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{{Short description|Private Christian school in Colorado, United States}}
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| enrollment_as_of = 2016<ref name="nces180208">{{cite web|title=Private School Universe Survey|url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolName=colorado+springs+christian+schools&State=08&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=A0700356|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=8 February 2018}}</ref>
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|location = 4855 Mallow Road, Colorado Springs, Colorado |address = 4855 Mallow Road
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'''Colorado Springs Christian Schools''' is a ] ] ] system in the cities of ] and ].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://krdo.com/news/2017/07/26/active-killer-drill-at-colorado-springs-christian-school-in-woodland-park/ |title=Active-killer drill at Colorado Springs Christian School in Woodland Park |publisher=] |date=July 26, 2017}}</ref> It has a "Colorado Springs Campus" at 4855 Mallow Road, and a "Woodland Park Campus", at 1003 Tamarac Parkway. It includes Pre-K to high school level education. It has two ]s and includes '''Colorado Springs Christian High School'''.


It was founded in 1971.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://gazette.com/life/colorado-springs-christian-schools-celebrates-50-years/article_b19b2968-c0a9-11ec-8b01-b7a1a3632466.html |title=Colorado Springs Christian Schools celebrates 50 years |author= Steve Rabey|date=May 1, 2022|publisher=]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fox21news.com/news/local/colorado-springs-christian-schools-celebrates-50-years/ |title=Colorado Springs Christian Schools celebrates 50 years|author=Ashley Eberhardt|publisher=] |date=May 13, 2022}}</ref>
'''Colorado Springs Christian School''' is a Pre-] through 12th grade ] in ], ].


As has happened for many private schools, CSCS has grown during ]. CSCS re-opened earlier than public schools in its area.<ref name=growing>{{cite news|url=https://gazette.com/pikespeakcourier/christian-schools-note-growing-enrollment-as-parents-seek-alternatives-to-public-schools/article_add58cb8-3127-11ec-8fd2-6fab3dcf448f.html |title=Christian schools note growing enrollment as parents seek alternatives to public schools|author=Debbie Kelley|date=October 25, 2021|publisher=]}}</ref> CSCS' students' problems dealing with Covid were addressed in a 2021 event.<ref name=Helmuth>{{cite news|url=https://krdo.com/news/school-buzz/2021/05/17/the-school-buzz-colorado-springs-christian-schools-celebrates-artistic-students-to-cap-off-hard-pandemic-year/ |title=The School Buzz: Colorado Springs Christian Schools celebrates artistic students to cap off hard pandemic year|publisher=]|author=Josh Helmuth |date=May 17, 2021}}</ref>
Its mission statement is "To provide an excellent ] from a ]-centered, biblical perspective for lifelong service."


The Woodland Park campus was opened in 2005 as a K-5 school, and added 6th, 7th, and 8th grade levels successively in 2019, 2020, 2021.<ref name=engelberg>{{cite news|url=https://gazette.com/pikespeakcourier/colorado-springs-christian-schools-woodland-park-to-add-eighth-grade-become-a-middle-school/article_9962006c-9ede-11eb-a27a-97a97026741d.html |title=Colorado Springs Christian Schools-Woodland Park to add eighth-grade, become a middle school |author=Norma Engelberg|date=April 28, 2021|publisher=Pikes Peak Courier}}</ref>
==Athletics==
The high school is known for having very good athletics among small schools. The girls ] team has won the state title four years in a row, dating back to 2004. The boys ] and ] teams are regular contenders in the state playoffs, and the girls ] teams are consistently impressive.


==Scandals== ==Notable alumni==
{{alumni|date=June 2022}}
The school has been involved in numerous scandals with students in the past five years, including knowingly ignoring many students' use of alcohol and drugs, and failing to report complaints of sexual harassment and assault. Numerous faculty members have been de-certified by their respective unions because of violations such as these.
* ], lead guitarist of ] band ]<ref name=9news>{{cite news|url=https://www.9news.com/article/entertainment/music/colorado-music/colorado-musicians/73-c789d964-b34b-473f-b2b2-d078e4298a14 |title=Did you know these musicians got their start in Colorado? |publisher=9News.com |access-date=June 18, 2022}}</ref>
* ], lead vocalist of OneRepublic. Filkins and Tedder were students in their senior year at CSCS when they joined up to form their first band, which evolved into OneRepublic.<ref name=9news/>


==References==
===Smoking scandal===
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In 2003, a student, a star three-sport letter winner, was caught smoking marijuana by the vice principal, who was also the basketball coach. The vice principal decided to ignore the use and not risk a poor basketball season. The student regularly smoked on campus, both marijuana and tobacco, for the rest of the year.


⚫ ==External links==
===Zach Tomayo incident===
⚫ *{{official website|http://www.cscslions.org/}}
In 2005, a counselor accused Zach Tomayo, a well-liked but average-grades student, of raping two girls at a party. Although there was complete lack of ] of any incident, the school promptly expelled Tomayo.


