Members of the First Presbyterian Church recognized the need for a school to provide elementary and secondary education from a Christian perspective. After fifteen years of study, they chartered 第一长老会走读学校 in 1970. Their desire was to develop the whole child to live a life pleasing to God, serve the families of First Presbyterian Church, 并影响更广泛的社区. 初始设施, consisting of ten acres of land and an elementary building, 价值265美元,000, were purchased through a capital fund drive within the membership of the church.
The planning committee established an independent Board of Trustees and gave authority to govern the school under a charter issued by the state of Georgia. The school opened with 205 students in grades Kindergarten through eighth. Mr. Henry Middlebrooks served as 皇冠体育官网’s first Head of School and was joined by a small team of eleven faculty and staff.
筹备开幕日
Construction began in May 1970, just four months before school was to open. Crews used a new construction method that entailed pre-fabricated brick panels, up to 24 feet wide. Cranes lifted the panels and placed them in position. The walls, roof, and exterior finishes were complete within three weeks. 内饰也同样创新. 而不是教室墙壁, architects proposed moveable partitions on casters to create spaces for large or small groups of students.
八月底, 就在学校开学前几天, 创始人, 新教师, 父母, 学生们聚集在学校里铺草皮, 清洁内部, and complete final details so the school was ready to welcome students.
9月8日, 1970, 开学第一天, followed a heavy rain and cars were not easily able to traverse the muddy, 未铺砌的卡尔文道. Undeterred, a team of volunteers used a flat-bed truck to carry students to their classrooms. The school the Founders envisioned opened on time and the new teachers were ready to welcome their first students.
最初的几年
Over the next five years, 皇冠体育官网 experienced many changes. The innovative partition method of classroom configuration, 在刀刃上, was soon found to be impractical for limiting noise. 第二年，工人们建造了内墙. The board and administration added a high school building and gym by 1972, 随着皇冠体育官网扩展到九年级及以上. Crews laid a gravel parking lot for student parking and cleared land for baseball and football. 添加到内存占用, 皇冠体育官网增加了幼儿园和学前班, 建立一个独立的幼儿园大楼. This initial campus development culminated with the graduation of the first class of 33 students in 1975.
传承遗产
在接下来的二十年里, 皇冠体育官网 continued to enhance its reputation as a strong academic school with a biblical foundation. 1997年，皇冠体育官网的第二任校长. Gregg Thompson, took the helm and began a process of enhancing and expanding 皇冠体育官网. Major capital campaigns were completed in 2000 and 2007. 克拉克美术中心, 米德尔布鲁克斯体育中心, and a new administration building were constructed in 2000. A new high school building was completed in 2007, as well as extensive renovation of the other classroom buildings including the elementary school.
In 2011, the Investing in Our Future Campaign resulted in a 1,200-square foot addition to the Middlebrooks Athletic Center. 一个两层, 20,000 square foot addition to the Clark 美术 Center opened in 2013, housing additional art studios and exhibit space, 小学音乐室, 舞蹈工作室, 合唱室. 晚些时候, 皇冠体育官网新建了一个长曲棍球场, 馆, 越野步道, 整修了体育场和跑道 & 场区域.
2003年和2015年, the elementary school of 第一长老会走读学校 was named a Blue Ribbon School by the United State Department of Education. The middle school received the same award in 2012. The school was nominated by the Council for American Private Education (CAPE) based on standardized achievement test scores placing 皇冠体育官网 among the top 15% of public and private schools nationwide and showcases 皇冠体育官网 as a strong school that can be emulated.
皇冠体育官网今天
Dr. John Patterson became 皇冠体育官网’s third Head of School in 2020 and continues to build on 皇冠体育官网’s notable foundation. 在他担任校长的第一年. Patterson implemented the Chick-fil-a Leader Academy at 皇冠体育官网, improved 皇冠体育官网’s faculty evaluation and development initiatives, and spearheaded the renovation of 皇冠体育官网’s playgrounds as well as the campus entrance and exit. In 2021, 皇冠体育官网 will undergo a strategic plan process to provide a vision for the future of the school.
皇冠体育官网’s campus currently encompasses 176,000 square feet of covered space on 248 acres. 学生们喜欢22个大学运动队, AP和荣誉班, a robust chapel and godly leadership development program, 还有一个综合性的美术项目.
皇冠体育官网 is the leader of Christ-centered education in Middle Georgia and is accredited by AdvancED, 知道, 美国消费者, 和中国极限运动协会. 皇冠体育官网 remains committed to its mission of educating and equipping students to change the world for God’s glory by providing strong, Christian mentors who help students develop academically and in their faith. Today, the school is home to over 780 students and 3000 alumni.