Wesleyan Christian Academy

Infobox School
background = #f0f6fa (standard color)
border = #ccd2d9 (standard color)
name = Wesleyan Christian Academy


motto =
established = 1971
type = Private
religion = Christian
administrator = Joel Farlow
principal = Tim Rickman (High School)
Tim Kohns (Middle School)
Perry Nicklow (Elementary School)
streetaddress = 1917 North Centennial Street
city = High Point
state = North Carolina
country = United States
zipcode = 27262
coordinates = Coord|35.987669|-80.002071
enrollment = 1358
faculty = 128
ratio = 1:14
athletics = Baseball, Basketball, Cheering, Cross Country, Golf, lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Volley Ball, Wrestling
colors = Red and Gold
teamname = Trojans
conference = NCISAA
homepage = http://www.wesed.org/
Hours_in_Day = 7
Rival = Greensboro Day School|

Wesleyan Christian Academy is a private school located in High Point, North Carolina, across from the Oak Hollow Mall. School colors are red and gold. Wesleyan Christian Academy has been accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS / CASI) since 2000. [ [http://www.sacscasi.org/schools/Proceedings_Accredited_SACS_CASI_NC.html SACS CASI Accredited Schools - North Carolina] , Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Accessed November 9, 2007.] The Administrator for the school year 2007-2008 is Joel Farlow.

Mission Statement

"The mission of Wesleyan Christian Academy is to assist in developing students spiritually, academically, socially, emotionally, and physically by providing a Christian education in a traditional, college-preparatory setting."

Athletics

The Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans enjoy success in numerous varsity sports. The school competes in the 3A division of the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association. The Trojans' primary rival is Greensboro Day School, an independent school located in nearby Greensboro, NC . Wesleyan's athletic director is Steve Denny, a graduate of the school.

Wesleyan won the 1991-92 Wachovia Cup for Class 1A, awarded annually to high schools with the best interscholastic sports programs based on overall performance across sports programs throughout the year. [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CO&s_site=charlotte&p_multi=CO&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6C9936F2F76AA&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "COUNTRY DAY WINS TOP NCISAA AWARD"] , "Charlotte Observer", June 30, 1992. Accessed June 28, 2007. "Charlotte Country Day School and Wesleyan Christian Academy of High Point won the 1991-92 Wachovia Cup competition among members of the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association. The Wachovia Cup annually recognizes high schools with the best interscholastic sports programs within their classifications."] [ [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GB&p_theme=gb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB1929F08AD90BC&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "WESLEYAN TRIUMPHS"] , "Greensboro News & Record", June 30, 1992. Accessed June 28, 2007. Wesleyan Academy won the Class 1-A independent schools classification of the 1991-92 Wachovia Cup competition with 350 points to 265 for second-place O'Neal School of Southern Pines."] [ [http://www.ncisaa.org/WachoviaCup.htm Wachovia Cup] , NCISAA. Acecssed June 28, 2007.]

The men's soccer team won consecutive state titles in the 1990s, winning the NCISAA Class 1A state title in 1988, 1990, 1991 (2-1 vs. Fayetteville Academy) and 1992 (1-0 vs O'Neal School). [Pope, Thomas. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=FV&p_theme=fv&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F54F4FADB386773&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "AGONY: FAYETTEVILLE ACADEMY LOSES IN STATE TITLE BID"] , "The Fayetteville Observer", November 10, 1991. Accessed June 28, 2007. " Fullback John Hachet scored with 8:12 left in the game to give Wesleyan Christian Academy the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 1-A championship over the previously unbeaten Eagles, 2-1."] [Jackson, Michael L. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GB&p_theme=gb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB192BFD3F64869&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "WESLEYAN BLANKS O'NEAL FOR NCISAA 1-A CROWN"] , "Greensboro News & Record", November 15, 1992. Accessed June 28, 2007. "The High Point Wesleyan Christian Academy Trojans are once again NCISAA 1-A state soccer champions. The Trojans picked up their third straight state championship - fourth in the last five years and fifth overall - Saturday afternoon, by downing the O'Neal School Falcons 1-0 at Millas Field on the campus of High Point University."] The team returned to success with another state championship in 2005. ["Camels pull off stunner", "Fayetteville Observer, "October 11, 2006. "Kenny, who helped Wesleyan Christian Academy In High point win a state independent school championship In 2005..."]

The boys basketball team has won the NCISAA Class 1A State championship four times, in 1984-85, 1985-86, 1988-89 and 1992-93. [ [http://www.ncisaa.org/BasketballChampions.htm NCISAA BASKETBALL CHAMPIONS] , NCISAA. Accessed June 28, 2007.]

Recently the trojans added lacrosse as an official sport to Wesleyan for the 2008 spring season.The trojans had a club team in 2007, and is currently led under coach Joe Young.

The men's baseball team rolled to the NCISAA state championship in 2008 with a 23-2 record.

Academics

Several AP (Advanced Placement) classes and exams are offered in the high school. These include:
Biology
Calculus AB
Calculus BC
Chemistry
English Language & Composition
English Literature & Composition
European History

Physics B
Statistics
U.S. History [ [http://www.greatschools.net/cgi-bin/nc/otherprivate/2210#ap WCA Facts] . Accessed November 8, 2007. ]

Notable alumni

*Elizabeth Carty, competitor in the Miss Teen USA pageant [ [http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-3811088_ITM "HIGH POINT TEEN TO COMPETE FOR MISS TEEN USA CROWN"] , "Greensboro News & Record", July 18, 2004. Accessed November 9, 2007. "Carty, a rising senior at Wesleyan Christian Academy, was named Miss North Carolina Teen USA last fall and will compete for the title of Miss Teen USA on Aug. 6."]
*Hannah Kiefer, Miss Virginia 2007. [ [http://www.missva.com/ Miss Virginia] ] [ [http://missamerica.org/competition-info/national-contestants.asp?state=Virginia&year=2008 Miss America website] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.wesed.org/ Wesleyan Christian Academy web page]