Ron Pettigrew Christian School

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Ron Pettigrew Christian School
Address
1761-110th Avenue Dawson Creek, British Columbia, V1G 4X4, Canada
Information
School board	Anne Marie Funk
Religious affiliation	ACSI, ACE, BC Curriculum
Principal	Phyllis Pettigrew Roch
Vice principal	Brenda Wilson
School type	Christian School
Grades	Kindergarten - Grade 12
Language	English
Team name	Lions
Colours	Purple, Gold
Enrollment	81 (2005-2006 School Year)

Ron Pettigrew Christian School (RPCS) is a private, Christian K-12 school in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. It is named after Ron Pettigrew, a principal of Bethel Christian School, who, along with the school's basketball team, were tragically killed in a bus accident in 1988.

Ron Pettigrew Christian School was created as an offshoot of Bethel Christian School when increasing student enrollment and questions concerning sports teams forced Bethel to rethink its vision. RPCS was accredited as an educational institution in the school year of 1988-1989, and opened doors to its own facility in January 1992. Construction on a gymnasium for the school is expected to be complete in 2008.

Sports were a huge part of RPCS. In it's innagural year (1990) the Sr girls Basketball team won the Provincial Championship. They would repeat that victory in 1991 and have a record of 31-3 for the year. That team travelled all over western Canada and were followed closely as they "Turned Tragedy Into Inspirational Fire."

This is the same group of girls that won the Sr title in 1989 as Bethel Christian School, and they hold a Provincial Three-peat to their credit.

The members of that team were: Jeanette Bailey, Heather Bailey, Susan Stanley, Allison Casseleman, Christy Wiebe, Danette Blouin, Diane Henderson, Paige Huzel and Jody Eldridge.

Coached by John Bailey and Joanne Pettigrew-Haukenfrers.