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|name = Central Arkansas Christian Schools <!-- Name of the school. If left blank, the pagename will display. -->
|name = Central Arkansas Christian Schools
|streetaddress = 1 Windsong Drive
|native_name = <!-- Name of school in native language, if different from its English name -->
|latin_name = <!-- Latin name of the school, if any -->
|city = [[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock]]
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|county = Pulaski County <!-- Do not link per [[WP:SEAOFBLUE]] -->
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|country = USA <!-- Do not link per [[MOS:OL]] -->
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|streetaddress = 1 Windsong Drive <!-- Street address. Causes section "Address" instead of "Location" -->
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|city = [[North Little Rock, Arkansas|North Little Rock]] <!-- City, town or village in which the school is found. -->
|state = [[Arkansas]] <!-- State of in which the school is found. -->
|province = <!-- Province in which the school is found. -->
|county =
[[Pulaski County, Arkansas|Pulaski County]] <!-- County or Local Government Area in which the school is found. -->
|postcode = <!-- The school's postcode. -->
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|zipcode = 72113 <!-- The school's zip code; alternative term for postcode -->
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|religion = [[Christianity]]
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|denomination = [[Churches of Christ]]
|schoolboard = <!-- Board the school comes under -->
|affiliation = [[National Christian School Association]],<br />[[The College Board]]
|district = <!-- The school district of the school -->
|founder =Doug Freeman
|authority = <!-- Authority the school comes under -->
|president = Andy Stewart
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|principal = Jamie Custer
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|classes offered = Regular, Advanced Placement
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|ratio = 13.1{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}
|superintendent = <!-- Superintendent of the school -->
|ACT = 24.1{{Citation needed|date=December 2017}}
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|founder =Doug Freeman <!-- Founder of the school -->
|grades =PK3-12
|campus ="Mustang Mountain" (6th-12th), Pleasant Valley (PreK3-5th), and North Little Rock (PreK3-5th)
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|campus size = {{convert|40|acre|ha}}
|president = Carter Lambert <!-- President of the school -->
|campus type =Suburban
|head of school = <!-- Head of the school -->
|headteacher = <!-- Head teacher of the school -->
|hours_in_day = 8:00 am – 3:25 pm
|conference = 4A 2
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|accreditation = [[AdvancED]]<br />Arkansas Non-public Schools Accrediting Association
|acting_headteacher = <!-- Acting Head teacher of the school -->
|rival = [[Harding Academy (Searcy, Arkansas)|Harding Academy]]
|head_label = <!-- How the head of the school is referred to. -->
|head = <!-- The name of the current school head. -->
|mascot = [[Mustang horse]]
|sports =Football, basketball, soccer, baseball, wrestling, tennis, bowling, cross country, golf, volleyball, track and field, swimming
|chairperson = <!-- Chairperson of the school -->
|team_name = CAC Mustangs
|principal = Andy Stewart<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cacmustangs.org/about/administration/|title = Administration &#124; Central Arkansas Christian Schools}}</ref>
|nickname =CAC
|viceprincipal = <!-- vice principal of the school -->
|school_colors = Purple and [[Gold (color)#Vegas gold|Vegas gold]] <br> {{color box|purple|border=silver}}{{color box|#C5B358|border=silver}}
|dean = <!-- Dean of the school -->
|opened = {{start date and age|1971|p=1}}
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|enrollment =950
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|homepage = {{URL|http://www.cacmustangs.org/}}
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|SAT = <!-- Most recent SAT scores -->
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|system = <!-- The education system the school follows -->
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|endowment = <!-- School endowment -->
|products = <!-- Any products the school produces -->
|grades =PK3-12 <!-- grade levels -->
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|medium = <!-- Language that the school teaches in -->
|language = <!-- Language that the school teaches in -->
|classrooms = <!-- Number of classrooms in the school -->
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|hours_in_day = 8:00 am – 3:25 pm <!-- Hours in the school day -->
|athletics = <!-- What type of athletics are held at the school -->
|conference = 4A 2 <!-- The sports conference the school is in -->
|slogan = <!-- The school's slogan -->
|song = <!-- Name of the school's song -->
|fightsong = <!-- Name of the school's fightsong -->
|motto = <!-- School motto -->
|motto_translation = <!-- English translation of the school motto, if needed -->
|accreditation = [[AdvancED]]<br />Arkansas Non-public Schools Accrediting Association <!-- The accreditation body which accredited the school -->
|rival = [[Pulaski Academy]], [[Little Rock Christian Academy]], [[Arkansas Baptist High School|Baptist Preparatory]] <!-- Any rival schools -->
|mascot = [[Mustang horse]] <!-- school mascot -->
|mascot image = <!-- image file for the school mascot -->
|sports =Football, basketball, soccer, baseball, wrestling, tennis, bowling, cross country, golf, volleyball, track and field, swimming <!-- Main sport(s) at the school -->
|patron = <!-- Patron saint of the school -->
|team_name = CAC Mustangs <!-- Names of any teams -->
|nickname =CAC <!-- The school's nickname -->
|school_colors = {{color box|purple}} Purple <br />{{color box|#C5B358}} [[Gold (color)#Vegas gold|Vegas gold]] <!-- Official school colours (all spellings are accepted) -->
