Northland Christian School

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Northland Christian School
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Northland Christian School
4363 Sylvanfield

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Coordinates 30°00′18″N95°28′15″W / 30.004956°N 95.470966°W / 30.004956; -95.470966
Information
Type Private Christian
MottoVictory Forever
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1974
Enrollment500 or more students (PK-12)
Color(s)Vegas gold and black
  
MascotCougar
Affiliations
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  • Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
  • Texas Private School Accreditation Commission (TEPSAC)
  • National Association of Christian Schools
  • National Association of Secondary School Principals
  • Texas Association of Non-Public Schools
  • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
  • Texas Association for College Admission Counseling
  • Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS)
Website http://www.northlandchristian.org

Northland Christian School is a private, Christian, PK-12 school located in Northwest Houston, Texas, United States.

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History

Northland Christian School (NCS) was established in the spring of 1974. Seeking to create a school in their community that combined excellence in education with a commitment to teaching Biblical principles, a group of dedicated families from Bammel Church of Christ gathered $1,000 of seed money, sought teachers who shared their vision, and found a physical location for the school.

Instrumental in the founding of NCS were DeAnna and Jim Graves, in whose honor their elementary school building is named. DeAnna was Northland Christian's first Head of School, as well as one of its first dedicated teachers, among countless other roles. Jim Graves served as a board member for 20 years and supported Northland Christian in those crucial early years.

NCS officially opened in the fall of 1974 with a combined enrollment of 43 students. Now it has around 520 students annually. With a strong international program of around 35-40 students each year, and domestic students from more than 60 Houston area zip codes, NCS is small but diverse.

Campuses

As of the fall of 2019, the elementary and secondary schools are located on the same campus. [1]

Main campus

The Northland Christian School Campus is located on Sylvanfield Avenue, close to a major intersection of FM 1960 and Stuebner-Airline Road, and Bammel North Houston and Veterans Memorial (continued from Stuebner Airline).

Standardized tests

Northland is exempt from TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) since it is a private school. Students in grades Kindergarten to 9th grade take the Stanford Achievement Test. Students in grades 3,5, and 7 take the OLSAT Achievement Test. In 7th grade, students identified as "gifted and talented" take the SAT Test for admission into Duke's TIP Program. In 10 or 11th grade, students take the PSAT/NMSQT test. In 11th and/or 12th grade, students take the SAT and/or the ACT tests.

Athletics

Northland Christian School offers athletics for both middle and high school students. All students are also required to participate in Physical Education or Athletics. There is an option for students participating in Olympic-level sports such as gymnastics, cheerleading, tumbling, soccer, taekwondo, karate, baseball, football, and swimming outside of school as off-campus PE to take study hall if they document at least 15 hours per week.

Northland Christian School provides the following sports: baseball, basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, and volleyball.

Sixth grade students are allowed to try out for seventh grade teams. Eighth grade students are allowed to try out for high school sports if needed by the school to fill in the vacant spots, such as on the junior varsity baseball team.

Fine arts

Northland Christian School provides a variety of fine arts courses of performing and visual arts. Courses such as art, drama, photography, orchestra, choir, and jazz ensemble are available.

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References

  1. Contact Information." Northland Christian School. Retrieved on November 26, 2008.