Sumiton Christian School


Sumiton Christian School is a private K-12 Christian school located in Sumiton, Alabama. Sumiton Christian is a member of the AISA and competes in high school athletics with the AHSAA. The school's colors are cardinal and gold and their mascot is Thunder.

History

Sumiton Christian was founded in 1976 as a kindergarten called Kiddie College. Classes were held in the Sumiton Church of God sunday school rooms. In 1983 the school became known as Pathway Christian School and was offering classes up to the 6th grade. In 1989 the name was officially changed to Sumiton Christian School. SCS experienced its most rapid growth from 1990 - 1996 when enrollment jumped from 175 to over 500 students. In 1995 SCS had its first graduating class made up of 16 students. Currently, SCS has more than 625 students enrolled.
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Athletics

The Eagles compete in the AHSAA class 2A sports. SCS has 8 female varsity sports including: basketball, cheerleading, cross-country, golf, softball, swimming, track, and volleyball. The Eagles also have 8 male varsity sports including: football, basketball, baseball, golf, wrestling, swimming, tennis, and cross-country.
The varsity basketball team won the AISA Class 1A Basketball State Championship in 1996. That feat was almost duplicated in 1998 while competing in the highest AISA classification level. They finished that season as the AISA Class 3A Basketball State Runner-Up.
The first year the school competed in the Alabama High School Athletic Association, 2000-2001, Football made it to the second round of playoffs, and Varsity Cheer won State Cheerleading Championship in Class 1A.
The varsity baseball team won the AHSAA class 2A state baseball championship in 2004.
The varsity fast-pitch softball team completed a perfect season in 2010, sweeping the Walker County Tournament and AHSAA Area and Regional Title match-ups. The season ended with yet another sweep, taking the 2010 Girls 3A State Championship Title.