Grapevine Faith Admissions Lookbook 2020-2021

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GRAPEVINE FAITH CHRISTIAN SCHOOL

OUR MISSION
GRAPEVINE FAITH
EXISTS TO
DEVELOP & GRADUATE
AUTHENTIC CHRISTIAN
LEADERS

WELCOME
Grapevine Faith Christian School offers a unique educational experience
that has a profound impact on both students and families. We are pleased
that you are considering a Christ-centered education at Grapevine Faith.

Academics
At Faith, we see academics as
a matter of the stewardship of
a child’s God-given potential
and therefore our educational
program is marked by
teacher intentionality and
accountability. We employ
only those fully committed to
Jesus Christ with a calling to
academia. All teachers must
possess a minimum 4-year
degree along with ACSI and
state certifications.
We continually work to
improve classroom content,
and cultivate meaningful
relationships with students,
while infusing a biblical
worldview into every aspect
of the Faith experience.
Curriculum is rigorous, but
implemented in a supportive
environment, allowing each
student to flourish. Technology
is woven into the learning
process, equipping students
with media literacy to benefit
them now and in the future.
The combination of Kingdomminded
families, exceptional
faculty and facilities, and
college preparatory curriculum
makes for an environment
primed for the development of
authentic Christian leaders.

ELEMENTARY
biblical mandate to train their children in Truth. We educate and
challenge students in a loving and caring environment with an
emphasis on student differentiation. This affords our elementary
teachers the opportunity to work individually with students in
a manner that best suits each child’s learning style, laying the
foundation for their development as an authentic Christian leader.
JUNIOR HIGH
kind of support for their educational progress. Our experienced
junior high faculty recognizes these hurdles, and strategically
motivates students to see them as opportunities for academic
and leadership development. Our junior high discipleship
program allows students to have a staff member mentor them
throughout the school year. Curriculum is designed to build
critical thinking, provide hands-on learning, encourage healthy
interactions with peers, and instill responsibility. Faith junior high
prepares students spiritually, physically, emotionally, and socially
for the transition to high school.
HIGH SCHOOL
High school faculty and staff challenge students to accept
the calling to authentic Christian leadership. We believe a rich
combination of opportunities - strong academics, dynamic
creative arts, competitive athletics, solid biblical instruction and
personal involvement in missions - help students develop their
and cross the stage at graduation knowing they are equipped
for the challenges and opportunities they will face in college
and beyond.

GRADUATE
$62,582,879
GFCS Classes of 2007-current

HIGHLIGHTS
FAITH
STUDENTS
SCORE 30%
ABOVE THE
NATIONAL
AVERAGE.

FAITH FACTS
Faith is an independent, interdenominational, biblically based school system. We have
approximately 800 students that represent more than 15 denominations and over
denomination. We are not funded by the state of Texas. All of our funding comes from
tuition and fees as well as private donors.
Our Typical Class Size
Elementary
Pre-K
10 students per class
Kindergarten
14 students per class
1st-5th grade
18 students per class
Jr. High
Maximum 21-23 students per class
High School
Maximum 23-25 students per class
Homeschool
Grapevine Faith has a homeschool
program in our Elementary and Jr.
High. Elementary students come one
day a week for co-curricular classes.
Classes include Chapel, Library,
Spanish, Science, Art, Music, and P.E.
Jr. High students may enroll in up to
three classes. Students attend every day
for the block of time their classes are
held.
Calendar
36 Weeks, 4 Grading Periods,
2 Semesters
School Hours
Pre-K-5th grade
8:00 a.m. – 3:15 p.m
Elementary Homeschool
8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
6th-12th grade
8:15 a.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Elementary students may be
dropped off as early as 7:30 a.m.
Jr. High and High School students
may be dropped off as early as
7:45 a.m.
Afterschool Care is available for
an additional charge. It is provided
until 5:30 p..m. for students in
Pre-K-5th and 6th-8th grades.
Our Teachers
Grapevine Faith hires and retains
professionally equipped Christian
role models who pursue life-long
learning. Our teachers are degreed
Uniforms
Students at all grade levels wear
uniforms. Complete details can be
found in the handbook.
Sports Offered
Kindergarten – 6th grade: youth
football, basketball and cheerleading
Jr. High (7th-8th grade): cross country
football, volleyball, basketball,
baseball, swimming, soccer, track,
cheer, tennis
High School (9th-12th grade): cross
country, football, volleyball, basketball,
soccer, swimming, golf, baseball,
softball, track, tennis, cheer
Parent Involvement
Grapevine Faith has an active PTF
(Parent/Teacher Fellowship). This
organized group of parent volunteers
works in cooperation with teachers
to better the school through prayer,
service, and volunteer work. The
Student Registration Fee pays for
membership in PTF for all families.
Lunch
Grapevine Faith has a hot lunch
program on campus that begins on
set up a lunch account or pay
daily for their lunch. Students may
also bring lunch to school.
Grapevine Faith does not
discriminate based on race or ethnic
origin in the admission of students
and hiring of faculty
and staff.
Grapevine Faith is a believer school.
This means at least one parent/
guardian is a professing Christian.

