Isaac Bear Early College High School, also called Isaac Bear, is a selective-enrollment School

School

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 at 630 MacMillan Avenue, Wilmington, North Carolina

Wilmington, North Carolina

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. The premises are situated on UNCW campus. New Hanover County Schools operates this school with the support of the local college, the University of North Carolina at Wilmington

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

The University of North Carolina at Wilmington, sometimes referred to as UNC Wilmington, is a public, co-educational university located in Wilmington, North Carolina...

, and the Gates Foundation. Students must apply to attend this school; no more than 100 submissions are accepted per year. As of the 2008-2009 school year, only 62/ 63 students were accepted.

College Ready Plan

The high school curriculum lasts two years, after which most pupils become full-time UNCW students. As part of their studies, students do lab work at the university, attend lectures, and have access to the university's Randall Library. These courses give pupils both high school and university credits. Students are also required to complete a total of at least 50 hours of community service per year to graduate, even while at UNCW.

Admissions

To begin the admissions process, students first submit an initial application. The application consists of student information, parent surveys, an essay, and information for the school to fill out. After which, interviews are set up between the student and representatives of the school, which may be set up by the school of the student. After the process the student may be accepted, denied, or placed on a waiting list until a final decision is reached.

Course Selection

The selection of classes at Isaac Bear is entirely constituted of honors classes. These are:

English:

English I (1st Year)

English II (1st Year)

English III (2nd Year)

English IV (2nd Year)

Science:

Earth and Environmental Science

Biology (2nd Year)

Chemistry I (1st Year)

Chemistry II (1st Year)

Social Studies:

World History (1st Year)

U.S. History (2nd Year)

Civics and Economics (1st Year)

Mathematics:

Algebra I (Usually already taken)

Algebra II (1st Year)

Geometry (2nd Year)

Trigonometry (2nd Year)

Discrete Mathematics (1st Year)

PreCalculus (2nd Year)

Calculus (2nd Year)

Foreign Languages:

Latin I (2nd Year)

Latin II (2nd Year)

Staff

Principal : Phillip Sutton

UNCW Liaison :

Program Director: Keisha Bennett-Smith

Administrative Assistant : Renee Theophilos

Guidance Counselor : Donna Hall-Berry

Guidance Assistant :

Mathematics: Taylor Spear;

Science : Mike Kelly; Bryan Bishop

English: Suzanne Micallef; Will Abraham

Social Studies : Rick Ritter

Latin: Richard Cochran

Career Development: Colleen Pate

External links

• Official website