Christ School (North Carolina)
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St. Joseph Chapel
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500 Christ School Road Arden, North Carolina 28704 United States |
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| Denomination | Episcopal |
| Founded | 1900 |
| Founder | Father Thomas Wetmore Susan Allen Wetmore |
| Headmaster | Paul Krieger |
| Chaplain | Kirk Brown |
| Staff | 30 |
| Faculty | 50 (72% hold advanced degrees) |
| Grades | 8 - 12 |
| Gender | Male |
| Enrollment | 292 |
| Campus size | 500 acres |
| Athletics | 12 sports, 19 teams |
| Sports | Baseball Basketball Cross-country Football Golf Lacrosse Soccer Swimming Tennis Track Wrestling |
| Publication | Christ School Magazine |
| Affiliation | Episcopal |
| Website | www |
Christ School is an independent Episcopal college preparatory boarding and day school for boys in Arden, North Carolina in the Blue Ridge Mountains. It features a competitive academic curriculum, intramural and varsity athletics, spiritual development and a work program. While an Episcopal school, it is open to students of all faiths and backgrounds.
Christ School was founded in 1900 by Thomas and Susan Wetmore.
The 500 acre campus is home to approximately 260 boys (about 180 boarding and 80 day students), grades 8-12. Students come from 15 different states and 7 different countries.
Christ School is affiliated with the Episcopal Church but receives no funding or direction from it. All faiths are welcome and represented. The community gathers for chapel services three times per week. St Joseph's Chapel is the longest continuously operating Episcopal church in western North Carolina.
Nestled in the Blue Ridge Mountains, Christ School is an Episcopal boarding school founded in 1900 with a full college preparatory curriculum for the more than 260 boys enrolled.
Features include small classes (10-12 boys per class), Advanced Placement and honors courses in all subjects, extensive elective opportunities, and an outstanding faculty.
There are 24 Honors classes and 16 Advanced Placement class offered. More than 70% of the faculty live on campus. Graduates attend leading national universities.
In addition to on-campus learning there are an average of five international trips each school year - past trips include visits to London, China, Peru, Nicaragua, and Spain.
Christ School students have won Gold Keys at the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, part of the Alliance for Young Artists & Writers as well as Scholastic Art Awards National American Visions Medal.
Christ School has a historic rivalry with Asheville School. "The Game" is the oldest prep school football rivalry in both North and South Carolina, dating back to 1911. The Fayssoux-Arbogast Trophy was created in 1971 and was named after Richard Fayssoux, football coach at Christ School from 1920 to 1966 and B.H. Arbogast, Asheville School coach from 1930-1967. Winning this trophy has come to represent the ultimate recognition between the two independent schools.
Each year the football teams compete for the Fayssoux-Arbogast Trophy which then remains with the winning school until the next year's game. Asheville School Week is held in fall and filled with spirited activities, skits, and a prohibition of any blue clothing.
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