Simon G.

Atkins Academic and Technology High School

3605 Old Greensboro Road
WinstonSalem! "# $%&0&
'336( %036%5)
Ho*rs+ ,+55 a.m. - 3+.0 /.m.
#001+ 3....6
Located in historic East Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Atkins is a state of the art facility offering electives
like no other school in the district and like few schools in the state. As the Science, Technology, Engineering,
and ath !STE" high school of #orsyth Co$nty, there are many different offerings or ma%ors st$dents may
take to s&ecifically give them first-hand e'&eriences. Atkins o&ened its doors in ())* as a residential and
magnet technology high school com&osed of three schools in one incl$ding a +iotechnology, Com&$ter
Technology, and ,re-Engineering. -n ()./, Atkins transitioned into one dedicated magnet high school
enrolling 01/ st$dents grades 1-.( with 02 fac$lty mem3ers. 4ne of si'teen high school cam&$ses in Winston-
Salem5#orsyth Co$nty Schools, Atkins o&erates on a fo$r &eriod day sched$le with 1-week grading &eriods.
Administration Administration
6ose&h Childers ,rinci&al 7 Simon 8. Atkins 9igh School
Ara$nah 6ames Assistant ,rinci&al 7 Simon 8. Atkins 9igh School
Student Services Student Services
:enya ;edd <irector of St$dent Services5Co$nselor !A - 8"
#elicia T$33s Co$nselor !9 7 ="
Connie ,eddle <ata anager
;ose +rown ;egistrar
,atricia artin 8$idance Clerk5Trans&ortation5Attendance
Sean Sandag Co$nselor -ntern
Magnet Courses
St$dents at Atkins 9igh School m$st maintain enrollment in at least one of the magnet co$rses listed 3elow,
each year of high school. St$dents are enco$raged to com&lete a a%or !fo$r co$rses" in +iotechnology,
Com&$ter Technology, or ,re-Engineering.
+iomedical Technology +iomedical Technology Scientific >is$ali?ation . Scientific >is$ali?ation . @-ntrod$ction to Engineering @-ntrod$ction to Engineering
9ealth Sciences . 9ealth Sciences . Scientific >is$ali?ation ( 9N Scientific >is$ali?ation ( 9N @,rinci&les of Engineering @,rinci&les of Engineering
9ealth Sciences ( 9ealth Sciences ( Com&$ter Engineering . Com&$ter Engineering . @<igital Electronics @<igital Electronics
+iotechnology . +iotechnology . Com&$ter Engineering ( 9N Com&$ter Engineering ( 9N @Civil Engineering and Architect$re @Civil Engineering and Architect$re
+iotechnology ( 9N +iotechnology ( 9N @Com&$ter -ntegrated an$fact$ring @Com&$ter -ntegrated an$fact$ring
#$ndamentals of N$rsing #$ndamentals of N$rsing Engineering <esign and <evelo&ment Engineering <esign and <evelo&ment
#orensic Science #orensic Science
CTE Advanced St$dies !9ealth, Com&$ter and Engineering" CTE Advanced St$dies !9ealth, Com&$ter and Engineering"
@ Co$rses receives A, weight in grade &oint average @ Co$rses receives A, weight in grade &oint average
Extracurricular Activities Extracurricular Activities
Art Showcase Art Showcase arching +and arching +and Twelve Twelve
Alternative #$els Cl$3 Alternative #$els Cl$3 ath Cl$3 ath Cl$3 WS5#CS Academic Team WS5#CS Academic Team
+-4#oc$s for iddle School St$dents +-4#oc$s for iddle School St$dents National 9onor Society National 9onor Society Aear3ook Aear3ook
Chess Cl$3 Chess Cl$3 NCASA B$i? +owl NCASA B$i? +owl
Colorg$ard Colorg$ard 4dyssey of the ind 4dyssey of the ind
Crime Scene -nvestigation !CS-" Cl$3 Crime Scene -nvestigation !CS-" Cl$3 B$ill B$ill
<rill Team <rill Team ;aider Team ;aider Team
Envirothon Envirothon S&anish Cl$3 S&anish Cl$3
#irst Tech Challenge !#TC" Cl$3 #irst Tech Challenge !#TC" Cl$3 St$dent 8overnment Association St$dent 8overnment Association
#riends of ;achel #riends of ;achel ;ocket Cl$3 ;ocket Cl$3
8lee Cl$35Show Choir 8lee Cl$35Show Choir Science 4lym&iad Science 4lym&iad
9ealth 4cc$&ations St$dent Association 9ealth 4cc$&ations St$dent Association TA;C ;ocket Cl$3 TA;C ;ocket Cl$3
