Heritage Christian School (Indianapolis)

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Established September 1965 Enrollment Approximately 1,200 Publication Messenger Magazine Mascot Eagle Color Blue, White, & Black		Grades Preschool - 12 Campus 38.5 acres Phone +1 317-849-3441 Founded September 1965 Faculty 200

School type Private Christian Day School Address 6401 E 75th St, Indianapolis, IN 46250, USA Similar Cathedral High School, Park Tudor School, Lawrence North High School, North Central High Sch, Bishop Chatard High Sch Profiles Facebook Twitter

Heritage Christian School is a private Christian day school located in Indianapolis, Indiana in the United States on the SE corner of Binford Boulevard and 75th Street. There are currently 1,200 students in preschool through 12th grade.

School System

Elementary School: Preschool - 4th Grade

Intermediate School: 5th - 6th Grade

Middle School: 7th - 8th Grade

High School: 9th - 12th Grade

Accreditation

Heritage Christian School is an independent Christian school and is fully accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) and the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools (NCA).

Music

Heritage's robust music offerings include choir, band, orchestra, jazz band and praise band. Students at the school perform for the community, lead worship during chapel services and compete at the local and state level. Heritage music programs have won numerous state awards as a member of the Indiana School State Music Association (ISSMA) and national recognition through the National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM) Foundation.

Theater

When Heritage added drama as a high school class elective in 1975, students performed the first official school production of "Cheaper by the Dozen." Students currently perform two stage productions each year; a musical in the fall and a play in the spring.

Athletics

Heritage Christian School has been a member of the Indiana High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) since 2001 and offers 18 varsity sanctioned sports as well as girls and boys lacrosse. HCS participates as a Class 2A school and have competed in and achieved success at multiple levels across a variety of sports.

Sports Awards and Records

13 state titles

15 semi-state titles

19 regional titles

50 sectional titles

25 city titles

Notable Alumni

Notable alumni of Heritage Christian include:

Kent Brantly (1999) - Time Magazine's Person of the Year in 2014; physician and foreign aid worker; contracted and survived the 2014 Ebola Outbreak

Todd Abernethy (2003) - International professional basketball player; collegiate assistant basketball coach at University of Mississippi

Dayo Okeniyi (2005) - portrayed District 11 tribute Thresh in Lionsgate's The Hunger Games (2012)

Jake Short (2008) - actor on the Disney Channel show A.N.T. Farm

Kelly Faris (2009) - University of Connecticut women's basketball player

Conor Daly (2010) - GP2 Series driver

Logan Gay (2011) - news reporter for Lakeland Public Television (a Minnesota affiliate of PBS)

Notable Parents

Notable parents of past and present Heritage Christian students include:

Brian Bosma, Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives

Derek Daly, former Formula One driver

Anne Marie Tiernon, news anchor at WTHR

References

Heritage Christian School (Indianapolis) Wikipedia

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