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Mobile Christian School

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5900 Cottage Hill Road

Mobile, AL  36609

www.mobilechristian.org

Phone:  251-661-1613

Fax:  251-661-1396

 

     Accredited by: AdvancED, SACS, and NCSA

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     ADMINISTRATION

     

      Head of School………………………………………………....Mr. R. Thomas Wasden

      Elementary Principal/Academic Dean……………………… Dr. Deborah Curry

      High School Principal...........................................................Mr. Clint Mitchell

      Assistant Principal......................................................................Mr. Talley Haines

      Athletic Director……………………………….………………..Mr. Joey Adams

      Director of Admissions........................................................

      GUIDANCE SERVICES      

       Mrs. Kara Hodges: College and Career Counselor

       Mrs. Autumn Parker:  Assistant Counselor 

FACULTY:  Teaching faculty, professional staff and office support personnel number 56. A 51 member stable professional staff averages over 14 years of experience and over 50% of our secondary staff hold Masters Degrees or higher. Mobile Christian is operated by a twelve member independent board of trustees, all of whom are members of the local churches of Christ.              

GENERAL INFORMATION                  

HISTORY:  Mobile Christian School was founded in 1961. The school is a private school in west Mobile with an enrollment of over 700 students in Pre-K3 through 12th grade.

MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of Mobile Christian School is to provide a college preparatory education in a Christ-centered community which equips our students with the desire and ability to serve God, family and fellow man.

PROGRAM:  High school students are recommended for courses appropriate to their ability levels. Placement in courses is based on academic performance and standardized test scores. Students take university dual enrollment, honors curriculum or college prep. Course recommendations are made by the teaching and guidance faculty with administrative approval. We are a comprehensive high school, offering a range of academic courses and extracurricular programs. No vocational programs or special education services are available.

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HIGH SCHOOL CURRICULUM

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS

     Class of 2017 and beyond 

     TOTAL                     28                                                  

 

One-half credit is earned for each semester’s work in grades 9 through 12.  Required courses and electives are listed above.

*The four years of Science must include Biology I and Chemistry.

**The four years of Math (taken in 9-12) must include Geometry and Algebra II.

10 community service hours per year in grades 9-12

Twenty-eight credits are required for graduation unless a student has transferred from another high school where they could not take at least 7 credits per year. In these cases, the administration may make exceptions. All students must enroll in 7 classes every semester.

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*CURRICULUM FOR HONORS DIPLOMA*

An HONORS DIPLOMA will be awarded to students who:

(1) Have a cumulative grade point average of at least B+.

(2) Math: Must include Pre-Calculus

(3) ONE of the following courses: Calculus, ADV Physics, one AP class or one year of university dual enrollment.

(4) 20 community service hours per year in grades 9-12

STANDARDIZED ACHIEVEMENT TESTS: Stanford Achievement Tests are given yearly in grades K5 through 9th.  Students in 10th grade take the Pre ACT test produced by ACT. 10th and 11th grade students also take the PSAT.  All Juniors and Seniors take either the SAT or the ACT. 

HIGH SCHOOL CODE 011821

SCHOLARSHIP STATISTICS                                       POST GRADUATE PLANS

Scholarships: 100% of the 2020 graduates                                         Four-year colleges:                                                                                  Average of $169,000 received scholarships,                                      Two-year colleges:                                                                                       

*Total per recipient  scholarships were $11,156,011                        Other:                            

*Completed 6264.50 community service hours 

Duke TIP Qualifiers – 31% of 4th grade, 28% of 5th grade and 27% of 7th grade - Based on how MCS students performed on the Stanford Achievement Test. Students must score 95% or higher on qualifying subtests.

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COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ACCEPTING

RECENT MCS GRADUATES