South Point High School 906 South Point Road
Belmont, NC 28012
Telephone (704) 825-3351
SCHOOL PROFILE 2015­2016 Principal: Gary Ford Counselors: Melissa Hambright, Wanda Rauch, Laurie Whiteside CEEB Code: 340­295 Phone: (704) 825­3351 Fax: (704) 825­2820 www.gaston.k12.nc.us/schools/spoint DESCRIPTION​
: South Point High School is a comprehensive four­year public school enrolling 1023 students in grades 9­12. South Point High School is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. South Point High School’s graduation rate for the class of 2015 was 95.1%. CURRICULU​
M: The academic program is organized on a block schedule. The majority of our students are enrolled in 8 classes per year. Students must earn 28 credits in order to graduate. Block scheduling was instituted in 1995. AP courses are offered in Biology, Calculus AB and BC, Chemistry, English Literature, English Language, Environmental Science, European History, Government and Political Systems, Music Theory, Psychology, Spanish Language, Statistics, US History, and World History. AP is an open­enrollment program. Honors classes are offered in English 9­12, Math II, Math III, Pre­Calculus, Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy and Physiology, World History, Civics and Economics, US History, French III/IV, Spanish III/IV, Theater Arts, Choral Music, Band, Visual Arts, Health Science I, E­Commerce, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, Multimedia and Webpage Design, and Teacher Cadet I/II. Students have the opportunity to take courses online through the North Carolina Virtual High School. Our partnership with Gaston Community College enables students to enroll in freshmen courses and earn college credits while in high school. GRADING SYSTEM (7 point scale used until Spring 2015) GPA: ACADEMIC COURSE LEVELS/ASSOCIATED WEIGHTS Standard Unweighted
Honors/AP Prep
AP Weighted A 93­100
4
5
6 B 85­92
3
4
5 C 77­84 2
3
4 D 70­76 1
2
3 (The school’s lowest passing mark = 70) GRADING SYSTEM (10 point scale started 2015/16) GPA: ACADEMIC COURSE LEVELS/ASSOCIATED WEIGHTS Standard Unweighted
Honors/AP Prep
AP Weighted A 90­100
4
5
6 B 80­90
3
4
5 C 70­80
2
3
4 D 60­70 1
2
3 (The school’s lowest passing mark = 60) CLASS RANK Class rank is based on the weighted 4.0 scale. Class rank is computed at the end of each semester. Rank is exact and is cumulative beginning with the freshman year. All courses are given credit and all students are ranked. Class rank is shown on transcript. Advanced level courses are weighted. SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TESTS (CLASS of 2015, SAT taken by 63% of senior class) MEAN SAT Critical Reading
500 SAT Math
500 SAT Writing
472 ACT (CLASS OF 2015, ACT taken by 100% of senior class) Composite
19.9 Post­High School Placement (CLASS of 2015) ● 51% matriculated to 4­year colleges and/or universities
● 35% matriculated to 2­year institutions ● 14% selected work, military service, or technical instruction College Matriculation by South Point graduates over the last four years American University Northeastern University Appalachian State University Old Dominion University Auburn University
Pratt Institute Belmont Abbey College Queens University The Citadel Salem College Clemson University Savannah College of Art and Design College of Charleston University of Alabama College of William and Mary University of Maryland Cornell University University of Michigan Dartmouth College UNC Asheville Davidson College UNC Chapel Hill Duke University
UNC Charlotte East Carolina University UNC Greensboro Elon University UNC Wilmington Embry­Riddle Aeronautical University University of Mississippi Furman University University of South Carolina Georgia Tech University University of Texas ­ Austin Hampden­Sydney College University of Virginia Hampton University US Merchant Marine Academy High Point University US Military Academy (West Point) Howard University US Naval Academy (Annapolis) James Madison University Virginia Tech University Johnson and Wales (Charlotte & RI) Wake Forest University Lenoir Rhyne University Warren Wilson College Liberty University Western Carolina University Louisiana State University Wingate University Meredith College Wofford College Musician’s Institute (California) North Carolina A and T University North Carolina School of the Arts North Carolina State University