Sioux Falls Christian Schools
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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. Since its inception, SFC has expanded and currently offers programs from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade and is accredited by the state of South Dakota and Christian Schools International
.
The elementary, middle and high school principals are Matt Covey, Jerry Vande Pol, and Jay Woudstra, respectively. The high school enrollment is around 200 with about 88 percent Caucasian, 11 percent Asian, and less than 1 percent African American.
in education.
Sioux Falls Christian shares their outdoor athletic facilities with the University of Sioux Falls
at the (projected) $14 million Sanford Health
Sports Complex. 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.
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."
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. The girls track team was Class B runner-up and champion in 1984 and '85, respectively.
The girls' volleyball team won the Class A state championship in 2007 and 2010. They were runner-up in Class B in 1992 and '95 and runner-up in Class A in 2002 (fall) and 2003.
The boys' track team won the Class A state title in 2008 under coach by Brock Rops. The boys' golf team won the 2005 through 2007 Class B titles and the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Class A titles under Mike Schouten. The boys' soccer team won state titles in 2005, 2007, and 2008 under Kim Wieking, and placed second in 2000, 2004 and 2009. They placed third in 2010.
Private school
Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...
located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Sioux Falls is the largest city in the U.S. state of South Dakota. Sioux Falls is the county seat of Minnehaha County, and also extends into Lincoln County to the south...
. The school was founded in 1958 as an elementary school named Calvin Christian. Since its inception, SFC has expanded and currently offers programs from pre-kindergarten to 12th grade and is accredited by the state of South Dakota and Christian Schools International
Christian Schools International
Christian Schools International was established in 1920 and supports Christian school teachers who want Bible-based textbooks for their classrooms, principals and school administrators investigating employee benefit plans, Christian school board members seeking information about governance, and...
.
The elementary, middle and high school principals are Matt Covey, Jerry Vande Pol, and Jay Woudstra, respectively. The high school enrollment is around 200 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. SFC currently offers AP courses in physics, calculus, Government, Statistics, French, Biology and Spanish. Students can also participate in music, drama, cheerleading, dance and oral interp. Over 60% of the teachers have a master's degreeMaster's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in education.
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, 100000 square feet (9,290.3 m²) building on the Charger Campus near 69th Street and Cliff Avenue. In 2007, the elementary school moved from its Sneve Campus onto the same campus after a $7.5 million expansion.Sioux Falls Christian shares their outdoor athletic facilities with the University of Sioux Falls
University of Sioux Falls
The University of Sioux Falls is a private, liberal arts college affiliated with the American Baptist Churches USA. It is also commonly called USF.-History:...
at the (projected) $14 million Sanford Health
Sanford Health-MeritCare
Sanford Health is a non-profit, integrated health care delivery system, with its headquarters based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota with additional offices in Fargo, North Dakota. It was formed on with the merger of Sanford Health, based out of Sioux Falls and MeritCare Health System, based out of...
Sports Complex. 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.
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."
Athletics
SFC offers boys soccer, 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. The girls track team was Class B runner-up and champion in 1984 and '85, respectively.
The girls' volleyball team won the Class A state championship in 2007 and 2010. They were runner-up in Class B in 1992 and '95 and runner-up in Class A in 2002 (fall) and 2003.
The boys' track team won the Class A state title in 2008 under coach by Brock Rops. The boys' golf team won the 2005 through 2007 Class B titles and the 2008, 2009 and 2010 Class A titles under Mike Schouten. The boys' soccer team won state titles in 2005, 2007, and 2008 under Kim Wieking, and placed second in 2000, 2004 and 2009. They placed third in 2010.