Battery Creek High School

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Battery Creek High School
School type Public high school
Principal Edmond Burnes
Students 1534
Mascot Dolphin
Location Beaufort, South Carolina

Battery Creek High School is a 4-year International Baccalaureate public school in Beaufort, South Carolina. It is one of the two public high schools in Beaufort along with Beaufort High School, and is sometimes listed as being in Burton, South Carolina, an unincorporated sub-area of the Beaufort Urban Cluster.

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[edit] Mission

To foster an optimal environment for all students to become life long learners and productive citizens.

[edit] Vision

Battery Creek High School will ensure that an engaging, relevant, and rigorous standards-based curriculum is provided in a safe and orderly environment of diversity, which will empower students to maximize their academic potential.

[edit] Beliefs

  1. Providing the opportunity for all students to learn is a priority for our school.
  2. Students learn in different ways and should be exposed to a variety of instructional approaches.
  3. Students’ needs come first.
  4. Exceptional students require special services and resources.
  5. Students must learn to make appropriate decisions.
  6. Students must play an active part in the learning process.
  7. Teachers, staff, administrators, parents, students and community members share the responsibility of providing a supportive learning environment within our school.
  8. High expectations for student achievement and the ongoing evaluation of programs and curriculum lead to continuous improvement.
  9. Cultural diversity promotes individual growth and a positive self-concept.
  10. A variety of assessments allow students to demonstrate achievement.

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