Christian High School is a private Christian TK-12 school in El Cajon, California. It is part of the Christian Unified Schools of San Diego. 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
editStudents 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
editFormer 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]
"Dustin Steven Sniff, 41, was arrested in 2019 and charged for sex crimes against six victims, two of whom were students at Christian High School, where Sniff was previously employed. San Diego Sheriff's Lt. Chad Boudreau said none of the crimes occurred on campus." [4]
The complaint(Case No.37-2021-00018559-CU-PO-CTL) is accessible to the public through The San Diego Superior Court's Website
Dustin Sniff Sentenced to 21 Years in Federal Prison after Pleading Guilty to Sex Crimes
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Achievements
edit- 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
editThe 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[5] and San Diego Christian College.[6]
Notable alumni
edit- Tony Clark, Former professional baseball player and current Director of the MLBPA (Detroit Tigers, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, New York Yankees, Arizona Diamondbacks, San Diego Padres)[7]
- 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)[8]
- Daniel Jeremiah, NFL Network analyst and former NFL scout
- Kyle Stowers, Professional baseball player (Baltimore Orioles)
References
edit- ^ Official Christian High Website
- ^ Christian High School Website
- ^ "Former El Cajon school teacher gets 21 years in prison for sex crimes". September 26, 2022.
- ^ Service • •, City News (September 26, 2022). "Ex-El Cajon Teacher Sentenced to 21 Years for Sex Assault of Students, Young Women".
- ^ Production, SMCC. "Shadow Mountain Community Church with Dr. David Jeremiah". Shadow Mountain Community Church.
- ^ "San Diego Christian College - Truth Purpose Impact". San Diego Christian College.
- ^ 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
edit- Official Christian High Website [1]
- Mission and Values of Christian Unified Schools [2]
- Shadow Mountain Community Church Shadow Mountain Community Church with Dr. David Jeremiah
- San Diego Christian College San Diego Christian College - Truth Purpose Impact