BIBLE CLASSES

COURSE	CREDITS	OFFERED	OPEN TO
OLD TESTAMENT HISTORY	1 credit	Year	Freshmen
CHURCH HISTORY	1 credit	Year	Sophomores
GOSPEL OF LUKE	.5 credit	Semester	Juniors
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY	.5 credit	Semester	Juniors
DOCTRINE	.5 credit	Semester	Seniors
APOLOGETICS	.5 credit	Semester	Seniors
PHILOSOPHY	1 credit	Year	Seniors
INTRODUCTION TO LIFE CALLING	1 credit	Year	Seniors

 

MATH CLASSES

COURSE	CREDITS	OFFERED	OPEN TO
ALGEBRA 1	1 credit	Year	8th and Freshmen
ALGEBRA 2	1 credit	Year	Freshmen - Seniors
GEOMETRY	1 credit	Year	Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
ADVANCED MATH	1 credit	Year	Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
PRE-CALCULUS	1 credit	Year	Juniors and Seniors
CALCULUS	1 credit	Year	Seniors

BUSINESS CLASSES

COURSE	CREDITS	OFFERED	OPEN TO
CONSUMER MATH	1 credit	Year	Juniors and Seniors
ACCOUNTING	1 credit	Year	Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
PERSONAL FINANCE	1 credit	Semester	Juniors

COMPUTER CLASSES

COURSE	CREDITS	OFFERED	OPEN TO
FRESHMEN COMPUTER	1 credit	Year	Freshmen
WEB DESIGN	1 credit	Year	Juniors and Seniors
GRAPHIC DESIGN	1 credit	Year	Juniors and Seniors

 SCIENCE CLASSES

COURSE	CREDITS	OFFERED	OPEN TO
PHYSICAL SCIENCE	1 credit	Year	Freshmen
BIOLOGY	1 credit	Year	Sophomores
CHEMISTRY	1 credit	Year	Juniors and Seniors
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY  I	1 credit	Year	Juniors and Seniors
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY II	1 credit	Year	Seniors
HEALTH	1 credit	Year	Freshmen

 HISTORY CLASSES

COURSE	CREDITS	OFFERED	OPEN TO
GEOGRAPHY	.5 credit	Semester	Freshmen
WORLD HISTORY	1 credit	Year	Sophomores
US HISTORY	1 credit	Year	Juniors
GOVERNMENT	1 credit	Year	Seniors

ENGLISH CLASSES

COURSE	CREDITS	OFFERED	OPEN TO
ENGLISH	4 credits	Year	Freshmen - Seniors
SPEECH	.5 credit	Semester	Juniors
JOURNALISM	1 credit	Year	Juniors - Seniors

 

MUSIC CLASSES

 

COURSE	CREDITS	OFFERED	OPEN TO
CHORUS	.5 credit	Year	Freshmen - Seniors
BAND	.5 credit	Year	Freshmen - Seniors
FOUNDATIONS OF MUSIC	1 credit	Year	Freshmen - Seniors

FOREIGN LANGUAGE:

COURSE	CREDITS	OFFERED	OPEN TO
SPANISH 1	1 credit (2 credits necessary to    apply for the SD opportunity scholarship)	Year	Sophomores - Seniors
SPANISH 2	1 credit	Year	Juniors - Seniors

Class Descriptions --

Bible Classes:

9^th Grade Bible                                1 Credit             Year       Grade 9

Old Testament Survey - This yearlong course will present familiar stories from the Old Testament, but also it will introduce concepts regarding writing styles and over-arching themes that are found throughout the Old Testament.

10^th Grade Bible                               1 Credit             Year       Grade 10

The study of Church History introduces us to some of the great and some not so great people of the past. Looking at these people shows us martyrs and villans. These saints and sinners shaped the modern church. Church History is also the study of worldviews, theology, philosophy, and the great and not so great movements within and outside of the Church. There is a full examination of the above areas of people and movements throughout the year. We study the history of the church through the searchlight of Scripture, themes of sin, salvation and service.

