Florida Christian School
{{Short description|Private Christian school in Miami, Florida, United States}}
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| name = Florida Christian School
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| address = 4200 SW 89th Avenue
| city = Miami
| state = Florida
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| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|25.73|-80.3436111|display=inline}}
| pushpin_map = Florida
| motto = Faith. Character. Success.
| established = 1969
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| type = Private Christian
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| gender = Co-educational
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| rector =
| principal = David King
| headmaster = Dr. Jason Harrison
| founder =
| chaplain = Alberto Hernandez
| head = George Gulla
| head_label = Officer in charge
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| grades = K2â12
| enrollment = 1,115
| accreditations = SACS
FACCS
AACS
| campus_type = Suburban
| campus_size = 18 Acres
| colors = Red, White and Blue
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| nickname = Pats
| mascot = Patriot
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| website = {{URL|www.floridachristian.org}}
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Florida Christian School is a private, non-denominational Christian school in Olympia Heights, in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida."[http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st12_fl/place/p1251475_olympia_heights/DC10BLK_P1251475_001.pdf 2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Olympia Heights CDP, FL]" ([https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111210/http://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/dc10map/GUBlock/st12_fl/place/p1251475_olympia_heights/DC10BLK_P1251475_001.pdf Archive]). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on January 3, 2015. The school offers co-ed classes from preschool through high school. Current enrollment exceeds 1,000 students.{{Citation needed|date=January 2018}}
History
Florida Christian School was founded in June 1968 as a Christian academy, at the time Dade County schools were integrating. In 2016, school enrollment was predominantly Hispanic, with twelve African American students (1%).
The school offers bulletproof inserts for student backpacks. In the event of an active shooter situation, students are instructed to wear backpacks covering their chests.{{cite news |last1=Harris |first1=Alex |title=It weighs less than a book and can stop a bullet. It's a backpack option at Miami school. |url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/education/article182405026.html |accessdate=12 December 2018 |publisher=Miami Herald |date=November 3, 2017}}
Accreditation
Florida Christian School is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the [http://www.faccs.org/counties/dade.htm Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928222423/http://www.faccs.org/counties/dade.htm |date=2007-09-28 }} (FACCS) and the American Association of Christian Schools (AACS).
Athletics
- Florida AA State baseball champions in 2004 and 2005 {{cite web |url=http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_ba.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2008-05-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227234431/http://www.fhsaa.org/records/rec_ba.pdf |archivedate=2008-02-27 }}
- Florida AA State boys basketball champions in 1996 {{cite web|url=https://www.fhsaa.org/records|title=FHSAA.org - FHSAA Championship Record Books|website=www.fhsaa.org}}
Notable alumni
- Octavio De La Grana, basketball coach
- Ryan Jackson, Major League Baseball shortstop
- Andre Wadsworth, NFL player
- Jennifer Rothschild, author and speaker
- Mike Ryan Ruiz, Sports Media Personality, Dan Lebatard Show With Stugotz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dan_Le_Batard_Show_with_Stugotz#cite_note-21
References
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- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070828102657/http://www.sacscasi.org/schools/Proceedings_Accredited_SACS_CASI_FL.html List of SACS accredited schools in Florida]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070928202233/http://www.aacs.org/membersearch.php?state=FL Membership directory of AACS]
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{{Private schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida}}
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Category:Christian schools in Florida
Category:Nondenominational Christian schools in the United States
Category:High schools in Miami-Dade County, Florida
Category:Private Kâ12 schools in Florida