ACTIVITIES & ELECTIVES
Gateway Christian Junior High & High School offers a college Prep curriculum that gives students the education they need to compete on a national level. Our students test above grade level on every core subject.
STUDENT COUNCIL
A student council member is elected by peers and represents the student body. Representatives are chosen from grades 7-12. Officers are elected from the upper grades. Their purpose is to:
1. Plan special days and projects for the school
2. Become the spiritual leaders of the school
PRAISE BAND
Biblical Basis:
The heart of this class is to promote and encourage high school students to worship and “love the Lord their God with all their heart soul mind and strength” (Mark 12:30). One primary goal of the praise band is to develop leaders in high school who carry a passion for the Lord in their hearts and not only sing or play worship songs but live a life of worship (Romans 12:1-2). Psalm 95:1-3 is one of the founding Bible passages for this class, it states “Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Let us come before him with thanksgiving and extol him with music and song. For the Lord is the great God, the great King above all gods.” Through prayer, Bible study, and worship this class challenges the students to live a life of worship on a daily basis.
Expected Student Outcomes:
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Students will gain a deeper understanding of what it means to “Live a life of worship.” (Romans 12:1-2)
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Students will develop their own musical abilities through daily musical practice and exercise.
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Students will develop presentation, performance and leadership skills through leading their peers in worship each week during high school chapel.
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Students will gain a deeper knowledge of the word of God through weekly memory verses.
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Students will discover Biblical incite on worship from their weekly worksheets on worship.
YEARBOOK
Biblical Basis:
Yearbook is designed to teach students basic elements of layout, design, journalistic writing skills, and photography to create a memorable yearbook. The goal is to produce a book that displays a school that is distinctively Christian and where the Christian emphasis is consistent throughout the book. Students will learn that having a vision, planning, setting goals, and performing tasks decently and in order are what God expects.
Expected Student Outcomes:
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Students will define the role of the staff member.
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Students will identify, master, and practice the skills necessary in financing the yearbook.
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Students will identify, master, and practice the skills necessary in conceptualizing the yearbook.
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Students will identify, master and practice the skills necessary in reporting and writing for the yearbook.
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Students will identify, master and practice the skills necessary in writing and designing headlines for the yearbook.
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Students will identify, master and practice the skills necessary in writing and designing captions for the yearbook.
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Students will identify, master and practice the skills necessary in planning and producing photographs for the yearbook.
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Students will identify, master and practice the skills necessary in designing the yearbook.
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Students will identify, master and practice the skills necessary to work with software packages on the desktop publishing system to produce the yearbook.
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Students will identify, master and practice the skills necessary in preparing the yearbook for the printer.
PROGRAMS
FINANCIAL AID
FEE SCHEDULE
PARENT RESOURCES
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THEATRE
NATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY
The National Honor Society of Gateway Christian School bases its membership on scholarship, leadership and character. Its objective is to encourage all of these qualities to be developed and stimulated in all students. To be eligible for election to the Gateway Christian School Chapter, the following criteria must be met:
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Be a member of the sophomore, junior or senior class.
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Maintain an average grade of 3.5 minimum.
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Attend Gateway Christian School for one semester
Transfer students will be accepted into the chapter when a letter of acknowledgment has been provided by the student’s previous chapter. An induction ceremony for new members will be held annually. The Board of Advisors (consisting of the Principal and faculty members) will carefully select, from the list of eligible students, those most worthy of the honor. There is no Honor Society for the lower-level students.