11^th Grade Bible                                ½ Credit             Semester            Grade 11

Life of Christ - Students will examine the life of Christ as depicted in the Gospel of Luke. Through study of the text and related commentaries, students will gain insight to the life and ministry of Christ during His time on earth.

11^th Grade Bible                                  ½ Credit            Semester            Grade 11

One Plus One - A Christian perspective on marriage and the family. It will examine how a Christian marriage can stand as a testament to happiness and success based on a commitment to Biblical principles.

12^th Grade Bible                              ½ Credit            Semester            Grade 12

Bible Doctrine is a one semester course for seniors. Doctrine means "teaching." God's Bible instructs us with lessons for mankind. Bible doctrines is the analysis of the written World of God. This study involves the organization of the different aspects of God's revelation into the component parts (e.g: God, Christ, the Holy Spirit, man, salvation, the church, ect). This course helps the student clarify what we as Christians believe and why. It is also important to be polemic and identify what we are not to believe. Bible doctrine helps us to know what to tell someone else about the faith once delivered unto the saints and to appreciate our personal spiritual blessings.

12^th Grade Bible                                   ½ Credit           Semester            Grade 12

Apologetics - The word "apologetics" comes from the Greek word "apologia" which means "a verbal defense." Christian apologetics is a study that deals with answering any and all critics and those who oppose the revelation of God in Christ and the Bible. It is both offensive and defensive. It is a study of what we think before we think. The apologetics course helps the student to defend a Biblical system that is completely Christian. We study comparative religions and cults and how to witness to them of the only way to God, namely Jesus Christ. The center of our thought is to be from the texts of the Bible. We are to look at all of reality through glasses with corrected lens which is the Word of God.

12^th Grade Philosophy                               1 Credit            Year       Grade 12

Understanding the Times - The year-long comparative worldview and apologetics curriculum seeks to open the eyes of students to the war of ideas that is being waged for their hearts and minds. It will help protect Christian young people from being deceived by anti-Christian worldviews and will help train up Christian leaders who can actively champion the truth of Christianity in a culture of relativism, paganism, hedonism, and confusion. This course can be taken for college credits through Bryan College in Dayton, Tennessee.

Introduction to Life Calling                          37 Class Hours   Year      Grade 12

This course focuses on students developing an understanding of the concept of their life purpose and calling. They would use this understanding as the context for making decisions and gaining direction for their lives. Students will explore their own foundational values, unique design and personal mission as the most effective approach to gaining an understanding of life purpose and calling. A key component of this course would concentrate on the discovery of one's God-given strengths, passions, and experiences as a basis for their calling. Students are then led to understand how work, relationships, and individual leadership is best understood from this life calling perspective.

Math Classes:

Algebra 1                                               1 Credit                 Year       Grade 8,9

Algebra 1 reviews and builds upon the operations and use of fractions, decimals, number theory, and evaluation of algebraic expressions, solving equations, area, volume, surface area, statistics, and probability. Students are introduced to conjunctions and disjunctions, solving more difficult equations, properties of exponents, properties of radicals, polynomials and polynomial operations, statistical representations, equations of lines, factoring, and basic trigonometry. Students begin to explore the fundamentals of the language of algebra in its basic concepts, structure, logic, and procedures to successfully represent relationships that can be found in various laws of nature in God's created universe.

Algebra II                                  1 Credit              Year       Grade 9-12

Algebra II is a yearlong course which takes students beyond the introductory stages of Algebra and develops a wider use and application of algebraic expressions and equations for problem solving. This course provides the transition from fundamental algebra skills to preparedness for higher math.

Geometry                                1 Credit              Year       Grade 10,11,12

Euclidean geometry is the main focus of this course. Content includes an introduction to geometry through points, lines, and planes; reasoning and logic; using parallel and perpendicular lines; triangles, quadrilaterals, and other polygons; proportion and similarity; right triangle trigonometry; circles; surface area and volume; writing and graphing linear equations; vectors; and transformations. Successful students will learn the value of reasoning skills and integrating those skills with numerous physical and social mathematical applications.

