School Profile 2018-2019

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 North Carolina 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 14 advanced Placement courses: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, English Literature, English Language, Environmental Science, European History, Government and Political Systems, Physics, Psychology, Spanish Language, Statistics, US History, World History. Available online and off site AP courses include Human Geography, Computer Science Principles, and Chemistry. AP is an open-enrollment program.

South Point offers 29 Honors courses: Math II, Math III, Pre-Calculus, Biology, Earth Science, Chemistry, Physics, Anatomy and Physiology, Astronomy, Forensic Science, World History, Civics and Economics, American History I/II, French III/IV, Spanish III/IV, Choral Music, Band, Visual Arts, Health Science I/II, E-Commerce, Microsoft Word/PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, Multimedia and Webpage Design, Nursing Fundamentals, and Teacher Cadet I/II.

Students have the opportunity to take courses online through the North Carolina Virtual High School (NCVPS), Gaston GO Online, and College and Career 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 2018)

SAT Total Mean 1075

ACT (CLASS OF 2018) Composite 19

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

American University Elon University Mississippi State University

Anderson University Embry- Riddle Aeronautical Montreat College University Appalachian State University New York University Furman University Auburn University North Greenville State Georgia Tech University Belmont Abbey College Northeastern University Hampden-Sydney College Bennett College Old Dominion University Hampton University The Citadel Pratt Institute High Point University Clemson University Presbyterian University Howard University College of Charleston Purdue University Ignite College College of William and Mary Queens University James Madison University Cornell University Salem College Johnson and Wales Dartmouth College Savannah College of Art and Lenoir Rhyne University Design Davidson College Liberty University University of Alabama Duke University Louisiana State University University of Georgia East Carolina University Lynchburg College University of Maryland

University of Michigan University of South Carolina Warren Wilson College

UNC Asheville University of Texas- Austin Western Carolina University

UNC Chapel Hill University of Virginia West Virginia University

UNC Charlotte US Merchant Marine Wheelock College Academy UNC Greensboro Wingate University US Military Academy (West UNC Pembroke Winston Salem State Point) University UNC Wilmington US Naval Academy

University of Mississippi (Annapolis)

University of Oklahoma Virginia Tech University