Calvary Christian School (CCS) is a Christian, Independent Baptist private school located in King, North Carolina that was founded in 1982 by Roger Baker. In 2021, an all new state-of-the-art school building was built next to the Calvary Baptist Church.[2][3]
| Calvary Christian School | |
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536 South Main Street 27021 United States | |
| Coordinates | 36°15′54″N 80°20′31″W / 36.26500°N 80.34194°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1982 |
| CEEB code | 342031 |
| Principal | Sidney Main |
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| Number of students | 262 (2022–23)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 10.5[1] |
| Color(s) | Red, white, and blue |
| Mascot | Cougar |
| Affiliation | Independent Baptist |
| Website | www |
History
editIn 1982, Pastor Roger Baker of Calvary Baptist Church in King, North Carolina had a desire to reach young children to Christ[citation needed] and Calvary Christian School was established. Tom Callahan was the first principal of CCS. Currently Sidney Main is the principal and has been for the past 25+ years. Anthony Keel is currently the longest running teacher at CCS.
On March 12, 2020, CCS was dramatically affected by the COVID-19 pandemic which led to remote learning for the remainder of the school year. However, CCS began the 2020–2021 school year with no issues and in-class learning while observing social distancing guidelines and masks were optional.
In 2021, a new school building was built next to the Calvary Baptist Church. The 2022–23 school year was the first school year to feature this building.
References
edit- ^ a b "Calvary Christian School 2017-2018 School stats". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
- ^ "Overview". calvarychristianschool.org. Calvary Christian School. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
- ^ "2018 North Carolina Directory of Non-Public Schools" (PDF). nc.gov. State of North Carolina. Retrieved February 8, 2019.