- Valley Christian High School (Cerritos, California)
Valley Christian High School, located in
Cerritos, California , is one of the largestprotestant schools in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. It was founded in 1935 and is part of aK-12 school system with 3 campuses (elementary, middle and high school) enrolling more than 1500 students. In 2005, during its accreditation review, it again received the highest degree of commendation from the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. [http://www.vcschools.org/page.cfm?p=4] [http://www.acswasc.org/directory_searchdetail.cfm?O=1981&Schl=valley%20christian%20high%20school&City=cerritos&Cat=0&Cnty=19&SchoolCat=Religious%20School&Name=Valley%20Christian%20High%20School&Page=1]Academic Achievements
VCHS graduates who are accepted to the
University of California have the highestSAT scores of any protestant,Catholic , orLutheran high school in L.A. and Orange County (see UC's website [http://usaother.ucop.edu/cgi-bin/awpe/results.pl] ) and comparison table at [http://www.vcschools.org/page.cfm?p=13] .VCHS students score a 64% pass rate (3 or higher) on AP exams, gaining them college credits.
VCHS graduates gain admittance to the top Christian, private and public universities including
Ivy League colleges,MIT ,Vanderbilt University ,Swarthmore College ,Cal Berkeley ,UCLA , USC and the military academies. [http://www.vcschools.org/page.cfm?p=13]Athletic Achievements
VCHS teams have won 170 league championships, 26 CIF titles, 3 California state championships (and another 3 state runner ups), and 1 National championship (1999 USA Today #1 ranked girl's volleyball team in America). [http://www.vcschools.org/page.cfm?p=629]
Individual standounts include over 300 All-CIF athletes, 22 CIF "Player of the Year" selections, and over 100 college scholarship winners (including to USC and UCLA). [http://www.vcschools.org/page.cfm?p=629] Several athletes have made it to the pros including Kirk Saarloos, VCHS class of 1997, currently pitching for the Cincinnati Reds. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk_Saarloos]
Notable alumni
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Kirk Saarloos -Major League Baseball pitcher for theOakland A's
*Stephanie Brink -Miss California Teen USA 2005, fourth runner-up atMiss Teen USA 2005 External links
* [http://www.vcschools.org Valley Christian High School website]
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