Flint Hill Christian School
Coordinates: 33°20′58″N 87°00′54″W / 33.3495°N 87.0149°W Flint Hill Christian School was a private school located in Bessemer, Alabama. The school is a subsidiary and Christian ministry of Flint Hill Baptist Church. The school currently serves grade K2 through 12th grade. The school did not re-open for the 2012-13 school year.
Enrollment
The current enrollment for the school stands at 450. The school has steadily grown for the past four years, and experienced the largest growth spurt in the history of the school during the 2007-2008 school year after another local Christian school in Hueytown, Alabama, Garywood Christian School, suspended operations while its parent church moves to a new location.
Curriculum
Flint Hill Christian School is currently uses a combination of the A Beka curriculum, Bob Jones Math and various other publishers. A Beka Book is a publisher affiliated with Pensacola Christian College out of Pensacola, Florida. It produces K-12 curriculum materials that are used by thousands of Christian schools and homeschooling families in the United States and around the world.
Administration
The Administration consists of High School Principal Jason Handley, Elementary Principal Amanda Kleiser, and Kindergarten and pre-school Principal Valerie Wallace.
New Senior Class
Flint Hill was finally able to complete all levels of education when a senior class was added for the 2007-2008 school year. The first graduating since 2000 comprised 14 students in 2008. In 2009 there were 17 graduates and there should be more than 20 in 2010. In 2012, students were informed the school would be closing at the end of the year.
Athletics
Flint Hill Christian School fields teams in eight-man football, volleyball, basketball, cheerleading, softball, and track and field.
Athletic coaches
- Athletic Director - Joel Worthington
- Head Football Coach - Brad Faulkner
- Assistant Head Coach - Rod Gilchrest
- Assistant Coach - James McMillan
- Assistant Coach - Scott Quihuis
- Assistant Coach - Corey Faulkner
- Varsity Boys Basketball - William Black
- Varsity Girls Basketball - Rod Gilchrest
- Asst. Varsity Girls -
- Junior Varsity Boys Basketball - Braxton
- Asst. Junior Varsity Boys - Rod Gilchrest
- Varsity Volleyball - Stephanie Cochran
- Junior Varsity Volleyball - Stephanie Cochran
- Track and Field - William Black
- Varsity Softball - Mandie Yarbrough and Brooke Evans
Past State Championships
The Flint Hill Flames won their first state championship in school history during the 2005-2006 basketball season when they captured the ACEAA Junior Varsity Division II State Championship. The team went on to finish Runner-Up in the National Championship tournament. The following year, the Varsity Girls won the ACEAA Division II State Championship, the first varsity championship in school history. In 2008, the Junior Varsity Division I won another State Championship and the Varsity Boys finished second in the state.