Unity Christian High School (Hudsonville)

Unity Christian High School is a private Christian school located in Hudsonville, Michigan. It is a member of Christian Schools International.

Unity Christian High School
48th Street Campus building
Address
5900 48th Street

Hudsonville, Michigan 49426

United States
Information
TypePrivate, 501(c)(3), high school
MottoFaith. Excellence. Service.
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
NCES District ID00643813
CEEB code232055
PrincipalJerry DeGroot
Faculty32.8 (on a FTE basis) [1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment603
Color(s)Blue and White   
Athletics conferenceOttawa-Kent Conference
MascotCrusaders
PublicationThe Tidings
YearbookThe Silhouette
AffiliationChristian Schools International
Websitewww.unitychristian.org

The school's mission statement is, "Empowering Students to Live for Christ". Unity Christian currently has approximately 603 students for the 2018–2019 school year.[2] Unity offers several Advanced Placement courses. The school also supports a band as well as an orchestra program, both of which have been successful at state band and orchestra festival recently.

Academics

Unity offers over 100 courses including 9 Advanced Placement classes, as well as Careerline Tech Center courses. The A.P. classes that Unity offers are: Spanish Language, English Language, English Literature, Calculus, Statistics, Physics, Music Theory, U.S History and U.S Government. Traditional classes are graded on the 4 point GPA scale, while A.P. classes are weighted to a 5-point scale. [3] The school operates with semesters as opposed to trimesters or quarters.

Athletics

Unity Christian High School is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) and the Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association (MIHA), and competes in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Division. The school offers 13 varsity sports for boys and 11 for girls. Boys are offered soccer, football, baseball, basketball, bowling, tennis, track and field, cross country, golf, wrestling, swimming, ice hockey (cooperative team with Hudsonville High School), and lacrosse (cooperative team with Holland Christian High School). Girls are offered soccer, softball, basketball, bowling, golf, track and field, cross country, tennis, volleyball, and swimming.[2] A co-ed equestrian team is offered as well. Unity Christian High School's soccer teams have won eight state championships and have been state runners-up five times. The school's basketball teams have been state champions twice and have finished second three times. Unity Christian's equestrian, bowling, softball, and track and field teams have also been successful in state competitions.

The Crusader varsity girls' soccer team recently lost their first game in over 3½ years. Their streak of 98 consecutive unbeaten games came to an end after a 2-1 loss to Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central. The school's American football team entered the MHSAA playoffs in 2007 for the first time. In 2008, the football team lost a first round playoff game to the eventual state champion, Holland Christian.

MHSAA State Championships
  • 1973 Girls Basketball - Class B
  • 1992 Softball - Class B
  • 1994 Equestrian - B Division (MIHA)
  • 1998 Equestrian - B Division (MIHA)
  • 2004 Boys Bowling - Class B
  • 2005 Girls Soccer - Division 3
  • 2006 Girls Soccer - Division 3
  • 2006 Girls Basketball - Class B
  • 2007 Girls Soccer - Division 3
  • 2007 Boys Soccer - Division 2
  • 2008 Girls Soccer - Division 3
  • 2009 Girls Soccer - Division 3
  • 2009 Boys Soccer - Division 2
  • 2010 Girls Soccer - Division 3
  • 2012 Girls Soccer - Division 3
  • 2012 Boys Soccer - Division 2[4]
  • 2014 Boys Soccer - Division 3[5]
  • 2014 Girls Soccer - Division 3[6]
  • 2015 Girls Soccer - Division 3[7]
  • 2016 Girls Soccer - Division 3[8]
  • 2018 Boys Soccer - Division 3[9]
  • 2018 Football - Division 5[10]
  • 2019 Boys Basketball - Division 2[11]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "National Center for Education Statistics". nces.ed.gov. U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  2. "MHSAA > Schools". www.mhsaa.com. Retrieved 2019-04-11.
  3. https://www.unitychristian.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2017-18-Curriculum-Guide.pdf
  4. "MHSAA Tournament Brackets". www.mhsaa.com. Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  5. "MHSAA Tournament Brackets". www.mhsaa.com. Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  6. "MHSAA Tournament Brackets". www.mhsaa.com. Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  7. "MHSAA Tournament Brackets". www.mhsaa.com. Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  8. "MHSAA Tournament Brackets". www.mhsaa.com. Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  9. "MHSAA Tournament Brackets". www.mhsaa.com. Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  10. "MHSAA Tournament Brackets". www.mhsaa.com. Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
  11. "MHSAA Tournament Brackets". www.mhsaa.com. Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 11 April 2019.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.