High School Math

Honors Algebra 1 (8-9 grades) meets in person on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Mrs. Lynn Unruh

Course Description:

This Algebra 1 course is built on Saxon Math’s teaching principles of incremental development, continual practice and review, and cumulative assessment. Saxon math emphasizes long‑term mastery, confidence‑building, and high retention rates through daily, cumulative review. Students will steadily strengthen their algebraic reasoning through consistent exposure to previously learned skills while adding new concepts in manageable steps.
Topics include evaluating expressions, solving algebraic equations, solving systems of linear equations using substitution and elimination, factoring and solving quadratic equations, absolute value inequalities, domain and range, surface area, complex fractions, and uniform motion.
There are five main reasons why Saxon Math produces such strong long‑term results:

1. Practice of Basic Facts and Mental Math

2. Problem‑Solving Practice

3. New Concepts Introduced in Increments

4. Lesson Practice for New Concepts

5. Problem Sets Reviewing Previously Taught Concepts

Parental Involvement:

Parents must check homework and tests for proper completion and accuracy (preferably daily, but at least weekly). This simply involves circling any question with an incorrect or unreadable answer—parents do not need to understand the math itself. Their involvement ensures they can quickly identify when a student is struggling.
Active parental participation provides several important benefits:

• Students gain confidence knowing someone is consistently aware of their progress.

• Small misunderstandings are caught early, preventing frustration and helping students stay on track.

• Accountability increases mastery, since students know their work will be reviewed and corrected.

• Parents stay connected to their student’s learning, which often leads to better communication and stronger study habits.

Parents must proctor all tests. Students are required to complete assigned daily work, which typically requires a minimum of one hour per day. Proper completion of homework and tests includes neatly showing all work, not leaving blanks, and correcting all mistakes to prevent repeated errors.
Students must remain current with class assignments and maintain a minimum average of 75% or risk being dropped from the class unless extenuating circumstances apply. Students must never be in possession of answer keys for tests. All work must be the student’s own; copying from answer keys, solution manuals, or other students is considered cheating and is grounds for dismissal from HEED.

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Pre Requisites: 

Successful completion of HEED 8 (pre algebra) or proficiency as demonstrated on the HEED/Saxon  placement test. 

Required Curriculum:
• Saxon Algebra 1, 3rd Edition — ISBN: 1565771346 or 1565771230
• Homeschool Algebra 1 Packet & Test Forms — ISBN: 1565771389
• Saxon Algebra 1 Solutions Manual — ISBN: 1565771370

• TI30Xiis Calculator

Students will also need a scanning application to upload homework such as:
•Tinyscanner

•Camscanner

• Adobe Scan

Honors Geometry (9-12 grades) meets in person on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Mrs. Danielle Londeree

Course Description:

This geometry course focuses on developing logical thinking skills and reasoning abilities., covering triangle congruence, postulates and theorems, surface area and volume, two-column proofs, vector addition, and slopes and equations of lines. Students will have homework from the textbook, as well as homework related to SAT and ACT math questions. Students will also practice geometry concepts using an online free geometry tool (Geogebra) for further exploration and will have a practical project to work on at home related to geometry in their future profession.  Students are required to complete assigned daily work entailing a minimum of an hour a day.  ​THERE WILL BE IN CLASS QUIZZES AND TEST this year.  There may be 2-3 Friday test days for the midterm and/or final exam scheduled. 

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Parental Involvement:

Parents must check homework and tests for proper completion and accuracy (preferably daily but at least weekly).  This involves simply circling any question that has an incorrect or unreadable answer. Parents do not need to understand the work; they just need to be involved in the process so they will know immediately if their student is having difficulty.  Proper completion of homework and tests involves neatly showing all work, not just answers and not leaving blanks. Students must then correct the mistakes to prevent repetition of the same error on future assignments.  Students must remain current with the class assignments and maintain a minimum 75% average or risk being dropped from the class unless there are extenuating circumstances. Students must never be in possession of the answer keys for tests!  All work must be the student’s own work, not copied from any answer key or solutions manual or other student. Copying from any source for homework or tests is cheating and grounds for dismissal from HEED. 

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Required Curriculum:

​BJU Press Geometry 4th Edition (There is a fifth edition to be released at end of March, but we will not use that edition this year). You will need both a student textbook and the teacher guide which has the answer keys to assist in grading kids’ work. You will not need the exam packets at this time. You will need to purchase a lined/graphing notebook for all homework. Plus a geometry tool kit.

Prerequisites: Successful completion of HEED Algebra 1 or proficiency as demonstrated on placement test.

Honors Algebra 2  (9-12 grades) meets in person on Mondays and Wednesdays.

Mrs. Lynn Unruh

Course Description:

This Algebra 2 course uses the well‑known Saxon approach, which builds skills gradually and strengthens understanding through steady practice. Saxon math emphasizes long‑term mastery, confidence‑building, and high retention by weaving daily cumulative review into every lesson. This structure helps students truly own the material rather than memorizing it for a short time.
Throughout the year, students will explore a wide range of algebraic and geometric topics, including:

• Quadratic equations and completing the square

• Rational equations and complex numbers

• Radical expressions

• Trigonometric ratios and inverse functions

• Polar coordinates

• Direct and indirect variation

• Special triangles and vectors

• Inequalities, conic sections, and logarithms

Saxon’s strength comes from five key practices that support student success:

1. Practice of Basic Facts and Mental Math

2. Regular Problem‑Solving Practice

3. New Concepts Introduced in Small, Manageable Steps

4. Lesson Practice That Reinforces New Skills

5. Daily Problem Sets That Review Previously Taught Concepts

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Parental Involvement: Your partnership is an important part of helping your student succeed. Parents are asked to check homework and tests for completion and accuracy—ideally each day, but at least once a week. This simply means circling any incorrect or unclear answers and returning it to your students to correct. You do not need to understand the math itself; your involvement helps you quickly notice if your student is struggling.
Parents must also proctor all tests. Students should plan for about an hour of math each day and are expected to show all work neatly, avoid leaving blanks, and correct any mistakes. Staying current with assignments is essential, and students must maintain at least a 75% average unless special circumstances arise.
To protect academic integrity, students may not have access to answer keys. All work must be their own. Copying from any source—including answer keys, solution manuals, or other students—is considered cheating and may result in dismissal from HEED.

Required Curriculum:

Saxon Algebra 2, 3rd Edition; ISBN-1565771400, Saxon Algebra 2, 3rd Edition; Homeschool Packet and Test Forms; ISBN-1600320147, Saxon Algebra 2 Solutions Manual; ISBN-1565771435, (Note: the 2nd edition of the Saxon Algebra 2 book is acceptable, however, you must purchase the 3rd edition tests). Students will need any scanning application to upload homework. 

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Prerequisites:

Successful completion of HEED Math Algebra 1 or proficiency as demonstrated on placement test.

Students make take Algebra 2 or Geometry after completing Algebra 1.