Junior High School
Grades 6, 7, 8
Junior High School is designed to be a transition between Elementary School and the college preparatory High School program. Curriculum objectives focus on building further essential academic and social skills, creating a spiritual self-awareness, providing for early exploration of personal and career interests, and developing increased personal responsibility.
Academics
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A recent edition of our yearbook, The Arlingtonian, described Junior High as "...Changing. Changes of the body, changes of feelings, and changes of the mind." Arlington Christian School provides an environment of opportunity, security, and caring for a time of changing-during the Junior High years. |
The academic program for Junior High students goes beyond the core subject areas to include exploration into Art and Music Appreciation, Computer Basics, Introduction to Spanish, Drug/Alcohol Awareness, Journalism, Great Books and Study Skills. Junior High students also have the opportunity to be involved in the Chorus and Band programs and in school sports and drama programs. In the testing of 1991, the sixth and eighth graders scored in the 94th and 93rd percentiles, respectively, on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills achievement tests.
In 1993, a seventh grader scored 1020 on the SAT and was invited to Duke University's Summer Residential Program. During the past four years, Arlington has had two finalists at the State Geography Bee.
Special Field Trips
Learning is expanded beyond the classroom walls through a variety of field trips. Especially exciting are the sixth grade excursion to the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, the seventh grade trip to Washington, and the eighth grade trek to Jekyll Island.
A Christian School
Junior High is an important time for spiritual maturing. It is an age of growing independence and responsibility. As a part of the Junior High curriculum, daily Bible classes foster this time of growth. This emphasis is also complemented by a daily chapel/assembly time for students and faculty.
Faculty
Junior High classes are taught by a group of teachers who know their subject areas and know the needs of Junior High students. Junior High teachers average more than 8.5 years of teaching experience and 44% have earned a Master's degree.
Junior High is a time of expanding horizons. The basis of school experience is finding encouragement to grow beyond the classroom. Co-curricular enrichment is provided in a variety of areas-social, physical, intellectual, and religious.