Northland Christian School
Founded in 1974, Northland Christian School is a private, Christian, PK-12 school located in Northwest Houston.
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4363 Sylvanfield , | |
| Coordinates | 30.004956°N 95.470966°W |
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| Type | Private Christian |
| Motto | Victory Forever |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Established | 1974 |
| School district | Private School |
| Superintendent | David Pruett |
| Principal | Monica Lewis (elementary) |
| Principal | Eric Wietstruck (secondary) |
| Enrollment | 500 or more students (PK-12) |
| Color(s) | Vegas Gold and black |
| Mascot | Cougars |
| Affiliations | List
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| Website | http://www.northlandchristian.org |
Northland Christian School is a leading private school committed to offering the best for your child in academics, spiritual development, fine arts, and athletics (from three-year-olds to 12th graders). Northland offers the unparalleled quality of a top independent school combined with a Christian faith perspective.
History
Northland Christian School (NCS) was established in the spring of 1974. Seeking to create a school in their community that combined excellence in education with a commitment to teaching Biblical principles, a group of dedicated families from Bammel Church of Christ gathered $1,000 of seed money, sought teachers who shared their vision, and found a physical location for the school.
Instrumental in the founding of NCS were DeAnna and Jim Graves, in whose honor their elementary school building is named. DeAnna was Northland Christian's first Head of School, as well as one of its first dedicated teachers, among countless other roles. Jim Graves served as a board member for 20 years and supported Northland Christian in those crucial early years.
NCS officially opened in the fall of 1974 with a combined enrollment of 43 students. Now, they have around 520 students annually. With a strong international program of around 40 students each year, and domestic students from more than 60 Houston area zip codes, NCS is small but diverse. Their families have one key thing in common—they believe in Northland Christian's mission.
While NCS has grown from that first group of 43 students, they remain faithful to the initial vision as they serve young people and raise them to be men and women of purpose.
Campuses
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Main Campus
The NCS campus has several buildings where classes are held which are referred to as Buildings 1-5. Building 6 is where the school cafeteria, gym, and the orchestra room is located. Building 7 is the elementary building, and Building 8 houses the administrative offices.
The Northland Christian School Campus is located on Sylvanfield Avenue in close proximity to a major intersection of FM 1960 and Stuebner-Airline Road, and Bammel North Houston and Veterans Memorial (Continued from Stuebner Airline).
Building 1
Secondary Student Services
Secondary Principal's Office
The NAC
MS & HS classrooms
Building 3
Counselors' Office
MS & HS Classrooms
Building 6
PK/ES Office
ES Library
PK/ES Classrooms
Building 7
Cafeteria/ Gymnasium
Orchestra Classroom
Music Classroom
Building 8
Admissions
Administration Offices
International Dorm
MS & HS classrooms
Standardized Tests
Northland is exempt from TAKS (Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills) since it is a private school. Students in grades Kindergarten to 9th grade take the Stanford Achievement Test. Students in grades 3,5, and 7 take the OLSAT Achievement Test. In 7th grade, students identified as "gifted and talented" take the SAT Test for admission into Duke's TIP Program. In 10 or 11th grade, students take the PSAT/NMSQT test. In 11th and/or 12th grade, students take the SAT and/or the ACT tests.
Athletics
Northland Christian School is one of the few schools in the Houston area that offers athletics for both middle and high school students. All students are also required to participate in Physical Education or Athletics. There is an option for students participating in Olympic-level sports such as gymnastics, cheerleading, tumbling, soccer, taekwondo, karate, baseball, football, swimming, etc. outside of school as Off-campus PE to take study hall if they document at least 15 hours per week.
Northland Christian School provides the following sports: Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track, Volleyball.
Sixth grade students are allowed to try out for Seventh grade teams. Eighth grade students are allowed to try out for high school sports if needed by the school to fill in the vacant spots such as the Junior Varsity Baseball Team.
Fine arts
Northland Christian School provides a variety of fine arts courses of performing and visual arts. Courses such as art, drama, photography, orchestra, choir, and jazz ensemble are available.