Wake Young Women’s Leadership Academy
2020-2021 High School Profile
303 Ashe Avenue Raleigh, North Carolina 27606 <WYWLA CEEB Code 343229>
Telephone: (919) 509-9088 Fax: (919) 704-2307 Website: www.wcpss.net/wywla
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF STUDENT SERVICES STAFF
Principal: Mrs. Carla Jernigan-Baker Dean of Students: Mrs. Katie di Carlo
Assistant Principal: Ms. Elizabeth Hanna Middle School Counselor: Mrs. Kisha Bryant
Assistant Principal: Mrs. Andrea Greene Flowers Data Manager and Registrar: Mrs. Beatice Sumner
Mission and Vision Statements: As a member of the Wake County Public School System, Wake Young Women’s
Leadership Academy will provide a relevant and engaging education and will graduate students who are collaborative,
creative, effective communicators, and critical thinkers. Wake Young Women’s Leadership Academy will inspire a
community of college-ready, career-focused young women who are ready to learn, lead, and serve.
School Facts: Wake Young Women’s Leadership Academy (WYWLA) is a single-gender public magnet school that
serves grades 6-13. We share an early college partnership with Saint Augustine’s University (SAU). Located on two
campuses, grades 6-10 meet on the Governor Morehead Campus and grades 11-13 meet at Saint Augustine’s University.
WYWLA opened in August 2012 and currently serves 182 students in grades 6-8 and 189 students in grades 9-13. This
school year WYWLA has 43 seniors and 1 fifth year senior (grade 13). Of last year’s 20 graduates, 18 students will attend
a four-year university and 2 students will attend a two-year community college.
Academics: With a curriculum that is focused on core academic instruction, WYWLA students complete the majority of
their high school graduation requirements in 9
th
and 10
th
grades. All high school core classes are taught at the honors
level. In the 11
th
grade year, students transition to their early college setting at SAU where they have the opportunity to
earn up to 64 transferrable college credits. Students have the option of staying a fifth year to earn more college credits.
Grading system: High school courses follow the grading system listed below. Students earn weighted credit of up to 5
points for Advanced Placement (AP) and college level courses and up to 4.5 points for high school honors classes. High
school transcripts include all high school level courses and college courses that are worth at least 3 credit hours.
Students also receive a separate university transcript that reflects grades and earned hours.
Letter
Numeric
Standard
Honors
AP &
College
A
100-90
4.0
4.5
5.0
B
89-80
3.0
3.5
4.0
C
79-70
2.0
2.5
3.0
D
69-60
1.0
1.5
2.0
F
59-0
0
0
0
WP
Withdraw no penalty (pass)
0
0
0
WF
Withdraw with penalty
0
0
0
INC
Incomplete
Graduation requirements: WYWLA students must complete the following courses to obtain a high school diploma
through the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS).
Course
Units
English
4 units
Math
4 units
Science
3 units
Social Studies
4 units
Foreign Language
2 units
Healthful Living
1 unit
Electives
4 units
Total credits
22 units
High School Courses Offered
English
English I Honors
English II Honors
English III Honors
English IV Honors
Yearbook I and II Honors
Speech I Honors
Mathematics
North Carolina (NC) Math I
NC Math II Honors
NC Math III Honors
Advanced Functions & Modeling
Pre-Calculus Honors
Introduction to College Math Honors
AP Statistics
Science
Earth Science
Honors
Biology Honors
Chemistry Honors
AP Environmental
Science
Humanities
World History Honors
Civics/Economics Honors
American History I and II Honors
AP United States History
AP Human Geography
Holocaust & Genocide in World Studies
Honors
Electives
Principles of Business & Finance
Entrepreneurship I Honors
Entrepreneurship II Honors
Microsoft Word and Power Point Honors
Microsoft Excel and Access Honors
CTE Internship Honors
Seminar
Independent Study Skills
Health & Physical Education
World Languages
Spanish I
Spanish II
Spanish III Honors
College Courses Offered: Students take a schedule of core college classes that is complimented by high school (HS)
and college level elective classes. Students are placed into college classes based on previous academic performance,
teacher recommendation and drive to excel. Students can choose to take a sequence of college courses (ENGL 131,
132, 245 and 331) to fulfill their English III and IV requirements. Course offerings and electives are subject to change.
Below are sample schedules for juniors and seniors. Fifth year seniors (grade 13) take a combination of general
education college electives and college classes in their intended majors.
Sample 11
th
Grade Schedule
American History I Honors or AP US History (High School – HS)
American History II Honors (HS)
College Humanities Elective
Seminar (HS)
English III Honors (HS) or ENGL 131—English Composition I
ENGL 132—English Composition II
Advanced Functions (HS) or MATH 135—College Algebra
College Math Elective
BIOL 133 Principles of Biology I with lab
BIOL 134 Principles of Biology II with lab
College Elective
College World Language
Sample 12
th
Grade Schedule
ENGL 245 Studies in Literature
English IV Honors (HS) or ENGL 331 Surveys of British
Literature
PHIL 235 – Ethics
CHEM 141 General Chemistry with lab
MATH 231 Calculus I
PSYC 132 Intro to Psychology
Internship (HS)
College World Language
Entrepreneurship I Honors (HS)
Entrepreneurship II Honors (HS)