School Profile 2019-2020

Principal: Gary Ford Assistant Principals: Stephanie Denton (A-G), William Buchanant (H-O), Aimee Tolleson (P-Z) Counselors: Erin Stokes (A-G), Laurie Whiteside (H-O), Christopher Roberts (P-Z) CEEB Code: 340-295 Phone: (704) 836-9612 Fax: (704) 825-2820 www.gaston.k12.nc.us/schools/spoint

DESCRIPTION: ​ South Point High School is a comprehensive four-year public school enrolling 1010 students in grades 9-12. South Point High School is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Department of Public Instruction.

CURRICULUM: ​ 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.

South Point offers 15 advanced Placement courses: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, English Literature, English Language, Environmental Science, European History, Government and Political Systems, Human Geography, Physics, Spanish Language, Statistics, US History, World History. Available online and off site AP courses include Computer Science Principles. AP is an open-enrollment program.

South Point offers 34 Honors courses: Math I, Math II, Math III, Pre-Calculus, Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy and Physiology, Forensic Science I/II, World History, Civics and Economics, American History I/II, French III/IV, Spanish III/IV, Choral Music, Band, Visual Arts, Health Science I/II, Microsoft Word/PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Multimedia and Webpage Design, Nursing Fundamentals, Early Childhood Education I/II, Drafting I/II, and Teacher Cadet I/II. Additional honors courses are available online.

Students have the opportunity to take courses online through the North Carolina Virtual High School (NCVPS), Gaston GO Online, and Career and College Promise. Our partnership with Gaston College enables students to enroll in college courses and earn college credits while in high school.

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, CCP, and honors courses are weighted.

SCHOLASTIC APTITUDE TESTS (CLASS of 2019)

SAT Total Mean 1091

ACT (CLASS OF 2019) Composite 19

College Matriculation by South Point Graduates over the last four years:

Anderson University UNC Chapel Hill

Appalachian State University Johnson and Wales UNC Charlotte

Auburn University Lenoir Rhyne University UNC Greensboro

Belmont Abbey College Liberty University UNC Pembroke

The Citadel Louisiana State University UNC Wilmington

Clemson University University of South Carolina

College of Charleston New York University University of

Dartmouth College North Carolina A&T State US Military Academy (West University Point) North Carolina State US Naval Academy University Virginia Tech University East Old Dominion University Western Carolina University Queens University West Virginia University Furman University University of Alabama Gardner Webb University University of Georgia Winston Salem State Georgia Tech University UNC Asheville University