North Cobb Christian School
| North Cobb Christian School | |
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Together...Cultivating Hearts. Challenging Minds. Impacting Culture. | |
| Location | |
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Acworth, Georgia United States | |
| Coordinates | 34°02′38″N 84°39′41″W / 34.043810°N 84.661507°WCoordinates: 34°02′38″N 84°39′41″W / 34.043810°N 84.661507°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Established | 1983 |
| Headmaster | Todd Clingman |
| Faculty | 68 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Carolina blue, Navy Blue, and White |
| Mascot | Eagles |
| Website | www.ncchristian.org |
North Cobb Christian School is an independent, college preparatory school with a Christian based environment. It is located in Kennesaw, Georgia. It houses children from K3 through twelfth grade. The school offers a variety of Honors and AP classes, clubs, and a variety of middle school, junior varsity and varsity sports. In addition to academic requirements mandated by the school board, a minimum of 28 hours of community service is required to graduate from North Cobb Christian School.
History
North Cobb Christian was founded in 1980 as a ministry of Grace Brethren Church on Big Shanty Road in Marietta, GA. The Christian School movement was underway, and it was proposed the church start a school. Pastor Dean Fetterhoff asked Rob Smith to chair a board to investigate the possibility. The early Board members were Rob Smith, Betty Byers, Harris Kruse, among others. So Grace Christian School school started in fall of 1980, and was run by the church for three years. Each year more non-church members were sending their children to the growing school, so in 1983 it was decided that the school would be better served by breaking away from Grace Brethren Church. So in the fall of 1983 the school broke away, changed its name to North Cobb Christian School. They stayed on the campus of Grace Brethren Church, where 36 children made up the grades from Kindergarten through third. Two years later land was purchased and the school moved to its current location. The founders had not anticipated that the school would grow so fast, so over the next five years, a grade was added each year until the school reached eighth grade. The High school was not formed until about the mid-1990s, when the campus was much expanded. New buildings were constructed including: a gymnasium, media center, more classrooms, and computer labs. High school classes began in the fall of 1998. Then in year 2013 a new Campus with a natatorium, a stadium plaza, Tennis courts, new buildings for every major division of the NCCS curriculum (High School, Middle School, Lower School, and Preschool), and more campus areas were introduced.
Academics
North Cobb Christian has a Biblically based curriculum that includes many Honors and AP classes. NCCS offers all students a program known as Directed Studies. It consists of educational therapy, tutoring, and mentoring. Educational therapy is available for students with a diagnosed processing weakness. Tutoring is available for students who have gaps in achievement in subjects such as reading, math and language arts. Mentoring is available for secondary students who struggle to keep pace with the program and need additional help to organize and manage their school life."[1]
Sport
North Cobb Christian School is home to 13 varsity teams, several junior varsity teams, and 16 middle school teams. Many of the teams serve the community by working in community service projects around town throughout the entire year. The sports played from middle school to high school include: basketball, football, baseball, cheerleading, golf, tennis, cross country, soccer, swimming, track, volleyball, and softball.
Boys' Basketball NACA National Champions: 2008 State Champions: 2005, 2007, 2008
Volleyball State Champions: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Baseball NACA National Champions: 2008 State Champions: 2002, 2006
Boys' Soccer State Champions: 2008