6$nior Leadershi& Academic +owl 6$nior Leadershi& Academic +owl Tarheel #orensic Leag$e !<e3ate" Tarheel #orensic Leag$e !<e3ate"
:ey Cl$3 :ey Cl$3 Technology St$dent Association !TSA" Technology St$dent Association !TSA"
Athletics Athletics
+ase3all Cross Co$ntry Soccer Tennis Wrestling
+asket3all #oot3all Soft3all Track
Cheerleading 8olf Swimming >olley3all
Marks Marks Course Flags Course Flags
AC AC S$&erior Work !1/-.))" S$&erior Work !1/-.))" EC EC Co$rse e'cl$ded from 8,A Co$rse e'cl$ded from 8,A
+C +C 8ood Work !D*-1(" 8ood Work !D*-1(" ,C ,C Co$rse in &rogress Co$rse in &rogress
CC CC Satisfactory !EE-D0" Satisfactory !EE-D0" SC SC Co$rse is sched$led to 3e taken Co$rse is sched$led to 3e taken
<C <C ,oor Work !E)-E2" ,oor Work !E)-E2" FC FC Co$rse meets Co$rse meets FNC minim$m admission reG$irements FNC minim$m admission reG$irements
#C #C #ailing !21 or 3elow" #ailing !21 or 3elow" AF<C AF<C ;e&eated co$rse ;e&eated co$rse
##C ##C #ailing of re&eated co$rse thro$gh credit recovery !Not calc$lated in 8,A" #ailing of re&eated co$rse thro$gh credit recovery !Not calc$lated in 8,A"
,C ,C ,assing !Not calc$lated in 8,A" ,assing !Not calc$lated in 8,A"
Course Levels Course Levels
ADVANCED PLACEMENTH Co$rse content, &ace, and academic rigor ena3le st$dents to &ass the College
+oardIs A, test in the s$3%ect.
!N!"S# Co$rse content, &ace, and academic rigor follow standards s&ecified 3y the NC Standard Co$rse
of St$dy, incl$ding college &re&aratory and general elective co$rses.
"E$%LA"H Standard c$rric$l$m co$rse which incl$des entry-level co$rses in &re&aration for college work
and general electives for s&ecial interests.
Class "ank Class "ank
Fnweighted 8rade ,oint Average !8,A" makes no differentiation in the val$e of a mark earned 3ased on Fnweighted 8rade ,oint Average !8,A" makes no differentiation in the val$e of a mark earned 3ased on
c$rric$l$m level. Weighted 8rade ,oint Average !B,A" is calc$lated giving e'tra &oint val$e for marks c$rric$l$m level. Weighted 8rade ,oint Average !B,A" is calc$lated giving e'tra &oint val$e for marks
earned 3ased on the c$rric$l$m level of the co$rse. ;ank in class is calc$lated at mid-year for grades .), .., earned 3ased on the c$rric$l$m level of the co$rse. ;ank in class is calc$lated at mid-year for grades .), ..,
and .(. Weighted rank is $sed to identify %$nior marshals and honor grad$ates. With &rinci&al a&&roval, a and .(. Weighted rank is $sed to identify %$nior marshals and honor grad$ates. With &rinci&al a&&roval, a
st$dent may re&eat a co$rse!s". Altho$gh 3oth co$rses a&&ear on the transcri&t, only the higher co$rse mark st$dent may re&eat a co$rse!s". Altho$gh 3oth co$rses a&&ear on the transcri&t, only the higher co$rse mark
will 3e $sed in com&$ting 8,A and B,A. Class rank is re&orted in n$merical order from the st$dent who will 3e $sed in com&$ting 8,A and B,A. Class rank is re&orted in n$merical order from the st$dent who
earned the highest average to the st$dent who earned the lowest average. ,oints $sed in calc$lation are earned the highest average to the st$dent who earned the lowest average. ,oints $sed in calc$lation are
awarded as followsH awarded as followsH
%N&E'$TED $PA %N&E'$TED $PA &E'$TED $PA ()PA* &E'$TED $PA ()PA*
Mark# "egular onors AP
A + , -
. / + ,
C 0 / +
D 1 0 /
F 2 2 2
Academic Pro3ile Academic Pro3ile
The Class of ()./ grad$ated D) st$dents that met the following reG$irements
%nits "e4uired#
English +
Mathematics +
Science +
Social Studies /
Electives +
Ph5sical Education 1
ealth 26,
Li3e Management Skills 26,
T!TAL 01
Post Secondar5 Plans Post Secondar5 Plans
*)J Attending 0-year Fniversity
/DJ Attending 6$nior, Comm$nity, Technical College or Trade School
2J ilitary
2J Work54ther

