Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy (WSPA) is a public school located in Forsyth County

Forsyth County, North Carolina

-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 306,067 people, 123,851 households, and 81,741 families residing in the county. The population density was 747 people per square mile . There were 133,093 housing units at an average density of 325 per square mile...

, in Winston-Salem, North Carolina

North Carolina

North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...

. Its building location is at Atkins school.

Highlights of WSPA

• Small class sizes
• Rigorous course work
• Personalized instruction & Advanced Learning Opportunities
• Financial Support

Small class sizes

There are approximately 85 students per middle school grade and 100 students per high school grade. This means that the average class size is around 20 students per class.

Rigorous course work

At WSPA college credit and advance placement courses are offered. Examples of such classes include:

• College/University Prep Course of Study
• Accelerated Math
• Integrated math
• College Bound I

At Winston-Salem Prep all students in the 9th-12th grade are required to take the PSAT test. In addition a foreign language course is required.

All students have the opportunity to be placed in Advance Placement courses. All or most courses are college and university admission requirements.

Electives at WSPA are as follows:

• Piano & keyboard
• Visual arts
• Computer skills

Financial support

Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy is backed up by a $650,000 grant by a grant of the Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem State University

Winston-Salem State University , a constituent institution of the University of North Carolina, is a historically black public research university located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund.Winston-Salem State has been...

institution.

With the aid of this institution students have access to the following:

• Library services
• Tutoring
• Career and health planning
• Admissions and financial aid offices
• Pre-college programs:
• Health Careers
• Engineering
• Mathematics
• The Aerospace Academy
• Summer Enrichment programs

Extra Curricular

• Student Council (Government)
• Teens that Care
• Youth in Action
• National Honor Society
• Crosby Scholars Community Partnership Program
• WSPA yearbook

Admission

WSPA students are accepted through a process that includes a written essay, an interview, commitment of parent support, a written agreement, Promise of volunteer in support of school activities, and a follow-up by letter indicating acceptance to the WSPA Magnet Program. This admissions are led by the school counselors Rhonda Scott or Cheryl Perry-Jones.

External links

• WS/FCS website
• WSPA-School Website