2026-2027 Electives; Grades K5-8
MUSIC; GRADES K5-2
INTERMEDIATE MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS & ENSEMBLE; GRADES 7-8
BASIC MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS & ENSEMBLE; GRADES 3-6
Wednesday, 10:30 -11:25 AM
3rd Period
Instructors, Kerri Dilling & Sherry Hill
- $100/Semester
- $20/New Student; Instrument Rental Fee
This class builds a strong musical foundation for children by teaching essential concepts, language, notation, and vocabulary of music. Students will also be introduced to some of history’s greatest composers. Through singing, listening, movement, and interactive activities, they will explore the joy and beauty of music.
BASIC MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS & ENSEMBLE; GRADES 3-6
INTERMEDIATE MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS & ENSEMBLE; GRADES 7-8
BASIC MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS & ENSEMBLE; GRADES 3-6
Wednesday, 9:30 -10:25 AM
2nd Period
Directors, Kerri Dilling & Sherry Hill
- $100/Semester
- $15 Music Fee
This class is designed to teach basic music theory. Topics will include reading both treble and bass clefs, note values, time signatures, dynamics, whole and half steps among other musical elements. Students will have the opportunity to use their musical skills to learn to play in small instrumental ensembles and basic piano techniques.
Required Textbook(s)
INTERMEDIATE MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS & ENSEMBLE; GRADES 7-8
INTERMEDIATE MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS & ENSEMBLE; GRADES 7-8
INTERMEDIATE MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS & ENSEMBLE; GRADES 7-8
Wednesday, 9:30 -10:25 AM
2nd Period
Directors, Kerri Dilling & Sherry Hill
- $100/Semester
- $15 Music Fee
This class is designed to further students' knowledge of music theory by exploring topics such as major/minor scales, key signatures, intervals, the Circle of Fifths, complex rhythms that include sixteenth notes and triplets, scale degrees and the chords that are built upon them.
Students will have the opportunity to apply their musical skills to learn introductory piano pieces and participate in small instrumental ensembles.
Required Textbook(s)
HAND CHIMES; GRADES 7-8
INTERMEDIATE MUSIC FUNDAMENTALS & ENSEMBLE; GRADES 7-8
Monday, 9:30-10:25 AM
2nd Period
Director, Darcy Porter
- $100/Semester
- Additional $15 Music Fee
This course is perfect for students who are ready to experience the excitement and challenge of making music as part of an instrumental ensemble. Students will continue to build music fundamentals while exploring key concepts such as major and minor scales, key signatures, intervals, and chord building. They will also progress in their ability to read music, improve rhythmic accuracy, and learn both melodic and harmonic ringing techniques. This course is designed to help students grow in confidence and musicianship through hands-on experience.
No textbook or supplies
ACADEMIC SKILLS & SUCCESS; GRADES 5-6
Wednesday, 8:30-9:25 AM
1st Period
Instructor, Katherine Messier
- $100/Semester
- Additional $10 Copy Fee
Students will participate in weekly spelling and vocabulary review while building essential study skills that support academic success. The course also focuses on reading comprehension and critical thinking strategies to strengthen understanding across all subject areas. In addition, students will establish consistent class routines and structures that promote responsibility, independence, and accountability. They will also learn effective communication skills, including how to properly email teachers. A strong emphasis is placed on developing organizational habits, helping students learn how to manage materials, assignments, and time effectively. The skills learned will support their success in school and beyond.
No required textbook
Classroom Supplies:
Binder, 5 Tab Dividers, Loose Leaf Wide Lined Paper, 3 Ring Pencil Pocket (for the Binder), 2 Glue Sticks, 3 Pencils, 1 Rectangular Eraser, 3 Favorite Colored Pens (not yellow)
ASL II; GRADES 5-8
Wednesday, 11:30-12:25 PM
4th Period
Instructor, Melissa Alexander
- $100/Semester
Continuing to build on their American Sign Language (ASL I) foundation, second-year students will expand their ASL vocabulary to nearly 800 signs. The ASL sentence, grammar, and conversation structure used within the deaf community will be learned. Students will explore the use of ASL in singing and the beauty that ASL possesses when set to music. Students will continue working toward the goal of using ASL only during class time.