|yearbook = <!-- Name of the school yearbook -->
|publication = <!-- Any publications that the school produces -->
|newspaper = <!-- Name of the school newspaper -->
|established = <!-- date of establishment/founding -->
|opened = 1971 <!-- date of establishment/founding -->
|founded = <!-- date of establishment/founding -->
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|closed = <!-- date the school closed -->
|reopened = <!-- date the school reopened, if applicable -->
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|sixth_form_students = <!-- # students in final (optional) two years of secondary schooling -->
|pupils = <!-- total pupils -->
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|nobel_laureates = <!-- Any notable Nobel laureates from the school -->
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|gradeK = <!-- kindergarten enrollment -->
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|grade2 = <!-- grade 2 enrollment -->
|grade3 = <!-- grade 3 enrollment -->
|grade4 = <!-- grade 4 enrollment -->
|grade5 = <!-- grade 5 enrollment -->
|grade6 = <!-- grade 6 enrollment -->
|grade7 = <!-- grade 7 enrollment -->
|grade8 = <!-- grade 8 enrollment -->
|grade9 = <!-- grade 9 enrollment -->
|grade10 = <!-- grade 10 enrollment -->
|grade11 = <!-- grade 11 enrollment -->
|grade12 = <!-- grade 12 enrollment -->
|grade13 = <!-- grade 13 enrollment -->
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|communities = <!-- Communities served -->
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|homepage = {{URL|http://www.cacmustangs.org/}} <!-- URL of the school website. Use {{URL}}: {{URL|http://www.school.url}} -->
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'''Central Arkansas Christian Schools''' (CAC) is a group of three [[private schools]] based in [[North Little Rock, Arkansas]], [[United States|USA]]. CAC was established in 1971 at Sylvan Hills Church of Christ in [[Sherwood, Arkansas|Sherwood]], Arkansas.<ref name="SchoolHist" /> Because of its foundation date, the school has been categorized as a [[segregation academy]] although enrollment records indicate black students were enrolled in the school as early as 1974.<ref name="stewart" /> The Central Arkansas Christian School system includes a combination middle and high school campus in North Little Rock and two elementary schools: a campus in Pleasant Valley/Little Rock and a campus in North Little Rock.<ref name="SchoolHist">{{cite web| url=http://www.cacmustangs.org/prospective/prospective_about.asp?sub=def |title=History & Mission |accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=Central Arkansas Christian Schools |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209155137/http://www.cacmustangs.org/prospective/prospective_about.asp?sub=def |archive-date=February 9, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref> Together, they composed the state's fourth-largest combined private school for the 2018-19 school year.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.privateschoolreview.com/school-size-stats/arkansas| title=Largest Arkansas Private Schools |date=2019|website=Private School Review| accessdate=November 5, 2019}}</ref> The schools are "affiliated" with (but not operated or owned by) the [[Churches of Christ]] and are members of the [[Council for Advancement and Support of Education]]. As of 2019, former vice principal Andy Stewart has since established what some have called a Nazi dictatorship, stripping the students of their personal freedoms and enforcing harsh punishments.<ref name="CASE">{{cite web| url=http://www.case.org/membership/district4.cfm?CONTAINERID=95&CRUMB=3&NAVID=56 |title=District IV Member Institutions |accessdate=December 20, 2008 |publisher=Council for Advancement and Support of Education |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605043305/http://www.case.org/membership/district4.cfm?CONTAINERID=95&CRUMB=3&NAVID=56 |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref>
'''Central Arkansas Christian Schools''' (CAC) is a group of three [[private schools]] based in [[North Little Rock, Arkansas]], United States. CAC was established in 1971 at Sylvan Hills Church of Christ in [[Sherwood, Arkansas|Sherwood]], Arkansas.<ref name="SchoolHist" /> Because of its foundation date, the school has been categorized as a [[segregation academy]] although enrollment records indicate black students were enrolled in the school as early as 1974.<ref name="stewart" /> The Central Arkansas Christian School system includes a combination middle and high school campus in North Little Rock and two elementary schools: a campus in Pleasant Valley/Little Rock and a campus in North Little Rock.<ref name="SchoolHist">{{cite web| url=http://www.cacmustangs.org/prospective/prospective_about.asp?sub=def |title=History & Mission |accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=Central Arkansas Christian Schools |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090209155137/http://www.cacmustangs.org/prospective/prospective_about.asp?sub=def |archive-date=February 9, 2009 |df=mdy }}</ref> Together, they composed the state's fourth-largest combined private school for the 2018-19 school year.<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.privateschoolreview.com/school-size-stats/arkansas| title=Largest Arkansas Private Schools |date=2019|website=Private School Review| accessdate=November 5, 2019}}</ref> The schools are "affiliated" with (but not operated or owned by) the [[Churches of Christ]] and are members of the [[Council for Advancement and Support of Education]].<ref name="CASE">{{cite web| url=http://www.case.org/membership/district4.cfm?CONTAINERID=95&CRUMB=3&NAVID=56 |title=District IV Member Institutions |accessdate=December 20, 2008 |publisher=Council for Advancement and Support of Education |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605043305/http://www.case.org/membership/district4.cfm?CONTAINERID=95&CRUMB=3&NAVID=56 |archive-date=June 5, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref>


