


NLIS High School
NLIS students have many unique opportunities for learning. These opportunities include the following:
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High communication skills and high student achievement
Western education emphasizes the ability of students to learn how to think for themselves. The classes engage in deep conversations daily with the teachers and each other.
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Online courses from SevenStar Academy
This is an accredited online school for high school students for advanced placement classes, world languages, etc.
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Advanced Placement Courses, high-level classes similar to the IB program
These classes are created by the College Board in America and offer college-level curricula and examinations to high school students. American colleges and universities grant placement and course credit to students who obtain high scores on the examinations. At this time all advanced placement courses are done online. The tests will be proctored by a teacher at NLIS.
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Leadership roles in the student council
Students help lead the monthly assembly, lead in programs, help with the Asahi Festival, create fundraising opportunities, i.e., create the NLIS t-shirt, and do much more! They learn to lead!


Advanced Placement classes and world languages are offered in place of many courses above through SevenStar.
Secondary School Schedule for 2022-2023 for Grades 7-10
8:50-9:50 M-F Math
Grade 7 Math in Focus Course 2 (Singapore) Mr. Rasson
Grade 8 Math in Focus Course 3 (Singapore) Mr. Rasson
Grade 9 SevenStar Online Academy Algebra 1
Grade 10 SevenStar Online Academy Geometry
9:55-10:40 Japanese
Grade 7 Mrs. Murayama
Grade 8 Mr. and Mrs. Furuya
Grade 9/10 Mr. Ikeda
10:45-11:05 Bible Mr. Rasson and Ms. Minshull
Grades 7-10 join together in Mr. Rasson’s classroom
11:05-12:30 Language Arts
Grades 7/8 Mr. Rasson
Students will study short stories and current events from newspapers, do grammar interactive notebooks, and read the following *novels: The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare, Mrs. Frisby, and the Rats of NIMH by Robert C. O’Brien, and The Cay by Theodore Taylor.
*All books are provided by NLIS.
Grades 9/10 Ms. Minshull
British Literature: Students will study British poets Wordsworth, Coleridge, Shelley, Keats, Tennyson, Browning, Arnold, Hopkins, Hardy, Eliot, Owen, and Graves, and read the following *novels provided by NLIS: Frankenstein by Mary Wollencroft Shelley, Emma by Jane Austen, A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens, The Time Machine by H.G. Wells, and Animal Farm by George Orwell Poetry
*All books are provided by NLIS.
12:30-1:30 M-F Lunch and recreation 7-10 together
Students in grades 9-10 may leave the campus during this time.
1:30-2:30 Social Studies Mr. Rasson
Grades 7/8 Modern Asian Government, Asian religions, World Geography, Medieval Japanese unit
Grades 9/10 World History
1:30-2:30 Science Ms. Minshull
Grades 7/8 Earth Science and labs with Kesler Science
Grades 9/10 Biology and labs
2:30-3:20 Electives: Physical Education, Art, Crafts, Computer, or Photography
3:20-3:30 M-F Clean and dismiss
Friday's Schedule is different from the other days of the week. The schedule is as follows:
8:50-11:25 Language Arts, Library every other week, standardized testing days
11:30-12:20 Elective to be announced
12:20-1:20 Lunch and recreation
1:20-2:20 Math
2:20-2:40 Chapel
2:40-3:20 Study hall (catch up)
3:20-3:30 Clean and dismiss
ELECTIVES:
Each semester, students must choose two electives. Students choose between PE and Art/Craft on Mon/Wed and between Computer and Photography Tues/Thurs. Students may choose a minimum of 2 to 4 electives every year.
All classes continue throughout the year and are not dependent on the first semester.
2:30-3:20 Computer 1 or 2 TTH Mr. Rasson (1st or 2nd semester)
Improve keyboard skills, learn to create Powerpoint presentations, learn to use Google Drive, and Excel, and learn to create with coding.
2:30-3:20 Art 1 or 2 MW Ms. Minshull (1st or 2nd semester)
Introduction to Art for High School: basics of art design including contour line, shading, perspective, color theory, mixed media, and 3d art Mediums include painting, sketching, clay, cross-stitch, and more.
2:30-3:20 P.E. 1 or 2 MW Mr. Rasson (1st or 2nd semester)
Stay healthy and fit and have fun with exercise, fitness tests, 4 square, basketball, soccer, kickball, and volleyball.