Northpoint Christian School

Northpoint Christian School (NCS) is a private, coeducational, college preparatory Christian school founded as a segregation academy. Located in Southaven, Mississippi. NCS was founded in 1973 by a group of Baptist ministers in the Whitehaven section of Memphis, Tennessee. Programs for kindergarten through Grade 8 began in 1973, and grades 9-12 were added the following year. The school is dually accredited with SAIS and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. NCS is also a member of the Association of Christian Schools International, the TAIS, and the TSSAA. As of 2014, the school was the third-largest private school in Greater Memphis.[2] For the 2022-2023 school year, they are celebrating their 50th anniversary of the schools creation.

Northpoint Christian School
Address
7400 Getwell Road

Southaven
,
Mississippi
38672

United States
Coordinates34°58′3″N 89°55′59″W
Information
TypePrivate
MottoFind Your True North
Established1973
PresidentJim Ferguson
Gradespre-K–12
Enrollment1075[1] (2022-2023)
Average class size20
Student to teacher ratio12.5 to 1 [1]
Color(s)Navy, White, and Carolina Blue
MascotTrojan
NicknameNCS
AffiliationNon denominational Baptist[1]
Tuition$4075-$8695
WebsiteNCSTrojans.com

History

NCS was established in 1973 as a segregation academy formed by white parents seeking to avoid sending their children to racially integrated public schools.[3][4] NCS was established shortly after a busing policy was established in Memphis.

In 1988, after what the school claimed was "The area was losing professionals as well as families who could afford to send their children to SBEC."[5] The school moved from Memphis, Tennessee, to suburban Southaven, Mississippi as many white people of Memphis were moving to Southaven at that time during white flight.[6]

Prior to the 2013-2014 school year, the school was known as Southern Baptist Educational Center (SBEC).

On April 29, 2022, Northpoint was criticized by Memphis local news source, WMC-TV,reported that a teacher put signs of "colored" and "whites" over water fountains for a civil rights lesson, while alarming questions and criticisms, the current president, Jim Ferguson, defended it as "part of a lesson plan".[7]

Campuses

Memphis

The 40 acres (16 ha) Memphis campus, located at the intersection of Holmes Road and Tulane Road, was utilized from 1974 until 1988, when it was sold to the Memphis City School System. There is no information available on where their former location was originally in Memphis, only the school started in Memphis [5]

Southaven

The school campus relocated to Southaven, Mississippi, in September 1988. The 67 acres (27 ha) campus contains facilities for grades pre-K through 12. The main building contains approximately 100,000 square feet (9,300 m2) of instructional and support space for students. Specifically, the building contains over 40 regular classrooms, 3 computer labs, 4 science labs, a science lecture lab, a library/media center, a cafeteria, a multi-purpose room, and a performing arts center. The campus also includes a sportsplex, which contains a football stadium and track, baseball stadium, softball stadium, soccer field, and tennis courts. The football stadium includes two concession stands.

In 2008, an expansion was constructed just east of the main building. This building contains 12 additional high school classrooms and the high school office, in addition to a gymnasium with a turf room and locker rooms.

Athletics

Despite being located in Mississippi, NCS competes in Division II, Class A of the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA). Other members of their division are:

Sports offered at NCS include: baseball, boys and girls basketball, cheerleading, cross country, football, boys and girls golf, boys and girls soccer, softball, swimming, tennis, track, volleyball, and trap shooting.[8]

NCS is home to 4 State Titles in athletics. 2004 Football, 2009 Baseball, 2016 and 2017 Girls Basketball.

See also

References
  1. "Northpoint Christian School Educational Foundation". National Center for Education Statistics. 2016. Retrieved 27 Nov 2018.
  2. "Largest private schools in Memphis for 2014".
  3. Pohlmann, Marcus D. (2008). Opportunity Lost: Race and Poverty in the Memphis City Schools. Univ. of Tennessee Press. p. 85. ISBN 9781572336384.
  4. "Northpoint Christian Schools". Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  5. https://www.zippia.com/southern-baptist-educational-center-careers-1243747/history/
  6. {{Cite book| url=https://thedmonline.com/opinion-i-went-to-a-segregation-academy-now-i-want-to-ban-them/
  7. {{Cite book| url=https://www.actionnews5.com/2022/04/29/northpoint-christian-school-questioned-controversial-lesson-plan/
  8. Athletics
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