Christ the King School
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Our Mission Statement
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Christ the King Parish School is a Catholic faith
community serving children in grades K- through Eighth.
Guided by Gospel values, we provide a positive and safe
environment where children are nurtured in their spiritual, moral,
academic and physical growth.
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To Fulfill our Mission……
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The administrators, faculty and staff of Christ the King share a
vision for the full development of our students which enables the
whole child to learn happily while preparing to take his/her place
as an adult in our world.
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Each child is accepted, loved, and treasured as a unique gift from
God. Christ the King is
a place where every child CAN become successful.
Individualized education is promoted through high academic
expectations, small class sizes, diversity, responsible decision
making by students, and hands-on learning. Each child is treated as
a valued individual learner since we believe that each one develops
at her/his own rate.
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Areas of special attention in our school environment are love for
others, as well as for ourselves; high ideals of respect and
justice, effective communication skills, and problem solving.
To achieve this kind of an education for each child, we
employ a wide variety of instructional methods.
Teachers utilize integrated units of study, multiple
intelligences, project-based lessons, learning blocks, and literacy
workshops while focusing on a rich standards based curriculum.
Through our innovative teaching methods, our students
commonly score two years above grade level on standardized tests.
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At Christ the King Parish School, We Believe….. |
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All children can learn.
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· All children benefit from developmentally appropriate practices,
and strategies.
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· All children deserve a quality education in which individual needs
are met, exceeded, and supported.
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· Social skills, such as Christskills, deserve the
same attention as academic ones.
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· School is not just about children: it encompasses families,
parents, community, stakeholders, society, the environment and the
world.
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· Children must be encouraged to see the connections between new
learning and prior knowledge.
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· Children are more than test scores.
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· Children learn best in a safe, caring environment, one that values
diversity, collaboration, and risk-taking.
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· Children thrive when expectations are high and consistency is
provided.
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· Direct and personalized instruction of students helps to increase
student achievement.
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Accredited by Missouri Nonpublic School Association and North Central
Accreditation Association
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History of Christ the King School
When Bishop O'Hara blessed Christ the King's church in 1943 he urged the
people to build a parish school because he foresaw a rapid development of the
area. By the summer of 1945 the basement of the church had been divided into
three classrooms and on September 7 the school opened with 46 children.
The Sisters of Charity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (BVM) were in charge.
Sister Mary Carissima was named superior. Sisters Mary Rosula (intermediate
grade teacher) and Mary Annarea (primary grade teacher) were missioned to the
school and were somewhat surprised to find themselves in the basement.
Apparently the sisters had been told they would be teaching in a new school
building.
Fr. Connelly, the first pastor, made tables to serve as desks for the
children and the teacher's. A BVM house historian said, "There was not a minute
off duty from arrival in the morning till time for leaving in the afternoon.
Only a time or two did the basement flood and very few of the children were sick
that first year." There was only one child in the first graduating class,
Patrick Lynch.
By the fall of 1946 a new school and convent were prepared for occupancy. The
new school was brick and had four classrooms and an office. The convent
contained five bedrooms, a parlor, and a chapel. In the school's second year
there were 105 students with a kindergarten class of 30. School had opened late
that year due to the lingering presence of polio in the city. The graduating
class of 1947 had 3 students.
By 1950 there were 178 students with four sisters instructing them. Over the
years the countryside around the church turned into a housing development and
with an increased number of parishioners a new church was built in 1954, and the
old building was used for additional classroom space.
In July 1955 four classrooms were added to the school, comprising a second
floor. By 1956 there were 584 students. Expansion continued and in 1958 eight
more classroom were added to the west end of the school. By 1959 enrollment
pushed up to 925 and four more classrooms were added in the basement of the
newly completed wing. Huge enrollments continued through 1965. The last addition
to the school was completed with the dedication of the gym and cafeteria in
November 1965.
Even with all the room additions, the facilities remained inadequate.
Teachers and former students recall rooms packed so tightly that there were no
aisles and students crawled over the desks to reach their places. The start of
the 1965 school year marked a significant change, the student enrollment dropped
to 752 when St. Thomas More School was opened and took a large portion of Christ
the King's southern area.
As the baby boomers moved on to high school and the parish population as a
whole grew older the parishioners found themselves with an excellent physical
plant that was fully paid for and which adequately accommodated the enrollment.
Now there was time and resources to add a full-time music instructor and
physical education teacher, to hire a school counselor, and to organize a school
board. The school entered a long period of stabilization.
By the 1980s, however, both the parish and the school began to re-evaluate
themselves. The social fabric of both had changed. The stay-at-home mother had
become almost the exception rather than the rule, and the number of single
parent families had increased dramatically. There was a shift from a parish of
predominantly young families with school-age children to a parish with a large
number of elderly who required expanded parish services. Increased parish and
lay involvement in the school had become a necessity with the declining number
of religious and clergy.
In an effort to meet the needs of the parish community, over the years Christ
the King has continued to revitalize and expand their facilities and their
educational opportunities:
- 1980 Preschool program added
- 1983 Computers introduced into classrooms
- 1985 Before and After School program initiated
- 1993 Computer Lab constructed in school basement
- 1994 Preschool moved to house on 86th Street
- 1996 School celebrates its 50th Anniversary
- Infant/Toddler center opened in original convent
- Federal Hot Lunch program began
- Summer Care Program initiated
- 1997 New windows installed in school and parish facilities
- Preschool program offered option of year-round care
- 1998 Computers upgraded in lab and expanded into primary grades
- Writing computer lab donated to junior high English classroom
- 1999 Multi-media Computer Lab created out of Ford Motor Company's
donation of 15 computers
Today Christ the King Catholic School serves the needs of a diverse community
(11% non-Catholic; 25% Hispanic, African-American and Asian). Christ the King
School offers a Christian education where very child is accepted, loved and
treasured as a gift from God. High ideals of respect and justice, effective
communication skills, and responsible decision making compliment a strong
academic curriculum. Education is the work of all the people - school board,
pastor, principal, teachers, parents, parishioners, students and the wider
community. Come be a part of our family.
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