Welcome to the Home for 
Spruce Creek IB!

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Welcome to the SCHS IB website. Current IB students will find helpful links to testing dates, CAS information, and more that will benefit their IB experience. Some pages may be password protected due to requirements from IB world. (If you encounter a password protected page, remember that you can ask any IB teacher or your IB librarian for the password!) Prospective students will learn more about the IB program and find contact information. You will also find information about the IB Advocates, their meetings, and officers.

The International Baccalaureate (IB) Program is a special program located at two centers in Volusia County: Spruce Creek High School in the East Volusia area and Deland High School in the West Volusia area. The IB program is unique in that it provides an interdisciplinary liberal arts education leading to a diploma that is recognized throughout the world as a symbol of academic integrity and intellectual promise. The student who satisfies its demands demonstrates a strong commitment to learning, both in terms of the mastery of subject content in six areas and in the development of the skills and discipline necessary for success in a globally competitive world.

The IB program was founded in 1967 to provide a rigorous, well-rounded education for students throughout the world, enabling them to qualify for university study no matter where they had pursued their high school education. The IB program, therefore, has a common, broadly-based curriculum which is assessed by internationally developed and graded examinations. The curriculum follows the objectives, topics, and materials recommended by the International Baccalaureate Board in Cardiff, Wales. Students begin this program of study in grade nine and ten with courses in the Pre-IB program and actually enter the IB program in grade eleven.

The successful completion of the IB Diploma program requires the achievement of passing scores on examinations in six subjects, the completion of 150 hours of CAS (Creativity, Action and Service) activities, the researching and writing a 4,000 word Extended Essay and the taking of the IB Theory of Knowledge (TOK) course.

The IB program is designed for academically able and highly motivated students. Selection for the IB program is based on teacher recommendation, standardized test scores, prior achievement in school and a writing sample. Students who enroll in the IB program are regular members of the student body and are active participants in extracurricular activities and junior varsity and varsity athletics.

Around the world, about 1,329 schools in 110 countries (as of April 2002) are involved with the IB program with about 75% as diploma program schools.  There are about 435 member schools in the United States with 38 in Florida. IBO headquarters are in Geneva, Switzerland. For more information, visit ibo.org.

IB News
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New IB Coordinator!

Mrs. Chance has made the decision to step down as coordinator in order to spend more time with her grandchildren. She will continue to serve as an IB guidance counselor. We thank her for everything she has done as coordinator.  

We welcome Mrs. Karie Cappiello into the role! Mrs. Cappiello has been the school testing coordinator for the past three years and as served as a member of our school leadership team. Prior to that, she was an IB teacher at Creek for seven years. In her leadership role, she has continued to be active in IB. She is also a certified guidance counselor. We welcome her experience and knowledge into the role of IB Coordinator where she looks to continue to strengthen the program.   

Class of 2018
Extended Essay Time!

The class of 2018 began working on their extended essay in April. Before school let out for the summer, they had met with the EE coordinator, Mrs. Murray, five times to work on the research process. They also met with their content area supervising teacher at least 3 times to determine a research question and receive help with sources. They submitted an annotated bibliography and working outline, and are now writing the paper. The completed paper is due on the first day of school. Students will be working on revisions and reflections after that, but they should be finished with the bulk of the work so that they can focus on having a successful senior year. Here is the link to the directions, which can be found under students --> extended essay above. http://sprucecreekib.weebly.com/directions.html

Consider This....

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Oglethorpe University-Atlanta
Credit given for most HL and SL classes. IB exam scores of 24 & up get automatic credit up to sophomore status. $2500 per year (renewable) for earned IB diploma.
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln
IB Diploma students earn an average of 25-28 credits; those accepted are automatically qualified for a scholarship worth $50,000
The University of Tulsa
Gives an IB Merit scholarship $3000. IB Diploma students can earn 10-30 semester hours.  TU application fee of $35 is also waived for IB diploma candidates. They accept HL & SL scores.
The University of Alabama-Birmingham
Offers credit for more than 40 HL & SL courses. IB Candidates receive $1000 scholarship, Diploma holders receive $2500, both per year and renewable 4 years.

IB Coordinator/ Counselor

Karie Cappiello 37782
klcappie@volusia.k12.fl.us

IB Administrative Assistant

Linda Copp 37726
ljcopp@volusia.k12.fl.us

IB Counselors

Susan Chance 37782
sachance@volusia.k12.fl.us

Karen Meadows  37761
kkmeadow@volusia.k12.fl.us
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EE Coordinator and IB Webmaster

Samantha Murray
shmurray@volusia.k12.fl.us