Wakefield High School
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    School Highlights Wakefield High School is situated on a 110-acre tract in Northern Wake County. Just north of Raleigh, the main campus is centrally located in the Wakefield Community. The high school is adjacent to Wakefield Elementary and Middle Schools and a YMCA close to campus enhances its reputation as a community-based school. Wakefield is a comprehensive public secondary school that offers a traditional curriculum based on the North Carolina Essential Standards. Wakefield offers an extensive program of vocational, technical, and career development courses. An award-winning arts program provides instruction in instrumental and vocal music, theater, visual art, and dance. Wakefield is a 4-AA school governed by the NC Athletic Association.

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    SCHOOL FACTS 
     
    • Enrollment: 2097
    • Senior Class: 480
    • Calendar: 4x4
    • CEEB Code: 343244
    • Accreditation: AdvancED

     

    AP Courses Offered

    Art 2-D, Art 3-D, Art Drawing, Art History, Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, English Language, English Literature, Environmental Science, European History, Human Geography, Macroeconomics, Physics I, Pre-Calculus, Psychology, Spanish Language, Statistics, US Government, US History, World History Modern

    • AP Courses Offered: 22
    • Honors Courses Offered: 90
    • Career & College Promise offered through Wake Tech Community College

    Grading System

    • FF- Violation of Attendance,
    • WP-Withdraw w/o Penalty,
    • WF-Withdraw w/ Penalty/Failed,
    • NC-Incomplete Class Rank / Latin Honors 
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    MISSION

    Wakefield High School will provide a relevant and engaging education and will graduate students who are collaborative, creative, effective communicators and critical thinkers.
    Beliefs:
    1. Every student is uniquely capable and deserves to be challenged and engaged in relevant, rigorous, and meaningful learning each day.
    2. Every student is expected to learn, grow, and succeed while we will eliminate the ability to predict achievement based on socioeconomic status, race, and ethnicity.
    3. Well-supported, highly effective, and dedicated principals, teachers, and staff are essential to success for all students.
    4. The Board of Education, superintendent, and all staff, while sustaining best practices, will promote and support a culture of continuous improvement, risk-taking, and innovation that results in a high-performing organization focused on student achievement, well-being, and student agency.
    5. The Board of Education, superintendent, and all staff value a diverse school community that is inviting, respectful, inclusive, flexible, and supportive.
    6. The Wake County residents value a strong public school system and will partner to provide the support and resources to fully realize our shared vision, accomplish the mission, and sustain our core beliefs.
    7. All students and staff deserve to work in optimal learning environments supported by sufficient resources, well-maintained facilities, and sustainable operational systems.
     
    VISION
     
    The Wakefield High School learning community strives to provide a relevant and engaging learning environment aimed at graduating all students with college and career ready skills that will allow them to be lifelong learners and productive citizens.
     
     
    GOALS:
     
    By June 2024, all subgroups at WHS will exceed growth in EOCs as measured by EVAAS, in order to achieve an overall proficiency of 63%.
     
     
    WAKEFIELD HONOR CODE

    The students of Wakefield High School are committed to being honest and responsible in the completion of academic materials and interactions with the school administration and community. Cheating, stealing, plagiarism (passing off another’s work, words, or ideas as one’s own), and lying (including willful distortion or misrepresentation) are considered violations of the Honor Code. Through a joint fulfillment of this code, students and faculty will achieve their fullest potential in academic excellence and character.