Advanced Math                                     1 Credit             Year       Grade 10,11,12

This course uses the sound basis of two years of algebra to move into more upper-level math concepts. Included are studies in topics such as trigonometry, logarithms, analytic geometry, problem solving and completion of geometry, which is spread throughout Algebra I, Algebra II and Advanced Math. This one-year course, when completed successfully provides one credit towards graduation as well as being accepted for pre-calculus level math for college entrance.

Pre-Calculus                                          1 Credit            Year       Grade 11,12

A prerequisite for this class is to have successfully completed one year of Advanced Math. Pre-Calculus continues the study of the various polynomials in Advanced Math with a strong emphasis on the relationship of the graph and equation relationships as well as the correlations between them. Geometry, algebra, and trigonometry become increasingly important when taking this course. Beginning topics of derivative and integral are developed to prepare the student for a year of Calculus. Successfully completing this course earns one credit for the student toward graduation.

Calculus                                                  1 Credit           Year       Grade 12

The one-year calculus course is designed for the student who has ideally completed one year of Pre-Calculus. The course is well suited for those students having a high interest in the physical sciences and other majors with significant mathematical usage. Major content areas would continue with an intensive review of topics from algebra, trigonometry and analytic geometry. In depth focus is applied to the calculus through wider examination of limits, continuity, the derivative, differentiation, and integration in solving various problems often related to various fields of science. At the successful completion, the student receives one credit toward high school graduation. This course will be recognized for appropriate college requirements.

 

English Classes:

 

English I-IV    1 Credit            Year       Grade 9,10,11,12

The Mitchell Christian High School English classes will enable students to become proficient readers, writers, and speakers as they pursue their life goals using their God-given abilities. All levels of English at MCHS will build on the previous years to develop communications skills with a balanced program of reading, written and oral response, language study, and vocabulary. The projects are designed so that students may learn to be thoughtful and analytical readers, writers, and speakers. A selection of novels, short stories, essays, dramas, and poems are central to the class and are considered for the light they may shine on our understanding of the human condition. This class also emphasizes the study of literature and includes readings from many different sources.

Speech                                  .5 Credit               Semester   Grade 11

Speech is a course that will prepare the students to have the knowledge and organization to speak in formal and informal settings. The topics covered in class will help the students in their everyday interpersonal relationships and how to use their voice for effective communication. The main speeches that are covered are informative, demonstrative, persuasive, and narrative.

Journalism                                  1 Credit                Year         Grade 11,12

Journalism is using basic writing skills to become better writers. It will cover the history of American journalism, rights and responsibilities and styles and editing. Students will be exposed to many forms of writing, such as news writing, sports writing, feature writing, editorial writing, column writing among others, and gain experience in them. As part of this class, they may study advertising, photography, and careers in Journalism. They may have the opportunity to design and publish a newspaper and help with the MCS monthly newsletter.

Science Classes:

Physical Science                                   1 Credit               Year       Grade 9

Some of the topics to be investigated in this course are physical science methods, phases of matter, force and motion, and conservation and transformation of energy. One of the goals of this course is for students to be literate in scientific, technological, and mathematical principles and processes that they may make personal decisions from a Biblical worldview. They will also conduct surveys and use appropriate reporting tools such as graphs, diagrams, and oral and written reports. Assessment of a student's progress is based upon class participation.

Biology                                               1 Credit                    Year       Grade 10

This is a course to introduce students to basic chemistry, organic chemistry, cytology, genetics, biotechnology, taxonomy, microbiology, botany, zoology, and human physiology. The aim of this course is to instill in students the correct concept of science and its Scriptural position as they seek truth. Students are expected to perform a minimum of twelve labs and perform dissections on the earthworm and frog. They are also required to undertake and report on their own literature research on a genetic research topic.

