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INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS
ISD 27
Charity, Respect and Outreach
CHRIST OuR KINg-STELLa MaRIS SCHOOL
Christ Our King-Stella Maris School inMount Pleasant
was founded in 1950 to serve the East Cooper
Community. The school provides an outstanding
atholic education for more than 600 students from 4K through
8th grade and is the largest Catholic
elementary school in South Carolina.
In 2009, Christ Our King-Stella Maris was named a
National Blue Ribbon School, and, in 2011, its middle
school became a fully accredited International Baccalaureate
World School. The school promotes a Christian educational
philosophy characterized by charity, respect and outreach.
The school offers a variety of clubs as well as athletics such as
basketball, tennis, football, golf, archery and dance/cheer.
During its 65-year history, Christ Our King-Stella Maris
School has continued to grow. Several years ago, it instituted
its One to One iPad program. The school has enhanced its
Music, Drama and Art programs, converted its former youth
center into the Monsignor James A. Carter Black Box Theater
and enhanced its Reading Initiatives program.
The Harmonia Choir has performed in competitions all
over the Southeast, including this year’s Piccolo Spoleto Festival.
Led by Suzanne Fleming-Atwood and Scott Atwood, the choir’s
members have been selected for state, regional and honors choirs.
We Give Wednesday offertory is collected during weekly
School Mass and supports local charities, including Water
Missions International, MUSC Children’s Hospital and Pet
Helpers. The school also has helped victims of the typhoon
in the Philippines, a local boy with a muscular disease to
purchase a wheelchair lift and a local family ravaged by a
house fire. Christ Our King-Stella Maris students perform
thousands of service hours helping local charities.
The school is proud to have six alumni who have returned
as teachers. The Christ our King-Stella Maris family is proud
of its commitment to the mission of the school and its
Catholic Identity.
To learn more about Christ Our King-Stella Maris School,
visit or call 843-884-4721.
By aMy MERCER
• Differentiated reading instruction
• One to one iPad program
• Certified International Baccalaureate School
• Enhanced academic support
• Catholic School Founded in 1950
• Grades 4k - 8th
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Faith, Charity and Respect