Christian Heritage Classical School (CHCS) is a

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with Christian affiliations in

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. It was founded in 1994, and offers classes from four-year-old

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to the twelfth grade. Its enrollment is c. 300 students, with its

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being the Sentinel.

Location

CHCS is located north of Longview, Texas on a 10-acre campus. Facilities include a

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, a football/ soccer field, and an indoor

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Academics

The average staff to student ratio at CHCS is c. 1:15. CHCS offers multiple College Board Advanced Placement (AP) courses, and has had a high percentage of students receive

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honors compared to other schools in the area.

Extra-curricular activities

CHCS offers baseball, six man football, cross country, basketball, soccer, volleyball, tennis, track, and golf, as well as

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and strings.

Baseball

The school won the 2017

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2A State Baseball Championship Title.https://www.etvarsity.com/news/2017/may/20/et-baseball-christian-heritage-brings-home-tapps-s/

Soccer

In 2012, CHCS was the TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) 2A state championship in soccer. CHCS was also a state soccer finalist in 2009 and 2010. In 2010, CHS had three players chosen for the TAPPS Fall Soccer All-State first team.

Affiliations

CHCS a non-denominational, classical, Christian school. It is affiliated with the National Association of Private Schools (NAPS), is a member of the

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(ACCS), and is

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through AdvancED.

References

External links

Official website

National Association of Private Schools
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