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JUNIOR HIGH OVERVIEW
School Day
Full Day 8:20 – 3:00
Recess 15 minutes
Lunch/Recess 15 min./15 min.
(Lunch brought from home)
Spiritual Life
Bible: Character Quest teaches the pursuit of godliness through a variety of different character traits each year.
Chapel: Weekly worship with an emphasis on Christian commitment, lifestyle issues, and practical applications of Biblical truth to daily living.
Academic Life
Reading/English: Emphasis is on spelling and vocabulary building, language structure and developing competency and fluency in writing and reading. Writing is integrated into all courses.
Mathematics: Emphasis is on review and introduction of new algebraic concepts.
History: (World History) A study of world cultures in a Christian perspective. Units of geography are to demonstrate the relationship to man’s God-ordained use of the lands these cultures inhabited.
Science: A study of the basic principals of how nature and the universe function in accordance to Scripture (Genesis 1:28). It is an introduction to the structures and organization of living things and to the universal physical laws of science.
Physical Education: Emphasis is on developing skills while encouraging cooperation and good sportsmanship.
Grade Activities
Interscholastic Track and Soccer Math Olympics
Christmas Concert/Drama History/Science Fair
Spring Concert/Drama Bible Quiz
Mission Team Spelling Bee
Drama Team Chimes
Puppet Team
Textbooks/Materials
Bible…………… 7th Grade – Character Quest; King James Bible
8th Grade – whichever Bible is used in student’s home
Reading/English. A Beka Book: Literature - Of People
A Beka Book: Spelling I/II
A Beka Book: Grammar and Composition I/II
Math…………… Saxon Math 87; Saxon Algebra ½
Social Studies….. A Beka Book: The Modern Age
Science/Health… A Beka Book: Order and Reality
NOTE: Textbooks in Literature, History and Science alternate annually
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