Poetry Community Christian School

English:  English Gold, English Platinum for 9th and 10th grades.  Dual Credits are offered for Juniors and Seniors:  Dual Credit  ENG 1301 Composition, Dual Credit ENG 1302 World Lit, Dual Credit American Literature, and Dual Credit British Literature. The PCCS HS English program also includes 4 years of composition/writing lab plus College Entrance Exam English Prep.

NOTE:  A number of PCCS high schoolers tested at or above the national mean (against other dual credit students and college freshman nationwide) on Writing Skills (including usage/mechanics, rhetorical skills of the ACT's- Collegiate Assessment of Academic Proficiency Achievement Awards

History/Geography:  Ancient World History & Geography, Modern World History & Geography, U.S. History II, Economics and U.S. Government (including Mock Trial)

Mathematics:  Algebra/8th Grade, Geometry/9th Grade, Advanced Algebra II/10th Grade, HS Pre-Calculus/11th Grade. Dual Credit Math is offered for Seniors: Dual Credit College Algebra and Dual Credit College Pre-Calculus. Consistent with TEA options, alternative math credits are available in the Senior year for those students entering majors not requiring upper level math (e.g., Consumer Mathematics, Business Models).  Other required HS Math courses include College Entrance Exam Math Prep and Dave Ramsey Money Management for Teens.

Science with Lab:  Biology, Chemistry, Forensic Science and Physics

Languages & Reasoning:  3 courses in Spanish including Dual Credit Spanish III in the 12th Grade plus 9th grade Honors courses in Latin & Greek Roots and Logic & Reasoning.

Other Required Courses:  Health I/II, College & Career Planning, P.E. (4), Fine Arts (4), Speech (incl. competition), Technical Applications/Computer Sciences (4), CONNECT (Bible & Service Learning, every semester or school-sponsored Mission Trip prep), 68-hour Internship. and electives of choice, including Dual Credit Psychology and Dual Credit Sociology.  

A Senior Capstone presented to the Board of Directors and Officers is required to graduate.

With tight budgets and multiple children, PCCS parents have enjoyed the benefit of sending their graduates to college with more affordable College Dual Credits under our Concurrent Dual Credit Contract with accredited Trinity Valley Community College rather than paying the higher 4-year university course rates.  Yes! Students have been successful in transferring these credits to other colleges within and outside of Texas! College textbooks, approved by the community college district, are utilized, and our teachers are qualified as college adjunct faculty to teach these courses.

ENG 1301 Composition (3 credits

       ENG 1302 World Lit (3 credits)

 American Lit (3 credits)

British Lit (3 credits)

College Algebra (3 credits)

College PreCalculus (3 credits)

College Spanish I, Fall & Spring (8 credits)

Social Science PSYCH (3 credits)

Social Science SOCI (3 credits)

PENDING:

PCCS graduates attend a wide variety of private and public colleges & universities.  In fact, Dallas Baptist University and Texas Women's University have both communicated with PCCS about the success of our graduates at their institutions and actively solicit our graduates each year.

PCCS graduates have attended (have graduated from): 

John Brown University, Texas A&M-College Station, Texas A&M-Commerce, Dallas Baptist University, Howard Payne University, University of Texas-Dallas, University of Texas-Austin, Texas Tech University, Oklahoma State University, Baylor University, Eastfield College, Trinity Valley Community College, University of Houston, Fire School, Police Academy, Armed Forces (Navy and Army), University of North Texas, University of  Houston, Paul Mitchell Cosmetology School, El Centro College, Southern Assembly of God University, Le Tourneau University, Christ for the Nations Institute, Oral Roberts University, Savannah College of Art & Design, Texas Women's University, University of Texas-Tyler, St. Mary's University, Medical University of the American Medical School, Santa Fe University for Art & Design, University of New York, University of Pennsylvania, Texas Wesleyan University, Belhaven University, Vanderbilt Graduate School, University of Texas Medical School.