Chemistry                                             1 Credit            Year       Grade 11, 12

This chemistry course is a study of the make-up of matter, the design of atoms, the periodic table, bonding, formulas, reactions, solutions, and acids and bases from a Christian worldview. The goal of this course is to incorporate an awe regarding God's intelligent design and to use math, reasoning, and laboratory skills. Students will practice the scientific method as they perform at least twelve labs.

Anatomy and Physiology I                       1 Credit                 Year       Grade 11, 12

There are many essential principles presented in this course including basic chemistry, cell and tissue studies, and an overview of all the human body systems. One of the aims for this class is for students to marvel at the intelligent design of the human body as created by God. Students are also expected to pass dissection tests during a 2-3 week dissection module while dissecting a pig fetus.

Anatomy and Physiology II                      1 Credit                 Year       Grade 12

Anatomy and physiology II is a continuation of the study of the structure and design of the human body and the mechanisms for maintaining homeostasis within it. A detailed study of the nervous system begins this course. Students are expected to pass dissection tests during a 2-3 week dissection module while dissecting a cat. Assessment of a student's progress is based on reading assignments, homework, laboratory reports, and tests.

Health       .5 Credit                          Semester      Grade 9

This course deals with physical, mental, and social health, and looks at fitness and health from a Biblical worldview.

History Classes:

Geography                     1 Credit                                Semester       Grade 9

The geography course takes a broad look at the geographical highlights of each continent. It begins with an introduction into the main areas of geography such as: topography, weather, and culture. This course also has chapters in which the students will explore and examine each continent.

World History                           1 Credit                 Year       Grade 10

The course on World History offers students a look at history from the beginning of the world to the present using a Biblical perspective.

U.S History                               1 Credit                                Year       Grade 11

This course begins with the discovery of America and goes to our present day. Throughout this course the events in the history of our nation are looked at from a Biblical perspective.

Government                              1 Credit                                Year       Grade 12

American government is an overview of our nation's system of government. We also deal with the forming of our nation and the Biblical ideals on which it was founded.

Business Classes:

Personal Finance                        .5 Credit               Semester   Grade 11

"Financial Peace" will teach students how to become more responsible with their money. Through the DVD course, Dave Ramsey shows the students applicable ways to start saving their money. It gives a broad overview of the following: investments, college savings, the danger of getting into debt, credit bureaus, taxes, consumer awareness, career choices, insurance, and real estate. Throughout the course the students will create their own philosophy on managing their money, practice using a monthly budget, participate in hands on activities, go on field trips, learn shopping tips, and listen to guest speakers from the community.

Consumer Math                                          1 Credit            Year       Grade 11,12

This one year course is designed and offered to give the student exposure to the broader spectrum of the consumer that goes beyond the typical teenager's buying practices. Stewardship of God's great material wealth on earth by consumers is the primary theme throughout. Summarizing the key principles involves application of: planning purchases; shopping wisely; maintaining/recognizing value change; determining when/if to borrow; record keeping of financial information. The course is worth one math credit toward graduation.

Accounting                           1 Credit            Year       Grade 10,11,12

Studying accounting will help students learn a Biblical worldview for the handling of worldly wealth. The focus of this course is on how to manage the wealth God has given us in a trustworthy manner so we can be managers of God's spiritual property. Students will learn how to work on multi-column journals to handle the transactions needed in the accounting cycles for sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations. The class will also take part in projects that help students develop skills that will help them to become responsible stewards in business as they pursue their goals using their God-given abilities.

The Arts:

 Band                                         .5 Credit              Year          Grades 9,10,11,12

 High School Band is an instrumental music class comprised of students in grades 9-12. The students in the high school band learn to honor God and edify His people through instrumental music. They will also develop proper instrumental technique, general musicianship and performance skills, and critical listening and evaluation skills. The high school band performs at Christmas and Spring concerts, as well as instrumental contest and other special occasions.

Chorus                                         .5 Credit                Year          Grades 9,10,11,12

The High School Choir is a choral music class comprised of students in grades 9-12. The students in the high school choir learn to honor God and edify His people through vocal music. They will also develop proper vocal technique, general musicianship and performance skills, and critical listening and evaluation skills. The high school choir performs at Christmas and Spring concerts, as well as vocal contest and other special occasions.    

