Providence Classical School Historical Overview

1996 – 2012

2011-2012

• K-12 enrollment with 170 students representing 85 families
• Two National Merit Scholar Commended Students
• Student chosen as Most Outstanding Female Student in The Alabama Governor's School
• Student written and produced stage production of Pride and Prejudice
• Two Wendy’s High School Heisman Award recipients
• Junior varsity volleyball team begins inaugural season
• First student written and designed literary magazine, Phantasia

2010-2011

• K-12 enrollment with 154 students representing 75 families
• Two third grade classes open
• National Merit Scholar Commended Student
• Student selected to attend The Alabama Governor's School
• 7^th and 8^th grade electives offered
• Science lab opens
• Student written and produced stage production of King Arthur:  A Knight's Tale
• First Veteran’s Day program
• Robotics team begins, wins the Team Spirit award from field of 64 teams at first competition
• Math Team begins, earns Gold Level status
• Wendy’s High School Heisman Award recipient
• Varsity Basketball team Pre-season Invitational Champions
• Girls’ volleyball team, the Lady Knights, begins inaugural season
• All graduates receive scholarships and go to 4-year universities

 2009-2010

• K-12 enrollment with 135 students representing 63 families
• National Merit Scholar Commended Student
• Student selected to attend Capstone Leadership Conference at the University of Alabama
• George Washington Crossing Foundation National Scholar
• Student recipient of Gold Medal, summa cum laude, on National Latin Exam
• Three students selected to attend Boy’s State
• Wendy’s High School Heisman Award recipient
• Computer lab opened
• Student written and produced stage production of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
• Junior varsity basketball team begins inaugural season
• Varsity basketball team wins championship in both the pre- and post-season invitational tournaments
• First Homecoming game held during basketball season
• All graduates receive scholarships and go to college

 2008-2009

• K-12 enrollment with 123 students representing 56 families
• PCS graduates its first class of five seniors
• Student chosen to attend The Alabama Governor's School
• Second student chosen as writer for The Huntsville Times newspaper
• Two first grade classes opened
• Library opened
• Student written and produced state production of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
• First Spirit Week in February
• First Senior Banquet in April
• First PCS Spelling Bee in November
• Basketball team wins championship of Winter Invitational
• All graduates receive scholarships and go to 4-year universities

 2007-2008

• K-11 enrollment with 108 students representing 49 families
• Two kindergarten classes open
• Computer classes begin
• Student written and produced stage production of Robin Hood
• New logo adopted
• Student chosen as writer for The Huntsville Times newspaper
• High school begins newsletter, Connected
• High school student named editor of yearbook, The Paladin
• Basketball team begins its inaugural season

 2006-2007

• K-10 enrollment with 96 students
• School relocated to Woodland Hill Baptist Church
• Monday/Wednesday school days extended to 3p.m. for 7th-12h grade
• Study hall and enrichment classes offered on Monday/Wednesday afternoons for 3rd-6th grade.
• PCS celebrates its 10-year anniversary
• First play, The Odyssey, is produced by high school classes
• First Science Fair held in February

 2005-2006

• K-9 enrollment with 78 students
• PCS accepted for membership in Association of Classical and Christian Schools (ACCS)
• Knight is chosen as school mascot
• School begins doing business as Providence Classical School
• School yearbook named The Paladin
• Newsletter renamed The Shield
• High school begins with 9th grade class of four full-time and three part-time students
• First School Pictorial Directory produced

 2004-2005

• K-8 enrollment with 39 students
• Pattie Steward, BBA, begins serving as principal
• PCS accepted for membership in Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
• First Pastor’s Luncheon held in January
• First school yearbook published
• First Father/Daughter Valentine banquet held
• First Field Day held on the last day of school

 2003-2004

• K-7 enrollment with 31 students
• School relocated to Central Church of Christ
• School officially becomes a private church school
• Monday/Wednesday/Friday hours extended to 12:30p.m.
• Quarterly newsletter, The Providential Times, begins publication
• First Grandparent’s Day held in September

 2002-2003

• K-6 enrollment with 37 students
• Third through sixth grades begin attending five days per week
• Students dismissed at noon on Monday/Wednesday/Friday.
• Classical Sustained Reading (CSR), outside reading program, implemented
• First Demonstratio Academiae end-of-year program held

 2001-2002

• K-5 enrollment with 21 students
• Melody Crane, M.Ed, is first official principal
• A school board formed, consisting of three founding fathers, to replace original advisory board made up of seven families

 2000-2001

• K-4 enrollment with 34 students
• School relocated to West Huntsville Baptist Church

 1999-2000

• K-3 enrollment with 24 students
• Pre-school classes were added for three and four-year-olds
• Nursery established for teachers’ children

 1998-1999

• K-2 enrollment with 10 students
• School relocated to Southwood Presbyterian Church
• School name established as Providence Community School
• Classical method of education adopted

1997-1998

• K-1 enrollment with 6 students
• Four first graders and two kindergarteners
• Classes begin meeting three days per week with two home school days

1996 -1997

• School begins in the basement of a private home
• Four students enrolled in kindergarten
• Students name school The Children of the Lord Community School with red, white and blue as the school colors
• First teacher was former Madison County Schools Teacher of the Year
• School operates as home school co-op under Whitesburg Christian School 
• Classes meet two days per week from 8a.m. to 12p.m.