Preparatory Schools in Alabama - Mars Hill Bible School, St. Paul's Episcopal School, Ums-Wright Preparatory School (Paperback)

Chapters: Mars Hill Bible School, St. Paul's Episcopal School, Ums-Wright Preparatory School. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 20. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Mars Hill Bible School is a nominally non-sectarian preparatory day school for boys and girls located in Florence, Alabama. The school begins at pre-kindergarten and continues through the twelfth grade. Mars Hill Academy was first opened by T.B. Larimore on January 1, 1871. He later changed the name to Mars Hill College. The school ran for 16 years teaching hundreds of young men and was closed in 1888 in order for Larimore to spend more time preaching. Mars Hill Bible School was opened in 1947 through a collaboration among local churches of Christ. While Mars Hill Bible School affiliates itself with the churches of Christ and although the Mars Hill Church of Christ is next to the campus, the school is completely independent of all churches and is a fully autonomous entity. The school has won 13 Alabama High School Athletic Association championships, with three in baseball (including 2010), seven in girls' basketball, one on boys' golf and two in girls' track and field. Every year Mars Hill Bible School hosts a large Benefit Dinner, featuring celebrity speakers, to raise money for the school's General Fund. Past keynote speakers include: ...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=1326323