Presbyterian Christian School (PCS), is a private Christian school in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. It was originally founded as Bay Street Christian Day School in 1976.[1] It serves preschool through grade 12. Grades K5-6 attend one campus, while 7-12 attend an adjacent campus.[2]
| Presbyterian Christian High School | |
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| Address | |
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103 WSF Tatum Drive , , United States | |
| Coordinates | 31°17′06″N 89°18′42″W / 31.2851°N 89.3117°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Independent Christian School |
| Motto | Truth, Honor, Loyalty |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Denomination | Presbyterian |
| Established | 1975 |
| Administrator | Heather Tisdale (Preschool), Scott Griffith (Elementary), Gareth Bonner/Keith Rice (Secondary) |
| Head of school | Jimmy Messer |
| Chaplain | Daniel Bennett |
| School roll | c. 1,000 |
| Mascot | Bobcat |
| Website | www |
The historian Joseph Crespino has noted that, unlike many other private schools in Mississippi, PCS was established after school desegregation began and enrolled minority students within a few years of its founding.[3] Crespino's theory has been questioned, in light of the school's enrollment patterns compared to the general (at the time) enrollment patterns of white Southern families in private schools following desegregation.[4]
On August 29, 2024, it was announced that PCS would be moving from the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools to the Mississippi High School Activities Association starting in the 2025-26 school year. [5]
References
edit- ^ "Brief history of PCS". Hattiesburg American. March 19, 2000. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Home." Presbyterian Christian School. Retrieved on May 7, 2015. "PCS Secondary School houses grades 7-12 on a campus located on 221 Bonhomie Road." and "PCS Elementary School houses K5-6th grades and is located at 103 WSF Tatum Drive, adjacent to the secondary campus."
- ^ Crespino, Joseph (2007). In Search of Another Country: Mississippi and the Conservative Counterrevolution. Princeton University Press. p. 264. ISBN 0691122091.
- ^ Winstead, Rachel. "Basements Below the Sanctuary: A Story of the Church School". University of Mississippi. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ https://pcsk12.org/2024/08/pcs-accepted-for-membership-by-mhsaa/
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