Worthington Christian High School (Worthington, Ohio)

Worthington Christian High School
Address
6670 Worthington-Galena Road Worthington, Ohio, (Franklin County), 43085  United States
Coordinates	40°5′58″N 83°0′37″W / 40.09944°N 83.01028°W / 40.09944; -83.01028Coordinates: 40°5′58″N 83°0′37″W / 40.09944°N 83.01028°W / 40.09944; -83.01028
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational high school
Religious affiliation(s)	Fundamentalist; Grace Brethren Church
Established	1973
School district	Worthington Christian Schools
Superintendent	John Foreman[1]
Principal	Tom Anglea[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	342
Color(s)	Red and Gold [1]
Athletics conference	Central Catholic League[1]
Team name	Warriors[1]
Accreditation(s)	North Central Association of Colleges and Schools [2]
Athletic Director	Kevin Weakley[1]
Website	worthingtonchristian.com/hs

Worthington Christian High School is an American private secondary school in Worthington, Franklin County, Ohio. The school was founded in 1973, and teaches grades nine through twelve.

As suggested by the name, the school teaches Christian beliefs as a required part of its curriculum. All students and staff must agree to what it calls the Community Life Together Covenant, which is a statement of values and principles, that guide conduct.

According to the school, 95% of graduates go on to a subsequent four-year degree program.

Organization

The high school is run by Worthington Christian Schools, which in turn, is a ministry of the Grace Brethren Church of Columbus, Ohio; a member of the Fellowship of Grace Brethren Churches. The school's statement of faith comes from the fellowship, a voluntary organization of autonomous churches. Students come from a variety of different Christian churches, and are required to share core beliefs, but not necessarily belong to the same denomination.

Notable alumni

Please read ^[3] before modifying the list of notable alumni.

This is a selective list of both graduates, and others who attended the school.

• Lawrence Funderburke - Former Ohio State and NBA basketball player (although Funderburke transferred and finished his high school career at the now closed Wehrle High School)
• Maggie Grace - Television/movie actress, she attended Worthington Christian Schools from Kindergarten to grade nine (grade nine being the only one at the high school). At the time she was at the school, her name was Margaret Grace Denig.^[4]
• Renaldo Rapheal Christians - Born in Cape Town, South Africa he graduated in 1996. Is known for his achievements in sport, namely soccer, winning a league championship with his club in Europe. Named as a sports man of honor by the Western Cape South African Department of Sport.
• Melody Pomeroy - Graduated in 2001, she is a stage actress who has performed across the U.S., as well as in Germany and Japan ^[5] Her most recent role was in a national tour of Oklahoma!.^[6]

cooper Murray an pie eating champion in many midwest fairs

Music

The music program helps raise funds for school partly by selling CDs. Included CDs are Voices from the Chapel and Battle of Jericho.

Sports

• Fall: golf, soccer, volleyball, tennis, Cross Country
• Winter: basketball, wrestling
• Spring: baseball, softball, tennis, track
• Year round: cheerleading

Ohio High School Athletic Association team state championships

Further information: Ohio High School Athletic Association

• Boys' Basketball - 1999 ^[7][8]
• Boys' Soccer - 2006, 2009 ^[7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association member directory". http://www.cdab.org/members.asp?SCHOOL_ID=1740. Retrieved 2010-02-17. 
2. ^ NCA-CASI. "NCA-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". http://www.advanc-ed.org/schools_districts/school_district_listings/?. Retrieved 2010-02-17. ^{[dead link]}
3. ^ Wikipedia Guidelines on Biographies of Living Persons
4. ^ Warrior News - Winter 2005 (PDF), Publication of Worthington Christian
5. ^ Warrior News - Winter 2003/2004 (PDF)
6. ^ Melody Pomeroy at OklahomonTour.com
7. ^ ^{a b} OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". http://www.ohsaa.org/. Retrieved 2008-11-07. 
8. ^ Yappi. "Yappi Sports Basketball D4". http://www.yappi.com/boysbasketball/D4.html. Retrieved 2008-11-07. 

• Worthington Christian High School at the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) - Major accrediting body for Protestant schools in the U.S.
• North Central Association Commission on Accreditation and School Improvement (NCA CASI) - Accrediting body, which serves a number of U.S. states. It is the part of North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA) that deals with K-12 schools. NCA is one of six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.

External links

• Official website