ABOUT
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A Message from the Pastor
Our goal is to work together with our parents to help our students learn, grow and develop to their full potential spiritually, academically, morally, physically and emotionally.
We do this by forming the student in freedom for excellence and guiding their transformation in Christ through grace and virtue.
- Msgr. John Cihak, S.T.D. -
HISTORY
Christ the King Parish School was founded in 1964. The school was originally staffed by members of the Sisters of Saint Mary of Oregon and the principal of the school was a SSMO until 1983. This position has been held by laity ever since. The school was originally founded to serve grades one through four and over the years the school facility has been expanded to accommodate the addition of grades five through eight and the establishment of a full-day kindergarten.
The construction of the new parish church in 1980 allowed for further expansion of the school facility. The former church became the permanent parish hall, cafeteria, and gymnasium. The former parish hall was converted into two classrooms. The most recent school facility expansion occurred in 1992, with the completion of the middle school wing, Colonel Robert G. Scott Memorial Library.
Additional facility changes include the creation of a school music classroom in one area of the parish hall / gymnasium and the installation of a wood floor in the parish hall / gymnasium. Facility upgrades over time have included the construction of a covered playground area and the installation of modern playground equipment. In the summer of 2012, a new science laboratory/multipurpose classroom was completed. In the Fall of 2020, the old Parish kitchen in the parish hall / gymnasium was renovated into a PreK classroom.
Christ the King serves PreK-8th grade students and is the first Institute for Catholic Liberal Educaiton's Premier Member School in the state of Oregon. In 2023, CTK bacame the Archbishop's pilot school for Catholic Liberal Education in the Archdiocese of Portland. -
“First and foremost, every Catholic educational institution is a place to encounter the living God who, in Jesus Christ, reveals his transforming love and truth.”
Pope Benedict XVI -
An integrated Faith
Twice Weekly Mass, the Sacraments, and spiritual formation help to develop our students into faithful Catholics who love the Lord and know how to think. We strive for sainthood!