==History==
==History==
Central Arkansas Christian School opened in 1971. Because of the timing of the school's establishment, it has been categorized as a segregation academy, a term associated with private schools established in response to the court ordered [[School integration in the United States|racial integration of public schools]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web | url = https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/private-school-movement-9384/ | title = Private School Movement | first = Jeffery | last = Stewart | website = [[Encyclopedia of Arkansas]] | via = www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net | access-date = June 29, 2019}}</ref><ref name=latimes>{{cite news | title = Troubled Arkansas school becomes best in state | first = Rone | last = Tempest | page = 1 | newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] | date = February 28, 1982| url = https://www.newspapers.com/image/389041152/ | via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> Although categorized as a segregation academy, the "founders of the school repeatedly stated that admission was open to all regardless of race." Additionally, black students were enrolled in the school as early as 1974.<ref name="stewart">{{Cite journal|title=Central Arkansas Christian School: A Study of the Relationship between Public School Desegregation and Private Schools| last=Stewart| first=Jeffrey |volume= 62| date=Spring 2014|journal=Pulaski County Historical Review |pages = 2–15 | issn = 0552-5799}}</ref><ref name=":0" />
Central Arkansas Christian School opened in 1971. Because of the timing of the school's establishment, it has been categorized as a segregation academy, a term associated with private schools established in response to the court ordered [[School integration in the United States|racial integration of public schools]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web | url = https://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/entries/private-school-movement-9384/ | title = Private School Movement | first = Jeffery | last = Stewart | website = [[Encyclopedia of Arkansas]] | via = www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net | access-date = June 29, 2019}}</ref><ref name=latimes>{{cite news | title = Troubled Arkansas school becomes best in state | first = Rone | last = Tempest | page = 1 | newspaper = [[Los Angeles Times]] | date = February 28, 1982| url = https://www.newspapers.com/image/389041152/ | via = [[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The "founders of the school repeatedly stated that admission was open to all regardless of race." Black students were enrolled in the school as early as 1974.<ref name="stewart">{{Cite journal|title=Central Arkansas Christian School: A Study of the Relationship between Public School Desegregation and Private Schools| last=Stewart| first=Jeffrey |volume= 62| date=Spring 2014|journal=Pulaski County Historical Review |pages = 2–15 | issn = 0552-5799}}</ref><ref name=":0" />


