WELCOME to STEM ECHS

Please begin to fill out the information forms on the left side of the packet you received. We will be collecting these at the end of the evening!

Thank you …

NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION

WELCOME TO WAKE STEM ECHS

David Schwenker

Tamara Thomas

You are the CHOSEN FEW …

Applicants – 506Accepted – 64 (12%)Denied – 442

Our Program ….

Early College HIGH SCHOOL High School First

Ready for College or Not??

Early College

Younger

Start Sooner

Start Slower for Success

HIGH SCHOOL FIRST

This is what YOU need to be concerned about FIRST

College Readiness MUST be demonstrated or that privilege won’t be earned

YOUR SUCCESS IS OUR GOAL!!!

Calendar and Schedule

Not a Traditional Calendar

Not a Modified Calendar

More similar to NCSU

Draft Calendar has us starting on August 10th (will be approved soon)

Freshman Orientation Dates – July 27, 28

Please note for future reference – if WCPSS does NOT have school, but NCSU does have school, it is the students responsibility to attend college courses or notify professor PRIOR to absence

Time for School

Doors open at 7:00

Start Time – 7:25(This is when we START not when we arrive)

End Time – 2:18

No after-school care

After school tutoring will start but students MUST sign up or be signed up by a teacher – NOT after-school care

Transportation

Express and Shuttle

Satellite stops

Shuttle to Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School

3 buses come here and return to SRMHS

1 bus remains to shuttle to/from NCSU

Carpool follow signs around campus – must come from Western Blvd side to front of the building (safety!)

Meals

Regular School Food

Breakfast ends at 7:20

Lunch served daily 10:30-11:10

Can carry forward your account from Middle School.

Block Schedule??? 4 courses per semester

All coursework is Honor’s

Some are semester long (English, Math, History, Computer Programming)

Some are year-long (Science/Engineering)

Math decisions will be made AFTER you have successfully completed your current course

Must earn above a “C” to move forward

If currently in Math III, then Sophomore year NCVPS Calculus before college

More course details in another session (Mr. Haymore) ….

All grades hit your High School Transcript at the completion of the course

Semester long – mid-year or end of year

Year long – end of year

PBL and Technology

Project Based Learning and Technology will be covered in more depth in a different session with the teachers …

1:1 computers

Computer Options

Computer Programs

Computer Integrity

Computer Paperwork 3 Options Option One – BYOD

Fill out paperwork

Student is responsible

Option Two – Use one of ours FULL TIME

Student will be assigned a computer to use at all times

Student is responsible

Parent must fill out form and submit with $25 which DOES NOT pay for cost of repairs

If repair is necessary, bill must be paid in full PRIOR to graduation

Option Three – Use one of ours ONLY WHEN AT SCHOOL

Student will be assigned a computer and will check it out each morning from the front desk

Each afternoon the computer is left at the school in a designated location

Extra Help?? Student WILL need this! SMART LUNCH – time built in during the school day

Teachers may assign

Students may choose to attend

Time for project work, make up work, retake assessments

After School Tutorial

Teachers may assign

Students may sign up

Web Assign Wednesdays

Students MUST sign up and have permission form

Advisory

One staff member for 10 students

Meets monthly on Fridays during SMART lunch

NAVIANCE (Brannan will cover)

Grades, how to find help, gpa, college information, etc.

Sports and Extra-Curriculars

Clubs – Fridays Alternating during SMART Lunch

Will have CLUB time at orientation

Sports

Athens Drive

You provide Transportation (carpool)

Currently -

Girls: Volleyball, Cheerleading, Basketball, Track, Soccer

Boys: Soccer, Football, Wrestling, Basketball, Track

Can only play for first 4 years

Communication

Weekly Phone Message – Mondays

Our WEBSITE is your FRIEND stemec.wcpss.net

E-mails

Powerschools

NAVIANCE

PTSA blasts

Bi-monthly newsletter – STEM NEWS

Twitter – follow us!!

Are you Ready for College?

By 2020, WCPSS will annually graduate at least 95% of its

students ready for productive citizenship as well as higher

education or career.

Freshman and Sophomore Years:Critical Years for College

Readiness To automatically participate in College Coursework

you ... Must achieve at least a 3.0 weighted high school gpa

Must have NO “D” grades on report cards

Must have NO office discipline referrals

If you fail to meet the above criteria then … Your college readiness will be determined on an individual

basis by the administration, staff, and counselors

Junior Year - FYI

Part time High School Coursework

Courses to be taken at the Cherry Building

Time spent at NCSU to collaborate and study

Part time College Coursework as deemed appropriate

We will discuss this during your Sophomore Year

Remember that SUCCESS is the GOAL

Success at College determines your next few years …

Must achieve a 2.0 gpa at college to continue

Failure to maintain a 2.0 will result in loss of college privileges and mandatory graduation after 4th year

Senior Year (year 4) - FYI

NO TIME SPENT AT CHERRY BUILDING

Supervision provided at the Witherspoon Building

Dual Enrollment Courses – if you qualify!?!?!?!

English at NCSU (counts as your HS English Class)

Foreign Language at NCSU (counts as your HS Foreign Language)

Failure to qualify will result in mandatory NCVPS coursework

College Coursework

Other classes at NCSU as deemed appropriate

Super Senior Year (Year 5) - FYI

Must be enrolled in 1 HS course

Internship

Senior Seminar

Dual Enrollment Course (Foreign Language?)

College courses

College course load as deemed appropriate

Successful Completion of Program

After Year 4 –

High School Graduation Possible

All Coursework for HS will be completed

Some college credits will have been earned

Many reasons to consider leaving at this time

After Year 5 –

High School Graduation

College credits will be earned

Questions