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- Welcome

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Welcome to the Texoma Christian School website. We are pleased you have chosen to take a closer look at our school. Established in 1982 by a group of men and women with a heart for Christian education, TCS has experienced countless blessings over the last 25 years. Our students have excelled academically and athletically through the years. And though we continue to strive for excellence in all that we undertake, our guiding principle will always be our reliance on biblical truth as we educate the next generation of leaders.

 We would be honored to have the opportunity to visit with you about your child’s educational goals and all that is offered at TCS. We hope you will feel free to contact us with questions after you have browsed the website. Once again, we appreciate your interest in TCS and look forward to the possibility of serving your family.

 Jeff Burley

Head of School

- About TCS

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About Texoma Christian School

Texoma Christian School is a private, independent Christian school for children who live in and around the community of Sherman, Texas.  Accredited by  the Association of Christian Schools International  (Pre-3 -12) and  the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools  Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI) K-12, TCS offers its students a wide variety of high quality academic opportunities and extra-curricular activities.  These programs occur in a supportive atmosphere, which is designed to help each student develop as a total person.  Students are: (1) challenged to think and to observe; (2) trained to learn how to handle facts and to interpret ideas; (3) taught to get along properly with fellow human beings; (4) encouraged to develop and express their feelings and attitudes in a considerate manner; and (5) motivated to relate appropriately to God, to others, to the creation, and to themselves.

School History

Texoma Christian School began in 1982 when a group of Sherman Bible Church members approached the leadership of the church with their vision for a Christian school.  After nine months of planning, hiring Pre-school teachers, and selecting curriculum, the school commenced operation in the fall of 1982 with two classrooms and 41 students. The dream then, and the goal now, is a vibrant Christian education that challenges students and provides a superior scholastic experience.  Mrs. Sue Hall served as the school's first Director.

In 1989, as the enrollment of TCS spanned Pre-school through fourth grade, a group of parents saw the need to expand enrollment to include a middle school. From 1989 to 1994, several local churches hosted the middle school.  In 1996-97, the sixteenth year of its existence, the enrollment of the two schools had reached 250 students.  Ms. Kathy Curry, the middle school Director, and Mrs. Sue Hall, elementary school Director, worked together with their respective boards to create one Christian school district.  The school received full accreditation by the Association of Christian Schools International in 1998. During that year, school officials decided to add a high school, one grade level per year.

In August, 2003, TCS opened the doors of its new newly constructed facility to approximately 325 students. The new facility includes a state of the art gymnasium, full commercial kitchen, thirty-six classrooms, a well-equipped play ground, an all purpose track, and softball and baseball fields.  Long range plans include the future construction of permanent buildings for the elementary school, middle school, high school, and administration building.  

 Parent Testimonials

As parents of two students who attended Texoma Christian School from pre-school 3 through high school we can heartily endorse TCS as an excellent choice for the education of your children. We believe that Texoma Christian School offers a unique opportunity for each child to develop intellectually, physically, and spiritually.

 Both of our children graduated from TCS as National Merit Scholars and were admitted to highly selective colleges. These accomplishments speak highly of the academic rigor of the school. Our children also had the opportunity to participate in athletic activities, succeeding even at the state level. However, what makes Texoma Christian School so appealing to us is that our children have been taught from a Christian worldview. The biblical truths we were teaching at home were reinforced at school. Issues of faith, integrity, work ethic, and morals were addressed openly and regularly. Our children had Christian teachers who loved them, were involved in their lives, and functioned as role models.

 We found no other school that promoted educational, physical, and spiritual growth in our children. There are many places parents could send their children to receive an education, but TCS is the only school we know of where a child can have the whole person addressed—intellect, body, and spirit—and therefore, we highly recommend Texoma Christian School.

 
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Burlingame

Sherman, TX

I am the mother of seven children, all of whom attend TCS. We moved here in the summer of 2005 and the children started at TCS in the Fall of that year. We have had a wonderful experience at TCS. The children have found meaningful friendships here at TCS. The teachers have been caring and supportive. We believe in the Christian principles that TCS teaches and instills in the children through both the curriculum and personally through relationships. We look forward to many more years of being part of the TCS family.

