School Profile 2016-2017
Principal: Gary Ford
Assistant 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: 340-295
Phone: (704) 836-9612
Fax: (704) 825-2820
DESCRIPTION:
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.
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.
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 2016, SAT taken by 63% of senior class)
MEAN
SAT Critical Reading500
SAT Math500
SAT Writing472
ACT(CLASS OF 2016, ACT taken by 100% of senior class)
Composite18.9
College Matriculation by South Point Graduates over the last four years:
American University
Anderson University
Appalachian State University
Auburn University
Belmont Abbey College
Bennett College
The Citadel
Clemson University
College of Charleston
College of William and Mary
Cornell University
Dartmouth College
Davidson College
Duke University
East Carolina University
Elon University
Embry- Riddle Aeronautical University
Furman University
Georgia Tech University
Hampden-Sydney College
Hampton University
High Point University
Howard University
Ignite College
James Madison University
Johnson and Wales
Lenoir Rhyne University
Liberty University
Louisiana State University
Lynchburg College
Mississippi State University
Montreat College
Northeastern University
Old Dominion University
Pratt Institute
Presbyterian University
Purdue University
Queens University
Salem College
Savannah College of Art and Design
University of Alabama
University of Georgia
University of Maryland
University of Michigan
UNC Asheville
UNC Chapel Hill
UNC Charlotte
UNC Greensboro
UNC Pembroke
UNC Wilmington
University of Mississippi
University of South Carolina
University of Texas- Austin
University of Virginia
US Merchant Marine Academy
US Military Academy (West Point)
US Naval Academy (Annapolis)
Virginia Tech University
Warren Wilson College
Western Carolina University
West Virginia University
Wheelock College
Wingate University
Winston Salem State University