Sciences Division
Mathematics Department
The Mathematics Department provides a challenging curriculum that strives to meet the needs of a diverse student body by: helping the student realize that the analytical reasoning skills he or she possesses are gifts of God and should be developed to their utmost; helping students develop sufficient computational, procedural, and problem solving skills to provide a solid foundation for further study in mathematics; emphasizing for students the connection between mathematical concepts and real-world situations; helping students grow in their confidence of their math and reasoning abilities; and encouraging students who are gifted in mathematics to pursue a future in a math related field.
Courses include: Consumer Math, Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1, Enriched Algebra 1, Geometry, Honors Geometry, Intermediate Algebra 2, Algebra 2/Trigonometry, Honors Algebra 2/Trigonometry, Pre-Calculus, Honors Pre-Calculus, Contemporary, Calculus, AP Statistics, AP Calculus
Physical Education Department
The Physical Education Department seeks to educate students about the various benefits of physical activity, including health and fitness, recreation, and character development. Starting new in the 2011-12 school year, all PE courses not associated with extra-curricular activities or co-curricular courses, will be taught in online or independent study formats. The goal of these courses is to promote life-long, healthy behaviors through knowledges of and exposure to overall fitness, nutrition and physical activities. God created the amazing human body, and we are called to be good stewards of His wonderful gift.
Courses include: Athlete’s PE/Conditioning, Activities PE, Health, Foundations of Fitness, Personal Nutrition, Sports and Activities, Athletic Training, Independent Study Physical Education
Science Department
The Science department provides a broad and challenging curriculum that strives to meet the needs of students with diverse career goals by: seeking to develop in students a greater awe toward our Creator and an appreciation of the world which God created; enabling students to become scientifically literate to make responsible, God-pleasing decisions; involving students in problem solving, qualitative and quantitative analyses, and verbal and written communications; expecting each student to conduct independent research and develop the ability to logically criticize their results and be able to defend or modify it; developing in students an appreciation of science as an investigative process rather than as merely a body of knowledge.
Courses include: Biology, Honors Biology, Chemistry in the Community, Chemistry, Honors Chemistry, Physics, Honors Physics, Marine Biology, Astronomy/Geology, Anatomy, Honors Anatomy, Honors Engineering, Honors Molecular Genetics, AP Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Physics, AP Environmental Science
(Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)