Judah Christian School

Judah Christian School
Address
908 North Prospect Avenue
Champaign, Illinois 61820
 United States
Coordinates 40°7′30″N 88°15′28″W / 40.12500°N 88.25778°W / 40.12500; -88.25778Coordinates: 40°7′30″N 88°15′28″W / 40.12500°N 88.25778°W / 40.12500; -88.25778
Information
Type Private
Denomination Interdenominational
Established 1983
Status Open
Principal

Dr. Taylor-Imani Gates (grades 7-12)

Mrs. Cheryl Black (grades Pre-K-6)
Teaching staff 39 (prekindergarten-12)
Grades Pre-k-12
Gender Coed
Enrollment

118 (9-12)

??? (P-8) (2013-14)
Campus size 4 acres
Color(s)          Purple and gold
Athletics conference East Central Illinois Conference
East Central Illinois
Team name The Tribe
Accreditation Illinois State Board of Education
Tuition

$6,420 (9-12)
$6,031 (7-8)
$5,317 (1-6)
$5,942 (All Day K)

$7,164 (All Day Pre-K)[1]
Affiliation Association of Christian Schools International
Website www.judah.org

Judah Christian School is a private, nondenominational Christian school in Champaign, Illinois, United States, located just south of the North Prospect business district. With a student body of just over 500, Judah Christian enrolls prekindergarten through 12th-grade students.[2] As of the 2013-14 school year, the school offers three Advanced Placement courses.[3]

History

"On February 18, 1983, parents concerned over the lack of Christian Education at the secondary level held an open meeting to plan a Christian high school for the Champaign-Urbana Community. They presented the following purpose and standards for such a school: '...to train young men and women – spiritually, mentally, and physically – in an environment of education excellence that will preserve and promote the standards and the faith taught in a Christ Centered home.'"[4]

Later that fall, a Christian private school began for grades 7th through 10th. The plan was to include one more grade each year until JCS would become a private school program for grades seven through twelve. To help continue the growth of this new ministry, Urbana Assembly of God discontinued its 7th- and 8th-grade program and encouraged students to become involved with Judah. The school spent two years in the Webber Street Church of Christ facility, in Urbana. The school then moved to its location on Prospect Avenue. Plans for expansion began when JCS bought 54 acres of land

Because of the request of several parents, the growth of Judah continued when in the spring of 1986 elementary grades became a part of the school.

During the autumn season of 1991 the Judah Christian School Society (JCSS) decided to add a preschool into Judah – making JCS a private Christian school schooling children from preschool through high school.

In 1999 the school expanded the building which included a gymnasium, secondary classrooms (for math, science, etc.) and offices.

Sports

The school offers several sports such as basketball and baseball. It has been announced that new athletic fields will be open for the 2014-2015 school year.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.judah.org/admissions/
  2. ↑ http://www.judah.org/
  3. ↑ http://www.judah.org/academics/highschool.cfm
  4. ↑ http://www.judah.org/aboutus/index.cfm


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