Red Bird Christian School starting to thrive

BEVERLY, Ky. (AP) — A Christian school in Appalachia that was on the brink of extinction a few years ago has made a comeback and is starting to thrive.

The Lexington Herald Leader (http://bit.ly/15NYSH0) reports Red Bird Christian School reopened its high school boarding program this fall for the first time since 2010.

The school, which is run by the Red Bird Mission, was forced to close that spring due to a lack of funds. But board members decided to open it again after contacting O. Taylor Collins, who graduated from the school, and asking him to try to turn things around.

Collins took the challenge. He rebuilt fundraising, made cuts to staff and programs and reopened the school in the fall without boarding students.

Since then, student enrollment has increased to nearly 200.

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Information from: Lexington Herald-Leader, http://www.kentucky.com

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