Grade 12

About the Twelfth Grade Program

Parents will need to complete all sections of the Admission Application and submit the application fee. Our Admissions Staff will call to schedule a school tour. We have very small class sizes so your child will have the attention he or she needs to excel.

Tuition & Fees:

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Curriculum

Bible 12: Understanding the Times II: 1 Credit
Students continue their study in competing worldviews to include the Sociology, Law, Politics, Economics, and History as it relates to Christian Theology, Islamic Theology, Secular Humanistic Theology, Marxist-Leninist Theology, Cosmic Humanist Theology, and Postmodern Theology. After completion of this course, students are well grounded in knowledge, head and heart, to defend their faith. Summit University Press.

History 12: Government
Students are prepared for responsible citizenship with a discussion of the principles and mechanics of a constitutional republic. Bob Jones Press.

English 12: Writing and Grammar
Addressed are the particular needs of advanced-level students, including writing strategies for sentence logic and energy, paragraph development, and organization. Reviewed are parts of speech, sentence patterns, usage, and more. Covered are test-taking strategies and college application essays. Bob Jones Press.

English 12: Vocabulary Option
Students are taught recognition of native English words and words borrowed from other languages. Present changes in word meanings and discuss euphemisms and metaphorical words. Bob Jones Pres.

Science 12: Physics
Students will discover the real-world importance of physics in exercising biblical dominion in the physical world. They will interact with raw data from actual physical phenomena and historical experiments as they create and evaluate scientific models, just like real physicists, present and past. This text presents the traditional physics topics of classical mechanics, as well as energy, matter, thermodynamics, electromagnetics, optics, and modern physics, all within a vibrant Christian worldview. The material is built upon a pre-calculus framework. Bob Jones Press.

Honors Science 12: Advanced Physics
Students will take a deep look into concepts of God’s physical world to understand how things really happen. Concepts include rotational motion, gravity, electrical forces, magnetic forces, atomic physics, general relativity, thermodynamics, waves, optics, nuclear physics, electrical potential, circuits, and much more! Apologia Educational Ministries.

Literature 12: Senior Thesis
A culminating research project advancing critical thought and logic by exploring a research topic, creating a research design or logical argument for presentation to an audience displaying knowledge of rhetoric, logic, and poise. Veritas Press

Upper School Math Requirements

Algebra I Part II
Students complete Algebra I by studying polynomials, rational expressions, radicals, and solving rationals. A look at probability, statistics, and scriptural connections are integrated. Bob Saxon, Veritas Press

Algebra Functions and Data Analysis
Basic functions of algebra, graphing, and solving equations are explored coupled with statistics and analysis. Bob Jones Press, Veritas Press

Algebra II
Review basic algebraic functions and extend each student’s skills in graphing and in solving equations. Introduce exponential functions, logarithms, and trigonometry. Present more advanced topics such as complex numbers, rational expressions and equations, conic sections, probability, and statistics. A matrix algebra feature, Algebra Around the World, Algebra and Scripture, dominion modeling activities for graphing calculators, and biographical sketches of mathematicians are included throughout. Saxon, Veritas Press

Geometry
Students are introduced to a balanced study of proofs, theorems, and real-life geometry. Included are area, volume, congruence, similarity, space, transformations, constructions, and trigonometry. The book contains analytic geometry features, Geometry Around Us, Geometry and Scripture, and biographical sketches of mathematicians. Saxon, Veritas Press.

Pre-Calculus
Lessons emphasize functions, graphing, and trigonometry and introduce differential calculus. Math Around the World, biographical sketches of mathematicians, an approximation methods feature, Math and Scripture, and dominion modeling activities for graphing calculators are also included. Saxon, Veritas Press.

Calculus
Students are motivated while fostering understanding and mastery. This brief text emphasizes integrated and engaging applications that show students the real-world relevance of topics and concepts including functions, graphs, limits, differentiation, application of the derivative, exponential and logarithmic functions, integration and its applications, and functions of variables. Saxon, Veritas Press

Upper School Physical Education Requirements

Physical Education

P.E. and Health are a combined course: 1 Credit
The course consists of strength and conditioning exercises along with physical agility, team work games, survey of multiple sports and rules of the game, and presidential physical fitness exams.

Health:
First Aid, CPR, AED training with certification plus infant CPR. This all‐inclusive course covers all topics necessary for certification. Staywell Company or Family Life Skills. Bob Jones Press
Health also includes anatomy and physiology as it relates to good health and sport activity including exercising, body mass index, food intake and processing, and training.

Fine Arts

Choir: 0.5 Credit
Students engage in music appreciation, offering a unique approach to exploring the sounds, the forms, and the history of music along with proper breathing techniques, sounds, and performance.

Admissions Contacts

Ruby DeCastro-Brown
(757) 502-4507

School Hours

7:00 am–6:00 pm

Discounts

Military and First Responder Discount: Active duty military and first responder families will receive a 5% discount on the yearly tuition.
**Fees are not included. Fees are additional. Only one discount per family will apply.

Grading Scale

A+ 99-100 G.P.A. 4.0
A 96-98 3.8
A- 94-95 3.6
B+ 91-93 3.3
B 88-90 3.1
B- 85-87 2.9
C+ 82-84 2.6
C 79-81 2.3
C- 77-78 2
D+ 74-76 1.3
D 70-73 1
F 0-69 0

Weighted GPA of 0.5 will be added for advanced courses, e.g., dual enrollment, AP, and Honors.

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