Christian High School, part of the Christian Unified Schools of San Diego, is located in El Cajon, California. It offers a college preparatory education, with the goal to "prepare students who are academically and spiritually prepared to be a light in their community and who understand the nature of God, His Word, and the importance of impacting the world for Christ."[1] Christian High was founded by Dr. Timothy and Beverly LaHaye in 1965.[2]
In the first year, 1965–66, the school included grades 9-11. The school's principal was Guy East, a missionary with Wycliffe bible translators who was from Scott Memorial Baptist Church, the sponsoring church. He was in the country while on furlough. The principal from 1966-1972 was Pete Steveson. During that period, grades 7-8 and 12 were added. The first graduating class in 1967 included sixteen seniors. In those early years, the school grew from 32 students to 330 students. The school began to participate in interscholastic sports with other schools in the area. Over that time, the school added football, basketball, track, baseball, and cross country.
Sports
Students compete within the CIF league in 18 different sports.
Current sports include:
Boys': Football, Cross Country, Soccer, Basketball, Baseball, Track, Golf, Tennis, Swim, Wrestling, Volleyball
Girls': Volleyball, Tennis, Cross Country, Soccer, Basketball, Softball, Track, Golf, and Swim
Controversy
Former Christian High School teacher, Dustin Sniff, was arrested in 2019 on multiple counts of sex crimes against minors. Two of the six known victims were students at Christian High School while Dustin Sniff was employed there. The victims ages range from 16-22 and the incidences spanned from 2007 through 2017.[3]
In September of 2022 Dustin Sniff was charged with 11 felony counts related to sexual misconduct against minors and sentenced to 22 years in federal prison
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Achievements
- 1990 Media Player of the Year (Basketball): Tony Clark
- January 7, 1991: CIF Boys Soccer Division IV runner-ups after losing 4-2 to Bishop’s in the CIF Final.
- March 11, 1999: CIF boys basketball division 5 COF champions
Location
The school campus is located at 2100 Greenfield Drive, El Cajon, CA 92019. The campus is also shared by other related institutions such as Shadow Mountain Community Church [4] and San Diego Christian College.[5]
Notable alumni
- Tony Clark, Former professional baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres)[6]
- Josh Cox, Former long-distance runner and American record holder in the 50k
- Jeff Robinson, Former professional baseball player (Detroit Tigers, Baltimore Orioles, Texas Rangers, Pittsburgh Pirates)[7]
- Daniel Jeremiah, NFL Network analyst and former NFL scout
References
- ↑ Official Christian High Website
- ↑ Christian High School Website
- ↑ https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/public-safety/story/2022-09-26/former-el-cajon-school-teacher-gets-21-years-in-prison-for-sex-crimes
- ↑ http://shadowmountain.org/
- ↑ http://www.sdcc.edu/
- ↑ Berkshire, Kim Q. (June 15, 1989). "Tony Clark to Transfer to Christian". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ↑ Norwood, Robyn (July 17, 1988). "Opponents Know Which Jeff Robinson Is Which". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
External links
- Official Christian High Website http://christianunified.org/HighSchool.aspx
- Mission and Values of Christian Unified Schools http://christianunified.org/Mission.aspx
- Shadow Mountain Community Church http://shadowmountain.org/
- San Diego Christian College http://www.sdcc.edu/
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