TOPSAIL HIGH SCHOOL

'Topsail High School' is a High School located in the town of Hampstead, North Carolina. It is inside the Pender County School District. Its current principal is Bobby Hudspeth, who has been working there since the 2006–2007 school year.
Topsail High School is now a North Carolina School of High Growth and continues to excel in their outstanding academic achievements. The student population is consistently increasing and the school building that was originally built for 450 students, is continuing to expand with 953 students.

Contents

Topsail High School Currently Under Construction

Student Life

Classes

Clubs

Sports

Freshmen Academy

See also

Topsail High School Currently Under Construction

Topsail High School is currently being constructed within walking distance to the current Topsail High School and Topsail Middle School. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new Topsail High School was held on December 12, 2006 at 2:00 PM. The new school is scheduled for completion by December 2008, with a capacity of 1400 students. Construction is underway on the new 224,727 square foot, two-story high school facility that will include two gymnasiums, a theater/auditorium wing, and a separate shop building for wood, metal and automotive classes. Pictured below, is a sketch of the new Topsail High School.

Student Life

The school has a population of students consisting of 90% White 8% African American, 1% Latino and 1% other . The school Electric Vehicle Class
[1] has placed first in the Nation the past three years in the EV Challenge[2] competition and the school is also home to one of North Carolina's best Dramatic Arts programs.

Classes

• Students must pass their Math and English classes each year to be promoted to the next grade level.
• Starting with the entering Freshman class of 2006-07, students must successfully complete a senior project and score a level 3 or 4 on the following end-of-course exams: English 1, Algebra 1, Civics/Economics, Biology, and US History.
• Exams count as 25% of the final grade in all classes
• Make sure you know the difference between College Prep and College Tech Prep. All students must graduate having met one of the two Prep curriculum programs.
• All students must pass a state Computer Competency Test and the 8th Grade EOG Math and Reading for
graduation. If they do not pass the EOG Math and Reading, students must pass the Competency Test in Math, Biology, US History and Reading for Graduation.
Students may enroll in college courses and gain high school and college credit simultaneously. Tuition fees are waived if courses are taken at Cape Fear Community College. Book costs are not waived and must be paid by the student. Tuition fees are not waived if courses are taken at UNC-W. Dual enrollment applications with school administrative approval,completion of registration card and placement test scores are required prior to enrolling. Three to five semester hours of college credit is equal to one (1) unit of high school credit. Students must take at least two courses at Topsail High School and may not register for classes off campus that are offered at the school unless there is a scheduling conflict.
A student must have a minimum of 28 credits to graduate, 14 state required classes and 14 electives. Students must exhibit a proficiency score of III or IV in State End of Course classes as a prerequisite for many listed classes and a requirement for graduation for the class of 2010. Always check the prerequisites carefully for each class. Classification of high school students will be based upon the cumulative number of standard units of high school credits earned toward graduation by the student according to the following schedule:
'Ninth Grade (Freshman)' Successful completion of grade 8 and proficiency on the State End-
Of-Grade tests. If required, any other state mandated exit examination.
'Tenth Grade (Sophomore') Six (6) units, including one unit of English and Math.
'Eleventh Grade (Junior)' Thirteen (13) units, including two units of English and Math.
'Twelfth Grade (Senior)' Twenty (20) units, including three units of English.
In addition to these promotion standards, students must meet the requirements of the Pender County Schools’ Attendance Policy.
Note: Any transfer student’s classification must be determined upon initial enrollment at Topsail High School.
'Honors/Advanced Classes:'
Students selecting Honors/Advanced classes are expected to achieve no less than a strong “'C'” average to receive Honors/Advanced weighted credit. In classes with a state end of year exam, students are expected to exhibit strong proficiency as well.

Clubs

At this time, Topsail High School offers the following clubs:

★ Student Government

★ DECA

★ EV Club[3]

★ FCCLA

★ FCA

★ HOSA [4]

★ International Club

★ Debate Team

★ Key Club

★ Ecology Club

★ SADD

★ Science Olympiad

★ Spanish Club

★ Surf Club

Sports

★ Cheerleading

★ Mens Soccer

★ Womens Tennis

★ Varsity Volleyball

★ J.V. Volleyball

★ Womens Golf

★ Cross Country

★ Varsity Football

★ J.V. Football

★ Mens Varsity Basketball

★ Mens JV Basketball

★ Womens Varsity Basketball

★ Wrestling

★ Varsity Baseball

★ J.V. Baseball

★ Varsity Softball

★ J.V. Softball

★ Womens Soccer

★ Track

★ Mens Golf

★ Mens Tennis

Freshmen Academy

To reduce drop-out rates, Topsail has implemented a Freshman Academy as part of the Small Learning Community initiative. Freshmen will have core classes exclusively with other freshmen, and most teachers in the Academy will only teach freshmen. Freshmen will differ from the rest of students with their classes. Freshmen will have four classes of 45 minutes for the whole year, and 2 classes of 90 minutes each semester. Freshmen are required to take Career Management, and get their own section of lockers in the back of A Building.

See also

★ Topsail Island

★ Topsail Beach, North Carolina

★ North Topsail Beach, North Carolina

★ Hampstead, North Carolina