Required Textbook(s)
- Learn American Sign Language: Everything You Need To Start Signing by James W. Guido
ISBN-13:978-1-57715-107-4
- American Sign Language Workbook by Rochelle Barlow
ISBN - 978-1-64611-950-9
2026-2027 High School Electives; Grades 9-12
True Worshipers; Grades 9-12
Spiritual Development; Grades 7-9
Monday & Wednesday; 8-8:25 AM
Early Period
Instructor, Pastor Bryan Ries
* First Semester Class
- $132.50/Semester
- Credit: 0.5/Semester
During this first semester class students will discuss the following: Why do we exist? What does it actually mean to worship God?
And what does that look like in everyday life? This class is designed to help students discover that worship is much bigger than music or something that only happens during a church service. Worship is our whole-life response to who God is and what He has done for us through Christ. Class time will be interactive and discussion-based rather than lecture-heavy. Students will read short sections between classes, talk through big ideas together, memorize meaningful Scripture, and learn how a true understanding of worship shapes their faith, decisions, and daily life.
Required Textbook
- ESV Bible
- True Worshipers: Seeking What Matters to God by Bob Kauflin
- ISBN -13-978-1433542305
Classroom Supplies: Notebook and Pen
Spiritual Development; Grades 7-9
Spiritual Development; Grades 7-9
Monday & Wednesday, 8:30- 9:25 AM
1st Period
Instructor, Pastor Bryan Ries
- $265/Semester
- Credit: 1/Semester (Grade 9)
This class helps students understand how followers of Jesus grow in their faith. Just as a child must learn basic life skills - knowing who they belong to, learning to walk, talk, feed, and clean themselves - believers also grow spiritually by developing these same kinds of habits in their relationship to Christ. Students will discover the incredible realities of what God accomplishes in a person's life the moment they trust Christ. Through Scripture reading, discussion, and reflection, this class is designed to help students begin developing the understanding and spiritual habits
that lead to a growing, lifelong walk with Jesus.
Required Textbook(s)
- ESV Bible
- The following Booklets ($5.00/Booklet)
1. Clean: Cleansed Living
2. Feed: Learning to Feed Yourself
3. Identity: Learning Whose You Are
4. Talk: Learn to Talk
5. Walk: Learn to Walk
6. 33 Things That Happen at the Moment of Salvation
Creating Christian Content; Grades 9-12
Monday & Wednesday; 8-8:25 AM
Early Period
Instructor, Pastor Bryan Ries
* Second Semester Class
- $132.50/Semester
- Credit: 0.5/Semester
This second semester class will cover Creating Christian Content. We live in a world filled with messages that shape how people think about truth, faith, and life. This class equips students to become thoughtful Christian communicators who can clearly understand God's Word and faithfully share it with others. They will learn foundational Bible study methods. From there they will learn how to turn their knowledge into meaningful communication - crafting sermons, Bible lessons, and short-form devotionals that are clear, biblical, and engaging. Students will learn the basics of writing manuscripts, planning audio and video recordings, and communicating biblical truth through modern platforms such as podcasts, video teaching, and digital media. Students will understand the Bible more deeply, and gain practical skills to communicate God's truth with clarity, creativity, and conviction.
Required Textbook
- ESV Bible
Classroom Supplies: Notebook and Pen
German II; GRADES 9-12
High School Choir; Grades 9-12
Wednesday; 11:30AM-12:25 PM
4th Period
Instructor, Jon Streeter
- $265/Semester
- $10 Additional Copy Fee
- Credit: 0.5/Semester
German II continues to build upon the lessons learned last year with a major emphasis on more complex grammar and sentence structures. It also introduces short stories and writing assignments to develop students' reading comprehension and writing abilities.
