Charlotte Christian School is a private, college preparatory, non-denominational

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for grades K–12. It is located in

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History

In 1950, D.L. Pointdexter McClenny began a ministry at Calvary Presbyterian Church in

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called Calvary Christian Day School for kindergarten to grade six. In 1960, a group of men inspired by a

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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 Rd. in 1971. In 1976 the school was renamed Charlotte Christian School.

Academics

Charlotte Christian offers more than 45 Advanced Placement and honors courses. In the National Merit Scholarship Competition (NMSC), Charlotte Christian had 11 awards recipients

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. 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.Minchin, Marty. "Charlotte Christian School embarks on $8M expansion." ''Charlotte Observer, The: Web Edition Articles (NC)'', sec. south_charlotte, 30 Nov. 2016. ''NewsBank: America's News – Historical and Current'', infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&docref=news/160F9F3EF1572638. Accessed 28 Apr. 2021.

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. The varsity baseball team has won fifteen NCISAA state championship titles: 1991, 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2019. 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. The team has won seven NCISAA state titles: 1992, 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017, and 2018. In 2018 they were named the number one overall team in the Charlotte area by

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and by

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's Sweet 16 Poll (the second private school to win the poll in its history). Charlotte Christian's Men's Varsity Basketball team has won three NCISAA state titles: 1992, 1997, and 2001. Charlotte Christian's Ladies' Varsity Basketball team has won five NCISAA state titles: 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004. Charlotte Christian's Ladies' Cross Country team has won three NCISAA state titles: 1990, 1991, 1993. 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.

Notable alumni

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pitcher * Luke Bard, MLB pitcher * Garrett Bradbury, NFL center, drafted in the first round to the

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, NBA player * Stephen Curry, NBA player, 4x NBA champion and 2x

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* Matthias Farley, NFL safety *

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, NBA player * Anthony Gill, professional

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player * Derek Halvorson, president, Covenant College * Bo Hines, college football player and politician *

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goalkeeper * Jackson Kowar, baseball pitcher in the Kansas City Royals organization *

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(CFL) defensive back * Akil Mitchell, professional

player * Jared Odenbeck, professional soccer player * Ollie Sturluson, professional basketball player * Jeremy Thompson, NFL defensive end * Orrin Thompson, NFL and

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offensive tackleOrrin Thompson , OrthoCarolina Wellness Center
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References

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