Prince Avenue Christian School

Prince Avenue Christian School (PACS): From Preschool through the Twelfth Grades…Prince Avenue Christian School offers a college preparatory program that promotes traditional Christian values, fosters academics, and actively promotes character training. Established in 1978 as a ministry of Prince Avenue Baptist Church, and located on a 40-acre campus in Bogart, Georgia, Prince Avenue serves 730 students in the Athens area, including 15 surrounding counties.

Our Mission

Prince Avenue Christian School's mission is to partner with Christian families to provide scripturally based discipleship while pursuing excellence in academics, fine arts, and athletics from a biblical worldview.

Our Vision

Guided by God’s Word as our foundation, we aspire to be the preferred choice for Christian families in the greater Athens area by providing a premier college preparatory education.

Facts About PACS

• PACS is a ministry of Prince Avenue Baptist Church.
• PACS is a 501(c)(3) non-profit institution and has its own Board of Trustees.
• The Prince Avenue campus consists of 50 acres and over 100,000 square feet of educational space with the addition of the new Wolverine Band Room and Field House.
• Our School is its 38th year, and this is our 10th year on our new campus.
• The entire Prince Avenue campus is completely debt free.

History

Prince Avenue Christian School was established in 1978 as a ministry of Prince Avenue Baptist Church, which was then located in Athens, Georgia. Pastor Bill Ricketts and former children’s minister, Ray Cearley, recognized the need to provide an educational institution that would give students in the Athens area a strong educational foundation based in biblical truth. Using the church’s facilities for classrooms, grade levels and students were added each year, and the first three students graduated in 1986. Ray Cearley served as the school’s founding headmaster, with Charles Bennett following him until William Pevey was appointed to the position in 1991. The curriculum was changed from the PACE system to traditional classroom teaching in 1990.

Prince Avenue Christian School more than doubled in size during Mr. Pevey’s tenure as headmaster, which ended in 2006. Under his leadership, the Minutemen became the Wolverines, and school earned accreditation by the Association of Christian Schools International, and Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The Wolverine athletic teams joined the Georgia High School Association and plans were made to move the school to Oconee County.

Dr. Wendell Murray served as headmaster during the school’s transition to the new campus in 2006, and remained in that position until January, 2008. Following both Mr. Pevey’s and Dr. Murray’s resignations, Rev. David Shivar served as interim headmaster.

Situated on 40 acres in Oconee County, Prince Avenue Christian School has increased its enrollment nearly 50% since moving to the new campus. Danny Howell, served as Head of School for seven years, and the school grew to serve more than 850 students with 115 faculty and staff. In July 2015, Col Seth Hathaway began his tenure as Head of School.

For over thirty-five years, Prince Avenue has been recognized in the Athens area for its academic distinction in Christian education. With a challenging college prep curriculum, students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade learn the knowledge and skills to succeed academically. Prince Avenue Christian School’s primary goal is to inspire young men and women to become fully devoted followers of Jesus Christ and to challenge them to achieve their highest academic, creative, and athletic potential. In addition, the school’s athletic and fine arts programs have grown and become established as among the best co-curricular programs in the area.

Under Col Hathaway's leadership, the future of Prince Avenue Christian School is very bright, focusing on providing a distinctly Christian college-preparatory education for young men and women who are called to pursue their purpose for the glory of God.

Notable alumni

• Josh Fields, baseball player

References

External links

• http://princeave.org/about-us