Mars Hill Academy, Lexington

Mars Hill Academy Lexington, Kentucky

This High School level program is built on the principles of Christian community (see History section on Web page).

  • The graduating class of 2007 will be the eighth group of students to complete the full Mars Hill curriculum. The program began in 1995.
  • The education is classical. Students follow the Trivium of Latin, Logic and Rhetoric. The graduating seniors will have completed two to four years of Latin and Logic, and one year of Rhetoric. They will also have completed a reading list of approximately 60 classics.
  • The average rank of all Mars Hill Students, (grades 7-11) on standardized achievement tests is above average for both state and national levels for the 2006 school year.
  • The Mars Hill concept incorporates an Oxford model of learning at the high school level. Classes are prepared and taught by master teachers:
    • Martin Cothran, MA Simon Greeneleaf School of Law: Trivium
    • Dr. Melissa Pittard, PhD University of Kentucky: Mathematics
    • Dr. William J. John, MD University of Kentucky: Sciences
  • Students gather for lecture at the beginning of each week. Reading assignments and homework are assigned on this day. Students have the option of help sessions offered on Thursdays for most classes. Students manage their own work the other four days with oversight from their parents.
  • History, Literature and Writing are cross-disciplinary. The reading list for each grade corresponds to the time period being covered in history. Writing assignments are graded by both the English and History Teacher.

January 12, 2007

Billy Henderson, Headmaster

Graduates

1999 Graduating Class

  • Ryan Schwartz, Tim Piazza

2000 Graduating Class

  • Matthew Henderson, Allison Ball, Ryan Brown, Brook Preston, Amanda Ford

2001 Graduating Class

Keren Henderson, Hannah Robuck, Cody Smith, Kyle Vogel, Jonathan Slay, Katherine Slay

2004 Graduating Class

  • Garrett Brightwell, Benjamin Hughes, Stephen Henderson, Erin Brown, Bethany Scales, Mary Theresa Ware, Rachael John, Scott McIntosh

2006 Graduating Class

  • Yazmine Baker, Jared Scales, Amy Kindler, Cali Fleming, Jenny Slay, Taylor Weatherford, Katie Trimble, Jennifer Graehler, Ann Cothran, Amanda Schmoll, Jana Papp

2007 Graduating Class

  • Alison Adams, Josiah Calicott, Jonathan Carmen, Ryan Camenish, Susannah Henderson, Rose John, Joshua Patton, Janet Vogel, Stephen Hughes