Highland Christian School’s Vision Statement states that students are Academically Equipped, Biblically Grounded, and Spiritually Nurtured to Impact the World for Christ.

With this vision statement, we do well in measuring the Academic Equipping of students through a variety of academic assessments. We are, however, left with the questions: How do we measure the Biblical Grounding and Spiritual Nurturing of HCS students? What is the portrait of a Biblically Grounded and Spiritually Nurtured student?

In order to answer these questions we looked at the Mission Statement:
In order to honor God, we nurture and guide students:
• To SEE the Father’s creation.
• To SENSE order in a world saved by Christ.
• To SERVE God through the leading of the Holy Spirit.

We articulated the lifelong discipleship habits and practices that form our students and transform God’s world. We imagined how HCS students would continue to develop and grow in their relationship with God, His world, and His people. Then, lastly, we created nine roles composed our Profile of a Graduate.

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Creation Caretaker who celebrates and cares for God's creation. Nurture and respect all of God's creation that he has entrusted to us.

The LORD God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden to work it and take care of it. Genesis 2:15

Image Reflector who individually and uniquely reflects God's image. Display God's power and glory, and recognize His image in all whom we encounter.

and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. Colossians 3:10

Beauty Creator who uses their creativity and efforts to glorify God. Invited to design, invent, build, create, dramatize, and restore beauty in order to continue to enhance God's kingdom here on earth.

and I have filled him with the Spirit of God, with wisdom, with understanding, with knowledge and with all kinds of skills - to make artistic designs for work in gold, silver, and bronze, to cut and set stones, to work in wood, and to engage in all kinds of crafts. Exodus 31:3-5

Scripture Follower who actively connects to God's calling upon their life by applying Scripture. Learn and believe that God's infallible word speaks to all aspects of life.

All scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness, so that the servant of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work. II Timothy 3:16-17

Truth Promoter who seeks and spreads God's truth. Boldly promote God's truth by living it out in word and deed, encouraging others to do the same.

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to your neighbor for we are all members of one body. Ephesians 4:25

Servant Worker who demonstrates God's love by serving others. Follow Christ's example by humbly and willingly serving others for God's glory.

For we are God's handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:10

Justice Advocator who recognizes and Biblically responds to injustice. Learnt to use our God-given gifts and talents to stand up for truth and to defend those who cannot defend themselves.

Learn to do what is right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Isaiah 1:17

Community Builder who promotes unity and collaboration around them. Build an encouraging and empathizing community. Make God-honoring communities through joyful cooperation and collaboration.

For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. Romans 12:4-5

God Worshipper who exalts God's name through worship and service as led by the Holy Spirit. Recognize that worshipping God is honoring and trusting who God is, what He has done, and what He will do.

I will extol the LORD at all times; his praise will always be on my lips. I will glory in the LORD; let the afflicted hear and rejoice. Glorify the LORD with me; let us exalt his name together. Psalm 34:1-3