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Greenville Christian School is a private, Christian school located in Greenville, Mississippi that was founded as a segregation academy. Greenville Christian offers preschool through grade 12 education to residents of Greenville and the surrounding areas. The school is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools.

History

Greenville Christian School was established by parents from the Christ Wesleyan Methodist Church as a segregation academy. A 1970 lawsuit sought to force the all-white school to return textbooks received from local public schools at no charge.

The school opened in August 1969, at the Greenville Hotel with thirty-seven students in Grades 1 through 9. In 1972, the school's new facility at Highway 1 south was completed, and classes commenced at the beginning of the school year in the fall. As a result of fast growth, new classrooms were added during the course of the next few years. In 1979, the school was recognized under the governing body of the Greenville Christian School Parents' Association. Since 1983, four new classrooms have been added, an athletic/training building has been constructed and a science complex has been completed.

Over time, the school became integrated and in 2021, its enrollment was 70% African American and top ranked football team had all black players.

Enrollment for the 2020/2021 school year is around 300 with a waiting list. Greenville Christian only accepts a certain number of students per classroom to encourage individual learning time to further help students. .

Sports and extracurricular activities

Greenville Christian has an active Student Council to provide students with the opportunity to participate in the running of the school, along with a chapter of the National Beta Club academic honorary society. The school has competitive teams in American football, basketball, track and cross-country, baseball, girl's fast pitch softball, and soccer.

References

1. ^ "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
2. "AdvancED - Institution Summary". www.advanc-ed.org. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
3. "Directory Page For Greenville Christian School". home.msais.org. Retrieved September 23, 2017.
4. Rose, Bill (October 11, 1970). "Textbook suite may affect 1 area school". Delta Democrat Times. p. 6.
5. "Last News Dropping racist roots, Mississippi high school football team dominates state".
6. "This all-Black team in Mississippi's private academy league is making history". September 2, 2021.

Further reading

• "5 suspended in bus incident". Greenville, Miss.: The Advocate. October 13, 1987.
• Byrd, Shelia (March 19, 2003). "The South's new segregation". Daily News. Retrieved June 19, 2013.

External links

• Official website
• Greenville Christian High School Sports Teams, Max Preps

• 1969 establishments in Mississippi
• Christian schools in Mississippi
• Educational institutions established in 1969
• Greenville, Mississippi
• Nondenominational Christian schools in the United States
• Private K–12 schools in Mississippi
• Schools in Washington County, Mississippi
• Segregation academies in Mississippi