Suzanne Nguyen
Sherman, TX

Statement of Faith

Texoma Christian School endorses the Statement of Faith of the National Association of Evangelicals.  Biblically based and evangelistic in nature, the following statement establishes a foundation for TCS families from a variety of Christian denominations:

• We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative Word of God.
• We believe that there is one God, eternally existent in three persons: Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
• We believe in the deity of our Lord Jesus Christ, in His virgin birth, in His sinless life, in His miracles, in His vicarious and atoning death through His shed blood, in His bodily resurrection, in His ascension to the right hand of the Father, and in His personal return in power and glory.
• We believe that for the salvation of the lost and sinful people, regeneration by the Holy Spirit is absolutely essential.
• We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life.
• We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost; they that are saved unto the resurrection of life and they that are lost unto the resurrection of damnation.
• We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ.

National Association of Evangelicals Membership

Educational Philosophy

The philosophy of Texoma Christian School rests on the following, seven fundamental beliefs:

1.  A Foundation of Biblical Authority:  At Texoma Christian School, we believe that the total process of education begins with the recognition that God is the Author of creation, and therefore, a proper knowledge and a right understanding of Him is foundational for all study and for every academic discipline.  The Word of God is our authority, and it is the basis for our total educational program.  The justification for establishing such this kind of educational program emerges from God’s command that children be taught to love God and place Him first in their lives (Deuteronomy 6:5-7), and from the fact that God has charged parents with the responsibility for training their children (Proverbs 22:6; Ephesians 6:4).  At TCS, it is our purpose to prepare students who, by their words, attitudes, and actions, apply and practice biblical truth in every facet of their lives.  For this reason, we seek to provide a learning experience that integrates biblical truth and the Christian faith into the various disciplines of our daily curricular and extracurricular programs.

2.  A Partnership with Parents:  The Scriptures indicate that God has obliged parents with the ministries of educating their children and discipling them in the ways of the Lord.  To help them fulfill these obligations, Texoma Christian School views itself as a partner with our parents as an extension of the Christian home.  Working together with parents and the local church, TCS offers its students professional expertise, a personal environment, and a learning experience that endeavors to assist parents to fulfill their God-given responsibilities regarding their children.

3.  A Common Statement of Faith:  Because our students come from a variety of church denominations and embody a broad base of backgrounds, Texoma Christian School adheres to the statement of faith of the National Association of Evangelicals.  Biblically-based and evangelistic in nature, this statement establishes a general Christian framework for families who represent a rich diversity of the Judeo-Christian tradition and our American legacy.

4.  A Commitment to High Standards:  Texoma Christian School is dedicated to the pursuit of academic excellence and to the principles of continual improvement.  We confess that we are not perfect, and we believe that there is always room for everyone to improve something somewhere.  Because God has given us His very best, we are committed — as His children and His servants — to offer Him our best out of our gratitude to Him.  Academic excellence should be paramount in training up a child in the way he or she should go.  TCS is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in all areas of life — spiritually, intellectually, and physically (out of which our mission statement flows), as well as morally, psychologically, and socially.

To meet student needs and to improve our program, the TCS curriculum is regularly reviewed and revised as necessary.  It is our goal to challenge students to think critically, creatively, and judiciously.  Our teachers assign homework.  All TCS faculty members must be believers in Jesus Christ, and they must be exemplary in their personal diligence and their professional competence.  Our teachers are catalysts who set the stage for learning by caring, challenging, coaching, disciplining, encouraging, praising, praying, rewarding, teaching, and training.  One of our goals at TCS is to produce Christian citizens whose values are founded on the Word of God, whose minds have been sharpened and trained by Christian teachers who use the best educational methods and materials available, and whose lives will make a constructive contribution to our world in the next generation.

5.  An Uncompromising Course of Study:  With respect to its learning environment, Texoma Christian School offers parents and students a definite and positive advantage over other educational institutions in Grayson County.  However, the school’s purpose is not merely to present an optional situation or an alternative school for students, but rather TCS proposes to rise above the minimal expectations of families to surround their children with an atmosphere that is as warm, secure, loving, and nurturing as it is private and Christian.  In doing so, TCS strives uncompromisingly to offer its students a preparatory course of study that, upon successful graduation, will provide them commendably to the future — either for distinguished service in the world of employment — or for prominent achievement in the college or university of their choice.

