Christ Our King-Stella Maris School
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1183 Russell Drive Mount Pleasant, South Carolina 29464 United States |
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| Coordinates | 32°47′42″N 79°51′47″W / 32.795°N 79.863°WCoordinates: 32°47′42″N 79°51′47″W / 32.795°N 79.863°W |
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| School type | Parish, Private, Coeducational |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Roman Catholic |
| Established | 1950 |
| Founder | Fr. John Lawrence McLaughlin |
| Authority | Bishop of Charleston |
| Oversight | Diocese of Charleston |
| Superintendent | Sandra Leatherwood |
| President | John Byrnes |
| Rector | Fr. Robert Spencer |
| Principal | Susan Splendido |
| Teaching staff | 44 |
| Grades | Pre-K–8 |
| Enrollment | +/-600 |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Classrooms | 38 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Campus size | 7 acres |
| Color(s) | Navy blue and White |
| Slogan | Where Tradition and Innovation Unite |
| Athletics | 20+ teams across all grade levels |
| Mascot | Crusaders |
| Nickname | COKSM |
| Rival | Blessed Sacrament Catholic School |
| Accreditation | Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website | http://www.coksm.org |
Christ Our King-Stella Maris School is a Roman Catholic parochial elementary and middle school in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina serving students in grades K4 through 8th. With an enrollment of over 600, it is the largest Catholic elementary and middle school in the Diocese of Charleston. The school was founded in 1950 and is named for the two original contributing parishes: Christ Our King Catholic Church in Mount Pleasant and Stella Maris Catholic Church on Sullivan's Island.
In 1950, Father John Lawrence McLaughlin, pastor of Stella Maris Parish on Sullivan's Island, responded to a growing concern from his parishioners for Catholic education east of the Cooper River. He decided it was time to start a parish school. For the teaching staff he turned to the Sisters of Charity of Our Lady of Mercy in Charleston, and together they began Stella Maris School with 54 students in the kindergarten, first, and second grades. Sisters from the OLM's have been associated with the school ever since.
The original classrooms were in space loaned to McLaughlin from Fort Moultrie, but as early as 1953, with the school having grown to accommodate grades K through 6, it was clear that much more room would be needed. The parishioners began a capital campaign and the cornerstone for a new building was laid that same year on Russell Drive in Mount Pleasant. A wing was added in 1957 and another in 1962, by which time the school had grown to include kindergarten through 8th grade. In 1973, the school was renamed Christ Our King-Stella Maris to reflect both the original parish and the new parish it now served.
Over the next fifteen years the school grew, trying to keep pace with the East Cooper community's expanding Catholic population. However, in 1989 it was the damage from Hurricane Hugo to the school structure that finally provided an opportunity for extensive renovations. Early in 1990, under the leadership of Principal Sister Stella Maris, the decision was made to expand and update Christ Our King-Stella Maris and, using the hurricane insurance settlement as seed money, a $3 million campaign was begun.
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