Greetings from the Administrator:

    Thank you for your interest in Hawthorne Christian Academy. We hope that you will find the information you need on this web site. If not, you are encouraged to call our office or stop by the school. 

    We are a non-profit, church sponsored (First Free Will Baptist Church - Chester, SC) Christian school. The school is in its sixth year and consists of K3 - 12th graders. The church sponsoring the school as well as the faculty and staff believe that we are operating an important mission, "One of reaching children and young adults for Christ". Our staff are professing Christians who are active members in their local churches. We believe that it is important for those who are touching the lives of children to have first been touched by Christ. We also believe in academic excellence at HCA and we have graduated twelve students in the last four years. The education these graduates received has helped them succeed after Hawthorne in various public and private colleges. Hawthorne uses the Abeka curriculum, the most widely used Christian curriculum in the country, and we are members of SCACS (South Carolina Association of Christian Schools) and AACS (American Association of Christian Schools), and our preschool is DSS registered (DSS 905).

    Over the last several years, we have had many accomplishments including the addition of a sports program. We participate in a Christian school athletic league and enjoy volleyball, basketball, golf, and cheerleading. In addition to academics and athletics, we believe in developing the total person which includes being active in our community. The school has many social events available to students and parents throughout the year including our annual sports banquet, high school formal,  open house, a Christian reading week, a Fall Festival, a Thanksgiving luncheon, a Christmas pageant, and a Christmas luncheon. The school is constantly growing and we opened last year a new library and upgraded our computer lab and network. Due to generous contributions to the school we are excited about the addition of our new science lab this coming year that will have fully featured chemistry, physics, and biology equipment. This new addition will give our students opportunities to practice science experiments that will prepare them for the future.

    Again, we thank you for your interest and hope that you will inquire to find out more about Hawthorne Christian Academy and our mission.

Michelle D. Cassady, Hawthorne Christian Academy Administrator