Ovilla Christian School
| Ovilla Christian School | |
|---|---|
 Preparing Students for Life | |
| Location | |
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Ovilla, Texas USA | |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Established | 1992 |
| Founder | Nick Harris |
| Headmaster | Ronald Clyde |
| Faculty | 50 |
| Gender | Co-ed |
| Campus | 54 acres (0.22 km2) |
| Mascot | Soaring Eagles |
| Athletics | 14 Sports (seven boys, seven girls) |
| Website | www.ovillachristianschool.org |
Ovilla Christian School (OCS) is a private Christian school located in Ovilla, Texas, a suburb of Dallas, Texas. OCS is a ministry of Ovilla Road Baptist Church (ORBC) and is co-located with the church on a 54-acre (220,000 m2) campus.
OCS is fully accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and is a member of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS).[1] OCS participates in numerous extracurricular events, both athletic and academic, sponsored by ACSI and/or TAPPS.
OCS states that it has a maximum capacity of 578 students, and currently averages around 365 students, in a full K4-12 program (K4 and K5 programs are offered as both half-day and full-day). As of the 2004-05 school year, OCS claims an average high-school student SAT score of 1108 and an average student ACT score of 23.
History
OCS began in 1992 with nine students attending a half-day K5 program.
OCS has won TAPPS state athletic championships in Softball (2002–03), Girls Swimming (2002–03), Boys Cross Country (1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2004–05, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2013-14), and Girls Cross Country (1999-00, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09), and numerous awards in various fine arts categories including the 2002-03 Fine Arts Student of the Year and first place in State Literary Criticism in 2003-04.
Bible Instruction
OCS's Bible classes are geared to assist its students in understanding the basics of the Christian faith, and to be able to defend it against a "secular culture", which it sees as becoming increasingly hostile toward Christianity, and against which it believes that Christians in the past have failed to take an effective stand.
For example, 4th grade students are taught major Christian doctrines such as the Holy Spirit, Heaven and Hell, and Final Events ("last days" or "end times" events), as well as concepts of Bible memorization and proper use of Bible study aids such as concordances and Bible maps.
As another example, OCS seniors are taught a one-semester course in creation science. The course (which covers both initial Creation and the Flood) is designed to fully equip students to defend the Creation Model of origins from a Biblical and scientific standpoint.
Enrollment requirements
In addition to meeting educational and tuition/fee requirements, OCS requires the following:
- a parent/guardian must be a born again believer in Jesus Christ.
- at the secondary level, grades 7 – 12, the student must also be a born again believer in Jesus Christ.
- the student entering grades 1 – 12 must be working academically on grade level as demonstrated by screening based on standardized entrance tests.
- the student entering five-year-old kindergarten must demonstrate readiness to begin school based on an informal kindergarten screening and must be five years old by September 1
- the student entering four-year-old kindergarten must be four years old by September 1
- the student must have an acceptable behavioral history with their former school.
The above listed requirements must be met by the student and parents every year; continued enrollment at OCS is not automatic, regardless of prior student achievement or ability to pay.
Miscellaneous
Neither OCS (nor its sponsoring church, ORBC) borrow money for long-term projects. There is no formal prohibition against doing so in either organization's bylaws; however, both OCS and ORBC believe that the concept of long-term borrowing is inconsistent with the principles of Christian stewardship. OCS/ORBC's facilities (which are nearly all dual-use) have been built and maintained on a pay-as-you-go system.
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Coordinates: 32°31′52″N 96°52′55″W / 32.531°N 96.882°W