Charlotte Christian School

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Charlotte Christian School
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Address
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7301 Sardis Rd Charlotte , North Carolina 28270 United States
Coordinates	35°08′27″N 80°46′10″W / 35.1408°N 80.7694°W / 35.1408; -80.7694Coordinates: 35°08′27″N 80°46′10″W / 35.1408°N 80.7694°W / 35.1408; -80.7694
Information
Type	Private, Day, College-prep
Motto	Veritas Tota, Homini Toti (We are committed to God's Truth)
Established	1950 (71 years ago) (1950)
CEEB code	340667
Head of school	Barry Giller
Faculty	67
Grades	JK–12
Enrollment	1,081
Campus size	55 acres (220,000 m2), 21 Buildings
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Royal blue, silver, white
Athletics	NCISAA
Nickname	Knights
Accreditation	SACS AdvancED
Website	www.charlottechristian.com

Charlotte Christian School is a private, college preparatory, non-denominational Christian school for grades K–12. It is located in Charlotte, North Carolina.^[1]

History[]

In 1950, D.L. Pointdexter McClenny began a ministry at Calvary Presbyterian Church in uptown Charlotte called Calvary Christian Day School for kindergarten to grade six. In 1960, a group of men inspired by a Billy Graham crusade organized Christian High School. In 1969, these two schools merged to become Christian School Association of Charlotte, Inc., creating a kindergarten through twelfth grade institution. The school continued to grow and moved to its current site on Sardis Rd. in 1971. In 1976 the school was renamed Charlotte Christian School.^[2]

Academics[]

Charlotte Christian offers more than 45 Advanced Placement and honors courses.^[3] The class of 2017 (102 members) received more than $5.3 million in academic, athletic and fine arts scholarships. In the National Merit Scholarship Competition (NMSC), Charlotte Christian had 11 awards recipients^[4]

Campus life[]

Charlotte Christian students have the opportunity to participate in the school's Knight Tank Program, an annual competition where students are encouraged to develop and implement new and innovative programs to enhance educational experiences.^[5]

Athletics[]

Charlotte Christian competes in the 3-A division of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (N.C.I.S.A.A.) and the Charlotte Independent Schools Athletic Association (CISAA) conference.^[3]

The varsity baseball team has won fifteen NCISAA state championship titles: 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2019.^[6]

Charlotte Christian's Varsity Football team has been noted for the four former professional players on its coaching staff and for its high percentage of graduating seniors that play in college.^[7] The team has won seven NCISAA state titles: 1992, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018.^[8][9][10] In 2018 they were named the number one overall team in the Charlotte area by WBTV and by The Charlotte Observer's Sweet 16 Poll (the second private school to win the poll in its history).^[11][12]

Charlotte Christian's Men's Varsity Basketball team has won three NCISAA state titles: 1992, 1997, and 2001.^[13] Charlotte Christian's Ladies' Varsity Basketball team has won five NCISAA state titles: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004.^[6]

Charlotte Christian's Ladies' Cross Country team has won three NCISAA state titles: 1990, 1991, 1993.^[6]

Charlotte Christian's Men's Track & Field team won an NCISAA state title in 2001, and the Ladies' Track and Field Team won state titles in 2001 and 2002.^[6]

Fine Arts[]

Charlotte Christian's arts programs and students are regularly recognized for excellence. The school offers a wide array of fine arts classes, including choir, broadcasting, orchestra and drama and it produces musicals each year involving students of all ages.^[14]

The performing arts program has received 24 Wells Fargo Blumey Award nominations for upper school musicals since the award began in 2012, and it has won five. Theatre students also have won honors at the Wingate Shakespeare Festival, the North Carolina Theatre Competition and Christians in Theatre Arts competitions.^[14]

The Center for Worship and Performing Arts is at the center of the fine arts program on campus. This two-story building contains an auditorium, a black-box theater, a scene shop and dressing rooms for student performers. There is also space for visual arts students to display their work. The center hosts plays, concerts, chapels, assemblies and other large events.^[14]

Notable alumni[]

• Daniel Bard, MLB pitcher^[15][16]
• Luke Bard, MLB pitcher
• Garrett Bradbury, NFL center, drafted in the first round to the Minnesota Vikings^[17]
• Seth Curry, NBA player^[18]
• Stephen Curry, NBA player, 3x NBA champion and 2x NBA MVP^[19]
• Matthias Farley, NFL safety^[20]
• Todd Fuller, NBA player
• Anthony Gill, professional basketball player^[21]
• Derek Halvorson, president, Covenant College^[22]
• Clint Irwin, MLS goalkeeper
• Jackson Kowar, baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization^[23]
• Mike Metcalf, Ganassi Racing^[24]
• Akil Mitchell, professional basketball player^[25]
• Ollie Sturluson, professional basketball player^[26]
• Lauren Swickard, actress^[27]
• Jeremy Thompson, NFL defensive end^[28][29]
• Orrin Thompson, NFL and Canadian Football League offensive tackle^[30]

References[]

External links[]

• Official website