Mount Paran Christian School

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Mount Paran Christian School
Address
1275 Stanley Road

Kennesaw
,
Georgia

United States
Coordinates33°59′16″N 84°36′45″W / 33.9877342°N 84.6124801°W / 33.9877342; -84.6124801Coordinates: 33°59′16″N 84°36′45″W / 33.9877342°N 84.6124801°W / 33.9877342; -84.6124801
Information
TypePrivate, coeducational, secondary
Established1976
GradesPre-k through 12
EnrollmentAbout 1200
Color(s)    Blue, white, and black
MascotEagle

Mount Paran Christian School is a private Christian school located in Kennesaw, Georgia, United States. It includes pre-K through 12th grade. Notable alumni include Trent Pearson and Brett Kozee of the band Trent in the Trees.

Organization[]

Mission and goals[]

Mount Paran Christian School opened in 1976 as a private independent school with the goal of academic excellence in a Christ-centered environment. The program seeks to incorporate a college preparatory curriculum motivated by combining school, church activities and the students' homes. The school encourages extended families to play a part in the students' daily life and their support of school events such as chapel, and musical or drama productions.

The school's mission statement is "Providing academic excellence in a Christ-centered environment, Mount Paran Christian School unites with home and church to prepare servant-leaders to honor God, love others, & walk in truth."[1]

Academics[]

MPCS is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). Mount Paran Christian School offers a full college preparatory program with Honors and Advanced Placement classes, as well as joint enrollment with several area colleges. Mount Paran incorporates art, music, computer, foreign language, and physical education as regular components of the instructional program, beginning in preschool and extending through high school.

Mount Paran Christian School offers a program for gifted students in second through fourth grade (called ENCORE). Entrance into this program is based on testing and teacher recommendations. Advanced classes are offered in math and language arts for 5th-8th grade and accelerated classes starting in 7th grade.

The high school newspaper, The Eagle Eye, is in magazine format and focuses on the school's current events as well as outside news.

Admission[]

Mount Paran Christian School's admissions department claims to make admission decisions for prospective students with the following general criteria in mind: faith commitment of the family and applicant, readiness to learn, relevant academic skills, behavioral history, self-motivation, and leadership potential.

Sports[]

Mount Paran competes in Georgia High School Association's Region 6-A.

Murray Arts Center[]

This arts center, bought by the school, opened in August 2008. Costing $35 million, the complex includes an 800-seat music hall, theater, dance studios and video production facilities.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ MPCS - Who We Are - Mission Statement Archived 2008-03-14 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ "Multi-Million Dollar Murray Arts Center Debuts in Atlanta - WSDG World-Class Architecture/Acoustics Distinguish New Education/Entertainment Complex", Wall Street Journal

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