Trinity Presbyterian School
Encyclopedia
Trinty Presbyterian School is a Christian
Christian school
A Christian school is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization.The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country, according to the religious, educational, and political cultures...

 day school
Day school
A day school—as opposed to a boarding school—is an institution where children are given educational instruction during the day and after which children/teens return to their homes...

 located in Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...

. The student body represents various Protestant denominations. The curriculum is college preparatory, and the school is operated through an independent corporation
Corporation
A corporation is created under the laws of a state as a separate legal entity that has privileges and liabilities that are distinct from those of its members. There are many different forms of corporations, most of which are used to conduct business. Early corporations were established by charter...

 with an 18 member board of directors.

Academics

Trinity's mission statement is "To glorify God by providing for students the highest quality college-preparatory education, training them in the biblical world and life view, thus enabling them to serve God in spirit, mind, and body." Trinity's average class size is 20 and it is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...

. Trinity is also a member of the Alabama Association of Independent Schools, National Association of College Admissions Counselors, the Association of Christian Schools International
Association of Christian Schools International
The Association of Christian Schools International is an association of evangelical Protestant Christian schools.-Purposes:ACSI, a protestant association for Christian schools, impacts nearly 23,000 schools and transforms the lives of more than 3.9 million students worldwide...

 and The College Board.

Trinity offers courses in English, mathematics, science, foreign languages, history, ethics, political science, economics, and various electives. Students may enroll in advanced placement and honors courses in the subjects of English literature and composition, biology, chemistry, European history, American history, French, Latin, Spanish, art history, studio art, and anatomy and physiology.

Christian Studies Program

Students are required to enroll in one Christian Studies class per semester. In world religion courses, Islam
Islam
Islam . The most common are and .   : Arabic pronunciation varies regionally. The first vowel ranges from ~~. The second vowel ranges from ~~~...

, Mormonism
Mormonism
Mormonism is the religion practiced by Mormons, and is the predominant religious tradition of the Latter Day Saint movement. This movement was founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. beginning in the 1820s as a form of Christian primitivism. During the 1830s and 1840s, Mormonism gradually distinguished itself...

, Buddhism
Buddhism
Buddhism is a religion and philosophy encompassing a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices, largely based on teachings attributed to Siddhartha Gautama, commonly known as the Buddha . The Buddha lived and taught in the northeastern Indian subcontinent some time between the 6th and 4th...

, Hinduism
Hinduism
Hinduism is the predominant and indigenous religious tradition of the Indian Subcontinent. Hinduism is known to its followers as , amongst many other expressions...

, and Catholicism
Catholicism
Catholicism is a broad term for the body of the Catholic faith, its theologies and doctrines, its liturgical, ethical, spiritual, and behavioral characteristics, as well as a religious people as a whole....

are critiqued.

Athletics

Trinity won the 4A Football Championship in 2003 and in the Spring won the 4A Soccer State Championship of 2004. They also won the 4A Tennis State Championship in 2005, 2007, and 2008.

The Brian E. Willett Fine Arts Hall

In 2002, construction was completed on the Brian E. Willett Fine Arts Hall. This is where the cafeteria is located, and where the annual High School play is held. Also, the dance ensemble and choral groups perform here.

Apple 1:1 Program

In the 2011-12 school year, Trinity is testing out the Apple® 1:1 student macbook program. They have given each student in the 9th and 7th grades their own Macbook, and are integrating the computers into the usual learning system.

Other

During the 2005-06 school year, a group of TPS students started the student newspaper for the school, The Trinity Tribune
The source of this article is wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.  The text of this article is licensed under the GFDL.
 
x
OK