ANNUAL REPORT 2017

Glorifying God by Educating with Excellence

BOARD OF DIRECTORSRick Yost – SuperintendentGary Foss – School Founder Bob Duffy – Board ChairmanCoston Cheatham Muriel MayLarry Root Jamie Williams Dona Wilson Kevin Woods

ADMINISTRATIVE TEAMRick Yost – SuperintendentSusan Cheatham – Principal of the Lower SchoolKatina Howard – Development DirectorBrian King – Technology DirectorSuzie Medina – Marketing CoordinatorSharon Roper – Principal of the Upper SchoolLuke Sellers – Athletic Ministry DirectorLaura VanHulzen – Director of Curriculum & Instruction

FREDERICKSBURG CHRISTIAN SCHOOL is an Evangelical non-denominational school dedicated to a strong academic program with Christian character and biblical truths

integrated into every area, in order that students develop a lifelong Christian worldview.

Spiritual • become a disciple of Jesus and lead others to do the same

• make God’s Word central in his life• defend and share his faith• respect authority and understand its vital role• recognize his role in the nuclear family

• work to achieve at his level of God-given potential• think wisely and critically• communicate with excellence verbally and in written form• use technology to equip, expand, create, engage and learn• view learning as a lifelong process

• recognize and use his gifts, talents and abilities to benefit the body of Christ• serve as a US and world citizen by putting others first• form healthy relationships that demonstrate Christ’s love• appreciate deeply all of God’s creation• be a good steward of his physical body

ACADEMIC

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PERSONAL

FCS trains students to be Christian Leaders for Life

using these Expected Student Outcomes

as goals for every student.

s you look through this annual report from FCS, our staff is engaged in serious preparation for reaccreditation which culminates in a visit from our accrediting association in the spring of 2019. Accreditation being the primary method of accountability for a school that seeks to aspires to high standards, we are making every effort to assess what, who, and where we are as a school, and then put in place the systems and programs that help us meet and exceed those standards. Done right, it is a long, arduous, comprehensive task. It’s a good thing it only happens every 5 years.

When I see the amount of work going into this accreditation, I am encouraged by the attention to detail given by our staff, administrators, board members, and even students and parents who are all involved in

the effort. Every standard has a rubric, and every rubric has a set of indicators that grades its comparison to the standard. Every nut and bolt of the machinery that is FCS is inspected and considered as to its worthiness to help us comply with the essence of our Core Purpose Statement: Glorifying God by Education with Excellence.

As if this gargantuan accreditation effort were not gratifying enough for us to be a part of, we get to see it completed in an arena quite unique to Fredericksburg Christian School. I’m referring to the relationship-rich environment of FCS. For most of you who have spent time in the hallways of our school, you know that the atmosphere that God created here 39 years ago through the hearts of our founders, Gary and Andy Foss, still exists today. The hallways look different and the original 35 students are now parents of college students, but the ethos of excellence, held together by relationship, is still flourishing here.

So, as you view this annual report (essentially FCS’ own report card) and thank the Lord for the blessings we are experiencing with facilities, finances, academics, athletics, and enrollment, thank Him as well not just for all of the very hard work that made them possible, but also for context of God-honoring relationships that permeated that hard work through which it was carried out. If you’re reading this, you have most likely been a part of what makes FCS who we are today…and for that, we thank you.

Rick Yost

Superintendent

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Total Revenue

Beach Fries, LLCBouchard & Associates

Bio CrossfitCalled by Design, LLC

C.B. Lucas Company, Inc.Central Park Dental - Zavislak & Porter DDS, PC

Central Virginia Orthopedics & Sports MedicineChampion Chefs

City of FredericksburgCity Wide of Richmond

CLVA Properties, LLCCooper Residential Property

Cooper’s Towing and Recovery

Dairy Queen, Inc., FredericksburgExit Realty Expertise

Frankenmuth Bible ChurchFredericksburg Orthodontics

Garrison Consulting GlaxoSmithKline

GLMG, Inc.Harry’s Alehouse

Hat BarnLaDelizia Pizza

Marine Corps Community Services McCormick Paints

Mercedes Benz of Fredericksburg

While the largest population comes from Spotsylvania County, 11 counties are represented at FCS. Many families travel more than 20 miles to partner with the school. Enrollment records have remained steady, other than a slight drop in 2017-2018 due to the closing of the Stafford Campus. Enrollment numbers do vary slightly throughout the year, partly due to a military population and transfers that occur.

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A Capital Campaign for FCS

$2,030,000 Goal

MLP Enterprises, LLCNelnet Business Solutions, Inc

Northern Virginia Drilling, Inc.NSWC Credit Union

Parrish Body Shop II, Inc.Purvis Ford

Rainville Insurance Agency, Inc.Rappahannock Electric Cooperative

Rappahannock Construction Company, Inc.Rick Thompson Electric Company, Inc.

SimVentions, Inc.SKS Construction, Inc.

