As the world prepared for the start of a new millennium in 1999, Worthington Christian School experienced many changes of its own. The school celebrated its 25th anniversary during that time and key changes took place. The official school name changed from Grace Brethren Christian Schools to Worthington Christian Schools. The doublewide resource modular unit […]
Continue Reading HONORING OUR PAST: ‘CAMPUS WEAR’ INTRODUCED IN 1999-2000
WC Varsity Head Football Coach Jeff Hartings and his team are offering three opportunities for students in grades 1-6 to learn and participate in football this spring. Offerings include a Football Clinic beginning this Saturday, a Train To Play program for all students interested in playing tackle football, and Co-ed Flag Football League. Find more information […]
Hayes announces a newly created role for the school and highlights March happenings For his March address to the Worthington Christian School community, Head of School Dr. Hayes shares a brief recap and updates on the school’s winter sports teams and the recent theatrical production of A Year with Frog and Toad. Dr. Hayes congratulates […]
Of Worthington Christian School’s 50 years in existence, Mark Pifer taught in the school over 40 of them. He is primarily known and loved for his influence as a math teacher at WC, but he also served as the school’s first computer teacher for a short stint. In the video below he shares a glimpse […]
Continue Reading HONORING OUR PAST: LEARNING THROUGH A BIBLICAL LENS
FACTS Management grants business teacher Nick Johnson inaugural teacher innovation award Worthington Christian School’s incredible faculty members consistently strive to innovate around best practices to engage learners in experiential, authentic, and purposeful learning through an adaptive and student-centered learning environment. One of WC’s teachers recently received national recognition for this exact type of learning. In […]
Continue Reading WC TEACHER RECEIVES NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR INNOVATIVE WORK
In the winter of 1998, Worthington Christian School marked its 25th-year celebration with a special worship service at then-Grace Brethren Church. Long-time school superintendent Taylor Smith led the two-hour program. He opened the service with a very fitting scripture verse, reading from Psalm 127, “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.” He explained that […]
Continue Reading HONORING OUR PAST: REMEMBERING WC’S 25TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
Though Worthington Christian School has had a robust athletics program since its earliest years, the Warriors did not bring home a state title for decades. All of that changed in the late 1990s. Former WC staff member and basketball coach Ray Slagle shares in his own words the Warriors’ path to its first state championship […]
Continue Reading HONORING OUR PAST: WC EARNS FIRST STATE TITLE IN LATE 90s
Strong connections between church and school will continue as Grace Polaris announces new lead pastor Worthington Christian School’s rich fifty-year history is inseparably rooted in the history of Grace Polaris Church. It was Grace’s (then “Grace Brethren Church”) leaders in the late 1960s and 70s, shepherded by Pastor Jim Custer, who felt called by God […]
Worthington Christian School experienced another wave of technological advancement in the late 1990s. Made possible through generous giving, the school was able to purchase dozens of Pentium computers and many Hewlett-Packard printers. This facilitated the introduction of “electronic mail” (email) use at the high school. The following content and image were featured in a 1999 […]
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We are just two days away from 155 of WC’s talented student musicians displaying their skills in this year’s Strings Festival Concert. At 7:00 p.m. this Thursday evening (February 9) in the Grace Polaris Worship Center, all WC students who participate in the school’s strings program (including grades 3-12) will perform in this event. Featured […]
Continue Reading ALUMNUS TO APPEAR AS GUEST CONDUCTOR FOR WC’S STRINGS FESTIVAL CONCERT
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