Valor Christian High School is a private

Private school

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, Christian

Christian school

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 high school

High school

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 in Highlands Ranch

Highlands Ranch, Colorado

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, Colorado

Colorado

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, United States

United States

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History

Valor Christian High School is a Christian high school in Highlands Ranch, Colorado with a planned US$93 million for the school's construction. The school opened in 2007 to both freshmen (9th grade) and sophomore (10th grade) students.

Campus

The entire campus

Campus

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 is approximately 35 acres (141,640.1 m²) in size.

The campus has 3 buildings with 35 classroom

Classroom

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s, 8 science labs, a 5300 sq ft (492.4 m²) library, 2 technology labs, a chapel and a world language lab.

Athletically, there are two gym

Gym

The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...

nasiums, an indoor climbing wall, wrestling room, fitness center, locker rooms, a stadium

Stadium

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, synthetic field and olympic track, softball and baseball field

Baseball field

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Students and Faculty

In 2007, 155 freshmen and sophomore students were enrolled with plans to expand each year with a goal of 1,200.

As of August 2010, there is a total enrollment of approximately 688 students with a 55:45 ratio of male to female students and a 9:1 student to faculty ratio. There are 70 members on the faculty. 76% of the faculty have advanced degrees.

Accreditation

Valor Christian is accredited by ACSI (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...

) and AdvancED.

Extracurricular activities

There are 22 sports that are offered:

Fall Sports

Football

American football

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; Boys Soccer; Girls Volleyball

Volleyball

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; Boys Golf

Golf

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; Boys Cross Country

Cross country running

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; Girls Cross Country

Cross country running

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; Spirit Squad

Spirit Squad

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/Dance; Boys Tennis

Tennis

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; Girls Softball

Softball

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Winter Sports

Boys Basketball

Basketball

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; Girls Basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

; Wrestling

Wrestling

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; Girls Swimming

Swimming (sport)

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 and Diving

Diving

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; Ice Hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

Spring Sports

Baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

; Girls Soccer; Boys Lacrosse

Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

; Girls Lacrosse

Lacrosse

Lacrosse is a team sport of Native American origin played using a small rubber ball and a long-handled stick called a crosse or lacrosse stick, mainly played in the United States and Canada. It is a contact sport which requires padding. The head of the lacrosse stick is strung with loose mesh...

; Boys Track & Field; Girls Track & Field; Girls Golf

Golf

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; Girls Tennis

Tennis

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Accomplishments

In the Spring of 2009, the Valor Christian Girls Soccer team was the 4A Colorado State Championship Runner-Up to Wheat Ridge High School

Wheat Ridge High School

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On October 6, 2009, Valor Christian won the 4A Colorado State Boys Golf Championship at Highlands Ranch Golf Course. Valor won the team title and had the individual champion, Wyndham Clark.

On December 5, 2009, Valor Christian won the 3A Colorado State Football Championship at Legacy Stadium in Aurora, defeating Steamboat Springs 41-14.

As of July 1, 2010, Valor Christian became member of the Jeffco 4A League due to the disbanding of the Pioneer League in the Spring of 2010.

On October 5, 2010, Valor Christian repeated as 4A Colorado State Boys Golf Champions at The Club at Flying Horse golf course.

On December 4, 2010, Valor Christian won the 4A Colorado State Football Championship at Mile High Stadium, defeating Wheat Ridge 38-8.

On May 25, 2011, Valor Christian won the 4A Colorado Girls Soccer Championship at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, defeating Wheat Ridge 1-0.

Curriculum

Valor offers courses on Biblical Studies

Biblical studies

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, Business Studies

Business studies

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, Communication Studies

Communication studies

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, Directed Learning, English

English language

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, Fine Arts, Mathematics

Mathematics

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, Outdoor Education, Science

Science

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, Social Studies

Social studies

Social studies is the "integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence," as defined by the American National Council for the Social Studies...

, Technology, World Languages, Art, Webdesign, Advanced music production and Fitness.

Valor strives to provide a faith-based curriculum that is intended to be a strong preparation for college. Valor's goal is to prepare tomorrow's leaders in Christ.