MIDDLE SCHOOL: 5TH-8TH GRADE
Middle School is a special time — and our teachers embrace this stage and everything that comes with it. Students enter as they’ve just finished fourth grade and leave ready for high school.
At Mount Pisgah, Middle School includes 5th grade through 8th grade. On a tour of our campus, you will notice that 5th and 6th grade classrooms and 7th and 8th grade classes are on separate floors of the Middle School. This creates distinct learning environments for two groups of students at different developmental ages. Each year 6th and 8th grade students take on leadership roles as the leaders of their respective floors.
| STUDENT SUPPORT |
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| All students in the Middle benefit from teachers and counselors committed to empowering students academically, emotionally, and socially. This team has a holistic approach to equipping students to achieve their potential. Our counselor talks with students, advises faculty, and partners with parents. While we do not provide ongoing individualized counseling, we can provide therapist referrals and partner with outside professionals to support students and their families. Further support is available in our Executive Function Coaching program, where students are empowered to grow their executive functioning and study skills as they are coached by Learning Strategists. |
| NATIONAL JUNIOR HONORS SOCIETY: GROWING WITH PURPOSE |
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As part of the Mount Pisgah Middle School experience, students are encouraged to participate in clubs and organizations that align with their interests and aspirations. One of these opportunities is the National Junior Honor Society (NJHS), an organization committed to elevating schools’ commitments to the values of scholarship, service, leadership, character, and citizenship. Specifically, the purpose of NJHS is to create enthusiasm for scholarship, to stimulate a desire to render service, to promote leadership, to develop character and to encourage good citizenship. Membership in the Patriot Chapter of the National Junior Honor Society is available to students who have completed sixth grade or one full year at Mount Pisgah Christian school. Membership selection begins with academic standing. Eligible candidates are identified in the fall semester of 7th or 8th grade with induction in the following spring semester. A cumulative grade average of 95 in core classes of all semesters beginning in the 6th grade year will be used to determine eligible candidates. For students who were not enrolled in MPCS in 6th grade, eligibility is determined by a one year cumulative grade average of 95 in core classes. Eligible candidates will be notified of eligibility and given candidate application forms. During the fall semester, a committee composed of the Dean of Student Engagement, the Dean of Students and the 5th, 6th, 7th and 8th Grade Level Chairs will review the candidate forms and select candidates for induction based on consideration of character, service, citizenship and leadership. |