Ron Pettigrew Christian School
| Ron Pettigrew Christian School | |
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| Address | |
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1761-110th Avenue Dawson Creek, British Columbia, V1G 4X4 Canada | |
| Coordinates | 55°44′58″N 120°15′12″W / 55.7494°N 120.2532°WCoordinates: 55°44′58″N 120°15′12″W / 55.7494°N 120.2532°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Christian School |
| Founded | 1989 |
| Superintendent | Dianne Tower |
| School number | 250 782 4580 |
| Principal | Phyllis Pettigrew Roch |
| Grades | Kindergarten - Grade 12 |
| Enrollment | 100 (2011-2012 School Year) |
| Language | English |
| Colour(s) | Purple, Gold |
| Mascot | Lionel |
| Team name | Lions |
| Website |
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Ron Pettigrew Christian School (RPCS) is a full accredited, K-12 Christian school in Dawson Creek, British Columbia. The first principal was John Bailey, who also coached the basketball team. RPCS open in 1989 and completed its own facility in September 1992. A new gymnasium was added in 2008.
RPCS is affiliated with the ACSI, and uses BC curricula. It is governed by a board elected by the Dawson Creek Community Christian Education Society. It is named after Ron Pettigrew, a principal of Bethel Christian School, who along with 5 members of the senior boys basketball team, was killed in a car accident in 1988.
Sports
In the school's inaugural year (1989-1990), despite not having a gymnasium, the high school girls basketball team won the BC provincial championship. They would repeat that victory in 1991 with a record of 31-3. The same girls had won the provincial title as Bethel Christian School in 1989, laying the foundation for a Provincial 'three-peat'. The team played all over Western Canada and made headlines as they "Turned Tragedy Into Inspirational Fire."
The high school boys basketball team placed second in provincials in 1992, followed by 3 and 5th-place finished in the following years. In 2002, the boys placed fourth and also finished third in Volleyball.