Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
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The Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy (CVCA) is a private, Christian high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....

 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
As of the census of 2000, there were 49,374 people, 21,655 households, and 13,317 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,932.9 people per square mile . There were 22,727 housing units at an average density of 889.7 per square mile...

. This college preparatory, interdenominational Christian junior high and high school is located on 70 acres (283,280.2 m²) in northern Summit County
Summit County, Ohio
Summit County is an urban county located in the state of Ohio, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 542,899. In the 2010 Census the population was 541,781. Its county seat is Akron...

. CVCA is committed to academic excellence in a supportive, distinctively Christian environment. Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy was founded in 1968 by a group of seven men concerned about the continuing education of their children. The school serves over 200 churches of many denominations throughout a six-county area.

In the 2011-12 school year, 844 students attended CVCA. , the CVCA average ACT is 24.5/36, and the average SAT is 1120 (with a 553 writing average).

Clubs and activities

The school's Latin Club functions as a local chapter of both the Ohio Junior Classical League (OJCL) and National Junior Classical League
National Junior Classical League
The National Junior Classical League is a youth organization of secondary school students sponsored by the American Classical League...

 (NJCL).

Ohio High School Athletic Association state championships

  • Boys Soccer – 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
  • Girls Track and Field
    Track and field
    Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...

     – 2008, 2009
  • Girls Cross Country
    Cross country running
    Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...

     – 2008
  • Boys Tennis
    Tennis
    Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...

     – 2009
  • Its alumni also includes four-time Ohio State Champion Wrestler, Harry Lester. Lester is a two-time world bronze medalist in the Olympic sport of Greco-Roman Wrestling
    Greco-Roman wrestling
    Greco-Roman wrestling is a style of wrestling that is practised worldwide. It was contested at the first modern Olympic Games in 1896 and has been included in every edition of the summer Olympics held since 1908. Two wrestlers are scored for their performance in three two-minute periods, which can...

    . He is now retired, and was recently ranked third in the USA for his weight class.
  • Other individual state championships in wrestling include:
    • John Weakley (2006), 189 lbs.
    • John Weakley (2007), 189 lbs.
    • Tyler Powers (2009), 135 lbs.
    • Daniel Griffith (2010), 215 lbs.
    • Nathan Tomasello (2010, 2011), 103 lbs.
    • Alex Utley (2011), 189 lbs.
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