General Information                  page 3

English                                     page 13

Mathematics                    page 16

Science                                    page 19

Social Studies                           page 22

Health & PE                              page 24

Foreign Language                     page 25

Enrichment                               page 26

Special Education                     page 27

Fine Arts                                  page 27

Business/Computer                   page 29

Family and Consumer Science   page 30

Occupational                            page 31

@ Career Center             Addendum

STATEMENT OF POLICY

Greenwood School District 52 does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age, handicap, or disability in admission to, access to, treatment of, or employment in its programs and activities.

Ninety Six High School                                       Greenwood School District 52

601 Johnston Road                                              605 Johnston Road

Ninety Six, SC   29666                                          Ninety Six, SC   29666

                             (864) 543-2911                                                       (864) 543-3100

TO:             ALL STUDENTS

FROM:            TEACHERS, COUNSELORS, AND ADMINISTRATORS

Your experience at Ninety Six High School is an important part of the adult you will become.  The foundation that you build and the choices that you make will help determine your career choice and readiness.  Please give serious consideration of those career goals as you choose your personal curriculum. 

Career clusters have been organized to help you select courses related to your interests.  Please carefully plan your path as you explore career options and meet requirements needed for future educational plans.  Please review carefully courses offered at the G. Frank Russell Career Center.  These programs are directly linked to many career opportunities for direct job entry or further education.  Also, consider dual credit opportunities at two-year and four-year colleges.

The teachers, counselors, and administrators will be glad to assist you in your course selection. Working with you and your parents, we will design an effective personal plan to prepare you for the academic, technological, and occupational challenges of our future.

PLANNING A HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM

Consider the following: (1) Requirements for a diploma or certificate must be met.  (2) Individual interests and abilities must be considered.  (3) Scheduling may be a factor.  (4) Regulations set by Ninety Six High School must be met.  (5) The most rigorous curriculum a student is capable of is encouraged and expected.  (6) Students will take at least one course in each of the four core curriculum areas of English, math, science, and social studies every year.  Students will take a full schedule.  Any exception would be considered only for seniors on an individual basis and must be approved by the administration.  (7) Student class assignments ultimately are the responsibility of the administration.

STATE REQUIREMENTS FOR A HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA

To qualify for a state high school diploma, a student must earn a total of 24 units if credit in state-approved courses distributed as follows:

*The student must demonstrate computer literacy before graduation.

~In addition to meeting the course requirements, students receiving state diplomas must also pass the math and ELA subtests of the HSAP.  The English Language Arts component consists of multiple-choice and constructed-response items and an extended-writing exercise.   The math component consists of multiple-choice items and three integrated-response items that require students to show their work to support their answer.  Dictionaries may be used during the writing portion, and calculators may be used during the entire math portion.

COURSE/CLASS ASSIGNMENTS

                Course selections are accommodated as much as possible.  However, changes may occur due to scheduling conflicts, not enough student interest, etc.  Class assignments, however, are the responsibility of the administration.  Attempts to equalize class size, class loads, etc., are made in effort to be most advantageous to students and faculty.

Juniors and seniors have the opportunity to take courses at Piedmont Technical College and/or Lander University, approved on an individual basis.

SCHEDULE CHANGES

                Students are strongly advised to register for courses for which the students, the parents, and the teachers think are in their best interest.  Careful consideration should be made to course selection during registration because students may not be able to change schedules once school starts. 

                Students who withdraw from a course after a specified time will receive a WF and the F will be calculated in the student’s overall grade-point ratio.  The specified times as deemed by the state department are three days in a 45-day course, five days in a 90-day course, and ten days in a 180-day course.

                                                REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASSIFICATION BY GRADE LEVEL

FRESHMAN: Must be promoted from 8^th grade.

SOPHOMORE: Must have successfully completed 1 unit of English, 1 unit of math, and 3 additional units for a total of 5 units.

JUNIOR: Must have successfully completed 2 units of English, 2 units of math, and 6 additional units for a total of 10 units.

SENIOR: Must have successfully completed 3 units of English, 2 units of math, and 10 additional units, and be enrolled in courses leading to graduation at the end of the school year.

Students participate only in grade appropriate activities or privileges.  An example is that only students classified as a junior or senior may purchase a Junior-Senior prom ticket or parking or study hall consideration as a senior privilege.

The evaluation of student achievement is one of the important functions of the teacher.  The State Board of Education requires that all school districts use a uniform grading scale.

The uniform grading scale and accompanying procedures detailed below for all students receiving Carnegie units, including courses taken for Carnegie units in middle school.  All grades on report cards and transcripts in South Carolina public high schools will be numerical. 

(1) Numerical breaks for letter grades for corresponding letter grades are as follows:

A  93 – 100          B  85 – 92            C 77 – 84              D 70 – 76             F 69 and below

The formula for calculating a Grade Point Ratio (GPR) is GPR=Sum (quality points x Carnegie units earned) / Sum of Carnegie units attempted.  Computations will not be rounded to a higher number.  All diploma candidates are included in the ranking.  The criteria for determining honor graduates, to include valedictorian and salutatorian, is a local decision.  Life scholarships are determined at the end of the senior year.

Grade Point Conversion Table

     Numerical              Letter                                                                                                           AP/IB/

       Average               Grade                    College Prep                Honors                                 Dual Credit