⚫ {{Colorado Springs Schools}}
===Matt Schneider incident===
In 2006, a not-yet-certified school counselor reported to the principal that a student, Matt Schneider, had made a ] to the school. He reported that Schneider's younger sister had ratted out her brother, saying that Schneider had said he'd "Go out with a bang and take people with him." The counselor repeatedly harassed Schneider in the meeting to dismiss him, saying Schneider "won't ever amount to dirt" and that he "would be forgotten, just like all the others" (students that had left CSCS). The counselor also presented third-hand quotes from other students who would later be kicked out.


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Later, the counselor's close friendship with a student were discovered. A 14-year-old girl, and a friend of Schneider's, had complained to the counselor about this student sexually assaulting her, but the counselor had ignored the complaints because of his friendship with the accusee. Schneider, who had come under heat with the counselor and principal for a student newspaper that was "not educational enough" bt highly successful among students, was told that he needed to leave immediately, and was escorted out by a police officer.


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The incident highly divided the students, as Matt Schneider had been a prominent figure, as an honors student, the editor in chief of the student newspaper and a member of ]. The event led to comments at the class' graduation the following year, when students said their favorite past memory was "fun times with Schneider."


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Later, more was discovered about the case. Schneider had repeatedly been harrassed by the principal, and the counselor's quotations were fabricated and he had meant to remove Schneider from the school for personal reasons. Schneider went on to gain partial scholarship at the selective ]'s prestigious ], the No. 27 university in the world according to U.S. News.<ref>http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/usnews/edu/college/rankings/brief/t1natudoc_brief.php</ref>
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===Westpoint incident===
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The counselor was fired after another incident the following year, in which he neglected to submit a student's application to ] on time. After the students parents intervened and fixed the situation, the counselor failed to invite a Westpoint representative to welcome the incoming ], as is customary for the military. At graduation, those going into the ] and the ] were recognized, but this student was not.
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Soon after, he was denied re-application for membership in the national counselors association that certified him. The principal resigned the following year.
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⚫ ==External links==
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Private Christian school in Colorado, United States

Colorado Springs Christian School
Address
4855 Mallow Road
Colorado Springs, Colorado
United States
Coordinates38°53′51″N 104°48′41″W / 38.89738°N 104.81136°W / 38.89738; -104.81136
Information
TypePrivate Christian
Established1972 (53 years ago) (1972)
CEEB code060269
Faculty48.5
GradesPre-K to 12
Enrollment744 (2016)
Color(s)Navy and gold
  
Athletics conferenceTri-Peaks League
MascotLion
Websitewww.cscslions.org

Colorado Springs Christian Schools is a 501c3 private Christian school system in the cities of Colorado Springs, Colorado and Woodland Park, Colorado. It has a "Colorado Springs Campus" at 4855 Mallow Road, and a "Woodland Park Campus", at 1003 Tamarac Parkway. It includes Pre-K to high school level education. It has two middle schools and includes Colorado Springs Christian High School.

It was founded in 1971.

As has happened for many private schools, CSCS has grown during COVID-19. CSCS re-opened earlier than public schools in its area. CSCS' students' problems dealing with Covid were addressed in a 2021 event.

The Woodland Park campus was opened in 2005 as a K-5 school, and added 6th, 7th, and 8th grade levels successively in 2019, 2020, 2021.

Notable alumni

This article's list of alumni may not follow Misplaced Pages's verifiability policy. Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni, or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations. (June 2022)
  • Zach Filkins, lead guitarist of pop rock band OneRepublic
  • Ryan Tedder, lead vocalist of OneRepublic. Filkins and Tedder were students in their senior year at CSCS when they joined up to form their first band, which evolved into OneRepublic.

References

  1. ^ "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
  2. "Active-killer drill at Colorado Springs Christian School in Woodland Park". KRDO. July 26, 2017.
  3. Steve Rabey (May 1, 2022). "Colorado Springs Christian Schools celebrates 50 years". Colorado Springs Gazette.
  4. Ashley Eberhardt (May 13, 2022). "Colorado Springs Christian Schools celebrates 50 years". Fox21.
  5. Debbie Kelley (October 25, 2021). "Christian schools note growing enrollment as parents seek alternatives to public schools". Pikes Peak Courier.
  6. Josh Helmuth (May 17, 2021). "The School Buzz: Colorado Springs Christian Schools celebrates artistic students to cap off hard pandemic year". KRDO.
  7. Norma Engelberg (April 28, 2021). "Colorado Springs Christian Schools-Woodland Park to add eighth-grade, become a middle school". Pikes Peak Courier.
  8. ^ "Did you know these musicians got their start in Colorado?". 9News.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.

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