The organization bought {{convert|40|acre|ha}} of adjacent land, for $500,000 in August 2003, to allow further expansion.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5248/is_/ai_n29027466?tag=artBody;col1|title=Room to grow| accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=Arkansas Business|date=2003-08-25}}</ref> Notable visitors to the school include [[Pat Buchanan]], who spoke to the high school students in 1999.<ref name="Buchanana">{{cite news |last=Parker|first=Suzi| url=http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/17/slug/ |title=Tough-talkin' Pat plays Dixie |accessdate=December 9, 2008 |work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] | via = www.salon.com |date=August 11, 1997}}</ref>
The organization bought {{convert|40|acre|ha}} of adjacent land, for $500,000 in August 2003, to allow further expansion.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5248/is_/ai_n29027466?tag=artBody;col1|title=Room to grow| accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=Arkansas Business|date=2003-08-25}}</ref> Notable visitors to the school include [[Pat Buchanan]], who spoke to the high school students in 1999.<ref name="Buchanana">{{cite news |last=Parker|first=Suzi| url=http://www.salon.com/news/feature/1999/11/17/slug/ |title=Tough-talkin' Pat plays Dixie |accessdate=December 9, 2008 |work=[[Salon (website)|Salon]] | via = www.salon.com |date=August 11, 1997}}</ref>
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Central Arkansas Christian High School has won many state championships including:
Central Arkansas Christian High School has won many state championships including:


