North Florida Christian School is a private school located in Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee, Florida

Tallahassee is the capital of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat and only incorporated municipality in Leon County, and is the 128th largest city in the United States. Tallahassee became the capital of Florida, then the Florida Territory, in 1824. In 2010, the population recorded by...

, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Florida Association of Christian Colleges, and the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation. It was founded in 1966 by Pastor Rayburn Blair. It has classes from K3 to 12th grade, and it serves students from several counties in north Florida and South Georgia. Dr. Randy Ray is now the school president, and Dr. Rick Fielding is the school administrator.

The school is a ministry of North Florida Baptist Church, formerly known as Temple Baptist Church. Pastor Blair founded the church in 1962 and retired in 1992. Dr. Randy Ray became pastor at that time. In 2005, the church was renamed North Florida Baptist Church.

North Florida Christian School students enjoy a wide range of fine arts opportunities including instruction in, instrumental and vocal music, pep band, jazz band, drama and musicals, praise and worship performance music, the visual arts, and theatre. Students can participate in local, regional, and state events. Ministry opportunities include performing in chapel programs and other ministry events. Music students compete in the Florida Association of Christian Colleges and School Fine Arts festivals and the NFCS Band participates in the Florida Bandmasters Association assessments.

Athletic Championships

Team	Year	Classification	Head Coach	Record	Championship Game Score	Opponent	Location
Baseball	1995	3A	Mike Posey	n/a	2-0	Keystone Heights	Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota
Baseball	2007	2A	Mike Posey	n/a	6-1	Montverde	Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota
Baseball	2011	2A	Mike Posey	24-4	8-4	Orangewood Christian	Digital Domain Park, Port St. Lucie
Girls Basketball	2008	2A	Aaron Krause	n/a	54-44	Lafayette (Mayo)	The Lakeland Center
Football	1996	2A	Tim Cokely	n/a	34-7	Glades Day	Daytona Bch. Mun. Stadium
Football	1998	2A	Tim Cokely	n/a	30-13	American Heritage	University of Florida
Football	1999	1A	Tim Cokely	n/a	23-13	Fort Meade	University of Florida
Football	2000	1A	Tim Cokely	n/a	20-16	Fort Meade	University of Florida
Football	2001	2A	Tim Cokely	n/a	28-16	Fort Meade	Florida State University
Football	2008	1A	Tim Cokely	10-2	17-7	Fort Meade	Orlando

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