High School (9-12)
In High School, we offer a rigorous college and career preparatory program which includes Advanced Placement (AP) and dual-enrollment options. Our primary goal in High School is to help our students build a foundation for success and prepare them to pursue fulfilling lives in our dynamic world.
The High School experience extends far beyond the classroom walls. Outside the class, learning is made relevant through self-directed learning, experiential learning, and service learning, as well as extracurriculars in the arts, athletics, and student organizations.
Greetings to all of our Bridges Preparatory School families!
We are excited to begin the 2023-2024 school year on August 9. Our staff has been hard at work preparing for this year’s courses and attending professional development in an effort to provide our students with the best educational experience possible. BPS continues to grow in our course offerings, and we have added several new courses and programs to include PLTW Principles of Biomedical Science, Advanced Placement Literature, Advanced Placement Psychology, Advanced Placement Government, SREB Ready For High School Math, Human Geography, and Portuguese Cultures. We are also beginning our partnership with the Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics with an emphasis on Engineering. In addition to our added academic course offerings, we will continue to teach the whole child through the incorporation of Morning Meeting and Paideia Seminar, placing an emphasis on our students' social and emotional learning.
It is my privilege to serve as our students' principal, and I look forward to an amazing 2023-24 school year!
GO BUCS!
- Mr. Tooman
Daniel Tooman
9-12 Principal
Ashley Reid
9-12 Assistant Principal
This Course Catalog provides information about the courses typically offered at BPS, along with information about the minimum BPS graduation requirements. As students begin choosing courses for next year and beyond, keep in mind that students will perform best when a program is selected that includes courses that are personally interesting and at an appropriate level of challenge.
Bridges Preparatory School (BPS) recently announced a partnership with the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM).
Through this partnership, BPS high school students are able to enroll in the GSSM Accelerate program. This program is an intensive, three-year program for high school students interested in careers in engineering, or a related field.
The Accelerate classes are offered virtually and are supplemented by in-person summer learning experiences, labs, and research opportunities. Students are expected to complete the program requirements in addition to their regular coursework.
Through this program, students have the opportunity to graduate high school with as many as 39 semester hours of college credit. In addition to the dual enrollment course offerings, students have the opportunity to take honors electives in specific engineering specializations, such as biomedical, aerospace, and environmental engineering.
The Bridges Preparatory School Parent/Student Handbook is available to all students and their families, and it is their responsibility to be familiar with its contents. The primary purpose of the handbook is to provide information related to all aspects of student life, as well as policies and regulations applicable to BPS students and their families.
2023-24 Parent/Student Handbook
BPS reserves the right to alter the policies and regulations stated in the Parent/Student Handbook, and every effort will be made to keep parents and students advised of changes.
Over the next 5 years, we plan to add the following programs to our High School offerings:
2022-23 School Year
- AP Human Geography
- AP Studio Art
- AP US History
- Entrepreneurship
- French 1
- Current Events
- Psychology
- Marine Science
- Image Editing
- Computer Science Principles
2023-24 School Year
- Governor School Engineering Program
- AP Psychology
- AP Literature
- AP Language
- Culinary Arts
- Weightlifting
- French 2
- Youth and Government
- PLTW Biomedical/Human Body Systems
- Marketing
- Band 1
2024-25 School Year
- AP Seminar
- AP Biology
- AP Government
- Welding (building and equipment)
- Agriculture Tech
- Automechanics
- French 3
- Computer Repair
- Networking
- Accounting 1
- Band 2
2025-26 School Year
- AP Research
- AP Calculus A/B
- Accounting 2
- Chorus 1
- Theatre 1
- Band 3
2026-27 School Year
- Chorus 2
- Theatre 2
- Band 4
IMPORTANT! Parents, please make sure to have your child at the school on time for testing. Students may not be in possession of any electronic devices that can be used for communicating, timing, creating images, or storing images. These devices will be collected by the TA and returned after testing is complete. Parents, please consider that doctors’ appointments and other out-of-school functions should not be scheduled during testing hours.
NEW! Student and Parent Resources web page— This web page is available to assist parents who are individuals with a disability as defined by the ADA (https://ed.sc.gov/tests/assessment-information/student-and-parent-resources/).
Foreign language translations of Individual Student Reports (ISRs) and the Parent and Student Brochures are available to parents directly from this web page.