02107021/A8ards and "ecognition#
Science !l5m9iad
"egional Finals
2nd Place in Region

Science !l5m9iad
State Finals
2nd Place in State - Forensics
8th Place in State - Materials Science
10th Place in State - Designer Genes

&S:FCS Poet Laureate Contest
3rd Place in District

&S:FCS Academic Team
1st Place - Southern Division Team !ard
1st Place - Science
1st Place - General "no!ledge

T8elve
State Finals
3rd Place - Team !ard

S8imming
#on$erence #ham%ions

National Scholastic Art A8ards
1 Gold "e& !ard
2 Silver "e& !ards

Envirothon
1st Place - Fors&th #ount&
'th Place - (orth!est (orth #arolina Division
NCASA Scholastic Cu9
State Finals
)th Place *igh School

Technolog5 Student Association
State Finals
1st Place - +%en Source So$t!are Dev,
2nd Place - Digital -ideo Production
2nd Place - Technolog& Pro.lem Solving
2nd Place - +n Demand -ideo
3rd Place - /e.master Division
3rd Place - #ha%ter Team

Technolog5 Student Association
National Finals
3rd Place - +%en Source So$t!are Dev,
1st Place - #ha%ter 01cellence !ard $or
(orth #arolina

The )uill
State Finals
1st Place - 2iterar& nal&sis
3rd Place - Team !ard

&SS% Mathematics Face7!33
3rd Place - Team !ard

NCASA Art Sho8case
State Finals
1st Place - Print Ma3ing
1st Place - #ollage
1st Place - #om%uter Generated rt
3rd Place - Team !ard

Eastern:Central North Carolina
Scholastic Art A8ards
' Gold "e& !ards
2 Silver "e& !ards
School Per3ormance#
A1#s 0ndo2#o*rse Test '$0&&$0&$(
Percentage o$ Students4 Scores at or .ove Grade 2evel
0nglish 5 lge.ra 5 6iolog&
+ur School 878 '1,38 82,98
District 818 :),88 :',78
State 82,98 :8,:8 838
School Size
The total number of students in your school and the average number of students in schools with similar grade ranges in your district and
the state.
Our School: 328
District: 9!
State: 829
Average Course Size
The average number of students "er section enrolled in the courses below at the time of testing.
#nglish $ %lgebra $ %lgebra $$ &iology 'hysical Science (ivics ) #conomics *S +istory
Our School !, 2- ... !, ... ... ...
District !9 23 ... !9 ... ... ...
State !8 2- ... !8 ... ... ...
/ %lgebra $$0 'hysical Science0 (ivics ) #con. and *S +istory were eliminated from the %&(s effective 2-!!.!2.
Specialized Course Enrollments
The "ercentage of high school %dvanced 'lacement 1%'2 and $nternational &accalaureate 1$&2 course enrollments0 community college and
university regular academic course enrollments0 and high school and community college career and technical course enrollments.
Percentage of Total Course Enrollments in:
%dvanced (ollege 're" (ourses
1%'/0 $&//0 (ommunity (ollege0 *niversity2
(areer and Technical (ourses
1School0 (ommunity (ollege2
Our School 23 223
District 3 !23
State 43 !43
/ %' 5 %dvanced 'lacement
// $& 5 $nternational &accalaureate


