Rhetoric
High School
Our high school program provides flexibility for students, whose course needs and requirements vary. Courses offered include:
Literature & Writing?We rotate our Literature and writing course each year between Ancient-Renaissance, British, and American literature. This course includes literature, vocabulary, the mechanics of grammar and writing, and connecting writing with other subjects such as history and science.Students will further develop their knowledge and command of literary devices, engage in literary analysis, and incorporate lessons into their personal writing.They will write a variety of essays including descriptive, narrative, persuasive, opinion, and comparison essays as well as complete timed writing exercises. We have added a tutoring section for high school students enrolled in Lone Star dual credit courses.
Cultural/World Geography paired with Rhetoric
US History
World History/Biblical Worldview
American Government & Economics
Biology – Apologia
Apologia description: This course heavily emphasizes the vocabulary of biology, provides the student with a strong background in the scientific method, the five-kingdom classification scheme, microscopy, biochemistry, cellular biology, molecular and Mendelian genetics, evolution, dissection, and ecosystems. It also provides a complete survey of the five kingdoms in Creation. Students who take and understand this course will be very well-prepared for a tough university biology course. All labs will be completed in class. BJU Press description: Students will see God’s power and glory in creation as they learn about cellular biology, genetics, taxonomy, microbiology, botany, zoology, and human anatomy. When studying topics such as Creation and evolution, human cloning, abortion, and stem cell research, students are pointed to Scripture as the ultimate authority and are encouraged to develop a biblical perspective about these topics.
Chemistry – Modern Chemistry
This course provides a rigorous foundation in chemistry in order to prepare your student for college-level studies. We recommend that students taking this course be proficient at an algebra math level. Topics include significant figures, units, classification, the mole concept, stoichiometry, thermochemistry, thermodynamics, kinetics, acids and basics, redox reactions, solutions, atomic structure, Lewis structures, molecular geometry, gas laws, and equilibrium.
Physics – Novare
This course provides a detailed introduction to the methods and concepts of general physics, heavily emphasizing vector analysis; this text is ideal preparation for a university-level physics course. It provides the student with a strong background in one-dimensional and two-dimensional motion, Newton’s laws and their application, gravity, work and energy, momentum, periodic motion, waves, optics, electrostatics, electrodynamics, electrical circuits, and magnetism.
Spanish I, II, III
Our Spanish program teaches comprehension of the language for reading purposes and encourages a wide range of approaches to language learning.
Latin I, II, III
Our Latin program teaches comprehension of the Latin language for reading purposes and encourages a wide range of approaches to language learning.
Math
We offer math courses in Pre-Algebra, Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, and Pre-Calculus.
Sample Electives
Forensic Science, Art, Test Preparation, Personal Finance , Computer Programming, Public Speaking, Screenwriting, College & Career Preparation, Logic
Dual Credit Courses – LeTourneau University
We offer a variety of Dual Credit courses through LETU taught on our campus.
Study Hall
Study hall is available if your student is taking only a few courses. This service is free to full-time students, and requires a minimum charge for part-time students.
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