Required Textbook
ISBN: 0821925601
ISBN: 0821925636
Class Supplies:
High School Choir; Grades 9-12
High School Choir; Grades 9-12
High School Choir; Grades 9-12
Monday & Wednesday, 11:30-12:25 PM
4th Period
Director, Darcy Porter
- $100/Semester
- $15 Additional Copy Fee
- Credits: 0.5/Semester
Students must audition for choir and will be placed into SATB voice parts (soprano, alto, tenor, or bass). Focus will be on performance preparation and music theory as it relates to reading music and developing overall musicianship. Choir provides a wonderful opportunity for students to grow individually and as an ensemble. Students will develop the discipline and skills that come with musical training.
2026 - 2027 Performances
- BTHE Talent Night; Thursday, October 22
- BTHE Christmas Concert: Wednesday, December 16
- Academic Festival, Friday, March 5
- Graduation/Awards Ceremony, May 4
- Local Church Performance(s)TBD
Students are required to have a BTHE choir shirt and khaki pants (may use their shirt from the previous year.) New shirts may be ordered from the BTHE Swag Store.
personal Finance; Grades 9-12
High School Choir; Grades 9-12
High School Choir; Grades 9-12
Monday & Wednesday, 10:30 -11:25 AM
3rd Period
Instructor, Jon Streeter
- $265/Semester
- Additional $25 Material Fee
- Additional $10 Copy Fee
- Credits: 1/Semester
Personal finance is a vital skill for high schoolers to learn that is sadly not taught in many traditional schools. This class will give students the tools to look after their money, prepare them for the ups and downs in the economy, and teach them about investment opportunities and the importance of balancing saving, spending, and giving. Each module begins with in-class lessons to teach the fundamentals of an aspect of personal finance; they are then followed with application exercises both during and outside class.
Required Textbook
Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties by Beth Kobliner, 2017
ISBN: 10-1476782385
Class Supplies: Calculator
COMm-100 Principles of communication; GRADES 11-12
COMm-100 Principles of communication; GRADES 11-12
COMm-100 Principles of communication; GRADES 11-12
Wednesday, 1 -1:55 PM
5th Period
Instructor, Alicia Estes
* First Semester Class
- $560.00/Semester
- $10 Additional Copy Fee
- Credit: 3.0/Semester through Indiana Wesleyan University
This class will focus on analysis and understanding of the human communication process with attention to interpersonal and public applications. Includes interpersonal and group relationship experiences as well as public speaking. Projects will include job preparations such as shadowing, interviews, and preparation of a resume. This class is eligible to count as one speech credit.
No Required Textbook
Class Supplies: Three-ring binder, page dividers, red pen
Game Theory; Grades 9-12
COMm-100 Principles of communication; GRADES 11-12
COMm-100 Principles of communication; GRADES 11-12
Monday & Wednesday, 9:30-10:25
2nd Period
Instructor, Jon Streeter
- $265.00 per semester
- Additional $10 Copy Fee
- Additional $10 Materials Fee
- Credit 0.5/Semester
Game theory is the study of how people make decisions. This class will introduce students to decision-making using a combination of critical thinking lessons, moral and spiritual discussions, and actual games played in class. They will learn the basics of rational analysis when presented with constrained choices, discuss philosophical and ethical questions (no debates), and make decisions that will earn them rewards - and let them compete with their friends in games like Monopoly, Risk, chess, and more! There may even be a military-style
simulation that will run during second semester.
No Required Textbook
Classroom Supplies: Notebook and Pen
Whole Health for Teens; Grades 9-12
COMm-100 Principles of communication; GRADES 11-12
Whole Health for Teens; Grades 9-12
Online Homeschool Virtual Health Course
Online Instructor, Rebecca Stuart, NTP
BTHE does not provide a Health course; however, many of our families have successfully fulfilled the required credit through the highly recommended online program offered by Liberty Wellness & Co. ; Aligned with National Health Education Standards for high school credit. Fully online and self-directed.
Know Your Health
- 2026 Fall Semester
- August 26- December 18
- 2027 Spring Semester
- January 13- April 30
