Central Arkansas Christian Schools (CAC) is a group of three private schools based in North Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. CAC was established in 1971 at Sylvan Hills Church of Christ in Sherwood and includes Central Arkansas Christian High School and two elementary schools: Pleasant Valley and North Little Rock Elementary. Together, they composed the state's second-largest combined private school in 1997. The schools are run by the Churches of Christ and are members of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.
The organization bought 40 acres (16 ha) of adjacent land, for $500,000 in August 2003, to allow further expansion. Notable visitors to the school include Pat Buchanan, who spoke to the high school students in 1999.
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History
Central Arkansas Christian School opened in 1971 as a segregation academy in response to the court ordered racial integration of public schools.
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Academics
Central Arkansas Christian School is fully accredited by AdvancED and the Arkansas Non-public Schools Accrediting Association. CAC is also a member of the National Christian School Association and The College Board.
In 2013, a CAC student was honored as a Presidential Scholar, which one of the Nation's highest honors for high school students.
Extracurricular activities
The Central Arkansas Christian High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Mustang with purple and gold serving as the school colors.
Athletics
The CAC Mustangs participate in the 4A Classification within the 4A 2 Conference as administered by the Arkansas Activities Association. The Mustangs compete in football, volleyball, golf (boys/girls), cross country (boys/girls), basketball (boys/girls), soccer (boys/girls), cheer, swimming and driving (boys/girls), tennis (boys/girls), baseball, fastpitch softball, wrestling, track and field (boys/girls), and bowling (boys/girls).
Central Arkansas Christian High School has won many state championships including:
- Football: The Mustangs football team won a state football championship in 2004.
- Golf: Five boys' golf teams were state golf champions with titles in 1994, 1997, 2005, and 2012. The girls' team took home the 2015 title.
- Basketball: The girls' basketball team won three consecutive state basketball championships in 2005, 2006 and 2007, and were the 4A state runners-up in 2014 and 2016.
- Baseball: The Mustangs baseball team was six times state baseball champion in 1990, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004, and 2009.
- Tennis: The boys' tennis team was state tennis champion in 1982, 1998, 2005 and 2010.
- Soccer: Seven times, the girls' soccer team has won the Arkansas state soccer championship (2006-08, 2012-13, 2016-17); the boys' soccer team won a state title in 2008 and also in 2015.
- Softball: The girls' softball team won the Class AAA state championship in 2006.
- Wrestling: In 2008. CAC became the first private school in Arkansas to add wrestling to their program. The wrestling team won the 2008 Arkansas Wrestling Association championship, in the 1A-4A classification. In fall 2008, high school wrestling debuted in Arkansas with a full schedule and CAC was one of forty-two schools to participate. The wrestling team also won the 1A-5A state championship in 2009.
The Mustangs won the 1A-5A state championship again for wrestling in 2015.
Clubs and traditions
CAC students participate in a variety of clubs and organizations including Art Club, Beta Club, Quiz Bowl, Speech and Debate Clubs, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), National Honor Society, and Student Council.
Notable alumni
- A. J. Burnett (1995)--Athlete; Major League Baseball (MLB) professional pitcher.
- Jennifer Sherrill (2002)--Miss Arkansas USA 2004.
- D. J. Williams (2007)--Athlete; NFL professional football player.
- Joe Adams (2008)--Athlete; NFL professional football player.
References
External links
- Official website
- Official athletics website
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