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Secondary Studies
8th Grade
9th - 12th Grades
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7th Grade

Bible
The Bible and life applications.

Language Arts
Grammar.
Capitalization and punctuation rules.
Diagramming and using the eight parts of speech.
Sentence structure.
Composition.
Outlines, book reports, research papers, letters, summaries, and library skills.

Vocabulary & Spelling
Weekly spelling lessons and vocabulary.

Literature
Reading for enjoyment stories and poems by such authors as Frost, Dickinson, Kipling, Bunyan, Alcott, Luther, Dickens, and Defoe.

History and Geography
Ancient History to the Modern Age.
Eastern hemisphere Geography.
Current events.

Science
Plants: Provision for Life.
Insects and other Arthropods.
Introduction to Physical Science.
The atmosphere and weather.
Science classification.
The Microscope.
Science and Creation.

Health
Social and mental health.
Personal appearance.
Drug abuse.
Spiritual fitness.

Mathematics
Maintaining skills in fundamental operations.
Continuing skills in fractions and decimals.
Factoring, percents, and the metric system.
Ratio and proportions.
Personal finances.
Basic geometric concepts.
Development and use of formulas.
Reading and constructing graphs.
Introduction to Algebra, negative numbers, powers and roots.
Time zones, latitude, and longitude.
Introductions to plane and solid geometry.

Typing and Basic Word Processing

Art and Music Appreciation

Spanish


8th Grade

Bible
The Bible and life applications.

Language Arts
Grammar, capitalization and punctuation rules.
Kinds of sentences, sentence structure, eight parts of speech, and diagramming.
Composition.
Manuscript form summaries, book reports, paragraphs, descriptions, and outlines.
The library and research paper.
Improving writing style.

Literature
Reading for enjoyment stories and poems by such authors as Stuart, Whittier, Burns, Longfellow, Rawlings, Browning, Hawthorne, and Sandburg.

History and Geography
American History: the new colonies, Westward Expansion, Civil War, the 20th Century, world wars, and Current Events.
National, State, and Local Government.
Western hemisphere Geography.

Science
Man and the Universe.
Solid, fluids, and heat molecules in motion.
Birds.
Efficiency in motion.
Science versus evolution, magnets and magnetism, electrons and electricity.

Health
Physical fitness, good nutrition, basic first-aid, and spiritual growth.

Mathematics
Maintaining skills in fundamental operations and principles.
English and metric measures.
Statistics and probability.
Reading and constructing graphs and graphical scale drawings.
Basic algebraic concepts.
Signed numbers, powers and roots, like and unlike terms, multiplying and dividing monomials.
Algebraic word problems.
Business math: Earning income, banking, stocks and bonds, and insurance.
Basic plane and solid geometric concepts.


Typing and Basic Word Processing

Art and Music Appreciation

Spanish


9th – 12th Grades

Bible
The Bible and life applications


College Preparations

Language Arts – four credits required
English I
English II
English III
English IV (or AP English)
Modern literature (AP)

Mathematics – three credits required
Algebra I
Algebra II
Geometry
Calculus
Trigonometry
Business Math

Science – three credits required with one lab course
Life Science – Biology
Physical Science
Earth and Space Science
Chemistry
Physics

Social Studies – three credits required
World Geography
American History
World Civilization
Government/Economics
Contemporary History (AP)

Health – half credit required

Physical Education – half credit required

Non-native (foreign) language – two credits required
Spanish I
Spanish II
Spanish III
Spanish IV

History and Appreciation of the Visual and Performing Arts – one credit required
Choir
Art
Worship Team

Other Electives offered - seven credits required
Computer Word Processing: Typing, Databases, Spreadsheets
ACT Preparation
Teacher Assistant
Office Aide
Art
Drama