Highlands School 2013-2014 School Profile Classical Christian Education K-12 CEEB Code: 181541

School Philosophy Highlands Latin School is a classical, Christian school for students in grades K-12. Our goal is to provide a classical education comparable to the high standards set by educators of the past. We, with the support of parents, strive to create an academic community of teachers and learners characterized by the highest expectations in scholarship and Christian character. Student Enrollment Crescent Hill Campus 582 students are served on two campuses. Approximately 195 pupils are members of 2800 Frankfort Avenue the Upper School. HLS welcomes students of any race, sex, religion, and national or Louisville, KY 40206 ethnic origin. Spring Meadows Campus Class Size 10901 Shelbyville Road The average HLS Upper School class consists of 14 students. By maintaining a small Louisville, KY 40243 class size, HLS teachers are able to develop and maintain strong relationships with (502) 895-5333 each student. www.thelatinschool.org Schedule Cheryl Lowe The HLS Upper School employs a college-style schedule which operates Tuesday Founder and Headmistress through Friday and consists of 75-minute classes. The unique calendar places a premium on student efficiency, organization, and productivity. Shawn Wheatley Principal HLS Graduation Requirements and Course of Studies Jennifer Bowen Math 4 Science 4 College Counselor Latin 4 Logic/ 1 [email protected] English Studies 4 Music (4 years of choir) 1 Classical/Christian Studies 4 Club Sports (4 years) 1 American/Modern Studies 4 TOTAL 27 credits Students who complete the entire course of studies with a 3.5 GPA are eligible for an Honors Diploma. Academic Year Structure and Grading Scale The academic year consists of three trimesters. Only final grades are recorded on the student transcript. Grades are assigned according to the following: 93-100 (A); 85-92 (B); 77-84 (C); 69-76 (D); and <69 (F) Grades are unweighted. Highlands Latin School does not disclose class ranking information.

Advanced Placement Academic Scores and Honors Highlands Latin School offers Advanced Placement courses in the (3-year Summary) following subjects: SAT 1888 Biology U.S. History Physics European History ACT 27 Calculus Latin National Merit Scholar Finalists 22% English Literature English Language Kentucky Governor’s Scholars 6 & Composition & Composition Kentucky Governor’s School for the Arts 4 Selected Courses and Readings within the HLS Curriculum Classical Studies Greek (optional) Iliad, Odyssey; Greek Drama: Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides; Aristotle (Poetics) Third Form Greek and Gospel of Mark Classical Political Thought: (On Duties, On the Laws, On the Republic) Fourth Form Greek and Xenophon Classical Philosophy: Pre-Socratics, Dialogues of Plato, Cicero (On the Iliad Nature of the Gods), Marcus Aurelius, Thomas Aquinas Art and Architecture of Western Civilization (Janson’s History of Art) Formal Logic & Rhetoric Traditional Logic I & II; Material Logic Christian Studies Rhetoric (Aristotle); Figures of Speech, How to Read a The Early Church; Early Christian Writings, Eusebius Book, Lincoln-Douglas debate training City of God (St. Augustine) A Shorter Summa (Kreeft) American/Modern Studies Christian Apologetics: Mere , Orthodoxy, Fundamentals of the Faith; AP United States History (2-year study) The Everlasting Man AP Modern European History (2-year study) English Studies Science Romeo & Juliet, Julius Caesar, The Scarlet Letter, A Midsummer Night’s Dream; AP Biology Poetry Anthology II: Elizabethan Age to Neo- Chemistry Macbeth, Wuthering Heights, The Winter’s Tale, A Tale of Two Cities; Poetry Anatomy & Physiology Anthology III: Romantic to Victorian AP Physics The Divine Comedy (Dante) Math King Lear, Moby-Dick, Canticle for Leibowitz, Till We Have Faces, The Tempest, Algebra II Faulkner short story selections, Wendell Berry essay selections Geometry Latin Pre-Calculus Henle Caesar: Caesar’s Gallic War, 800 lines and Carolyn Hammond translation AP Calculus Latin Poetry: Ovid’s Metamorphoses, 1200 lines and Mary Innes translation Advanced Math (Multivariable Calculus, Henle Cicero: Orations Against Catiline, Oration for Verres, 1200 lines Statistics, and Number Theory) AP Latin: Caesar’s Gallic War, 1000 lines; Vergil’s Aeneid, 825 lines Latin Literature: Confessions (St. Augustine) College Acceptances (approximately 84 graduates to date) Auburn Furman University New Mexico Military Institute University of Alabama Asbury College George Fox University Northern Kentucky University University of Alaska Ave Maria College Georgetown College Purdue University University of Kentucky Bellarmine University Grove City College Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology University of Louisville Belmont University Hanover College Saint Catherine University University of Nebraska-Lincoln Boston College Hillsdale College Saint John’s College (Maryland) University of Notre Dame Boyce College Indiana University (Hutton Honors College) Samford University University of South Carolina Brescia University Indiana University Southeast Shimer College University of Virginia Butler University Liberty University State Univ. of New York Maritime College Vanderbilt University Centre College Lipscomb University Sullivan University Virginia Military Institute Christian Brothers University Marian University Spalding University Wabash College College of William and Mary Massachusetts Institute of Technology Sweet Briar College Washington and Lee University Dartmouth College Miami University (Ohio) Taylor University United States Military Acad. at West Point Drury University Middle Tennessee State University Thomas More College Western Kentucky University Earlham College Midway College Transylvania University Wheaton College Fordham University Morehead State University Union University Wooster College Franciscan University Murray State University United States Naval Academy Xavier University 100% of HLS graduates are accepted to postsecondary institutions.