Charlotte Christian School

Charlotte Christian School is a private, college preparatory, non-denominational Christian school for grades JK–12 located in Charlotte, North Carolina.^[3]

Charlotte Christian School
Location
7301 Sardis Rd Charlotte, North Carolina , Mecklenburg County 28270 United States
Coordinates	35°08′27″N 80°46′10″W
Information
Type	Private independent college-preparatory Christian
Motto	Veritas Tota, Homini Toti (We are committed to God's Truth)
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian
Denomination	Non-denominational
Established	1950 (75 years ago) (1950)
CEEB code	340667
NCES School ID	01011634[1]
Head of school	Barry Giller
Faculty	90.9 (on an FTE basis)[1]
Grades	JK–12
Gender	Co-educational
Enrollment	1,111[1]
Student to teacher ratio	12.2[1]
Campus size	55 acres (220,000 m2), 21 Buildings
Campus type	Suburban
Color(s)	Royal blue, white, black
Athletics conference	North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA)
Nickname	Knights
Team name	Charlotte Christian Knights
Accreditation	SACS AdvancED
Tuition	$18,850–$24,605[2]
Website	www.charlottechristian.com

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 Road in 1971. In 1976 the school was renamed Charlotte Christian School.^{[4][verification needed]}

Academics

Charlotte Christian offers more than 45 Advanced Placement and honors courses.^[5] In the National Merit Scholarship Competition (NMSC), Charlotte Christian had 11 awards recipients^{[6][verification needed]}

Fine arts

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.^[7]

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.^{[7][verification needed]}

Athletics

Charlotte Christian competes in the 4-A division of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA) and the Charlotte Independent Schools Athletic Association (CISAA) conference.^[5]

The varsity baseball team has won seventeen NCISAA state championship titles: 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, 2022.^[8]

The Charlotte Christian varsity softball team has won two NCISAA state championship titles: 2021, 2022^[8]

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.^[9] The team has won nine NCISAA state titles: 1992, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020.^[8]

Charlotte Christian's Men's Varsity Basketball team has won three NCISAA state titles: 1992, 1997, and 2001.^[10] Charlotte Christian's Ladies' Varsity Basketball team has won five NCISAA state titles: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004.^[8]

Charlotte Christian's Ladies' Cross Country team has won three NCISAA state titles: 1990, 1991, 1993.^[8]

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.^[8]

Notable alumni

• Daniel Bard, MLB pitcher^[11][12]
• Luke Bard, MLB pitcher^[13]
• Garrett Bradbury, NFL center^[14][15]
• Seth Curry, NBA player^[16]
• Stephen Curry, NBA player, 4x NBA champion and 2x NBA MVP^[17]
• Matthias Farley, NFL safety^[18][19]
• Todd Fuller, NBA player
• Anthony Gill, professional basketball player^[20]
• Derek Halvorson, president, Covenant College^[21]
• Bo Hines, college football player and politician^[22]
• Clint Irwin, MLS goalkeeper^[23]
• Jackson Kowar, baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization^[24][25]
• Desmond Lawrence, Canadian Football League (CFL) defensive back^[26]
• Akil Mitchell, professional basketball player^[27]
• Bailey Ober, baseball pitcher for the Minnesota Twins
• Jared Odenbeck, professional soccer player^[28]
• Ollie Sturluson, professional basketball player^[29]
• Lauren Swickard, actress, writer, producer^[30]
• Jeremy Thompson, NFL defensive end^[31][32]
• Orrin Thompson, NFL and CFL offensive tackle^[33]