Calvary Christian School (King, North Carolina)

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
Address
Map
536 South Main Street

27021

United States
Coordinates36°15′54″N 80°20′31″W / 36.26500°N 80.34194°W / 36.26500; -80.34194
Information
TypePrivate
Established1982 (42 years ago) (1982)
CEEB code342031
PrincipalSidney Main
Teaching staff
  • Anthony Keel
  • Emily Broyhill
  • Dianna Shaffer
  • Lynette Cave
  • Michael Lane
  • Bradley Nagal
  • Thomas Delp
  • April Tackett
  • John Foote
  • Monica Foote
  • Amanda Smith
  • Darlene Moore
  • Noell Auten
  • Marilyn Comstock
Number of students262 (2022–23)[1]
Student to teacher ratio10.5[1]
Color(s)Red, white, and blue
   
MascotCougar
AffiliationIndependent Baptist
Websitewww.calvarychristianschool.org/home.html

History

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In 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

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  1. ^ a b "Calvary Christian School 2017-2018 School stats". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved October 5, 2020.
  2. ^ "Overview". calvarychristianschool.org. Calvary Christian School. Retrieved February 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "2018 North Carolina Directory of Non-Public Schools" (PDF). nc.gov. State of North Carolina. Retrieved February 8, 2019.