Cedar Park Christian School

Infobox_University
name = Cedar Park Christian School


established = 1981
type = Private
leader_title1 = Administrator
leader_name1 = Dr. Clint Berends
Principal = Garron Smith
endowment =
free_label = Religion
free = Christian - Assemblies of God
city = Bothell
state = Washington
country =
district =
enrollment = 1234 students
faculty = 153 teachers
lower_grade_limit = preschool
upper_grade_limit = 12 grade
mascot = Eagle
colors = Blue, Gold
website = http://www.cedarpark.org/cpcs/
Motto = "Where changed lives are changing lives"

Cedar Park Christian School is a private school with five campuses.
* The main campus on Woodinville-Juanita road in Bothell, Washington.
* Totem Lake Preschool Campus (Moved to Bothell Campus summer of 2007) Fact|date=January 2008
* Bellevue International Campus
* Everett Campus
* South Whidbey Campus (Closed Summer of 2007) Fact|date=January 2008The school also is a church in the Assemblies of God denomination of the Christian faith. The school started in 1981 with five preschool students under the direction of Mrs. Galloway. The school has expanded to include pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade.

Mission Statement

"The basis of all teaching is God and His Word. Our desire is that each student would accept Jesus Christ as his personal Lord and Savior. A goal of our mission is to nurture and train each child so that they will grow in godliness of character and action."

"CPCS addresses educational practices from a Christian perspective by offering its students the opportunity to understand themselves and the world around them from a Christian world view. Some of this education will be formal (Chapel, Bible classes and studies, counseling) and some will occur as the faculty and students interact in the normal flow of school activity. The goal is to facilitate the development of the school: spiritually, academically, physically, socially and emotionally. The school employs administration, faculty and staff who serve as role models in their Christian walk, and who are maturing both professionally and in their Christian faith. "In training children to serve the Lord, CPCS makes a strong statement for high academic and social standards of conduct. We believe that the school is an extension of the home, and we expect parents to support the goals of the school as outlined in the Parental Commitment section of the CPCS Handbook for Parents and Students." [http://cpcsschools.com/overview.php Cedar Park Christian Schools Overview]

History

Timeline

* March 1981- Mrs. Galloway becomes principal and teacher for five preschool students
* May 1981- Joseph Fuiten took over pastoring the church and attendance rose from 87 to 160
* Fall 1982- Enrollment had risen to 28
* Fall 1983- Enrollment was risen to 50 and kindergarten was added
* Spring 1984- School Board established
* Fall 1984- Caroline Dyck became principal
** Enrollment was 101
** First parent/student handbook
* December 1984- Pastor Joseph Fuiten is put in "Eastside Journal" for the upcoming construction of the current sanctuary building
** Enrollment is 200, a 100% increase
** Band added with 14 students, in 1986 it had 57 students enrolled in band
* Fall 1986- School enrollment reached 350 because of Overlake Church closing its school
** Mr. Williams becomes principal
* October 25th, 1987- Chapel completed
* 1988- enrollment 242
* 1989- Church and School matched attendance, and school was almost shut down because it was too large
** Kay MacIntosh was principal
* 1990- Stan Friend became Principal
* 1991- Enrollment 230
* 1992- Enrollment 261
* 1993- Enrollment 275
** Gary Peterson became principal
*1994- Enrollment 316
* 1995- D-Portables created
** Clint Behrends becomes principal
*1996- Enrollment 493
**Mac Culver joins administration
*1997- Enrollment 703
*1998- B-Building and covered play area completed
** Mrs. Mac was principal
** Mr. Behrends was superintendent
* 2000- A-Building completed
** Campaign for high school started
*2001- Heritage Christian High School closes causing massive growth and the money needed to start the high school
* July 28th, 2002- Ground breaking for the new High School
* January, 2005- New High School is opened
* 2006 Garron Smith is made Principal

Addition of Grades

* March 1981- Mrs. Galloway becomes principal and teacher for five preschool students
* Fall 1983- kindergarten was added
* Fall 1984- first and second grades added
* Fall 1985- Third grade added
* Fall 1986-fourth, fith, and sixth grades added
* Fall 1987-seventh grade added
* "In 1989 the constitution for Cedar Park was amended to include 'providing elementary and other education' which allowed the school to remain and keep growing until it graduated a senior class" [2003 Year Book: Are We There Yet? 2003]

Athletics

Fall

Football

The Football program was started in 2003 under the guidance of Ron Yocum. After 3 years, Coach Yocum retired, paving the way for Dan Holden. Coach Holden was a one-time head coach and WIAA State Champion with Newport High School in Washington. As of March 2008, Coach Holden retired.

Upon his retirement, Grant Benzel, the Offensive Line coach, was named interim head coach. After a lengthy search, Craig Shetterly was hired as the new head coach. Coach Shetterly coached previously at Mount Vernon High School and served as the Defensive Coordinator. Since his hire, Coach Shetterly hired Coach Benzel to serve as the Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator.

Cedar Park Christian School has qualified only once for the WIAA state playoffs. In 2007, they went 6-3 before losing to Lynden Christian High School.
* Soccer
* Cross Country
* Volleyball
* Cheerleading

Winter

* Basketball
* Cheerleading (Continued)

pring

* Track & Field
* Softball
* Golf
* Baseball

Trivia

* In 1984 Chapel Day was Monday
* In Fall 1984 was the first parent/student handbook
* In 1986 the school tried to start a seventh grade class. It failed, so they postponed it to the following year
* 2006 Girls' track and field team wins State Championship
* 2007 Driver's Education Program begins
* 2008 Boy's Track and Field Team Wins League Title for the first time
* 2008 Boy's Track and Field Team takes 3rd in State

References

* 2003 Year Book: Are We There Yet? 2003
* 2007 Year Book: Inspire 2007

External links

* [http://www.cedarpark.org/cpcs/ Official Site of Cedar Park School]