Foundations of Music                        1 Credit                   Year         Grades 9,10,11,12

This high school music course is for both musicians and non-musicians. It will cover a number of topics including, but not limited to, music theory, music history, composition, and a Biblical view of music. Students will learn through a variety of methods including critical listening, reading, journaling, lecture, and hands-on projects. This class will satisfy the 1/2 credit for Fine Arts.       

Foreign Language:

Spanish 1                                   1 Credit               Year         Grade 10-12

Spanish 1 introduces students to the Spanish language in order to communicate about their own lives and learn to interact with persons from Hispanic cultures. Students will begin to develop a Spanish vocabulary about friendship, school, sports, leisure activities, food, family, clothing, vacation, home, health, community, movies and TV, restaurants, the environment, and celebrations. Students are introduced to the present, preterite, and present progressive tenses of verb formation, as well as informal commands, adjectives, and object pronouns. Methods of presentation of concepts include lecture, class discussion, and small group discussion. Students will be able to read, write, listen to, and speak beginning Spanish.

Spanish 2                                       1 Credit              Year         Grade 11-12

Spanish 2 continues to develop the Spanish language in order to communicate about their own lives and learn to interact with persons from Hispanic cultures. Students will expand their Spanish vocabulary to include school, daily routines, clothing, leisure activities, food, family, vacation, home, health, community, movies and TV, restaurants, the future, travel, the environment, and celebrations. Students will review the present, preterite, and present progressive tenses of verb formation, as well as informal commands, adjectives, and objective pronouns. Students will be introduced to comparatives/superlatives, demonstratives, reflexive verbs, and the imperfect, future, subjunctive, and imperfect progressive tenses of verb formation. Methods of presentation of concepts include lecture, class discussion, and small group discussion. Students will be able to read, write, listen to, and speak intermediate Spanish. Students will be required to develop a display of information on a Hispanic country to be presented on International Day.

 Computer Classes:

9^th Grade Computer

Ninth grade students should have completed the study of Microsoft Word and Excel. In this class, we will cover Microsoft Access and PowerPoint. Access is a database application used to generate forms, queries, and reports from the data it stores. PowerPoint is a presentation application used to organize and format slides. The students will have reading, questions, worksheets, exercises, quizzes, and tests. A majority of the work for this class will be done in school. Worksheets and exercises will be completed using data files that are in their folders here at school.

We will also cover PageMaker which is a desktop publishing application from Adobe. They will have a variety of projects to do during the course of the semester. The students will have reading, questions, worksheets, exercises, quizzes, and tests. A majority of the work for this class will be done in school. Worksheets and exercises will be completed using data files that are in their folders here at school.

 Web Design                     1 Credit             Year       Grade 11,12

This class is designed to help students learn to create effective Web sites. They will use tools such as HTML Code, Dreamweaver, Flash and Fireworks to help them develop skills needed to become a Web designer. The students will cover five major areas: Fundamentals of web design, Designing web sites, Enhancing a web site, the web site development process and Advanced HTML.

In Web Design, they will also have the opportunity to research good websites as well as design websites for personal, educational and businesses. As part of this class, they will be expected to help with the maintenance of the Mitchell Christian website.

Graphic Design                1 Credit                     Year       Grade 11,12

This course is a basic introduction to graphic design. Basic knowledge of computers is essential. Students will work with industry standard software such as Microsoft Paint, Adobe Photoshop, and Macromedia Dreamweaver and Flash. Students will be exposed to layout, typography, computer graphics, logo design and its application as well as product design. Projects will have strict deadlines and students may be expected to work outside of class to meet deadlines. The issues of copyright and careers will also be discussed. Students will be exposed to contemporary graphic artists and methods as well as historical artists and methods. Art history, design elements, and principles will be integrated throughout the year. Students will learn technical skills in this class. If time allows, the students will create digital portfolios that will be burned to a CD.