| Mount Paran Christian School | |
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| Established | 1976 |
| Type | Private Coeducational Secondary |
| Students | About 1200 students |
| Grades | Pre-k through 12 |
| Location | 1275 Stanley Road, Kennesaw, Georgia, United States |
| Colors | Blue, White, Black |
| Mascot | Eagle |
| Newspaper | The Eagle Eye |
Mount Paran Christian School is a private Christian school located in Kennesaw, Georgia, USA. It educates in grades pre-K to 12.
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Mount Paran Christian School opened in 1976 as a private independent school with the goal of academic excellence in a Christ-centered environment. The program seeks to incorporate a college preparatory curriculum motivated by combining school, church activiites and the students home. The school recognizes that the extended family plays an integral part in the student’s daily life and applaud their support at school events, such as chapel, field trips, musical events, games, and musical and drama productions.
The school's mission statement is "Providing academic excellence in a Christ-centered environment, Mount Paran Christian School unites with home and church to prepare servant-leaders to honor God, love others, & walk in truth." [1]
MPCS is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). MPCS offers a full college preparatory program with Honors and Advanced Placement classes, as well as joint enrollment with several area colleges. Mount Paran incorporates art, music, computer, foreign language, and physical education as regular components of the instructional program, beginning in the preschool and extending through the high school experience.
Mount Paran Christian School offers a program for gifted students in second through fourth grade(called ENCORE). Entrance into this program is based on testing and teacher recommendations.
The high school newspaper, The Eagle Eye, is a magazine based news format focusing on current events about the school as well as outside news. The newspaper is run by, the ecsclusive, Mr. John Braswell.
In an effort to ensure a high probability of student success, Mount Paran Christian School makes admission decisions for prospective students with the following general criteria in mind: faith commitment of the family and applicant, readiness to learn, appropriate academic skill levels, behavioral history, self-motivation, and leadership potential. Mount Paran Christian School evaluates all applicants giving highest consideration to students whose needs it can meet best and applicants who can contribute most to the school environment.
Mount Paran has a comprehensive offering of sports opportunities for the student athlete at both the middle and high school levels for boys and girls. Competition takes place through the Georgia High School Association’s Region 6-A.
This arts center, bought by the school, opened in August 2008. Costing $35 million, the complex includes a 800-seat music hall, theater, dance studios and video production facilities.[2]
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