Mount Paran Christian School

Mount Paran Christian School is a covenantal private Christian school located in Kennesaw, Georgia, United States. It includes Pre-K3 through grade 12.

Mount Paran Christian School
Address
1275 Stanley Road Kennesaw , Georgia United States
Coordinates	33°59′16″N 84°36′45″W
Information
Type	Private, coeducational, secondary
Established	1976
Grades	Pre-K3 through grade 12
Enrollment	About 1200
Color(s)	Blue, white, and black
Mascot	Eagle

Organization

Mount Paran Christian School opened in 1976 as a private independent school.

Academics

MPCS (Mount Paran Christian School) is accredited through Cognia and the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS). Mount Paran Christian School offers a full college-preparatory program with Honors and Advanced Placement classes. MPCS incorporates art, music, computer, foreign language, and physical education as regular components of the instructional program, beginning in preschool and extending through high school.^{[citation needed]}

Mount Paran Christian School offers a program for gifted students in lower school called ENCORE. Entrance into this program is based on testing and teacher recommendations. Advanced classes are offered in math and language arts for grades 3-8 and accelerated classes starting in seventh grade.

Admission

Mount Paran Christian School's admissions department makes 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 2-A.

• Baseball
• Basketball
• Cheerleading
• Cross country
• Dance Team
• Esports
• Fishing
• Football
• Golf
• Lacrosse
• Soccer
• Softball
• Swimming
• Tennis
• Track and field
• Volleyball
• Wrestling

Murray Arts Center

The Murray 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.^[1]

Notable alumni

Name	Year	Profession	Notability	Reference
Cam Collier	2022	Baseball Player	Cincinnati Reds first round draft pick	[2]
Ken Horstmann	1990	Director	Best known for the film Upside	[citation needed]
Armani Moore	2012	Basketball Player	Professional basketball player who played college basketball for Tennessee	[3]
Taylor Trammell	2016	Baseball Player	New York Yankees outfielder	[4]