Portland Christian School
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Portland Christian School
| Established | 1924 | |
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| School type | Private school | |
| Executive Director | Jodell Seay | |
| Location | Louisville, KY | |
| Publications | Totem, Broadcaster | |
| Athletics | Member of KHSAA | |
| Colors | Green and White | |
| Mascot | Eagle | |
| Homepage | portlandchristian.org |
Portland Christian School, based in Louisville, Kentucky, is a private Christian school traditionally supported and affiliated with the premillennial churches of Christ. Founded if 1924 in the rear of the Portland Avenue Church of Christ with the support of R. H. Boll, today over three hundred students attend four campuses in Louisville and surrounding counties. The school claims it is "committed to honoring our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, the creator of all things, with a learning environment that is based on biblical principles and is intellectually stimulating. Our desire is to work cooperatively with the student's home and church, 'so that the man of God may be thoroughly equipped for every good work.' II Tim. 3:17 (NIV)".
The college-level division of PCS is the School of Biblical Studies which is accredited to award associates degrees.
Portland Christian is run by the non-profit Portland Christian School System, Inc., which was formed in 2005 after it and Portland Ave. Church of Christ decided that "the operations of the [school] system has outgrown the ability of the Church to administer".[1]
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[edit] Tuition
Portland Christian School was started with a missionary emphasis and was operated as a tuition-free institution until 1986. That mission continues today with more than one-third of the cost of educating students coming from gifts given by churches and individuals interested in supporting Christian education. PCS is unique in the Louisville area in that it does not charge a set tuition. The tuition is set based on the financial situation of the individual family, determined by an independent 3rd party.
[edit] Accreditation
Portland Christian was first accredited by the Kentucky Board of Education in 1931, and is presently accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International, which is recognized by the state of Kentucky.
[edit] Athletics
PCS offers the following sports:
- Volleyball
- Cheerleading
- Boy's Basketball
- Girl's Basketball
- Baseball
- Softball
- Track
- Cross Country
- Boy's Golf
- Girl's Golf
PCS is a charter member of the Kentucky Christian Athletic Conference and a member of the Kentucky High School Athletic Association (KHSAA).
PCS's Eagles won the 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2005 KHSAA District 21 Baseball Championship.
Former PCS Athletic Director W. Eugene Schriener is a member of the Metro (Louisville) Area Athletic Directors Hall of Fame.
[edit] Campuses
- Portland (North) Campus - Junior high and high school (7th-12th grades). Located on Portland Avenue.
- Montgomery Campus (Montgomery Street School) - This historic property is located one block south of the Portland Campus on Montogomery Street and was purchased from Jefferson County Public Schools in the early 1960s. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Prior to use by Portland, the facility was the Emma Dolfinger Elementary School, and before that, a Civil War hospital. To be consolidated with the Portland Campus by fall 2008.
- East Campus - Former Living Stone Church of Christ (Southeast Church of Christ) on Taylorsville Road in Jeffersontown. The former North Bullitt and Oldham County campuses were consolidated here. It will start with grades kindergarten through sixth, adding a grade each year until it has a twelfth grade.[2] Administrative offices are being moved here from the Portland Campus. To open in fall 2007.
- School of Biblical Studies - College level. Located in the lower level of Buechel Church of Christ on Buechel Bank Road.
