Just a few weeks after local media reported that Hamilton Heights Christian Academy would be closing at the end of semester, school officials announced that the school will not be closing.
“It is with tremendous pleasure to announce that Hamilton Heights Christian Academy will not be closing as reported earlier this month,” said Principal Krystal Bankston in a Tuesday news release. “The school has had a remarkable 22-year history of excellence in faith, academics and athletics and will continue with this mission and its ministry to young adults both locally and internationally.”
Known for its nationally recognized championship basketball programs, the school was set to shut its doors earlier this month after years of financial struggles.
“The school board voted about three and a half weeks ago to close the school due to mounting financial pressures and because of the space we are in,” Bankston told the Times Free Press. “We didn’t feel like it was viable to stay open long-term and didn’t want to risk closing mid-year and affecting local and international students.”
As the news broke though, messages of support and a willingness to help was immediate, Bankston said. Now school officials say not only will it remain open, but it is also “committed to expanding the school’s facilities, increasing enrollment and moving towards a new vision of sustainability and growth.”