Athens Christian School

Athens Christian School (ACS) is a private, non-denominational Christian school located in Athens, Georgia, United States.

Athens Christian School
Address
Athens Christian School
1270 Highway 29 North

Athens
,
(Clarke County)
,
Georgia
30601

United States
Coordinates34°00′26″N 83°19′35″W
Information
TypePrivate, coeducational
Motto"Quality Education in a Christian Atmosphere."[1]
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1970[2]
Founded1970
Opened1970
FounderDrs. Buhl and Lois Cummings
DeanChris Williamss
PrincipalBruce Hockema
Head of schoolSteve Cummings
GradesKindergarten 3 – 12
GenderBoth
Average class size45–60
Classrooms40 +
Campus type2
Color(s)Purple and gold         
SportsBaseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, flag corps, football, golf, soccer, softball, tennis, track, volleyball, wrestling
MascotGolden Eagle
Team nameGolden Eagles
AccreditationGeorgia Accrediting Commission [3]
Websitehttp://www.athenschristian.com

History

In the late 1960s, the Christian school movement in America began to grow at a rapid pace.  At this time, Buhl and Lois Cummings owned a Christian bookstore in Athens, Georgia.  Many patrons of the bookstore talked to the Cummings about the need for an alternative to public education, since the Supreme Court had removed Bible reading and prayer from the public schools.  When God was taken out of public education, the Cummings and many others saw the need to start a school in Athens that would educate students from a Biblical worldview.  This was the reason Athens Christian School was started.   "But to Minister, My Life and Ministry," by Buhl Cummings.[4]

When the school was founded in 1970, the initial enrollment was consisted of white children whose parents wanted to avoid enrolling them in racially integrated public schools.[5] According to the historian Ashton Ellett, white elites enrolled their children in Athens Christian School as part of the transition to class based system of racial exclusion that was nominally colorblind and revolved around the rhetoric of individual rights, personal freedom, and meritocratic enrollment.[6]

Academics

ACS is accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Commission.[1]

Notable alumni
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References
  1. ACS web site http://www.athenschristian.com/
  2. "About Athens Christian School". Archived from the original on 2014-11-11. Retrieved 2014-10-26.
  3. GAC. "Georgia Accrediting Commission – 2012 Private School Programs" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-06-17. Retrieved 2012-07-25.
  4. Cummings, Buhl (2010). "...but to minister" My Life and Ministry. Redemption Press.
  5. Monica, Knight (2007). SEEKING EDUCATION FOR LIBERATION: THE DEVELOPMENT OF BLACK SCHOOLS IN ATHENS, GEORGIA FROM EMANCIPATION THROUGH DESEGREGATION (PDF) (Thesis). University Of Georgia.
  6. Ellett, Ashton G. (2013). "Not Another Little Rock: Massive Resistance, Desegregation, and the Athens White Business Establishment, 1960–61". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 97 (2): 215. JSTOR 24636699.
  7. "Hangin' with: Athens Christian's Alan Busenitz". Online Athens. May 4, 2007. Archived from the original on 2012-01-04. Retrieved May 31, 2017.


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