Dear Parents,

Welcome to Hickory Grove Baptist Christian School. The greatest opportunity will be to influence our future through the academic and spiritual development of our children.  Encouraging growth and development in both areas is our heart’s desire.
You have taken the first step in securing a brighter and more promising future for our church, our city, and our country.  You have entrusted your child to God’s care here at Hickory Grove Baptist Christian School.  This is an exciting journey which we will travel together.
Let me ask you right now that we commit to pray for each other.  What has been, and continues to be accomplished in and through Hickory Grove Baptist Christian School, can only be done through the leading of God Himself.  I am personally excited at the prospect of what God can do, and I look forward to sharing it with you.

In Christ,
Joe B. Brown
Senior Pastor
Psalm 37:4

Greetings Students and Parents!

It is my privilege to welcome you to HGBCS. We are excited about the presence and love of Jesus Christ in our school. You can see this each day in the lives of the people who are here.
God's presence gives an environment that is encouraging, uplifting, and pleasant.
We as the administration, faculty and staff, have a passion to provide the very best for our students and their family. It is our prayer that the Holy Spirit will connect the home and the school as we partner to teach and train the students how to have a biblical world view in every circumstance they encounter. We look forward to a wonderful and prosperous school
year at HGBCS - Home of the Lions!!

For the Glory of God!
Henry G. Ward, Jr.
HGBCS Administrator
Matthew 6:33

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Welcome! 
We are excited about this opportunity to provide our community with a Christian School that loves Jesus and loves people.  This is not only an excellent school, but a great ministry, and team to join with parents in providing the “very best” for their children.  We realize that children are fearfully and wonderfully made by God; therefore, we take your child’s education and well-being very seriously by providing an atmosphere that is Christ-centered, happy, rewarding, meaningful, safe, clean, and secure.

Our mission is:  “To know Christ and to make Him known through Christian education.”

We believe this can be accomplished through…

Our school verse…
Seek ye first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you.  ~Matthew 6:33

Our vision defines our purpose here at HGBCS and directs the pathway for student learning.

HGBCS is committed to honor God by providing a quality education in a Christian environment, helping our students to grow spiritually, academically, and socially to their fullest extent, along with developing their faith in partnership with the home, church, and community.  It is our passion to guide students as they seek God’s will for their life each day and in the future.

The vision for our school is accomplished through the beliefs that guide us in the daily Christian education provided for our students.

1. Christian faith is the basis for all endeavors of the school as we seek Christ first in all that we do.  (Matthews 6:33)
2. We believe that all subjects should be taught through a biblical worldview.
3. We believe that Christian education is a collaborative effort among the home, church, and school.
4. We believe that the primary goals of Christian education are the salvation and discipleship of the next generation, and must have an eternal perspective.
5. We believe that success at HGBCS is measured not only by the student’s leadership, personal excellence, and integrity, but moreover by their life commitment to Jesus Christ.
6. We believe in an academically stimulating environment that will fully prepare students to meet the challenges they will be faced with in their future.
7. We believe students have varied learning styles.  As they are engaged  in the learning process, we provide a variety of instructional strategies to support their learning.
8. We believe that each student is created in God’s image and possesses unique physical, social, and academic needs.

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Teachers

• All teachers are strong Christians and committed to giving their very best. They love Jesus, children, and teaching.
• All teachers are college degreed and are very proficient in their area of instruction.
• All teachers are creative, organized and resourceful.
• Transitional Kindergarten through second grades have full-time teacher assistants involved in the classroom.
• Third grade has part-time assistants.

1. The education of children and youth is the primary responsibility of parents.
2. The education of children and youth is a 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week process that must take place from birth through maturity.
3. The education of children and youth must have as its primary goals the salvation and discipleship of the next generation.
4. The education of children and youth must be based on God’s Word as absolute truth.
5. The education of children and youth must hold Christ preeminent in all of life.
6. The education of children must not hinder the spiritual and moral development of the next generation.
7. The education of children and youth, if and when delegated to others by parents, must be done by teachers chosen with utmost care to ensure that they all follow these principles.
8. The education of children and youth results in the formation of lifestyles or worldviews that will be patterned after the belief systems or worldviews of their teachers.
9. The education of children and youth must lead to true wisdom by connecting all knowledge to a biblical worldview frame of reference.
10. The education of children and youth must have a view of the future that includes the eternal perspective.

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Parent Expectations
The administration, faculty, and staff will strive to maintain an atmosphere and guidelines for the students that will promote positive behavior. The teacher will be spiritually prepared and enthusiastic about classroom management. Therefore, it is imperative that parents cooperate and reinforce the same.  Following are some suggestions:

1. Pray daily for teachers, administration, and the children.
2. Be positive about the school in front of the children.
3. Be encouragers; build one another up.
4. Do not gossip. Know the facts and support them.
5. Don’t assume. If you don’t understand something, ask the right people.
6. Be  a team player, not an individual.
7. Remember, your suggestions are important. Let us hear from you.  School Administration does not read unsigned letters.
8. When there is a concern or suggestion, please take the following steps:
   • Pray; seek the will of God.
   • Get all the facts (do not assume that your child or the person who gave you the information has given you all the facts).
   • Make an appointment to meet with the teacher to discuss your concerns.  Then if you are not completely satisfied, the teacher and the administrator will meet together with you to address the situation.  Please do not meet with or challenge the classroom teacher or assistant teacher without first making an appointment.
   • Your concerns are not everyone else’s concerns; therefore, do not involve others with concerns of your family.
   • We have an open door policy; therefore, please be assured that we do care about your concerns and suggestions, and will treat these with integrity and fairness.
9. Remember to have Christ-like character at all HGBCS activities on or off campus. Please be a part of the solution and not part of the problem.
10. Remember, we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but principalities and powers of the air.  (Ephesians 6:12)

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Holidays & Activities
Holidays that will be observed are Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, and Easter.  All activities, parties, decorations, etc., need to focus on Jesus Christ and His love.

Room Mom or Dad
Moms In Touch
Parent Council
Lunch Room Monitor
Reading Partner
Math Helper
Computer Lab Monitor