High Desert Christian Academy Explained

High Desert Christian Academy
Motto:"The Heart of Education is Education of the Heart"[1]
Streetaddress:310 Northeast 7th Street
County:(Crook County)
Zipcode:97754
Country:United States
Opened:1994
Principal:Maggie Hale[2]
Grades:Pre K-12
Colors:Purple, black, and silver
Mascot:Warriors[3]
Accreditation:Cognia
Homepage:Web site: hdchristianacademy.com.

High Desert Christian Academy (HDCA) (formerly known as Crook County Christian School), is a private nondenominational Christian school located in Prineville, Oregon, United States. As of 2017, the school is accredited through AdvancEd (Cognia).

History

The school was founded originally under the name Crook County Christian School (CCCS) in 1994, affiliated with the Assembly of God church in Prineville.[4] The school was previously a member of the Association of Christian Schools International.[5]

The school reported growth in 2004 prompting the construction of a second two-story building on the property to house additional classrooms and bathrooms.[6]

In 2010, the school's high school curriculum was discontinued, and with it, its accreditation. CCCS' staff did continue to offer tutoring to high school students enrolled to the online high school program, Insight School of Oregon.[7] CCCS' own high school program remained closed for the next 5 years.[8]

In 2015, the school formally separated from the Assembly of God church into its own nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization and formed its own school board.[9] It was at this time that the school's name was changed from CCCS to High Desert Christian Academy (HDCA).[10] After the separation, the school continued to operate from the same location on the church's property, using the same buildings and land as it had prior to the separation, but now operated under a lease agreement with the church.[11]

HDCA reopened its high school program in 2015 following its separation from the Assembly of God church. The school later became reaccredited through AdvancEd (Cognia) in 2017.[12]

HDCA leased the school property from the Assembly of God church from 2015 to 2022. The lease agreement was not renewed at the close of the school year in 2022, so the school changed locations. For the 2022-2023 school year, HDCA operated from three separate churches in Prineville: Eastside Church, Calvary Baptist Church, and Grace Baptist Church.[13]

In March 2023, HDCA announced the purchase of the Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Prineville, the city’s former hospital from 1950-2015.[14] The school prepared during 2023 to use the hospital site as its new school campus starting in the 2023-2024 school year.

the school roll is 108. [15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Philosophy of Education . High Desert Christian Academy . 2022-08-03.
  2. Web site: Principal . High Desert Christian Academy . 2023-03-26.
  3. Web site: Archived copy . 2022-08-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100620212645/http://osaa.org/schools.aspx/CrookCountyChristian/ . 2010-06-20.
  4. Web site: Crook County Christian School ASCI Statistics, Leadership Information . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110903063144/http://www.acsi.ws/web2003/blank.aspx?ID=2065&ConstitID=0014573 . 2011-09-03 . ASCI.ws.
  5. Web site: Home . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130906112828/http://crookcountychristianschool.com/index.html . 2013-09-06 . 2022-08-03 .
  6. Web site: Nagel . Cheri . 10 years and still growing . 2022-08-01 . Pamplin Media Group . en-us.
  7. Web site: Sperl . Kevin . Crook County Christian School seeking new leader . 2022-08-01 . Pamplin Media Group . 12 September 2014 . en-us.
  8. Web site: Chaney . Jason . Local private school is now accredited . 2022-08-01 . Pamplin Media Group . 9 May 2017 . en-us.
  9. Web site: Chaney . Jason . Local Christian school forms new board, separates from church . 2022-08-01 . Pamplin Media Group . 16 October 2015 . en-us.
  10. Web site: 21 October 2015 . High Desert Christian Academy Inc Determination Letter . bot: unknown . https://web.archive.org/web/20220727155426/https://apps.irs.gov/app/eos/ . 27 July 2022 . 31 July 2022 . IRS.gov .
  11. Web site: McCallister . Ramona . The future of the High Desert Christian Academy and Crook County Christian School . 2022-08-01 . Pamplin Media Group . 14 June 2022 . en-us.
  12. Web site: Cognia . 2022-08-01 . home.cognia.org.
  13. Web site: McCallister . Ramona . High Desert Christian Academy purchases prior Pioneer Memorial campus . 2023-03-27 . Pamplin Media Group . 19 March 2023 . en.
  14. Web site: Olson . Karli . 2023-03-23 . Former Prineville hospital purchased by local Christian school . 2023-03-27 . Central Oregon Daily . en-US.
  15. Web site: USNews High Desert Christian Academy. May 10, 2024.

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