* '''Football''': 2004.
* '''Football''': The Mustangs football team won a [[List of Arkansas state high school football champions|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.
* '''Golf''': 1994, 1997, 2005, 2012 (boys); 2015 (girls)
* '''Basketball''': The girls' basketball team won three consecutive [[List of Arkansas state high school basketball champions|state basketball championships]] in 2005, 2006, and 2007. The girls' team won again in 2018.
* '''Basketball''': 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018 (girls) 2024 (boys)
* '''Baseball''': The Mustangs baseball team was six times [[List of Arkansas state high school baseball champions|state baseball champion]] in 1990, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004, and 2009.
* '''Baseball''': 1990, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2009
* '''Tennis''': The boys' tennis team was state tennis champion in 1982, 1998, 2005, and 2010.
* '''Tennis''': 1982, 1998, 2005, 2010 (boys)
* '''Soccer''': Nine times, the girls' soccer team has won the Arkansas state soccer championship (2006–08, 2012–13, 2016–19); the boys' soccer team won state titles in 2008, 2015, and 2019.<ref name="records2008-2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.ahsaa.org/docs/2008-09RECBOOK.pdf |title=Arkansas High School Sports Record Book |accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=Arkansas High School Activities Association |date=July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718214737/http://www.ahsaa.org/docs/2008-09RECBOOK.pdf |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref>
* '''Soccer''': 2006–08, 2012–13, 2016–19 (girls); 2008, 2015, 2019 (boys)<ref name="records2008-2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.ahsaa.org/docs/2008-09RECBOOK.pdf |title=Arkansas High School Sports Record Book |accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=Arkansas High School Activities Association |date=July 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718214737/http://www.ahsaa.org/docs/2008-09RECBOOK.pdf |archive-date=July 18, 2011 |df=mdy }}</ref>
* '''Softball''': The girls' [[softball]] team won the Class AAA state championship in 2006.<ref>{{cite web|last=Couch |first=Martin |url=http://www.nlrtimes.com/articles/2006/05/17/maumelle_monitor/sports/sports/01cacsoftball.txt |title=Lady Mustangs win AAA softball championship |accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=The Maumelle Monitor |date=May 28, 2008 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* '''Softball''': 2006 (AAA)<ref>{{cite web|last=Couch |first=Martin |url=http://www.nlrtimes.com/articles/2006/05/17/maumelle_monitor/sports/sports/01cacsoftball.txt |title=Lady Mustangs win AAA softball championship |accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=The Maumelle Monitor |date=May 28, 2008 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* '''Wrestling''': In 2008. CAC became the first private school in Arkansas to add [[wrestling]] to their program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkwrestling.com/board.php |title=Central Arkansas Christian |accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=Arkansas Wrestling Association |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021115744/http://www.arkwrestling.com/board.php |archive-date=October 21, 2008 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>
* '''Wrestling''': 2008<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.christianchronicle.org/article2158378~Singing_about_an_%91Upside_ |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120630230224/http://www.christianchronicle.org/article2158378~Singing_about_an_%91Upside_ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-06-30 |title=Singing about an 'Upside Down Kingdom' |accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=The Christian Chronicle |date=June 2008 }}</ref>
* '''Bowling''': 2021 (girls)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Central Arkansas Christian School Athletics |url=https://e4g5k3r8.stackpathcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/State-Results-Record-copy.pdf |access-date=21 April 2023 |website=Central Arkansas Christian Schools}}</ref>
{{cite web
|url=http://www.cacmustangs.org/press_room/archives/053006.pdf
|title=CAC adds varsity wrestling
|accessdate=December 10, 2008
|publisher=Central Arkansas Christian Schools
|date=May 30, 2006
}}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last=Walker|first=Nick |url=http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Sports/168014/|archive-url=https://archive.is/20080109143440/http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Sports/168014/|url-status=dead| archive-date=January 9, 2008|title=Wrestling trying to take hold |accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|date=November 28, 2006}}</ref> The wrestling team won the 2008 Arkansas Wrestling Association championship, in the 1A-4A classification.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.christianchronicle.org/article2158378~Singing_about_an_%91Upside_ |archive-url=https://archive.is/20120630230224/http://www.christianchronicle.org/article2158378~Singing_about_an_%91Upside_ |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-06-30 |title=Singing about an 'Upside Down Kingdom' |accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=The Christian Chronicle |date=June 2008 }}</ref> In fall 2008, high school wrestling debuted in Arkansas with a full schedule and CAC was one of forty-two schools to participate.<ref name="WrestlingDebut">{{cite web |last=Seaton| first=Philip| url=http://www.arkansasbusiness.com/sports_article.asp?aID=108639.17140.120756 |title=Newly Sanctioned High School Wrestling Debuts Around State With Full Schedule|accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=Arkansas Business |date=September 29, 2008}}</ref> 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.


