CHEC High School
Two Day - Tuesday & Thursday
FULL - Registration Closed
CHEC High School is comprised of 8th-10th graders. They follow the same 32 week school calendar as our Elementary and Junior High students attending their classes on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 9am-3pm. 8th graders may choose to participate in our Junior High program OR our High School program. Students wear their class tshirt on Tuesdays and their professional uniform from Flynn O'Hara on Thursdays.
CHEC prepares families to begin the college dual enrollment process after completing the pre-requisites of English I, Algebra I, and 2 high school electives. High Schoolers take their science and history core classes each morning at CHEC receiving 1 high school credit per course on their transcript. Core classes are taught from a biblically based curriculum. In the afternoon students take electives. Rotating each year CHEC HS electives focus on 4 pillars: Liberal Arts, STEM, Business, and Fine Arts with the equivalency of 2 high school elective credits a year. Students maintain an at-home high school math program and english program of their choosing or may enroll in our three day program which includes math and english on Mondays.
Juniors and Seniors that have been enrolled in CHEC for at least 2 years will have a customized program created for them including on the job training, dual enrollment, internships, college visits, mentorship programs, participation in The Presidential Service Award volunteer programs, Bright Futures guidance, HS transcript assistance and more.
Core Classes
Science
High school students participate in a hands-on, twice weekly 75 minute science class covering a full biblically based curriculum for high school transcript credit. Students will complete chapter activities that include reading, written assignments, labs, quizzes, and tests. 1.5-2 hours of mandatory homework is required for this class. Parents will buy the curriculum for the year. Class and lab materials are included in tuition.
History
High school students participate in an engaging, discussion based, twice weekly history class covering a full Biblically based curriculum. There is 1.5-2 hours of mandatory homework for this class. Options are available for HS students to take a corresponding CLEP exam at the end of the year at Palm Beach State University.
High School Electives
Business
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Personal Finance
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Entrepreneurship
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MS Office
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Career Readiness
The CHEC Business pillar of our HS electives will expose students to many topics throughout the year that will be useful in their personal life, professional life, college life and financial life.
Liberal Arts
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Debate
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Public Speaking
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Test Prep
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Literature (every cycle year)
Our Liberal Arts pillar dives into 2 classic literature books along with many topics across communication. Elevator pitches, resume writing, persuasive essays, test prep, interview role play sessions and personal development.
STEM
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Website Design
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Typing
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Photography
The STEM pillar prepares students to the world of technology beyond personal use. They will take different classes each year in their STEM cycle designed to provide them a well rounded exposure to professional aspects of STEM concepts.
Fine Arts
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L.I.F.E in Theatre (every cycle year)
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Sports
High School students actively put on a full musical every year in the spring.They participate in the whole process of the theatrical production. Not only is theater an incredible tool for teaching many useful life skills, it is often the fondest memory people hold from their own high school experiences.
Dual Enrollment Guidance/Study Hall
In our Dual Enrollment Guidance course a teacher will be assisting students with their first dual enrollment course. They will assist students with navigating the universities student's portals, time management with assignments, turning assignments in and communication with their professors.
A proctored study hall gives students a chance to complete some of their CHEC homework or out of CHEC work during their school time in order to allow more time after school for extracurriculars and sports. At this age, students tend to prefer working independently alongside their peers and are motivated to complete more work in less time.
CHEC Yearly Cycles
Cycle A (2024-2025)
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Science - Life Science I - Botany, Zoology, Ecology with 2 hours of homework a week assigned to complete biblically based curriculum
Literature - In their History curriculum they will study 4 literature books
History - Ancient history with 2 hours of homework a week assigned to complete a full curriculum.
Home
Math - Parents choose and use a full math curriculum at home. Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II recommended.
Language Arts - Parents choose and use a full language arts curriculum at home
SAT/ACT test prep - Starting in 8th grade students should be using a test prep program such as College Prep Genius
Cycle B
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Science - Earth Science - Geology, Oceanography, Meteorology, Paleontology with 2 hours of homework a week assigned
to complete a full biblically based curriculum
Literature - In their History curriculum they will study 4 literature books that correlate with their history studies.
History- Medieval with 2 hours of homework a week assigned to complete a full biblically based curriculum.
Home
Math - Parents choose and use a full math curriculum at home. Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II recommended.
Language Arts - Parents choose and use a full language arts curriculum at home
SAT/ACT test prep - Starting in 8th grade students should be using a test prep program such as College Prep Genius
Cycle C
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Science - Physical Science - Chemistry, Physics, Astronomy with 2 hours of homework a week assigned to complete a full biblically based curriculum
Literature - In their History curriculum they will study 4 literature books
History - Early Modern with 2 hours of homework a week assigned to complete a full biblically based curriculum
Home
Math - Parents choose and use a full math curriculum at home. Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II recommended.
Language Arts - Parents choose and use a full language arts curriculum at home
SAT/ACT test prep - Starting in 8th grade students should be using a test prep program such as College Prep Genius
Cycle D
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Science - Life Science II - Biology with 2 hours of homework a week assigned to complete a full biblically based curriculum
Literature - In their History curriculum they will study 4 literature books
History - Modern with 2 hours of homework a week assigned to complete a full biblically based curriculum.
Home
Math - Parents choose and use a full math curriculum at home. Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II recommended.
Language Arts - Parents choose and use a full language arts curriculum at home
SAT/ACT test prep - Starting in 8th grade, students interested in college should be using a test prep program such as College Prep Genius or taking a local SAT/ACT prep class