Academic Excellence

Faith Lutheran is accredited by AdvancED and through National Lutheran Schools Accreditation. We have earned the distinction of "Exemplary School Status" through the National Lutheran Schools Accreditation. Faith is operated as an exempt school under the provision of NRS 394.211 and as such is exempt from the provisions of the Private Elementary and Secondary Authorization Act. Faith Lutheran offers a demanding curriculum designed to prepare students for success at the college level. Honors level courses challenge students who wish to pursue the most demanding academic load. In high school, Advanced Placement courses offer students the opportunity to earn college credit or have introductory courses waived at the university level. In recent years, 98% of our high school graduates enrolled in college and alum can be found at the nation’s finest colleges and universities.

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Social Science

The primary mission of the Social Studies department is to teach a curriculum of history, culture, and current events that will enable students to know themselves more fully as developing individuals in a changing historical context and as active participants in their local, national, and world communities. The department is currently focusing on how to help students use credible evidence to support and/or form an educated claim with a connecting explanation.

Faith requires the completion of three credits of social studies for graduation. All freshmen take World History or Honors Ancient History, while sophomores can take AP World History or an elective.  All juniors will take US History or AP US History. All Seniors take US Government or AP US Government.  

  • Ancient History - Honors A

    This course serves as a prerequisite for Advanced Placement (AP) World History. This course will cover a range of topics from the ancient world to 1600 A.D. with additional emphasis on World Geography during the historical eras covered. Since this course is in actuality a two-year AP course, advanced placement reading, writing, and thinking skills are required. Pre-requisites: 87% or higher in Advanced English 8 or 93% in English 8 AND 87% or higher in We the People or 93% in Globalization. (Grade 9)

  • AP Gov/Econ/We the People A

    Students are required to participate in the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution competition, where students will be required to attend ALL competitions (Districts, State, and Nationals) to test their knowledge against a panel of judges selected from some of the most prestigious citizens in the state. This course is designed to give students a critical perspective on politics, government and economics. This course studies the general concepts used to interpret United States politics, both micro and macro economic topics, and requires familiarity with the various institutions, groups, beliefs and ideas that make up the American political reality. This course will prepare the student for the advanced placement exam, which all students who enroll in this class must take. Students may choose to receive college credit for this course through Concordia University-Nebraska. Pre-requisites: 85% in AP United States History or 93% in US History. (Grade 12)

  • AP US Gov/Econ A

    This course is designed to give students a critical perspective on politics, government and economics. This course studies the general concepts used to interpret United States politics, both micro and macro economic topics, and requires familiarity with the various institutions, groups, beliefs and ideas that make up the American political reality. This course will prepare the student for the advanced placement exam, which all students who enroll in this class must take. Students may choose to receive college credit for this course through Concordia University-Nebraska. Pre-requisites: 85% in AP United States History or 93% in US History. (Grade 12)

  • AP US History A

    AP U.S. History is designed to be the equivalent of a two-semester introductory college or university U.S. history course and to prepare the student for the advanced placement exam, which all students who enroll in this class must take. Students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in nine historical periods from 1491 to the present. They develop and use the same skills, practices, and methods employed by historians: analyzing primary and secondary sources; developing historical arguments; making historical comparisons; and utilizing reasoning about contextualization, causation, and continuity and change over time. The course also provides seven themes that students explore throughout the course in order to make connections among historical developments in different times and places: American and national identity; migration and settlement; politics and power; work, exchange, and technology; America in the world; geography and the environment; and culture and society. Prerequisite: 85% in AP World History or 95% in World History. (Grade 11)

  • AP World History A

    AP World History is the second part of the Honors/Advanced Placement two-year course cycle to prepare the student for the advanced placement exam, which all students who enroll in this class must take. This course will cover a range of topics from 1600 to the modern world of today. It will include additional emphasis on world geography during the historical eras covered. Advanced reading, writing, and thinking skill are required. Prerequisite: 80% in Ancient History - Honors. (Grade 10)

  • US Gov/Econ A

    US Government/Econ is a comprehensive study of all levels of government in the US combined with studies of both micro and macro economics. This year-long course will help students develop an understanding of the processes of government and the fundamental principles of democracy. In the 2nd Semester, students participate as equals in a multi-class simulation of the Legislative Branch of government. The semester consists of debates on relevant political and economic issues that allow students to assess their political values and declare the student’s party identity. Students then form coalitions, write bills, debate issues, campaign for office, and become players in the legislative process culminating in a simulation of a full session in Congress. In the final quarter students engage in learning about personal finance on how to balance a budget, save and invest for their futures. They also will learn spending habits, college loan debt and how to avoid pitfalls of credit card debt (Grade 12).

  • US History A

    This course is designed to give the student a broad and general overview of the United States’ rich, dramatic, and sometimes controversial history. It focuses on the major social, economic, and political events that have shaped our country into what we have today. Students will be exploring the continent and nation’s history from the time prior to Columbus’ “discovery” of America in 1492 to the present day. (Grade 11)

  • World History A

    This course traces the development of man from simple cultures to the present-day civilizations of the modern world. The student will also learn how the course of history has affected today’s relationships, conflicts, politics, and lifestyles.
    (Grade 9)

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