Portland Christian School

Portland Christian School

Established	1924
School type	Private school
Executive Director	Jodell Seay
Location	Louisville, KY
Publications	Totem, Broadcaster
Athletics	Member of KHSAA
Colors	Green and White
Mascot	Eagle
Homepage	[http://portlandchristian.org portlandchristian.org]

Portland Christian School, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is a private Christian school traditionally supported and affiliated with the premillennial churches of Christ. Founded if 1924 in the rear of the Portland Avenue Church of Christ with the support of R. H. Boll, today over three hundred students attend four campuses in Louisville and surrounding counties. The school claims it is "committed to honoring our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the creator of all things, with a learning environment that is based on biblical principles and is intellectually stimulating. Our desire is to work cooperatively with the student's home and church, 'so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.'II Tim. 3:17 (NIV)".

The college-level division of PCS is the [http://www.pcsbs.org School of Biblical Studies] which is accredited to award associates degrees.

Portland Christian is run by the non-profit Portland Christian School System, Inc., which was formed in 2005 after it and Portland Ave. Church of Christ decided that "the operations of the [school] system has outgrown the ability of the Church to administer". [http://apps.sos.ky.gov/business/obdb/(ve2xdr3otn0fjtjicknbi33r)/obdbdisplayimage.aspx?id=410822&page=1]

Tuition

Portland Christian School was started with a missionary emphasis and was operated as a tuition-free institution until 1986. That mission continues today with more than one-third of the cost of educating students coming from gifts given by churches and individuals interested in supporting Christian education. PCS is unique in the Louisville area in that it does not charge a set tuition. The tuition is set based on the financial situation of the individual family, determined by an independent 3rd party.

Accreditation

Portland Christian was first accredited by the Kentucky Board of Education in 1931, and is presently accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International, which is recognized by the state of Kentucky.

Athletics

PCS offers the following sports:
* Volleyball
* Cheerleading
* Boy's Basketball
* Girl's Basketball
* Baseball
* Softball
* Track
* Cross Country
* Boy's Golf
* Girl's Golf

PCS is a charter member of the Kentucky Christian Athletic Conference and a member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA).

PCS's Eagles won the 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 KHSAA District 21 Baseball Championship.

Former PCS Athletic Director W. Eugene Schriener is a member of the Metro (Louisville) Area Athletic Directors Hall of Fame.

Campuses

* North Campus - Junior high and high school (7th-12th grades). Located on Portland Avenue.
* East Campus - Former Living Stone Church of Christ (Southeast Church of Christ) property on Taylorsville Road in Jeffersontown. The former North Bullitt and Oldham County campuses were consolidated here. It started in 2007 with grades kindergarten through sixth, and will add a grade each year until it has a twelfth grade. [ [http://www.oldhamera.com/articles/2007/06/28/news/news03.prt] ] Administrative offices are located here.
*School of Biblical Studies - College level. Located in the lower level of Buechel Church of Christ on Buechel Bank Road.

References

External links

* [http://www.portlandchristian.org/ Official site]
* [http://pcsbs.org SBS site]