1. Union Pines High School Cameron, NC

2. Union Pines High School

4. Community and School Description Beautiful Rural Setting Roughly 1340 students outstanding academics athletics diverse talents 6 million dollars in scholarships awarded this past year Athletics program is 3A conference Arts Department marching band performances visual arts shows annual musical concerts. NJROTC Unit thirteen military academy appointments numerous university scholarships

5. Arts Dept

6. NJROTC

7. Graduation Requirements 28 Recommended (NC requires a minimum of 22 credits) 4 English 4 Math 3 Science 4 Social Studies 1 PE/Health (2 Foreign Language for UNC College Requirement) 12 Electives including a 4 Course Concentration

9. SAMPLE Graduation Plan 2016-17

10. Grading System Grading is based on a 4.0 scale. Honors courses -.5 (half) extra quality point. AP and SCC courses - 1 (one) extra quality point. All 9 th -12 th courses included in rank Class rank determined by ranking all students numerically by weighted GPA Class rank calculated at the end of each semester (MS courses for HS credit are not included in rank but are included in total credits toward graduation.) 10 Point Grading Scale: A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 D = 60-69 F = 0-59

11. Current Block Schedule 1 st Period 8:30 – 10:05 2 nd Period 10:15-11:45 3 rd Period 11:50 – 1:55 1 st Lunch 11:50-12:20 2 nd Lunch 12:40-1:10 3 rd Lunch 1:25-1:55 4 th Period 2:00-3:30 UPHS Webpage: http://www.ncmcs.org/uphshttp://www.ncmcs.org/uphs

12. Viking Athletics

13. Sports Football Volleyball Tennis Soccer Golf Cross Country and Track Basketball Swimming Wrestling Softball Baseball Cheerleading

14. A Few Clubs and Activities… Auto Skills Club Chess Club Dependents United/S2S FCA French Club FFA Guitar Club HOSA – Health Occupations Leo Club National Art Honor Society National Honor Society Quiz Bowl Speech and Debate Thespian Society

15. Registration Plan CCMS – Monday March 14th NCM – Monday March 14th Middle School and High School Counselors will assist students on Chromebooks and answer questions on March 14 th. Registration will be online utilizing the Parent/Student Portal and PowerSchool. Please email any questions to high school counselors.

16. How Can Parents Help? Go to https://ncmcs.powerschool.com/public/ Login with your child’s ID and password. (Your child’s teacher and counselor have this information if your child has forgotten it.) Use the edit button (pencil) to select a course. Click ‘Okay’. When you have finished selecting all your courses, select SUBMIT at the bottom of the page.

19. Registration Sheets - to MS Counselors

20. Questions? How many credits are recommended for students to graduate? 28 (22 required) How many classes do 9 th graders take in high school? 8 How many classes are there per semester? 4 How many electives can 9 th graders choose? 2 How do 9 th graders register for a course that is not listed? See your MS Counselor or HS Counselor on March 14 th or email your HS Counselor How can a 9 th grader be college and career ready? Create a 4 year plan and select rigorous courses in HS