CAC became the first private school in Arkansas to add [[wrestling]] to their program.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.arkwrestling.com/board.php |title=Central Arkansas Christian |accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=Arkansas Wrestling Association |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081021115744/http://www.arkwrestling.com/board.php |archive-date=October 21, 2008 |df=mdy }}</ref><ref>
=== Clubs and traditions ===
{{cite web|url=http://www.cacmustangs.org/press_room/archives/053006.pdf|title=CAC adds varsity wrestling |accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=Central Arkansas Christian Schools |date=May 30, 2006}}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web| last=Walker|first=Nick |url=http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Sports/168014/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20080109143440/http://www.nwanews.com/adg/Sports/168014/|url-status=dead| archive-date=January 9, 2008|title=Wrestling trying to take hold |accessdate=December 10, 2008 |publisher=Arkansas Democrat-Gazette|date=November 28, 2006}}</ref> The wrestling team won the 2008 Arkansas Wrestling Association championship, in the 1A-4A classification.
CAC students participate in a variety of clubs and organizations including Art Club, [[Beta Club]], Drama Club, History Club, Speech Club, [[National Honor Society]], and [[Student Council]].


==Notable alumni==
==Notable alumni==
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* [https://missouristatebears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/steven-mcroberts/728 Steven McRoberts] (1988)—Missouri State Volleyball Coach <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://missouristatebears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/steven-mcroberts/728|title = Steven McRoberts - Women's Volleyball Coach}}</ref>
* [https://missouristatebears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/steven-mcroberts/728 Steven McRoberts] (1988)—Missouri State Volleyball Coach <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://missouristatebears.com/sports/womens-volleyball/roster/coaches/steven-mcroberts/728|title = Steven McRoberts - Women's Volleyball Coach}}</ref>
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Central Arkansas Christian Schools
Address
Map
1 Windsong Drive

North Little Rock
,
Pulaski County
,
Arkansas
72113

United States
Coordinates34°48′55″N 92°21′18″W / 34.81528°N 92.35500°W / 34.81528; -92.35500
Information
Religious affiliation(s)Christianity
DenominationChurches of Christ
Opened1971 (54 years ago) (1971)
FounderDoug Freeman
StatusOpen
CEEB code041223
PresidentAndy Stewart
PrincipalJamie Custer
GradesPK3-12
Enrollment950
Student to teacher ratio13.1[citation needed]
Classes offeredRegular, Advanced Placement
Hours in school day8:00 am – 3:25 pm
Campus"Mustang Mountain" (6th-12th), Pleasant Valley (PreK3-5th), and North Little Rock (PreK3-5th)
Campus size40 acres (16 ha)
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Purple and Vegas gold
  
Athletics conference4A 2
SportsFootball, basketball, soccer, baseball, wrestling, tennis, bowling, cross country, golf, volleyball, track and field, swimming
MascotMustang horse
NicknameCAC
Team nameCAC Mustangs
RivalHarding Academy
AccreditationAdvancED
Arkansas Non-public Schools Accrediting Association
AffiliationNational Christian School Association,
The College Board
Websitewww.cacmustangs.org

Central Arkansas Christian Schools (CAC) is a group of three private schools based in North Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. CAC was established in 1971 at Sylvan Hills Church of Christ in Sherwood, Arkansas.[1] Because of its foundation date, the school has been categorized as a segregation academy although enrollment records indicate black students were enrolled in the school as early as 1974.[2] The Central Arkansas Christian School system includes a combination middle and high school campus in North Little Rock and two elementary schools: a campus in Pleasant Valley/Little Rock and a campus in North Little Rock.[1] Together, they composed the state's fourth-largest combined private school for the 2018-19 school year.[3] The schools are "affiliated" with (but not operated or owned by) the Churches of Christ and are members of the Council for Advancement and Support of Education.[4]

History

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Central Arkansas Christian School opened in 1971. Because of the timing of the school's establishment, it has been categorized as a segregation academy, a term associated with private schools established in response to the court ordered racial integration of public schools.[5][6] The "founders of the school repeatedly stated that admission was open to all regardless of race." Black students were enrolled in the school as early as 1974.[2][5]

The organization bought 40 acres (16 ha) of adjacent land, for $500,000 in August 2003, to allow further expansion.[7] Notable visitors to the school include Pat Buchanan, who spoke to the high school students in 1999.[8]

Academics

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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.