Smith Contract, LLC

Spotswood Baptist ChurchStafford County

Stone Center Fredericksburg, Inc.Sweet Reasons

The Community Foundation of the Rappahannock River Region

Timber Newton DesignUnion Bank and Trust

Virginia Water GardensWW Webb and Associates, PLLC

Webb Smith Interiors

Corporate Sponsors

2016The population of Fredericksburg City is approximately 28,297.• 38th most populated City in the VA• Race: 60.1 White • 21.8% African American • 10.8% Hispanic• Median Income: $53,980• Median Age: 29.5

The population of Spotsylvania County is approximately 132,010.• 8th most populated County in VA• Race: 70.1% White • 15.7 African American • 8.6% Hispanic• Median Income: $79,742• Median Age: 37.3

FCS serves the Spotsylvania County and Fredericksburg City areas.

SCHOOL FINANCIALS

FCS sends teams on Mission trips over spring break to Guatemala, Haiti, and West Virginia.

CHURCHESREPRESENTED

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March 29, 2018, FCS families, friends and committed donors came together to the Foss Christian Education Center, at the FCS Upper School Campus, to celebrate this valiant campaign and publicly reveal the success of the Capital Campaign. Instead of making the announcement, Drs. Keith and Keri Izadi called on the assistance of several FCS Lower School students to make the grand presentation of the amount raised in the campaign! At the campaign celebration dinner, the students revealed on that night that we had raised $2,050,101 and had exceeded the $2,030,000 goal (To date, we have raised a total of $2,081,704)

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Spelling Bee (1st – 8th)Math Olympics (3rd-8th)Geography Bee (5th-8th)

Choir Festival (Choir Students)Band Festival (Band Students)

Orchestra Festival (Orchestra Students)Creative Writing (4th-12th)

12 Clubs at the Upper SchoolPro-Life ClubS.T.E.M. Club

Fellowship of Christian Athletes Care for Cancer Club

Presbyterian HomeVideo Club

Coding Club SPORTS TEAMS OFFERED

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12All State Selections

26 DAC

All Conference Selections

3DAC

Players of the Year

3DAC

Coaches of the Year

Beauty and the Beast

80 Students participated

250 hours of preparation

COMPETITIONSClubs at FCS offer students on opportunity to minister in their school and their community.

The ACSI Spelling Bee, Math Olympics, and Creative Writing Contests stretch student abilities and stimulate interests beyond the classroom experience.

Our annual Visual Arts Festival and Visual Arts Celebration offer an opportunity for creative students to stretch their abilities and foster an appreciation for various forms and media of art. M

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TerraNova Testing Scores

In 2017, all of our classes scored in the top 25% nationally with 89% of our classes scoring as a Blue Ribbon School in the top 15%.

Reading Math Language Total Score

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Members of the Literary Club and their advisor, Mrs. Sizemore, choose and edit submissions of poetry, fiction, and art from students in the Upper School. They publish these in the annual Literary Journal: Searching Syllables that is available for purchase on lulu.com. The members of the Literary Club come from the Creative Writing class, a Fine Arts elective.

TerraNova standardized tests are annually administered at FCS in grades 1-11 to ensure a quality program by comparing itself to local and national scores. Scores are used to evaluate the strengths and areas of improvement for subjects, grade levels, and students. The Total Score for FCS is consistently above the National and Southeast Region.

Similarly, the combined 2017 SAT score of FCS students was above Virginia and national students.

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Darion Mullen

Grace Sharlun

Hannah Vakos

Evin Ewer

Hannah Brett

Ashley Frye

Jared Brewer

James Hammett Kurt Karpin

Elijah Cox

Lauren Hopkins Molly Lucas

Kenzie Branum

Erica Peerbolte

Caleb Petitt Lydia Sumpolec

Jackie WilsonLeah Wardlaw

Jack Fisher

Autumn Swain

Left to Right: Autumn Swain, Kenzie Branum, Ashley Frye, Jack Fischer, Grace Sharlun, Leah Wardlaw, Darion Mullen, Jackie Wilson, Evan Ewer, Erica Peebolte, James Hammett, Lydia Sumpolec, Eli Cox, Hannah Brett, Molly Lucas, Lauren Hopkins, Caleb Pettit, Jason Bain, Kurt Karpin, Hannah Vakos, Jared Brewer

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FCS Upper School 9400 Thornton Rolling Rd. Fredericksburg, VA 22408540.373.5355

FCS Lower Campus2231 Jefferson Davis HighwayFredericksburg, VA 22401540.373.5357

fredericksburgchristian.com

BIBLICAL PRINCIPLES

We believe that in all things it is essential to:

Glorify God in all we do…our motivation, our actions and our relationships. Colossians 3:17

Uncompromisingly articulate and apply biblical truth, recognizing our fallen nature and need for a Savior, Jesus Christ. Romans 10:17

Encourage and nurture fellowship and partnership with parents. Deuteronomy 6:7

Provide a quality academic education in the context of a Christian worldview. II Timothy 4:1-5

Facilitate open and honest communication consistent with Matthew 5 and 18. I John 1:17

Uphold personal holiness and integrity as living Christian role models. Titus 2:7

Minister to staff, students, parents and the greater community. I Peter 5:2

Exercise prudent stewardship of every dollar paid for services or donated. I Corinthians 4:2

Uphold integrity and transparency.Maintain exemplary standards of professionalism.

CORE VALUES

Pursue excellence in all things.Model and teach servant leadership.