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Valley Christian High School (Chandler, Arizona)
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Valley Christian High School is a private high school located in Chandler, Arizona
, USA.
to serve the East Valley, which at the time, had a lack of nondenominational Christian schools. Since its founding, it has grown and moved twice, first to another location in Tempe then to its current Chandler site in 1996.
In the 2010-2011 school year, a college dual enrollment program was instituted. This program gives upperclassmen the opportunity to acquire college credits while attending VCHS. The school is also accredited by the NCA and Association of Christian Schools International
(ACSI).
2A Conference. It joined the association in the late 1980s and has won several state titles since, including track and field, where the Trojans won a national record fifteen straight women's title under Dan Kuiper. The school has also won championships in women's basketball, volleyball, swimming & diving, and cross country; and men's championships in basketball, cross country, football, swimming & diving, soccer, and golf.
Valley was awarded the first ever Blue Cross and Blue Shield “Blue Cup Award” in 2004, given to the Arizona high school that is rated highest in participation, sportsmanship and success in all athletic programs. It has also received the Donald F. Stone Award five times. This award is given to one 2A or 3A school who shows the highest overall excellence in interscholastic competition.
Chandler, Arizona
-Demographics:As of the Census of 2010, there were 236,123 people, 86,924 households, and 60,212 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 73.3% White, 4.8% Black or African American, 1.5% Native American, 8.2% Asian, 0.2% Pacific Islander, 21.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 8.3%...
, USA.
History
Valley Christian was founded in 1982 at Bethany Community Church in Tempe, ArizonaTempe, Arizona
Tempe is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, USA, with the Census Bureau reporting a 2010 population of 161,719. The city is named after the Vale of Tempe in Greece. Tempe is located in the East Valley section of metropolitan Phoenix; it is bordered by Phoenix and Guadalupe on the west, Scottsdale...
to serve the East Valley, which at the time, had a lack of nondenominational Christian schools. Since its founding, it has grown and moved twice, first to another location in Tempe then to its current Chandler site in 1996.
Academics
Currently, over 95 percent of graduates go on to attend college. In 2006 a special education program was implemented, known as V.I.N.E., and now has approximately 35 students. Valley Christian is the only Christian high school in Arizona to have a full time special education program.In the 2010-2011 school year, a college dual enrollment program was instituted. This program gives upperclassmen the opportunity to acquire college credits while attending VCHS. The school is also accredited by the NCA and Association of Christian Schools International
Association of Christian Schools International
The Association of Christian Schools International is an association of evangelical Protestant Christian schools.-Purposes:ACSI, a protestant association for Christian schools, impacts nearly 23,000 schools and transforms the lives of more than 3.9 million students worldwide...
(ACSI).
Athletics
Valley Christian High School is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic AssociationArizona Interscholastic Association
The Arizona Interscholastic Association is the major high school sports association in the state of Arizona. It comprises most of the state's public district high schools, various charter and private schools, plus one high school in California San Pasqual High School in Winterhaven, California,...
2A Conference. It joined the association in the late 1980s and has won several state titles since, including track and field, where the Trojans won a national record fifteen straight women's title under Dan Kuiper. The school has also won championships in women's basketball, volleyball, swimming & diving, and cross country; and men's championships in basketball, cross country, football, swimming & diving, soccer, and golf.
Valley was awarded the first ever Blue Cross and Blue Shield “Blue Cup Award” in 2004, given to the Arizona high school that is rated highest in participation, sportsmanship and success in all athletic programs. It has also received the Donald F. Stone Award five times. This award is given to one 2A or 3A school who shows the highest overall excellence in interscholastic competition.