Extracurricular activities

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The Central Arkansas Christian High School mascot and athletic emblem is the Mustang with purple and gold serving as the school colors.

Athletics

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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).[9]

Central Arkansas Christian High School has won many state championships including:

  • Football: 2004.
  • Golf: 1994, 1997, 2005, 2012 (boys); 2015 (girls)
  • Basketball: 2005, 2006, 2007, 2018 (girls) 2024 (boys)
  • Baseball: 1990, 1994, 1995, 2000, 2004, 2009
  • Tennis: 1982, 1998, 2005, 2010 (boys)
  • Soccer: 2006–08, 2012–13, 2016–19 (girls); 2008, 2015, 2019 (boys)[10]
  • Softball: 2006 (AAA)[11]
  • Wrestling: 2008[12]
  • Bowling: 2021 (girls)[13]

CAC became the first private school in Arkansas to add wrestling to their program.[14][15][16] The wrestling team won the 2008 Arkansas Wrestling Association championship, in the 1A-4A classification.

Notable alumni

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References

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  1. ^ a b "History & Mission". Central Arkansas Christian Schools. Archived from the original on February 9, 2009. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  2. ^ a b Stewart, Jeffrey (Spring 2014). "Central Arkansas Christian School: A Study of the Relationship between Public School Desegregation and Private Schools". Pulaski County Historical Review. 62: 2–15. ISSN 0552-5799.
  3. ^ "Largest Arkansas Private Schools". Private School Review. 2019. Retrieved November 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "District IV Member Institutions". Council for Advancement and Support of Education. Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved December 20, 2008.
  5. ^ a b Stewart, Jeffery. "Private School Movement". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved June 29, 2019 – via www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net.
  6. ^ Tempest, Rone (February 28, 1982). "Troubled Arkansas school becomes best in state". Los Angeles Times. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Room to grow". Arkansas Business. August 25, 2003. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  8. ^ Parker, Suzi (August 11, 1997). "Tough-talkin' Pat plays Dixie". Salon. Retrieved December 9, 2008 – via www.salon.com.
  9. ^ "Central Arkansas Christian". Arkansas Activities Association. Archived from the original on February 19, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  10. ^ "Arkansas High School Sports Record Book" (PDF). Arkansas High School Activities Association. July 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 18, 2011. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  11. ^ Couch, Martin (May 28, 2008). "Lady Mustangs win AAA softball championship". The Maumelle Monitor. Retrieved December 10, 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  12. ^ "Singing about an 'Upside Down Kingdom'". The Christian Chronicle. June 2008. Archived from the original on June 30, 2012. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  13. ^ "Central Arkansas Christian School Athletics" (PDF). Central Arkansas Christian Schools. Retrieved April 21, 2023.
  14. ^ "Central Arkansas Christian". Arkansas Wrestling Association. Archived from the original on October 21, 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  15. ^ "CAC adds varsity wrestling" (PDF). Central Arkansas Christian Schools. May 30, 2006. Retrieved December 10, 2008.[permanent dead link‍]
  16. ^ Walker, Nick (November 28, 2006). "Wrestling trying to take hold". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Archived from the original on January 9, 2008. Retrieved December 10, 2008.
  17. ^ Adelson, Eric (July 23, 2003). "ESPN The Magazine: Oh, Baby!". ESPN The Magazine. Retrieved June 29, 2019 – via www.espn.com.
  18. ^ "The 2004 Miss USA Delegates". Anurun Production, Inc. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  19. ^ "Steven McRoberts - Women's Volleyball Coach".
  20. ^ "PAPER TRAILS: Hollywood hair is Arkansan wig guru's flair". September 23, 2018.
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