CORE VALUES Truth, Wisdom, Honor
Accreditation/Certcation
School Wide Objectives:
Grapevine Faith Christian School is accredited by
and is a member of the Association of Christian
Schools International (ACSI). ACSI is the largest
Christian school accrediting organization in the
world. The state of Texas does not directly accredit
private schools. Rather, the Texas Education
Agency has a committee, the Texas Educational
Private School Accrediting Committee (TEPSAC),
which recognizes accrediting agencies. ACSI is
recognized as a proper accrediting agency by
TEPSAC. Faith received full accreditation status
in May 2004 and has maintained full status
to date. Through a more extensive dual
accreditation, Faith Christian School is also
accredited by AdvanceED, the largest accrediting
body in the world, including 32,000 schools, over
4 million educators, and more than 20 million
students across the United States and over
70 other nations. AdvancED was established
in 2006 by the merging of the North Central
Association Commission on Accreditation
and School Improvement (NCA CASI) and the
Souther Association of Colleges and School on
Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS
CASI) - and expanded through the addition of the
Northwest Accreditation Commission (NWAC) in
2011. The strength of any school is its teachers.
At Faith, we hire teachers who are fully committed
to Jesus Christ and feel a call to teach. They must
have a four-year degree from a recognized school.
Faith teachers have both ACSI and state certification.
1. Grapevine Faith Christian School will
infuse a biblical worldview into students
and families in every aspect of their
school experience.
2. Grapevine Faith Christian School will
support families as they fulfill their biblical
mandate for Christian education of children.
3. Grapevine Faith Christian School will
encourage staff, students, and families to be
actively involved in and committed to
a Bible-believing local church body.
4. Grapevine Faith Christian School will hire
and retain professionally equipped Christian
role models who pursue life-long learning.
5. Grapevine Faith Christian School will provide
a challenging, Christ-centered and biblically
based curriculum.
6. Grapevine Faith Christian School will
encourage and provide ministry opportunities
to the local community and beyond.
7. Grapevine Faith Christian School will exercise
biblically based stewardship of resources.

STATEMENT OF FAITH
» We Believe the Bible to be the inspired,
infallible, immutable Word of God
(II Timothy 3:15, II Peter 1:21).
» We Believe there is one God, eternally
existent in three persons- Father, Son, and
Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1, Matthew 28:19, John
10:30).
» We Believe in the deity of Christ (John
10:33); His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14;
Matthew 1:23; Luke 1:35); His sinless life
(Hebrews 4:15; Hebrews 7:26); His miracles
(John 2:11); His substitutionary atoning
death (I Corinthians 15:3; Ephesians 1:7;
Hebrews 2:9) His resurrection (John 11:25; I
Corinthians 15:4); His Ascension to the right
hand of the Father (Mark 16:19); and His
personal return in power and glory (Acts
1:11; Revelation 19:11).
» We Believe in the absolute necessity of
regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation
because of the exceeding sinfulness of the
on the single ground of faith and the shed
blood of Christ and that only by God’s
grace and through faith alone we are saved.
Believing in and accepting Christ brings
about a vital living personal relationship to
every believer (Romans 10:9-13; John 3:16-
19; John 5:24; Romans 3:23; Romans 5:8,9;
Ephesians 2:8-10; Titus 3:5).
» We Believe in the resurrection of both the
saved and the lost; they that are saved unto
the resurrection of life, and they that are
lost unto the resurrection of damnation
(John 5:28-29).
» We Believe in the present ministry of
the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling
the Christian is enabled to live a godly
life (Romans 8:13,14; I Corinthians 3:16;
I Corinthians 6:19-20; Ephesians 4:30;
Ephesians 5:18).
» We Believe that the term marriage has only
one meaning: the uniting of one man and
one woman in a single, exclusive union, as
delineated in Scripture (Genesis 2:18-25).
We believe that God intends sexual
intimacy to occur only between a man and
a woman who are married to each other
(I Corinthians 6:18, 7:2-5; Hebrews 13:4).
We believe that God’s command is that
there be no sexual intimacy outside of or
apart from marriage between a man and a
woman.
» We Believe that God wonderfully
foreordained and immutably created
each person as either male or female in
conformity with their biological sex. These
two distinct yet complementary genders
God (Genesis 1:26-27).
Our Statement of Faith is not exhaustive of
all of our beliefs. The Bible, as the inspired
and infallible Word of God, speaks with
absolute authority regarding the proper
conduct of mankind and is the unchanging
foundation for all belief and behavior. The
Grapevine Faith Christian School Board of
on biblical meaning and application with
regard to faith, doctrine, policy, practice
and discipline.
» We Believe in the spiritual unity of believers
in our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 8:9;
I Corinthians 12:12,13; Galatians 3:26-28).

