North Florida Christian High School

Coordinates: 30°29′13″N 84°16′42″W / 30.486897°N 84.278237°W / 30.486897; -84.278237

North Florida Christian School
Location
Tallahassee, Florida
USA
Information
Type Private, Christian,
Established 1966
Administrator Dr. Tom Phillips
Number of students 578
Campus Suburban, 30 acres
Color(s) Red, White & Black             
Mascot Eagles
Tuition $5,678 (High School)
$5,678 (Middle School)
$5,047(K5-Grade 5)
$2,613 (K-4)VPK
$5,427 (K-3)
Website www.nflschool.org

North Florida Christian School (NFCS) is a private school located in Tallahassee, Florida, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Florida Association of Christian Colleges, and the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation. It was founded in 1966 by Pastor Rayburn L. Blair and James H. Pound, Jr. Although the school is open today to students of all races, it was founded by white parents, in response to the federally mandated racial integration of Leon County Schools.[1] (See Segregation academies.) Mr. Pound served as principal and school superintendent until his retirement in 1988. The school has classes from K3 to 12th grade, and it serves students from several counties in north Florida and South Georgia. Randy Ray is now the school president, and Dr. Tom Phillips is the school administrator.

The school is a ministry of North Florida Baptist Church, formerly known as Temple Baptist Church. Pastor Blair founded the church in 1962 and served as pastor for 30 years, retiring in 1992. Randy Ray became pastor at that time. In 2005, the church was renamed North Florida Baptist Church.[2] In 2016-17, tuition was about $7,000.[3]

North Florida Christian School students enjoy a wide range of fine arts opportunities including instruction in instrumental and vocal music, pep band, jazz band, drama and musicals, praise and worship performance music, the visual arts, and theatre. Students can participate in local, regional, and state events. Ministry opportunities include performing in chapel programs and other ministry events. Music students compete in the Florida Association of Christian Colleges and School Fine Arts festivals and the NFCS Band participates in the Florida Bandmasters Association assessments.

Athletic Championships

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Team Year Classification Head Coach Record Championship Game Score Opponent Location
Baseball 1995 3A Mike Posey n/a 2-0 Keystone Heights Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota
Baseball 2007 2A Mike Posey n/a 6-1 Montverde Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota
Baseball 2011 2A Mike Posey 24-4 8-4 Orangewood Christian Digital Domain Park, Port St. Lucie
Girls Basketball 2008 2A Aaron Krause n/a 54-44 Lafayette (Mayo) The Lakeland Center
Football 1996 2A Tim Cokely n/a 34-7 Glades Day Daytona Bch. Mun. Stadium
Football 1998 2A Tim Cokely n/a 30-13 American Heritage University of Florida
Football 1999 1A Tim Cokely n/a 23-13 Fort Meade University of Florida
Football 2000 1A Tim Cokely n/a 20-16 Fort Meade University of Florida
Football 2001 2A Tim Cokely n/a 28-16 Fort Meade Florida State University
Football 2008 1A Tim Cokely 10-2 17-7 Fort Meade Orlando
Football 2011 2A Robert Craft 13-0 69-0 Admiral Farragut Citrus Bowl

Notable NFC Graduates

See also

NFC web site

References

  1. ↑ Glenda Alice Rabby, The Pain and the Promise: The Struggle for Civil Rights in Tallahassee, Florida, Athens, Ga., University of Georgia Press, 1999, ISBN 082032051X, p. 255.
  2. ↑ North Florida Christian School website
  3. ↑ http://www.nflschool.org/tuition.html, retrieved July 6, 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.fhsaa.org/records FHSAA Championship Records
  5. ↑ http://www.nbc.com/nbc/The_Apprentice_2/candidates/maria.shtml
  6. ↑ http://www.foxnews.com/bios/index.html
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