Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy

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**Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy**

Head of School	Randy Brunk
Founded	1989
School type	Private
Religious affiliation	Non-Denominational Christian
Location	Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Campus surroundings	Suburban/Urban
Enrollment	1434 All Four Campuses
Faculty	121
Mascot	Eagle
School colors	Purple and Green and Black
Website	http://www.chca-oh.org/

Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy is a private Christian university-preparatory school, located in three separate locations throughout the Cincinnati, Ohio area. Its main campus (the "North Campus") is located in Sycamore Township and Symmes Township, near the intersection of Interstate 71 and Interstate 275; the elementary school and middle school facility is separated by about one block. The Otto Armleder Memorial Education Center, which houses an elementary school, is located in downtown Cincinnati. Its goal is to reach inner-city children who often don't have an opportunity to learn under a college-prep curriculum.

CHCA is a non-denominational school, not affiliated with a particular church or religious group, though its religious teachings are primarily based in Protestant theology.

1 History
2 Academics
3 Fine Arts
4 Athletics
5 External links

[edit] History

[edit] Overview

The school was founded, in large part by Cincinnati businessman Carl Lindner, Jr., in 1989 on a 25-acre plot of land. In its first year it enrolled 165 students in pre-kindergarten through seventh grade. It has since expanded to two elementary schools, one middle school, one high school on three campuses and 1,434 students in 2005.

[edit] Edyth B. Lindner Elementary School

1992 saw the construction of the Edyth B. Lindner Elementary School adjacent to the original building. This elementary school enrolls pre-kindergarten through fourth grade, and restricted the original building to enrolling fifth through eighth grade.

[edit] High School

In 1995, a high school was constructed on a nearby 20 acre plot of land.

[edit] Otto Armleder Memorial Memorial Education Center

The school system purchased the historic Crosley Square Building in downtown Cincinnati to establish a school for inner-city students from pre-kindergarten to sixth grade. In March, 2006, Lindner announced a $16 million gift to the school which would allow the Armleder Center to add seventh and eighth grades to its current kindergarten-sixth grade offerings, and would also fund scholarships for some Armleder students to continue their college-prep education through high school at the main CHCA campus in Symmes Township.

[edit] Academics

Three of the four schools have been designated Blue Ribbon schools by the U.S. Department of Education, the Edyth B. Lindner elementary school in 1997, the high school in 1999, and the middle school in 2003.

All students take Christian Studies courses. Through Eighth grade these are primarily devotional in scope, while the high school courses tend to be more exegetic and apologetic in scope.

[edit] Fine Arts

Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy has participated in the Cincinnati chapter of the Cappies program for high school theatre since the 2003/2004 school year. CHCA received the "Best Orchestra" award for both the 2004/2005 and 2005/2006 school years, along with many nominations in other categories. The orchestra's main success is due to their numerous amounts of talented instructors ranging from many different backgrounds and styles. For example a classical woman violinist, to a jazz inspired horn player, to a woodwind professional. The diverse teaching style allows CHCA's Orchestra to maintain its reputation for one of the best high school orchestras in the Greater Cincinnati area.

[edit] Athletics

Cincinnati Hills Christian Academy is well known for achievements in the sporting arena. In the varsity High School athletics, boys soccer in 2004/2005 went to the state championships, losing 0-1 in the state final game at the Columbus Crew Stadium. Also in the same year, the baseball team went to the state championships, losing in the state semifinal game. In 2005-2006, the football team went to the state finals, losing another close game. The elementary school Ellison basketball team won the Metro Upper Team Tournament in the 2006-2007 season against the undefeated Deer Park by 6 points. The final score was 38-44. Beyond academics, CHCA has always excelled in every sport participated in and continuously produces league winning teams with numerous athletes that go to college on a sports scholarship.