SOUTH HIGH

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• SOUTH HIGH
• SCHOOL
• 8th Grade Parents Night
• December 8, 2008
• PowerPoint can be viewed on South High School
  website 12/9/08.

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SOUTH HIGH SCHOOL

• South is a four year comprehensive high school
  with an enrollment of 1,663 students.
• NCA accredited
• 112 professional staff members.
• Most hold advanced degrees.
• Graduates attend competitive colleges.
• Ranked in the top 2.2 of MI schools
• (U.S. News World Report 2008)
• Highest Ranked Michigan AP Program
• (As recognized by College Board 2006)

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School Day

• Normal school day (Tuesday Friday)
• 800 a.m. 305 p.m.
• Seven, 49 minute periods
• 36 minute lunch
• Mondays are a late start day -842 a.m.

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Courses

• Large selection of courses
• Pre-requisite coursework or special
  recommendation required for certain courses.
• Support classes may be required based on skill
  assessment test results.
• Freshmen are required to carry 6 or 7 classes.

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Program of Studies

• Course selection School counselors teachers
  will work with students to select the appropriate
  courses
• Refer to the Program of Studies for course
  descriptions
• http//www.gpschools.org/ci/community/home.htm

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Parochial Private School Students

• Enrollment forms available online
• http//www.gpschools.org/re_information.htm
• Contact Cindy LaRue at 432-3083 to schedule an
  appointment for residency enrollment (389 St.
  Clair)
• South counselors available for course selection
  purposes.
• Friday, January 16, 2009
• 800 a.m. until noon
• South H. S. Cleminson Hall
• Please bring a copy of your childs most
  recent
• report card with you.

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MMC Michigan Merit Curriculum Freshman courses
in white

• ENGLISH - 4 credits
• Freshman English
• Freshman English Honors
• MATHEMATICS- 4 credits Teacher/counselor
  recommendation required.
• Algebra I, or Honors Geometry

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• SCIENCE 3 credits
• Earth Science / Honors Earth Science
• Honors Biology- (concurrent enrollment in
• Honors Geometry)
• SOCIAL STUDIES 3 credits
• World History or Honors World History

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• PHYSICAL EDUCATION -.5 credit
• Suggested Freshman course
• Grosse Pointe Schools requires 1 credit taken
  in Grade 9 or 10
• HEALTH - .5 credit
• Visual, Performing, or Applied Arts 1 credit

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• Online Experience- Online course or integrated
  online learning.
• GPPS requires 0.5 credit
• Keyboarding Information Processing
• Foreign Languages State requirements for class
  of 2016
• South High courses Chinese, French, German,
  Italian, Latin, and Spanish

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GPS ATHLETICS

• FALL START DATES
• Football AUGUST 10th
• Girls Volleyball AUGUST 12th
• Girls/Boys Cross Country AUGUST 12th
• Girls Golf AUGUST 12th
• Boys Soccer AUGUST 12th
• Girls Swim AUGUST 12th
• Boys Tennis AUGUST 12th
• Field Hockey AUGUST 12th

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IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW

• Physicals and Emergency Cards MUST be on file in
  the Athletic Office before participation.
• Athletic Office will be OPEN during the summer
  months.

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FOR MORE INFORMATION

• Athletic Office Phone Number
• 432-3541
• GPS Athletic Website
• http//south.gpschools.org/athletic/

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VIDEO PRESENTATIONSouth High School Curriculum

• South TV Production Department