Covenant Christian School (Panama City, Florida)

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Covenant Christian School
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Covenant Christian School (Panama City, Florida)
2350 Frankford Avenue

Panama City
,
(Bay County)
,
Florida
32405

United States
Coordinates 30°11′31″N85°41′30″W / 30.191868°N 85.691596°W / 30.191868; -85.691596
Information
School type Private 501(c)(3), combined elementary, middle and high school
Motto"Dues Nobiscum, Quis Contra" - If God is with us, who can be against us? "Soli Deo Gloria" - Glory to God alone
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Denomination Presbyterian Church in America
Established1982 (1982)
StatusOpen
AuthorityCovenant Presbyterian Church (same location)
CEEB code 101347
NCES School ID 02016369 [1]
PrincipalMichael Sabo
Faculty20.3 (on an FTE basis) [1]
Grades PK – 12
Years offered1983-Present
Gender Coeducational [1]
Age3+
Enrollment254 [1]  (2009-2010 school year)
Student to teacher ratio12.5 [1]
Education system Classical Christian
Language English
Schedule typeMixed/Custom
Color(s)  
Blue and White
SongBy Faith
Nickname CCS
Team nameCovenant Lions
AccreditationNone. Member of and seeking accreditation from:
Christian Schools of Florida [2]
Association of Classical Christian Schools
YearbookAngelia
Website www.ccs-pc.net

Covenant Christian School is a private Christian school located in Panama City, Florida. The school educates students in Pre-K (age 3) to 12th grade. The school is a ministry of Covenant Presbyterian Church of Panama City. It was founded in 1982 and had its first graduating class in 1989. The current school headmaster is Michael Sabo. [3]

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Education

Curriculum

The school started using the Classical Curriculum at the start of the school year in 2009, as the only school in the Bay County Area to do so. The school is divided into the Beginning Grammar, Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric classes instead of the usual pre-K, elementary, middle, and high school classes. [4] Covenant's main language course is Latin, so many of the phrases found in school clothing and marketing are in Latin.

High school

Starting with the school year in 2013, Covenant Christian School is the only private high school in Bay County that offers non-virtual high school. Students have the option to customize their schedule to take classes at the school, online, or dual-enroll at Gulf Coast State College. [ citation needed ]

Facility

The campus of Covenant Christian School includes 22 classrooms, 1 meeting and rhetoric room, 2 locker rooms, 1 art studio, 1 science lab, 1 gymnasium, 3 outdoor playgrounds, 1 practice soccer field, 1 sanctuary, 1 fellowship hall, 2 modular (old robotics) rooms, 3 lunch grounds, 2 basketball courts, and 6 bathroom locations.

Gymnasium

Dubbed The Lions Den by students and faculty of Covenant Christian School, their gymnasium features 2 built-in basketball goals, 1 outdoor basketball goal, and hosts all of the school's home basketball and volleyball games. A center platform is present on the opposite side of the entrance for scorekeepers, performers, and MCs. There are also two rooms (one classroom and one youth room) are built upstairs in the gym.

Extracurricular activities

Covenant Christian School offers a wide variety of extracurricular activities, ranging from robotics to martial arts. Below is a list of a few extracurricular activities: [5]

Robotics club

Covenant has a prestigious robotics club in the FLL, with teams that have advanced to the state competition all the years that they have competed. Due to the size of the club, Covenant competes with four teams: The Knights, The Vikings, The Crusaders, and the Spartans. Many regional competitions are hosted at the school, with students coming from all over the Florida Panhandle to compete. However as of 2023 there is no longer a Robotics Club. [6] [7]

Sports

Covenant is a participant in the Bay County Private Schools' "Extreme Sports" Program. where kids from 1st through 5th grade participate in basketball, soccer, and flag football. High school students participate in the FHSAA sports league as a member of a public school team.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Covenant Christian School". National Center for Education Statistics . Institute of Education Sciences . Retrieved March 24, 2013.
  2. ↑ www.christianschoolsfl.org http://www.christianschoolsfl.org/ . Retrieved August 6, 2013.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)[ title missing ]
  3. ↑ "Head of School". Covenant Christian School. Retrieved 2021-05-21.
  4. ↑ http://www.ccs-pc.net/about-ccs/distinctives Archived 2015-01-16 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved August 6, 2013
  5. ↑ http://www.ccs-pc.net/about-ccs/school-profile Archived 2015-02-22 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved August 6, 2013
  6. ↑ http://www.newsherald.com/news/4-teams-from-school-to-enter-robotics-competition-1.53756. 4 teams from school to enter robotics competition. Retrieved June 5, 2013
  7. ↑ http://www.afcec.af.mil/photos/mediagallery.asp?galleryID=10254&?id=-1&page=1&count=24 Archived 2013-02-28 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved August 6, 2013
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