6.  A Balanced Approach to Enrollment:  At the time of Texoma Christian School’s initial inception, the school founders concluded that the best plan for Texoma Christian School was a balanced approach regarding the admission of students.  Philosophically, students from Christian and non-Christian backgrounds are admitted, with a view to assisting Christian students to develop a stronger, deeper relationship with Jesus Christ and to introduce non-Christian students to faith in the Lord Jesus Christ.

7.  The Preservation and Future Transmission of Our Christian Heritage:  The final component of the Texoma Christian School philosophy relates to an understanding of the general purpose of education: guided improvement within the context of intrinsic change.  Although it is possible to change without improving, it is not possible to improve without changing.  Generally, the purpose of education is to change people — to bring them from a state of ignorance to knowledge.  But at TCS, we believe that Christian education serves a much higher purpose — not merely to change people — but to improve and elevate everything about them.  TCS expects its students to progress — in increasing measures — from a state of ignorance to a high level of knowledge.

However, as students progress along the way it is also the goal of Texoma Christian School to assist students through the educational process to make a fruitful and productive departure, hopefully at their graduation, without ever departing from the core values of the school.  Texoma Christian School desires to produce students who willingly apprehend the ideals of the school, incorporate them in their hearts, and apply them to their lives as long as they live.  Thus, it is the school’s purpose to benefit the total student through the total TCS experience.  This means that the school must preserve the original heritage that was laid down by the founders of the school.  It must ensure that that heritage is transmitted to all TCS students, and it must certify that TCS students are able to reproduce it effectively, one day in the future.

- K-12 Admissions

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Admissions - Kindergarten through Twelfth Grade

Thank you for your interest in Texoma Christian School. We hope the following information about our admissions procedure will make the process as easy and comfortable as possible.  For more information or a tour, please call our Office of Admissions at 903-893-7076.  For K - 5th grade contact Shelley Burley at ext. 219; for 6th - 12th grade contact Kathy Howard at ext. 205.

Application Requirements

• APPLICATION Click here to download application form
• Application Fee - A non-refundable fee is to be submitted with the form. Click here: Tuition and Fees for appropriate amount.
• Personal Application (6th-12th only) Students Personal Application
• School Records:  

  (1) Previous report cards; (2) Most recent standardized test scores; (3) Educational diagnostic testing (if applicable); (4) Transcripts for any earned High School credit  Click here to download Student Records Release Form 

•  Copy of Birth Certificate
•  Copy of Social Security card
•  Principal / Counselor Evaluation Form (1st - 12th grades)   Principal/Counselor Evaluation Form 1st - 12th
• Teacher Recommendations - Kindergarten applicants must have one confidential Teacher Recommendation form. Applicants for first through twelfth grade must have two confidential teacher recommendation forms filled out by their most recent academic teacher(s).  For grades 6 - 12th the recommendations must come from the students English and Math teachers.  The teacher or school should send the forms directly to TCS. Click below to download specific recommendation forms.    

      Teacher Recommendation (for Students Entering Kindergarten)

      Teacher Recommendation  Grades 1-5  

      Teacher Recommendation  6-12 English

      Teacher Recommendation 6-12 Math

• Health Records - Up-to-date immunization records are required. Students who are not in compliance with state immunization guidelines will not be allowed to attend school.          

Admissions Testing

• Testing will be scheduled by the Admissions Office after the receipt of all required Admissions forms. TCS will administer the Stanford Diagnostic Test. Testing for all applicants is scheduled on an individual basis.

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Parent Interview

• An interview appointment is made with the parents and a school administrator as a final step in the Admissions process for Kindergarten - 12th grade. All students are asked to accompany their parents for the interview.

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Acceptance

• Official acceptance (or non-acceptance) will be communicated to all families in writing from the Head of School.

Preschool Tuition/Fee Schedule Click to download

K-12 Tuition/Fee Schedule Click to download

FINANCIAL AID:

Financial Aid Application for school year beginning Aug 2010

Financial aid is awarded on the basis of need. 

Applicants applying during the school year for immediate consideration must return the financial aid application at the same time the application for admission is submitted.

Request for financial aid will in no way influence acceptance for admission.

No late financial aid applications will be accepted.

No more than 50% of tuition is awarded per student.