ADMISSIONS PROCESS
Online application
Admissions testing - varies by grade. Contact admissions office for details.
Student Questionnaire and Essay for those entering 6th through 12th grade
Recommendation forms:
Pastor
Principal
Teacher - one for students entering Pre-K through 5th grade; two current-year teachers of
core subjects (English, Math, Science, History) for students entering 6th through 12th grade
Birth certificate (copy is acceptable)
Immunization records (copy is acceptable)
School records - release of records for current year and previous three years’ report cards
and any testing results
Parent interview - once the above are complete, the principal’s assistant will call to schedule your
parent meeting with the principal. An admissions decision is made after the interview.
First pool applicants are those who have completed the admissions process by the end of February.
First pool admission decision notifications are sent in early March.
Applicants are considered year-round on a rolling basis, space permitting.

Student Life
Student life at Graepvine Faith centers around the school’s mission
to develop and graduate authentic Christian leaders. Students of all
grade levels and abilities can find a place to get involved, whether that’s
serving on Student Council, being a Bible Buddy, competing with
Math Club, leading worship in chapel, or planning a trip to Europe.
There’s something for everyone at Grapevine Faith.

Creative Arts
The Creative Arts Department
of Grapevine Faith seeks to
develop leaders and glorify
God through the discipleship
of creative art students and
the pursuit of excellence in
arts education. Through a
diverse range of art forms and
instructional strategies, the
Creative Arts faculty inspires,
equips and empowers
students to discover, develop,
and demonstrate God-given
talents. Further, students
develop a biblical worldview
and life-long appreciation for
the arts.
Athletics
The mission of the Grapevine
Faith Athletics Department
is to employ, equip, empower,
and encourage qualified
coaches to maximize the
platform of athletics to
develop and graduate
authentic Christian leaders.
Coaches work with students
to develop fitness and athletic
ability, increase athletic
performance, and develop
habits to live a healthy
lifestyle. Although we have
made winning a tradition, our
main goal is to develop our
athletes to be strong men and
women of God.
We Offer
• Art
• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cheer
• Choir
• Cross Country
• Dance
• Drumline
• Elementary Music
• Football
• Golf
• Graphic Design
• Jazz and Chapel Bands
• Journalism
• Lion Leadership
• Media Production
• Music
• Musical Theatre
• National Honor Society
• Photography
• Soccer
• Softball
• Speech and Debate
• Student Congress
• Student Council
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Theatre
• Track and Field
• Volleyball
• Yearbook

Leadership
The central goal at Grapevine
Faith is to provide students
with opportunities to practice
servant leadership. This
process begins as soon as
a student enters Faith.
Elementary students follow
a scripture-infused “Leader in
Me” program. Opportunities
such as Leadership Rally Team,
Science Lab, Art and Library
Assistants, Afternoon Traffic
Patrol, Chapel Technology and
Pre-K helpers provide real life
leadership application.
Junior high students organize
Pre-K and Kindergarten Field
Day, manage the Winder
Wonderland gift shop, and
attend the Lift Tour sponsored
by Student Leadership University.
Junior high Student Council
members help with school
functions and facilitate a
Thanksgiving basket outreach
for the local community.
High school students are given
significant tasks which include
organizing and executing class
trips, chapels, conferences,
and travel across the globe.
High school students hold
leadership positions in Student
Council, Student Congress, and
National Honor Society.
• Bible Buddies
• Helping Hands
• STEAM Club
• Math Club
• Student Council
• Student Congress
• Leader in Me
• Drum Line
• Art Club
• Tech Theatre Club
• Student Ambassadors
• National Honor Society
• Lion Leadership Program
• Emmanuel Mission School
• Speech and Debate Team
• Spanish National Honor Society
• Infusion Dance Club
• International Thespian Society
• Chapel Worship Team
• Leadership Rally Team

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