Type Independent Religion Christian Grades K3 through 12 Phone +1 601-372-0149 Number of students 700 | Established 1971 Principal Ace Bryant Gender Coeducational Mascot Cougars Founded 1971 | |
Address 4060 S Siwell Rd, Jackson, MS 39212, USA Color Royal blue, white, gray, and black Similar Clinton Christian Academy, Mt Salus Christian School, New Jerusalem Christian, Emmanuel Christian School, Forest Hill High School | ||
The impact of hillcrest christian school
Hillcrest Christian School is a private school founded in 1971. It stands on South Siwell Road, Jackson, Mississippi, United States. The current campus was originally known as Council McCluer, which was a separate school opened the same year as Hillcrest.
Contents
- The impact of hillcrest christian school
- Education
- Arts
- Success
- Athletics
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Notable alumni
- References
For much of its early life, the school was located at Sykes Road and Wheatley Drive in south Jackson, and operated as a K-9 school. In 1986 the school purchased the former McCluer Academy property on Siwell Road, where it established a high school and relocated the middle school. The school ultimately moved all operations to that campus and sold the Wheatley property in the late 1990s following the construction of an elementary school building at the Siwell campus.
Education
Hillcrest educates pupils from kindergarten 3 to grade 12.
95% of the pupils are white and there is a 1:10 student:teacher ratio.
Hillcrest Christian School has a variety of clubs and organizations. The Hillcrest National Honor Society is known throughout the Jackson area. In YMCA Youth Legislature, the school has experienced success. Over ten students have been named Outstanding Senator and/or Representative. Hillcrest has also been represented in positions such as House Floor Leader and Youth Governor.
Arts
Hillcrest Christian School has a diverse fine arts program that includes Symphonic and Marching Band, Praise Band, Choral Music, 2-D Art and 3-D Art, Drama, and Elementary Drama and Music.
Success
The Choral Music and Instrumental Music programs have a history of success at regional and national festivals and competitions. The Hillcrest "One Spirit, One Sound" Marching Band has also been successful, posting all-superior ratings at regional and state marching competitions. MoThe band has scored all-superior at the 2006 Pinson Valley Marching Competition and Best Overall at the 2005 West Alabama Marching Festival. In concert band, Hillcrest posts equally impressive results. After participating in the 2006 St. Louis, Missouri Heritage Festival, the band received their second invitation to the Festival of Gold, a national competition held in Boston Symphony Hall. The band first attended the Festival of Gold in April 2005, posting a 4th-place finish nationally.
Athletics
All Hillcrest teams participate in the Mississippi Private School Association's Division AAAA. Hillcrest fields teams in football, basketball, baseball, golf, tennis, and track.
Baseball
Coached by former Mississippi State standout Shane Kelly, the Cougars won the 2006 MPSA Academy AAA Division I title, beating Jackson Academy. They also won the Academy AAA Division II State Championship in 2007, beating Magnolia Heights School. Under the leadership of Coach Paul Wyczawski, the current pitching and recruiting coach at Murray State University, the Cougars won several state titles in the 1990s, including three consecutive state AAAA titles from 1996 to 1998.
Since 1989, Hillcrest has had more than 35 student-athletes play in the collegiate ranks, including:
Hillcrest teams have appeared in the MPSA State championship twelve times, including championships in 1989, 1991, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2006, 2007 and 2008.
Basketball
The Cougars won the MPSA Overall Championship in the 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2007 seasons.