STUDENT PER!R"ANCE
6orth (arolina students in grades 3.8 must com"lete annual %&(s #nd.of.7rade tests in reading0 mathematics and science 1grades 4 and
82. Students enrolled in the following courses must com"lete #nd.of.(ourse tests: #nglish $0 %lgebra $0 and &iology. 8esults from tests
ta9en by students in this school are re"orted below. 1$n the 2-!!.!2 school year0 the #nd.of.(ourse tests in 'hysical Science0 %lgebra $$0
(ivics and #conomics0 and *.S. +istory were eliminated from the testing "rogram.2
!verall Student Performance
$n any grou" where the "ercentage of students at a grade level is greater than 943 or less than 430 the actual values may not be
dis"layed because of federal "rivacy regulations. $n these cases0 the results will be shown as :943 or ;43 for the grou".
Performance of Students in Each Course on the A#Cs End$of$Course Tests
'ercentage of students< scores at or above grade level/
#nglish $ %lgebra $ %lgebra $$ &iology 'hysical Science
(ivics )
#conomics
*S +istory
Our School 8=.-3 4!.33 ... 82.93 ... ... ...
> of Tests Ta9en !-- 39 ... !23 ... ... ...
District 8!.-3 ,.83 ... 4.=3 ... ... ...
State 82.93 8.3 ... 83.-3 ... ... ...
/ $f the number of students in a category is 4 or fewer0 then results are not shown and are re"resented by a 6?%.
/ %lgebra $$0 'hysical Science0 (ivics ) #con. and *S +istory were eliminated from the %&(s effective 2-!!.!2.
Performance of Each Student %roup on the A#Cs End$of$Course Tests
The "ercentage of "assing scores on the state #nd.of.(ourse tests grou"ed by gender0 ethnicity and other factors./
%ll @ale Aemale Bhite &lac9 +is"anic
%merican
$ndian
%sian
'acific
$slander
Two
or
@ore
8aces
#.D. 6.#.D. C.#.'.
@igrant
Students
Students
with
Disabilities
Our School 9.,3 9.3 8.83 :943 3.93 ,8.83 6?% 6?% 6?% :943 ==.3 :943 !3.=3 6?% ,8.43
> of Tests
Ta9en
2=2 ! 84 93 !!4 ,3 6?% 6?% 6?% = !43 !-9 22 6?% 33
District .!3 3.3 8-.83 89.43 =4.!3 =,.93 =4.43 8-.,3 4,.43 8-.=3 =,.=3 89.-3 ,!.!3 6?% 3,.!3
State 8!.,3 8.43 8,.,3 89.-3 =8.=3 4.!3 4.93 8.33 82.43 8,.83 !.83 9-.93 ,9.93 ==.23 ,!.43
/$f the number of students in a category is fewer than five0 then results are not shown and are re"resented by a 6?%.
D #.D. 5 #conomically Disadvantaged Students
D 6.#.D. 5 6ot #conomically Disadvantaged Students
D C.#.'. 5 Cimited #nglish 'roficient Students
(lic9 here for additional information on student "erformance by grou".
Additional Student Performance Data
SAT
The "ercentage of high school seniors who too9 the S%T and combined scores on the S%T critical reading and S%T mathematics. Scores
from the writing "ortion of the S%T are not included in these "ercentages.
'artici"ation 8ate 132 %verage Total S%T Score
Our School 443 8=2
District =,3 !0--=
State =83 99
6ation 423 !0-!-
SC&!!' PER!R"ANCE
#ach year0 schools in 6orth (arolina may receive several designations based on their "erformance on the state<s %&(s tests. Those
designations are awarded on the basis of the "ercentage of students "erforming at grade level and on whether students have learned as
much as they are eE"ected to learn in one year. The designations earned by your school are dis"layed below0 followed by a brief
descri"tion of each designation.
!ur School(s Designation)s*: School of Distinction+ &igh %ro,th
Percent of Schools
,ith Designation
Designation Performance:
Students performing at grade level
%ro,th:
'earning achieved in one -ear
District State
+igh
7rowth
#E"ected
7rowth
#E"ected
7rowth
6ot %chieved
+onor School of
#Ecellence
%t least 9-3 of students at grade level and
the school met all %@O targets
--
243 2-3
School of #Ecellence %t least 9-3 of students at grade level
--
-3 23
School of Distinction 8- to 9-3 of students at grade level
--
!3 3-3
School of 'rogress =- to 8-3 of students at grade level
--
243 23
6o 8ecognition =- to !--3 of students at grade level
-- --
243 !93
'riority School 4- to =-3 of students at grade level
or
Cess than 4-3 of students at grade level
83 23
Cow 'erforming Cess than 4-3 of students at grade level
-- --
-3 -3
Annual "easura.le !./ectives )A"!s* Results
6orth (arolina has set targets for the whole school and the identified subgrou"s under the federal 6o (hild Ceft &ehind %ct.
Our school met 9 of our !3 %nnual @easurable ObFects or =9.23.
ESEA School Status
*nder waivers to s"ecific "rovisions of 6o (hild Ceft &ehind 16(C&20 the State must im"lement a differentiated recognition0 accountability0
and su""ort system for all of its C#%s and all Title $ schools. Schools are identified based on the schoolGs "erformance0 including the
academic achievement and graduation rates of all students and all subgrou"s of students0 and also based on how "erformance has
changed over time. 12-!2.!32 based on 2-!-.!! and two "rior years data.
#S#% school status is not a""licable to this school.
(lic9 here for information on student "erformance on #nd of (ourse tests by grou" and subFect.
Cohort %raduation Rate
This reflects the cohort "ercentage of students who graduated with a regular di"loma in four years or less 1the four.year (ohort
7raduation 8ate2 or for schools with a five.year "rogram0 it reflects the five.year graduation rate.
6?%
(ohort 7raduation 8ate
Our School :943
District 8-.93
State 8-.,3
School Improvement Plan 2013-2014
The Atkins School Improvement Plan is developed annually by the school improvement team and voted on by the Atkins
sta! "omponents o the school improvement plan may be ound by usin# the links to the let! The plan in its entirety
may be do$nloaded as an %&cel ile by clinkin# on the link belo$!
School 5m%rovement Plan
SC&!!' SAET0 AND ACCESS T! TEC&N!'!%0
School Safet-
The number of acts of crime or violence re"orted "er !-- students0 which includes all acts
occurring in a school0 on a school bus0 on school grounds0 or during off.cam"us0 school.s"onsored
activities.
Out of 328 students in our school0 there were a total of = acts of crime or violence.
The number of acts of crime or violence "er !-- Students:
Our School !.83
District !.=9
State !.,-
Student !ut$of$School Suspensions 1 E2pulsions
The average number of short.term 1!- days or less2 and long.term 1more than !- days2 out.of.school sus"ensions and eE"ulsions "er !--
students.
Short.Term Sus"ensions Cong.Term Sus"ensions #E"ulsions
Our School !,.-2 -.-- -.--
District 29.2- -.-4 -.-3
School Attendance
The average "ercentage of students who attend school daily.
Our School 933
District 943
State 943
Access to #oo3s and Technolog-

