Valley Christian High School (Chandler, Arizona)
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6900 W. Galveston Street Chandler, Arizona, Maricopa 85226 United States |
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| Coordinates | 33°18′48″N 111°57′42″W / 33.31326°N 111.961552°WCoordinates: 33°18′48″N 111°57′42″W / 33.31326°N 111.961552°W |
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| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Denomination | N/A |
| Established | 1982 |
| School district | Private |
| Principal | Dan Kuiper |
| Grades | 9-12 |
| Enrollment | 380 (January 2016) |
| School color(s) | Royal blue, silver, and white |
| Athletics conference | 2A |
| Nickname | Trojans |
| Accreditation | AdvancEd; ACSI |
| Website | http://vchsaz.org |
Valley Christian High School is a private, Christian high school located in Chandler, Arizona, United States.
Valley Christian was founded in 1982 at Bethany Community Church in Tempe, Arizona 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 site in Chandler in 1996.
On average, more than 97% of the school's graduates go on to attend college. In 2006 a special education program was implemented, known as VINE, which now has approximately 35 students. Valley Christian is one of the only Christian high schools in Arizona to have a full-time special education program.
Valley Christian offers Advanced Placement and college dual enrollment courses to students. These programs give upperclassmen the opportunity to acquire college credits while attending the high school. The school is also accredited by the NCA and Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).
Valley Christian High School is a member of the Arizona Interscholastic Association 2A Conference. Since becoming a full member of the AIA in 1987, the Trojans have won 61 Arizona State Championships, finished state runner-up 28 times and won 124 region and section championships.
The girls' track and field program won a national record fifteen straight titles under head coach Dan Kuiper. Kuiper has been named the National Track & Field Coach of the Year twice (2005; 2012) and is a member of the NHSCA High School Coaches Hall of Fame. Kuiper ranks third in the history of the State of Arizona for state championships won, with 27, and has been named Arizona Coach of the Year 16 times.
The school has also won championships in women's basketball, volleyball, swimming & diving, cheer and cross country; and men's championships in basketball, cross country, football, swimming & diving, soccer, baseball, and golf.
Basketball coaches Greg Haagsma (boys) and Scott Timmer (girls) have combined for six state titles and nearly 900 career wins, all at Valley Christian High School. VCHS hired Jeff Rutledge in the spring of 2013 to lead the Trojan football team. Rutlege played quarterback for the 1978 University of Alabama football national championship team and is a member of the Crimson Tide Hall of Fame.
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