2011+Fun+REPAC+Facts

**// General Information and " //****// Riverside //****// Fun Facts" - //****// September 8, 2011 //**
 * // RIVERSIDE //****// ENGINEERING PARENTS' ACTION COUNCIL (REPAC) //**
 * // WHAT IS REPAC? //**
 * // Riverside Engineering Parents Action Council //**// is your opportunity to help plan extracurricular and social events for our students to enhance their "Engineering Experience" at //// Riverside //// and to raise the funds needed for these activities. REPAC assists the Faculty in planning Guest Speakers, Field Trips, College Visits, Visits to Open Houses at //// Engineering //// Schools //// and supports the efforts of the Student Engineering Club. Our help is also needed in identifying and soliciting help from Engineering resources in the Community. Volunteers do not need any Engineering Experience -- just a desire to make our children's high school experience the best it can possibly be! //


 * // REPAC CALENDAR: //**

// September 15th December 8th March 8th // // October 13th January 12th April 19th // // November 10th February 9th May 10th //
 * // General Meetings //**// (2nd Thursday when possible) - //// 6:00 p.m. //// Media //// Center //

// Fall Semester Speaker Day October 14 // // Spring Semester Speaker Day February 23 //
 * // Other REPAC/Riverside Engineering Dates //**// : //


 * // PROJECT LEAD THE WAY - PATHWAY TO ENGINEERING COURSES & COLLEGE CREDIT: //**

// Through the Pathway to Engineering courses, //// Riverside //// students may be eligible for up to 5 college credits based on their performance in the //// Riverside //// classes. //

// The Pathway to Engineering Courses offered at //// Riverside //// are: // // Introduction to Engineering DesignAerospace Engineering Engineering Design & // // Principles of Engineering Civil Engineering & Development // // Digital Electronics Architecture (2011-2012 school year) // // College Credit may be earned by students earning an 85% or higher grade in a PLTW Course __and__ scoring 70% or higher on the year-end college credit exam. The college credit exam is administered as part of the Final Exam in the course, and the decision to apply for college credit can be made __after__ scores are given. Only parts of the final exam are used to determine the scoring for college credit, so a student's grade for the college course may be different than his/her grade at Riverside. Credit is given through Rochester Institute of Technology, and the cost of each course is $200. Each course counts for 4 quarter hours or 3 semester hours of college credit, and the student will be able to request a transcript from RIT. These courses will generally be considered transfer credits and may count toward graduation, but other Universities often do not count the grades in transfer courses toward the student's cumulative college GPA. //
 * // Foundation Courses //**// : **Specialization Courses**: **Capstone Course**: //


 * // NORTH CAROLINA UNIVERSITIES OFFERING ENGINEERING DEGREES: //**

// Biological - Environmental, Biomedical, Chemical & Biomolecular, Civil, Computer, Construction, // // Electrical, Environmental, Industrial, Mechanical, Materials Science, Nuclear, Paper Science, Textile) // **// Duke //****// University //**// (Biomedical, Civil & Environmental, Electrical & Computer, Mechanical, Materials //// Science) //
 * // North Carolina //****// State //****// University //**// (Aerospace, Biological -Agriculture, Biological -Bioprocessing, //
 * // North Carolina //****// A&T //****// University //**// (Biological, Chemical, Bioengineering, Civil, Architectural, Geomatics, Computational Science, Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Industrial) //
 * // University //****// of //****// North Carolina //****// at //****// Charlotte //**// (Civil, Electrical, Computer, Mechanical, Systems Engineering, Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering with Motorsports Concentration) //
 * // The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill //**// also has a joint program with **NC State** offering a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering. Additionally, graduate degrees in Environmental Engineering are offered through the //// School //// of //// Public Health //// . //


 * // RIVERSIDE //****// HIGH SCHOOL //****// GRADING SCALE: //**

// The non-weighted table below is mandated by the State of //// North Carolina ////. For Honors Courses (and Project Lead the Way Engineering Courses), one (1) point is added to the value for each grade percentage. For AP courses, two (2) points are added. For example, a student making 94% as a Final Grade in Introduction to Engineering Design, would receive 3.75 points for the 94% plus 1 point for the PLTW class, giving him/her a 4.75 for the course. A 94% in an AP course would earn the student 3.75 points plus 2 points for the AP, giving him/her a 5.75 for the course. After the extra points are added, simple averages are computed (scores from all courses taken are added together and divided by the total number of courses). // // 96-100% = 4.0 89% = 3.13 82% = 2.25 75% = 1.38 // // 95% = 3.88 88% = 3.00 81% = 2.13 74% = 1.25 // // 94% = 3.75 87% = 2.88 80 % = 2.00 73% = 1.13 // // 93% = 3.63 86% = 2.75 79% = 1.88 70 - 72% = 1.00 // // 92% = 3.50 85% = 2.63 78% = 1.75 69% or less = 0.00 // // 91% = 3.38 84% = 2.50 77% = 1.63 // // 90 % = 3.25 83% = 2.38 76% = 1.50 //
 * // GPA //**// (Grade Point Average): //

// Due to recent legislative changes increasing the required number of school days and instructional hours, DPS revised the 2011/2012 school calendar in August, 2011. **February 15th, March 14th, and May 23rd** are now **regular instructional days**. //
 * // DURHAM PUBLIC SCHOOLS CALENDAR CHANGE: //**

// August 25 Th First Day of School // // Sept 5 M //// Holiday //// (Labor Day) // // 14 W Dismiss 2 hours early // // Oct 12 W Dismiss 2 hours early // // 27 Th End of 9 weeks // // 28 F Student Vacation // // 31 M Begin 2nd 9 weeks // // Nov 11 F //// Holiday //// (Veterans' Day) // // 23-25 W-F Thanksgiving Holidays // // 30 W Dismiss 2 hours early Dec 21-30 W-F Winter Holidays // // Jan 2 M Winter Holidays // // 11 W Dismiss 2 hours early // // 16 M //// Holiday //// ( //// MLK //// Day 20 F End of 9 weeks // // Jan 23 M Student Vacation // // Jan 24 T Begin 3rd 9 weeks // // Feb 24 F Student Vacation // // Mar 23 F End of 3rd 9 weeks // // 26 M Student Vacation // // 27 T Begin 4th 9 weeks // // Apr 6-13 F-F //// Holiday //// - Spring Break // // 25 W Dismiss 2 hours early // // May 28 M Holiday (Memorial Day) // // June 7 Th Last Day of School //

// Weather Make up Days (will be used in the following order, if needed) ): Dec. 21, Jan 2, Feb 24, Apr 6, Apr 9, Apr 10, Apr 11, Apr 12, Apr 13 //