Num.er of #oo3s per
Student
The number of library?media center boo9s "er student
in your school and district and in the state.
&oo9s
Our School ,2
District !
State !8
Average Age of "edia
Center4'i.rar- Collection
The average age of the boo9s in the school media
center?library collection.
Hear
Our School 2--!
District !99=
State !99




Num.er of Students
per 5nstructional Digital 'earning Device
The number of students "er instructional digital learning
device in your school and district and in the state.
Students
Our School -.==
District 2.2
State !.9

Num.er of Students per
5nternet$Connected Digital 'earning
Device
The number of students "er $nternet.connected digital
learning device.
Students
Our School -.==
District 2.2
State !.9




Percentage of Classrooms Connected to
the 5nternet
The "ercentage of your school<s classrooms that are
connected to the $nternet.
1Dis"lay data in table format2

3all 3esti4al
t3ins !ill .e holding a $all $estival and #o!a.unga on +cto.er 19 at the $oot.all stadium, /hat is
#o!a.unga; Some %eo%le call it Cow +ingo< .ut it is reall& not .ingo at all, Students and sta$$ !ill .e selling
=',00 tic3ets to %urchase a >s?uare> on the so$t.all $ield, 0ver&one !ho %urchases a tic3et !ill .e assigned a
s?uare on the grid, There !ill .e a s?uare $or each tic3et sold,

Tic3ets !ill .e num.ered to corres%ond to the s?uares on the $ield as the& are turned in !ith the mone&, +n the
da& o$ the event< a ma% o$ the $ield !ill .e availa.le !ith assigned grid num.ers and the %urchaser o$ each grid,
Since the so$t.all $ield is com%letel& $enced in< a co! !ill .e turned loose on the $ield to do !hat co!s
do,,,gra@e, $ter the co! eats enough grass< then the co! !ill do !hat co!s do !hen the& eat a lot o$
grass,,,de%osit co! %ies on the $ield,

From the diagram o$ the so$t.all $ield a.ove< it is o.vious that t!o sides o$ the $ield are not s?uared, 5$ the co!
%ie is de%osited in one o$ the smaller areas that are not gridded at the edge o$ the $ield on t!o sides< then a ra$$le
!ill .e held o$ the names o$ ever&one !ho %urchased a tic3et, The !inner o$ the ra$$le !ill !in the ='00,
Proceeds $rom #o!a.unga !ill hel% su%%ort the athletic %rogram< the $ine arts %rograms< the academic teams<
the AR+T#< and school s%ecial %rograms,