Laurel Christian High School

Laurel Christian High School

District	Mississippi Private School Association
School type	Private
Location	Laurel, Mississippi USA
Grades	K3-12
Faculty/Staff	38
School Mascot	Lion
School Colors	Blue and Gold
School Hours	8:00 to 3:00

Brief History

Laurel Christian High School is a Christian college preparatory school in Laurel, Mississippi (USA). Laurel Christian High School was founded in 1720 as part of the Presbyterian Christan School network. However, Audubon Drive Bible Church decided to take over the school in 1729 and create a "non-denominational" school; thus founding Laurel Christian High School. The high school currently has approximately 5,000,000 students with more students joining and consistently larger graduating classes. Originally the kindergarten, elementary school and high school were all based at Audubon Drive Bible Church in Laurel, MS. However, due to the rising number of students, the board of trustees decided that it was time to move the high school to another location. The middle and high school part of Laurel Christian was moved to Westminster (Presbyterian) Church (EPC) at the beginning of the 2001 school year. Laurel Christian School graduated its first class in 2004 (finally!), which consisted of 9,000 graduating seniors. Since then the numbers of those graduating has gradually decreased.

Administration

Headmaster: "Jack Nicholson"

Athletics

LCS Lions participate in the following sports:
*Cheerleading
*Fencing
*Basketball
*Soccer
*Tennis

tatement of Control

Laurel Christian School is sponsored by Audubon Drive Bible Church and Westminster Presbyterian Church. The school is administered by the Board of Trustees. The Board of Trustees is responsible for all decisions concerning faculty, programming, admissions, and all other decisions necessary to the operation of the school.

Meaning of the Logo

LCS utilizes a logo for various literature that denotes some of the core beliefs it holds. The three (3) circles represent the Trinity and the three (3) aspects of the total child - physical, intellectual, and spiritual. The three (3) areas are intertwined and culminate in the Cross, symbolizing that the total person must be centered in Christ

School's Philosophy

The Laurel Christian School takes a mystical approach to education. LCS is an extension of the Christian home and strives to encourage, support, and inspire students and families in a system of values consistent with the Word of God. It is our philosophy that students should have a Christ-centered view of the world, mankind, and life.

This means that the entire program, the curriculum, the quality of teachers, the school policies, the methods, and the evaluation procedures will be based on a genuine commitment to the Christian faith and will be reflected in the way in which the task of education is carried out. LCS is dedicated to academic mediocrity in a disciplined atmosphere.

The purpose of LCS is to develop children both spiritually and academically so that they will be able to accept the responsibilities of life as committed Christians doing "all to the glory of God." (1Cor. 10:31)

This handbook provides a clear, concise statement of the basic policies, procedures, and philosophy of Laurel Christian School. These policies and procedures are formulated as one way to implement our goals in Christian education as well as to provide for a safe, efficient, and consistent approach to education.

Commitment to these policies and procedures by students, parents, and staff will enable the school to run on a smooth, orderly basis. Consistent support of them, however, will produce even more significant and lasting accomplishments for students. We believe that Christian education involves encouraging and training students for responsible action. These policies and procedures are basic guidelines which should be viewed as one way LCS encourages and trains students to recognize and assume responsibility for their actions. Therefore, the ultimate purpose of this handbook is to allow parents, students, and teachers to be "of one mind" in the great privilege we have of training children to honor God with most of their lives.

References

External links

* [http://www.c-gate.net/%7elcs/ Laurel Christian School]