Southern
Baptist Educational Center (SBEC) Profile
2007-2008
David H. Manley, President
Sam Wrigley,
High School Administrator Mark Laster,
Secondary
Guidance
David Fox, Elementary Administrator Carol Pendergrass, Elem. / Jr. High Guidance
MISSION
STATEMENT: SBEC is dedicated to
equipping the next generation by assisting the home and church in pursuit of a Christ-centered
world and life view, achieved through the highest quality Biblically-based
academic and co-academic instruction.
VISION
STATEMENT: SBEC will be a leader in
distinctive Christian education by providing an excellent educational
environment that honors Christ, nurtures people, and instills within our
students a Biblical worldview, a love for learning, and a heart to know God and
fulfill His plan for their life.
(Proverbs 29:18, II Corinthians 4:18)
MAILING ADDRESS: 7400 Getwell Road,
Southaven, MS 38672
WEBSITE: www.sbectrojans.com
ACT/CEEB CODE: 252
222
ACCREDITATION:
Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern
Association of Independent Schools
ASSOCIATE
MEMBERSHIPS: Association
of Christian Schools International (ACSI); Memphis Association of Independent
Schools (MAIS); National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP);
Tennessee Association of Independent Schools (TAIS), Tennessee Secondary
Schools Athletics Association (TSSAA)
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS FOR CLASS OF 2008
ACADEMIC DIPLOMA
A minimum of twenty-four
(24) units of credit is required for graduation with an Academic Diploma for
the class of 2008. These shall include
the following:
ENGLISH 4
units
FOREIGN LANGUAGE 1
unit
MATHEMATICS 4
units
BIBLE 2
units
SCIENCE 3
units
PHYSICAL EDUCATION 1
unit
SOCIAL STUDIES 3
units
COMPUTER APPLICATION 1
unit
FINE ARTS 1
unit
ELECTIVES 4
units
HONOR GRADUATES
(SBEC Honor Graduates must meet both curriculum and grade
point average requirements.)
CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS: Students must meet all of the requirements as
listed above for an Academic Diploma. However, the MATHEMATICS units must be
Algebra I and above, and the SCIENCE units must be Biology and above. Two units of a single foreign
language are also required. A student
must have taken a minimum of four Honors courses in grades 9 – 12
to be an Honor Graduate.
GRADE POINT AVERAGE
REQUIREMENTS: Students must maintain a seven-semester
grade point average of 3.500 or above to be an Honor Graduate. The honors are as follows: 3.500 to 3.799, Magna Cum Laude, and 3.800
and above, Summa Cum Laude.
RANKING OF SENIOR CLASS
Senior class rank is based on the
grade point average of seven-semesters, grades nine through the first semester
of grade twelve. Only the top
quartile (top 25%) of the senior class is ranked.
For the Class of 2007 the range
of seven-semester grade point averages is as follows:
Top
Quartile …………… 4.286 to 3.78
Mid
50% …………………3.75 to 2.545
GRADING SCALE
Superior: 93
– 100
(A)
Above Average: 85 - 92 (B)
Average: 76 - 84 (C)
Below Average: 70 - 75 (D)
Unsatisfactory: Below 70 (F)
GRADE
POINT AVERAGE
REGULAR
CLASSES
HONORS/AP CLASSES
A
= 4 points A =
5 points
B
= 3 points B =
4 points
C
= 2 points C =
3 points
D
= 1 point D
= 1 point
F
= 0 points F
= 0 points
SBEC’s academic year is divided
into two semesters, each with two nine-week grading periods. All course grades are recorded numerically.
HONORS COURSES OFFERED
Honors courses are regularly
offered to qualified students in English, Pre-Algebra, Algebra I and II,
Geometry, Advanced Mathematics/Trigonometry, Calculus, American History,
American Government, Biology, Chemistry, Anatomy and Physiology, and Physics.
SCHOOL FACTS
Ø
ACT Mean for the Class of
2007 completing core curriculum: 23.80
Ø
ACT Top Quartile Mean: 28.83
Ø
ACT Mean Super Score
(averaging highest subtest scores):
24.43
Ø
Since 1995, SBEC has
produced ten National Merit Finalists.
Ø
100% of SBEC graduates are
accepted to college upon graduation.
POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION
SBEC students pursue admission to
a wide range of colleges and universities throughout the region and across the country. Some of the colleges and universities to
which SBEC graduates have been accepted are as follows:
ALLEGHENY COLLEGE
AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
APPALACIAN STATE UNIVERSITY
ARKANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY
AUBURN UNIVERSITY
BAPTIST COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES
BAYLOR UNIVERSITY
BELHAVEN COLLEGE
BELMONT UNIVERSITY
BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN COLLEGE
BLUE MOUNTAIN COLLEGE
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
CENTENARY COLLEGE
CHARLESTON SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY
CHRISTIAN BROTHERS UNIVERSITY
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF CHARLESTON
COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY
CRICHTON COLLEGE
DAVID LIPSCOMB UNIVERSITY
DELTA STATE UNIVERSITY
DUSQUENE UNIVERSITY
EAST CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
EMORY UNIVERSITY
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY
HOUSTON BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
INDIANA UNIVERSITY
JACKSON STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE
JACKSONVILLE UNIVERSITY
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
JUDSON COLLEGE
LAMBUTH UNIVERSITY
LIBERTY UNIVERSITY
LONG ISLAND UNIVERSITY
LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY
LOYOLA UNIVERSITY
OF CHICAGO
LYON COLLEGE
MARYVILLE COLLEGE
MERCER UNIVERSITY
MID-AMERICA NAZARENE UNIVERSITY
MIDDLE TENNESSEE
STATE UNIVERSITY
MILLSAPS COLLEGE
MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE
MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY
MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN
MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE
NORTHEAST MISSISSIPPI
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NORTHWEST MISSISSIPPI
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
OGLETHORPE UNIVERSITY
OKLAHOMA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
OUACHITA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
PURDUE UNIVERSITY
RHODES COLLEGE
RICE
UNIVERSITY
SAMFORD UNIVERSITY
SAVANNAH COLLEGE OF ART & DESIGN
SETON HALL UNIVERSITY
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
SOUTHWEST TENNESSEE
COMMUNITY COLLEGE
ST. LOUIS UNIVERSITY
TENNESSEE TECHNICAL
UNIVERSITY
THE AMERICAN MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC
ACADEMY
TROY
STATE UNIVERSITY
TULANE UNIVERSITY
UNION UNIVERSITY
UNITED STATES MILITARY
ACADEMY AT WEST POINT
UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO
UNIVERSITY OF DENVER
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
UNIVERSITY OF IOWA
UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH ALABAMA
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
UNIVERSITY OF THE SOUTH, SEWANEE
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE,
KNOXVILLE
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, MARTIN
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS
UNIVERSITY OF WEST ALABAMA
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
WAKE
FOREST
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
WILLIAMS BAPTIST COLLEGE
WILLIAM CAREY COLLEGE
WYOMING TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
