- Mars Hill Bible School
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Mars Hill Bible School[1] Established 1947 (1871) Type Private Headmaster Dr. Kenny Barfield Founder T. B. Larimore (1871) Faculty 46 Students 623 Grades PreK-12 Location Florence, AL, USA Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, National Christian School Association Campus 80 acres (320,000 m2) Colors Blue,Red and White Mascot Panthers Website http://www.MarsHillBibleSchool.org/ Mars Hill Bible School is a nominally non-sectarian preparatory day school for boys and girls located in Florence, Alabama. The school begins at pre-kindergarten and continues through the twelfth grade.
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History
Mars Hill Academy, the first predecessor of today's school was opened by T. B. Larimore on January 1, 1871. He later changed the name to Mars Hill College. The academy and college operated for 16 years teaching hundreds of young men. The college was closed in 1888 in order for Larimore to spend more time preaching.
Mars Hill Bible School was opened in 1947 through a collaboration among local churches of Christ. While Mars Hill Bible School affiliates itself with the churches of Christ and although the Mars Hill Church of Christ is next to the campus, the school is completely independent of all churches and is a fully autonomous entity.
Academics
- In 2006, 50 out of 50 graduates went to college.[2]
- Median composite ACT score for 2006 graduates was 25, with 42% scoring over 26.[2]
- Bible is a daily class for all students and passing this class is required for graduation.
- Chapel attendance singing Church of Christ hymns is required daily for all students.
Athletics
- Men's sports
- Women's sports
- Basketball
- Cheerleading
- Cross country
- Forensics Squad
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Swimming & Diving
- Tennis
- Track and field
- Volleyball
The school has won 13 Alabama High School Athletic Association championships, with three in baseball (including 2010), seven in girls' basketball, one on boys' golf and two in girls' track and field.
Administration
- Milton Sewell served as President of Mars Hill Bible School from 1983-1990. He is currently the chancellor at Freed Hardeman University.[3]
- David Vester served as President of Mars Hill Bible School from 1994-2000. He is a National Christian School Association board member[4] who has since served as President at Dallas Christian School and later at Nashville Christian School.
- Dr. Kenny Barfield has served as President since 2000. He is the author of The Prophet Motive[5] and Why The Bible is Number One.[6]
Notable alumni
The following list of notable alumni is arranged by Class year and surname.
Name Class year Notability References Fletcher Srygley 187? Preacher, writer, and controversialist in the American Restoration Movement. [7] Dave Crittenden 1995 Selected in the 24th round of the 1996 draft by the Cincinnati Reds. Dave went on to play baseball for South Alabama and the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa. He was also the 1st Mars Hill Soccer Player to become Place Kicker for The University Of Alabama from Mars Hill 1997-1999. Where He kicked and scored more than 6 points for the Alabama Crimson Tide Football Team. A 37 yard field goal in the BYU game and 3 extra points against Southern Miss.,Mississippi State and Auburn. Dave continues to support Mars Hill Athletics today. Dave Crittenden Josh Willingham 1997 Left fielder for Oakland Athletics Benefit Dinner
Every year Mars Hill Bible School hosts a large Benefit Dinner, featuring celebrity speakers, to raise money for the school's General Fund.[8] Past keynote speakers include:
- 1980 - Jerry Clower
- 1985 - Zig Ziglar
- 1986 – Art Linkletter
- 1987 - Paul Harvey
- 1989 - Gene Stallings
- 1991 – Minnie Pearl
- 1992 – Jack Anderson[disambiguation needed
] - 1993 - Jack Kemp
- 1995 – Marilyn Quayle
- 1997 - Heather Whitestone
- 1998 – Jim Lovell
- 1999 - Scott O'Grady
- 2001 - Bobby Bowden
- 2002 - Archie Manning
- 2003 – Jim Morris
- 2004 - Richard Picciotto
- 2005 – Dave Dravecky
- 2006 – Truett Cathy
- 2008 - Rece Davis
- 2010 - Don Meyer
References
- ^ "Private Secondary Schools 2007-2008" (in English). Peterson's. http://www.amazon.com/gp/reader/0768923999/ref=sib_books_pg?ie=UTF8&keywords=kenny%20barfield&p=S0AP&checkSum=2tX9fMyx1UB2HlfQiEaBO9b3gElHjRELyBZxFGZK2kk%253D. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ a b "Private Secondary Schools 2007-2008" (in English). Peterson's. http://books.google.com/books?id=2hvGu_waz00C&pg=PA378&lpg=PA378&dq=%22mars+hill+bible+school%22+basketball+team&source=web&ots=ziXU7WpYaU&sig=nEJdKpWDdYvQ0gZG7bjeVB8OJUs. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ "Sewell to be chancellor at Freed-Hardeman" (in English). Times Daily. 2007-03-09. http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070319/NEWS/703190331/1011. Retrieved 2007-10-22.
- ^ "NCSA Official Website" (in English). NCSA. 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-04-13. http://web.archive.org/web/20080413224828/http://www.nationalchristian.org/organization.php. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ "Book Review: The Prophet Motive" (in English). Does God Exist?. 1996. http://www.doesgodexist.org/JanFeb96/ProphetMotive.html. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ "Amazon.com: Why The Bible is Number One" (in English). Amazon.com. 1988. http://www.amazon.com/Why-Bible-Number-One-Writings/dp/0801009502/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1209093836&sr=1-1h. Retrieved 2008-04-22.
- ^ "F.D. Srygley". http://www.therestorationmovement.com/srygley,fd.htm. Retrieved 2011-07-02.
- ^ "Mars Hill Bible School" (in English). MHBS Website. 2007. http://www.mhbs.org/support.html. Retrieved 2008-05-01.[dead link]
External links
- http://www.mun.ca/rels/restmov/texts/tblarimore/marshill/Page.html
- http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/170
- http://www.nflonline.org/points_application/schoolprofile.php?id=3734
- http://www.mhbook.com/
- http://www.lambertbookhouse.com/index.html
- http://www.timesdaily.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061112/NEWS/611120333/1011
Coordinates: 34°50′48″N 87°39′34″W / 34.84654°N 87.65955°W
Categories:- Private schools in Alabama
- Preparatory schools in Alabama
- Florence, Alabama
- Elementary schools in Alabama
- Middle schools in Alabama
- High schools in Alabama
- Nondenominational Christian schools in the United States
- Blue Ribbon schools in Alabama
- Educational institutions established in 1871
- Educational institutions established in 1947
- Schools in Lauderdale County, Alabama
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