Continuing the
journey at South
Iredell High School
Viking Nation! Viking Strong!
Welcome
Some “Housekeeping” to Start...
Restrooms
Forms/Maps
Seeing the campus
Great
accomplishments
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Wendy’s H.S. Heisman Finalist
12 National Merit qualifiers
8 Eagle Scouts and 4 Gold Awards
8 position paper awards at Lenoir-Rhyne's Pangea Model U.N.
conference
6 Youth and Government bills selected at Raleigh Conference
2 Oro Awards for National Spanish exam (35 other awards)
2 Odyssey of the Mind world qualifiers
first-place SPIE Optics and Photonics award at N.C. state science fair
a district chess tournament champion and the runner-up
2AA State Champions!
Over 11 million dollars in Scholarship Money Last year!!!
And more…
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Notable acceptances include:
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West Point, The Air Force
Academy, The Coast Guard
Academy, Harvard University, The
University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill, Duke University,
Wake Forest University, Wingate,
Woffard, Furman, Ohio State,
Wooster, Virginia Tech, North
Carolina State University, Elon,
Clemson, University of Pittsburgh,
Embry Riddle, Rensselaer
Polytechnic, University of South
Carolina, Campbell University,
Baylor University, Florida Institute
of Technology, High Point
University, the Marine Maritime
Academy, Loyola University, and
The University of Tulsa, just to
name a few.
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Of the 66 2014 Diploma Programme
graduates, all 66 were accepted into
institutions of higher education, with 65
planning on attending in the fall. These 66
students garnered scholarship monies
totaling around 9 million dollars, notably
including:
3 full tuition scholarships to Wake Forest
2 full tuition scholarships to Duke
University
a national merit scholarship to Harvard
The Park scholarship to North Carolina
State University
The Kenan Global Scholarship to UNC
Chapel Hill
The Goodnight Scholarship to North
Carolina State University
The Centennial Scholarship to North
Carolina State University
2 national merit qualifiers
This year’s deadlines
• February 6th
• Commitment forms due
• To your current school
• Commitment AND Registration for courses for SIHS
• Available on MMS and NV’s Homepage
• February 20th
• Teacher allocations
School commitment
• Applications to other Choice High School Programs
• Acceptances after February 20th….
• Can withdraw from here to make that choice
• Once withdrawn, reentry is unlikely
• Bottom line: Plan to Come to South until you are
CERTAIN that you are not.
• Avoid the tearful phone call!
Courses Completed
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by end of 10 grade
• Schedules for next two years
9th Grade (Yr. 4)
10th Grade (Yr. 5)
Lang & Lit (Eng. I)
Lang & Lit (Eng. II)
Ind. & Soc. (Civics & Econ.)
Ind. & Soc. (APWH)
Math I & II*/Math II
Math III
Health & PE*
MMWD
Earth & Envir. Sci/Bio
Chem/Physics
Arts Elective
Arts Elective
Lang. Acqui. Level III
Lang. Acqui. Level IV
How does this impact
credits for graduation?
• 22 Required Credits for Graduation
• ISS requires an additional 6 credits
• Mainly acquired through Elective credits
• By the end of 10th grade and the MYP Journey:
• 17 of the required 22 credits are earned
• You will need: 2 more English, 2 more SS & 1 more Math
over the next 2 years
• 2 of the additional 6 credits for ISS are earned
• You will need 4 more Elective credits over the next 2 years
Assessment
• IB Assessment rubrics will be utilized to evaluate work
in the same way that these were utilized at the middle
school level.
• However, for those of you at Mt. Mourne school,
grades will be posted as percentage scores throughout
the year and grades will be comprised of a blend of
assessments designed to ensure mastery of IB and
North Carolina learning targets for course credit.
Become Part of the
viking family
• Sports
• Tennis, Golf, Soccer, Volleyball, Cross Country,
Cheerleading, Football, Basketball, Wrestling,
Swimming, Softball, Baseball, Track & Field
• Clubs
• Generation-Eco Club, Guitar Club, Show Choir, Key
Club, Vikinettes, Interact Club, HOSA, FFA, Show
Choir, Social Hour, Anime Club, Video Gaming Club,
Ichthyology Club
So, you complete the MYP
journey…What’s next?
• CHOICES!!
• Continue your IB Education through a CHOICE of
two paths:
• The IB Diploma Programme
• The IB Career Programme
• A traditional South program
Option 1:
Diploma Programme
• Seven College Level Courses
• Six different subject areas
• Creativity Action and Service Projects
• Extended Essay
• A philosophy course known as Theory of Knowledge.
DP Courses
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Language and Literature
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Spanish / French
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History of the Americas and 20th Century Topics
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Biology, Physics, Chemistry, or Sports Science
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Math Studies or Mathematics
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Visual Arts , a second science, or a second language B
• Additional requirements:
• Theory Of knowledge
• Creativity, action, and Service
• Extended Essay
Option 2:
IB Career Programme
• Blend of career/technical based courses and college level
IB Diploma Programme Courses
• Allows students to take an academically rigorous course
of study and still pursue a technical route of study
• Along with CTE courses and IB diploma courses,
students will take:
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an Ethics and Project Management course called
“Approaches to Learning”
• complete Community and Service Projects
• A Foreign language study and
• A Reflective Project.
IBCP COurses
• At least two IB Diploma Programme courses
• (Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Math Studies, Language
and Literature, or History)
• Career or technical clusters of study:
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Automotive technology
Veterinary technology
Accounting
Business technology
Nursing Assistance
Option 3:
Become a TradiTional SIHS
student
• With most needed credits already completed through
the MYP, you have…
• Multiple class options
• More Electives choices than IB Programmes
• Multiple AP Courses offered
• JROTC and Vocational Courses
So…