Sioux Falls Christian Schools

Sioux Falls Christian Schools
Address
6120 S. Charger Circle
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, 57106
United States
Information
Established 1958
Teaching staff 50 (as of 2007–08)[1]
Grades PK-12
Enrollment 804 (as of 2007–08)[1]
Student to teacher ratio 14.4 (as of 2007–08)[1]
Mascot Chargers
Website http://www.siouxfallschristian.org

Sioux Falls Christian Schools (SFC) is a private school located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The school was founded in 1958 as an elementary school named Calvin Christian.[2] Since its inception, SFC has expanded and currently offers programs from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade[3] and is accredited by the state of South Dakota and Christian Schools International.[4]

The superintendent is Jay Woudstra. The elementary, middle and high school principals are Matt Covey,[5] Jerry Vande Pol,[6] and Jeremy Van Nieuwenhuyzen, respectively. The high school enrollment is around 225 with about 88 percent Caucasian, 11 percent Asian, and less than 1 percent African American.

Academics

Sioux Falls Christian is strong academically as the students have scored well above the state and national averages on ACT scores.[4][7] SFC currently offers AP courses in physics, calculus, Government, Statistics, French, Biology and Spanish.[8] Students can also participate in music, drama, cheerleading, dance and oral interp.[7] Over 60% of the teachers have a master's degree in education.[4]

Facilities

In 2004, the Sioux Falls Christian Middle and High Schools moved from the old building on Sycamore Avenue to the new $10.2 million, 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m2) building on the Charger Campus near 69th Street and Cliff Avenue.[9] In 2007, the elementary school moved from its Sneve Campus onto the same campus[10] after a $7.5 million expansion.[11][12]

Sioux Falls Christian shares their outdoor athletic facilities with the University of Sioux Falls[13] at the (projected) $14 million Sanford Health Sports Complex.[14] The sports complex is adjacent to the high school campus and has state-of-the-art synthetic turf football and soccer fields as well as track and field facilities.[15]

Despite these facilities, Sioux Falls Christian insists "We're not about building buildings. We're about building the Kingdom of God... one student at a time."[2]

Athletics

Chargers logo

SFC offers boys soccer,football, cross country, basketball, golf, track and baseball. SFC offers girls soccer, volleyball, cross country, basketball, golf, track and cheerleading. The athletic teams are called the Chargers.

The athletic teams have a number of state championships. The first championship came in 1981 when the boys team won the Class B state cross country meet.[16] The girls track team was Class B runner-up and champion in 1984 and '85, respectively.[17]

The girls' volleyball team won the Class A state championship in 2007 and 2010-2012. They were runner-up in Class B in 1992 and '95 and runner-up in Class A in 2002 (fall) and 2003.[18]

The boys' track team won the Class A state title in 2008 under coach by Brock Rops.[19] The boys' golf team won the 2005 through 2007 Class B titles and the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Class A titles under Mike Schouten.[20][21] The boys' soccer team won state titles in 2005, 2007, and 2008 under Kim Wieking,[22] and placed second in 2000, 2004, 2009 and 2014. They placed third in 2010.[23]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "School Detail for Sioux Falls Christian Schools". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 3 December 09. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. 1 2 Sioux Falls Christian Schools. "Our Background". Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  3. ↑ Sioux Falls Christian Schools. "Sioux Falls Christian Schools homepage". Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  4. 1 2 3 Sioux Falls Christian Schools. "Sioux Falls Christian Brochure" (PDF). Retrieved 2 November 2009.
  5. ↑ Sioux Falls Christian Schools. "Elementary Staff". Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  6. ↑ Sioux Falls Christian Schools. "Middle School and High School Staff". Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  7. 1 2 Sioux Falls Christian Schools. "High School". Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  8. ↑ Sioux Falls Christian Schools. "Courses of Study". Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  9. ↑ Suzan M. Stewart (April 4, 2005). "MidAmerican Energy Company’s Report on 2004 economic development activities" (PDF). South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. p. 12. Retrieved 3 December 09. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  10. ↑ Jon Walker (July 25, 2008). "Christian elementary's move opens door for youth services" (PDF). Argus Leader, Cirrus Commercial. Retrieved 3 December 09. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  11. ↑ Sioux Falls Development Foundation (2008). "Economic Development Progress Report" (PDF). p. 6. Retrieved 3 December 09. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  12. ↑ Suzan M. Stewart (March 4, 2008). "MidAmerican Energy Company’s Report on 2007 economic development activities" (PDF). South Dakota Public Utilities Commission. p. 14. Retrieved 3 December 09. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  13. ↑ "A Faith-Based Community Athletic Complex". University of Sioux Falls. Retrieved 3 December 09. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  14. ↑ "Total Projected Cost". University of Sioux Falls. Retrieved 3 December 09. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  15. ↑ "Athletic Complex Phase 2". University of Sioux Falls. Retrieved 3 December 09. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  16. ↑ South Dakota High School Activities Association (August 2009). "Boys Cross Country" (PDF). p. 20. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  17. ↑ South Dakota High School Activities Association (August 2009). "Girls Track" (PDF). p. 78. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  18. ↑ South Dakota High School Activities Association (August 2009). "Volleyball" (PDF). pp. 88, 89, 91. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  19. ↑ South Dakota High School Activities Association (August 2009). "Boys Track" (PDF). p. 77. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  20. ↑ Dave Martin (7 October 2009). "Wynia leads Riders to title". Argus Leader. Retrieved 1 November 2009.
  21. ↑ South Dakota High School Activities Association (August 2009). "Boys Golf" (PDF). pp. 38, 42. Retrieved 19 November 2009.
  22. ↑ South Dakota State Soccer Association. "Past Champions". Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2009.
  23. ↑ "Boys Varsity A". Retrieved 12 November 2009.

Coordinates: 43°29′18.8″N 96°41′59″W / 43.488556°N 96.69972°W / 43.488556; -96.69972

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