activities. 

    Level: 2nd through 11th grades
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: June 2 -25
    Time: 7:30 AM- 11:30 AM (High School)
    9:00 AM – 1:00 PM (Elementary and Middle Schools)

    Locations

    Flora Ridge Elementary, Parkway Middle, Osceola High.

    Registration
    Application form developed by the Multicultural Education Department. The application will be shared with identified students. 

  • The Extended School Year (ESY) services provide Special Education and related services to students with disabilities beyond the regular 180-day school year per the recommendation of the IEP team. This is for students with disabilities recommended by the IEP team for ESY services. *Transportation is provided.*

    Level: 9th-12th Grade Students
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: June 3-27
    Time: 9:00 AM- 1:00 PM Monday - Thursday

    Locations

    Celebration High, Gateway High, Liberty High, Osceola High, Poinciana High, St. Cloud High, Tohopekaliga High

    Registration 
    The IEP team will provide the parent notification form to students who are eligible for this opportunity. 

  • High School students who have not met the reading requirement for graduation are invited to prepare for testing retakes. *No transportation provided*

    Level: 9-12 Grade (who need to take the FAST ELA to meet graduation requirements.) 
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: July 6th -16th 
    Time: 7:30 AM- 11:30 AM 

    Locations: All high schools

    Registration: Students will need to contact their guidance counselor to inform them that they are planning to attend the test prep camp and testing retakes.

  • EDGENUITY Labs provide students with the opportunity to meet graduation requirements through grade forgivnenss or credit recovery. *No transportation provided.*

    Level: 9-12 Grades
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: June 2nd – July 30th 
    Time: 7:30 AM- 11:30 AM

    Locations:

     
    Celebration High, Gateway High, Harmony High, Liberty High, [New Beginnings (June Only), Osceola High, [Osceola Virtual (April 15-June 30 Only), Poinciana High, St. Cloud High, Tohopekaliga High, Zenith

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    Registration
    School staff will communicate registration deadlines to students who are eligible for this opportunity.

  •  
    NeoCity incoming 9th graders will prepare for their upcoming journey into upper-level AP maths by reviewing the fundamentals.  *No transportation provided.*

     

    Level: Incoming 9th Grade Students
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: July 20 – 23 
    Time: 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM

    Locations:
    NeoCity Academy

    Registration:

    Incoming NeoCity Students will receive information via email from the Admissions Department.

  •  
    OVS is offering summer courses for high school students who need to recover credit or earn initial credit. Students will need to enroll in the course by April 15th and complete it by June 30, 2026.  *No transportation needed*

     

    Level: 9th - 12th Grade
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: April 15th - June 30th 
    Time: 

    Location: Osceola Virtual School

    Registration:

    Students should contact their guidance counselor with OVS course enrollment questions.
     

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    High School students who have not met the reading and math requirements for graduation are invited to prepare for testing retakes.*No transportation provided.*

     

    Level: 10th, 11th, and 12th Grades
    Cost: FREE!
    Date: June 2nd - June 4th 
    Time: 

    Locations: All High Schools

    Registration: Students will need to register on the SAT website. 

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    stART is an audition-based, conservatory-style arts intensive that allows students across the county to cultivate their crafts and discover how other arts disciplines inform their practice. Beginning in 2010 as “The Juilliard Project: Osceola Arts Intensive,” stART illuminates how a career in the arts is profitable and enriching. Taught over two weeks by district teachers and teaching artists from some of the best collegiate programs in the nation, students spend the majority of their days focusing on their major area and end each day taking electives in other arts areas. The program culminates in a student-led showcase performance. The program is open to SDOC, charter, private, and homeschooled students. Auditions are announced in the spring, and auditions take place in April. *Transportation will not be provided.*

    Level: 6th-12th Grade Students 
    Cost: Free
    Date:  June 15th - 26th 
    Time: 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM 

    Locations: Tohopekaliga High 

    Registration: Auditions are due virtually by April 12th, in-person callbacks are on April 30th at Tohopekaliga

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