Gaston County Schools



172402519050South Point High School906 South Point RoadBelmont, NC 28012Telephone (704) 836-961200South Point High School906 South Point RoadBelmont, NC 28012Telephone (704) 836-9612School Profile 2016-2017Principal: Gary FordAssistant Principals: Stephanie Denton (A-G), Mitchell Allen (H-O), Cindy Stewart (P-Z)Counselors: ?Melissa Hambright (A-G), Laurie Whiteside (H-O), Wanda Rauch (P-Z)CEEB Code: ?340-295Phone: (704) 836-9612Fax: (704) 825-2820gaston.k12.nc.us/schools/spointDESCRIPTION:South Point High School is a comprehensive four-year public school enrolling 1048 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. South Point High School Graduation rate for the class of 2016 was 94.9%.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, Music Theory, Psychology, Spanish Language, Statistics, US History, and World History. 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, World History, Civics and Economics, American History I/II, French III/IV, Spanish III/IV, Theater Arts, Choral Music, Band, Visual Arts, Health Science I/II, E-Commerce, Microsoft Word/PowerPoint/Publisher, Microsoft Excel and Access, 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), Go Gaston 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. left20954Grading Scale (10 Point Grading Scale)A 90-100B 80-89C 70-79D 60-69F Below 600Grading Scale (10 Point Grading Scale)A 90-100B 80-89C 70-79D 60-69F Below 60Class RankClass 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 2016, SAT taken by 66% of senior class)??MEANSAT Critical Reading ????488SAT Math ????495SAT Writing ????475ACT(CLASS OF 2016, ACT taken by 100% of senior class)Composite ?????18.973342569850Post High School Placement Class of 20164 Year University: 51%2 Year College: 29%Military: 4%Work/Other 16%00Post High School Placement Class of 20164 Year University: 51%2 Year College: 29%Military: 4%Work/Other 16%College Matriculation by South Point Graduates over the last four years:American UniversityAnderson UniversityAppalachian State UniversityAuburn UniversityBelmont Abbey CollegeBennett CollegeThe CitadelClemson UniversityCollege of CharlestonCollege of William and MaryCornell UniversityDartmouth CollegeDavidson CollegeDuke UniversityEast Carolina UniversityElon UniversityEmbry- Riddle Aeronautical UniversityFurman UniversityGeorgia Tech UniversityHampden-Sydney CollegeHampton UniversityHigh Point UniversityHoward UniversityIgnite CollegeJames Madison UniversityJohnson and WalesLenoir Rhyne UniversityLiberty UniversityLouisiana State UniversityLynchburg CollegeMississippi State UniversityMontreat CollegeNortheastern UniversityOld Dominion UniversityPratt InstitutePresbyterian UniversityPurdue UniversityQueens UniversitySalem CollegeSavannah College of Art and DesignUniversity of AlabamaUniversity of GeorgiaUniversity of MarylandUniversity of MichiganUNC AshevilleUNC Chapel HillUNC CharlotteUNC GreensboroUNC PembrokeUNC WilmingtonUniversity of MississippiUniversity of South CarolinaUniversity of Texas- AustinUniversity of VirginiaUS Merchant Marine AcademyUS Military Academy (West Point)US Naval Academy (Annapolis)Virginia Tech UniversityWarren Wilson CollegeWestern Carolina UniversityWest Virginia UniversityWheelock CollegeWingate University Winston Salem State University ................
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