Northside Christian Academy

Northside Christian Academy is a private Christian school serving grades pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. It is located in Charlotte, North Carolina. It is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, AdvancED and the North Carolina Association of Christian Schools.^[1] The school was founded in 1961 as a ministry of Northside Baptist Church. The school mascot is the Knight and sports teams are known as the Knights.

History

Northside Christian Academy has been described as a segregation academy.^[2]

Athletics

Athletically, the Knights compete at the NCISAA class 1A/2A state level, and belong to the Metrolina Athletic Conference (MAC).

The Northside Knights men's basketball program has won multiple state titles within the last 5 seasons, led by head coach and former NBA player, Byron Dinkins. The women's basketball team has also been successful, under the leadership of head coach and former collegiate player, Ashley McGuirt. Over the past 5 years, former Northside players have signed with and become active members of major NCAA Division 1 collegiate programs, including St. Joseph's (Philadelphia), Presbyterian College, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Hampton University, Wofford and several NCAA Division II programs. Additionally, the men's track team has consistently been competitive, winning the 2004 and 2007 State Championship for 1A and 2A schools. The girls' track team has fared well, also, finishing in second in the 2007 State Track Meet. The track and field program as a whole has been considered the backbone of the athletic program in its most recent years as it has proven to be the most consistently successful and competitive team in the 40 plus years of the school's athletic existence.

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