private
Private or privates may refer to:
Music
* " In Private", by Dusty Springfield from the 1990 album ''Reputation''
* Private (band), a Denmark-based band
* "Private" (Ryōko Hirosue song), from the 1999 album ''Private'', written and also recorde ...
Christian
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day school
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for boys and girls located in
Mesquite, Texas
Mesquite is a suburban city located east of the city of Dallas, Texas, in the United States. Most of the city is located in Dallas County, though a small portion extends into Kaufman County. As of 2019 census estimates, the population was 140 ...
. The school offers classes for students ranging from pre-kindergarten through the twelfth grade. Dallas Christian School is a member of the
Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools
The Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, or TAPPS, is an organization headquartered in the Lone Star Tower at Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas. It was formerly headquartered at the Salado Civic Center in Salado, Texas.
Foun ...
(TAPPS).
In 2004, the school was the recipient of the
No Child Left Behind
The No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) was a U.S. Act of Congress that reauthorized the Elementary and Secondary Education Act; it included Title I provisions applying to disadvantaged students. It supported standards-based education ...
Blue Ribbon Award from the United States Department of Education, which placed Dallas Christian as one of only four private schools in the state of Texas and one of only 50 private schools nationally to receive the award. Dallas Christian School has special programs such as its LEAP and Scholars Lab programs, which focus on helping students with developmental needs.
The school maintains an affiliation with the
Church of Christ Church of Christ may refer to:
Church groups
* When used in the plural, a New Testament designation for local groups of people following the teachings of Jesus Christ: "...all the churches of Christ greet you", Romans 16:16.
* The entire body of Ch ...
, a community of Christians who aim to restore and emulate
Christianity
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as practiced by the first-century church according to Scripture of the New Testament.
School History
Dallas Christian was founded in 1957 in various church buildings in the Dallas area and only served students in K5 and first grade. In 1965, the school had come to include several campuses which graduated elementary students into middle school at the new Pleasant Grove campus. Growth in the early 1970s allowed the school to move to its current location, the former site of the Christian College of the Southwest.
Academic Services
S.C.H.O.L.A.R.S. LAB (Students Can Have Organizational, Learning, And Reading Strategies) is offered for all students K5-12th grade. This program helps students who have mild learning disabilities to establish habits that will help them in the classroom. All students accepted into the program must have documentation of a diagnosed learning disability.
Dallas Christian helps students prepare for college and excel in academics in a Christ center environment
Dallas Christian School uses the
Arrowsmith Program
The Arrowsmith School is a private school in Toronto, Ontario, for children in Grades 1 to 12 with learning disabilities (also referred to as "specific learning difficulties"). The original Arrowsmith School was founded in Toronto in 1980 by B ...
.
Dallas Christian School offers classes through Eastfield college
College acceptance
Over the past decade, Dallas Christian alumni have attended schools such as
The University of Alabama
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,
United States Air Force Academy
The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) is a United States service academy in El Paso County, Colorado, immediately north of Colorado Springs. It educates cadets for service in the officer corps of the United States Air Force and Uni ...
,
Cornell University
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,
University of California, Berkeley
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,
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth College (; ) is a private research university in Hanover, New Hampshire. Established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock, it is one of the nine colonial colleges chartered before the American Revolution. Although founded to educate Native A ...
,
Colorado State University
Colorado State University (Colorado State or CSU) is a public land-grant research university in Fort Collins, Colorado. It is the flagship university of the Colorado State University System. Colorado State University is classified among "R1: ...
,
New York University
New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin.
In 1832, the ...
,
Georgetown University
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,
Furman University
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,
The University of Texas at Austin
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,
Southern Methodist University
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,
Austin College
Austin College is a private liberal arts college affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA) and located in Sherman, Texas.Trinity University,
Baylor University
Baylor University is a private Baptist Christian research university in Waco, Texas. Baylor was chartered in 1845 by the last Congress of the Republic of Texas. Baylor is the oldest continuously operating university in Texas and one of the fir ...
,
Texas Christian University
Texas Christian University (TCU) is a private research university in Fort Worth, Texas. It was established in 1873 by brothers Addison and Randolph Clark as the Add-Ran Male & Female College. It is affiliated with the Christian Church (Disciples ...
,
Texas A&M University
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,
Abilene Christian University
Abilene Christian University (ACU) is a Private university, private Churches of Christ, Christian university in Abilene, Texas. It was founded in 1906 as ''Childers Classical Institute''. ACU is one of the largest private universities in the Sout ...
,
Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock Christian University (LCU) is a private Christian university associated with the Churches of Christ and located in Lubbock, Texas. Chartered originally as part of a grade school called Lubbock Christian School in 1954, the institution br ...
, and
Texas Tech University
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, North Texas. Dallas Christian has also helped a number of its students achieve recognition as National Merit Scholarship recipients.
Athletics
Dallas Christian has a long history of success in a variety of sports. In men's athletics, the football, baseball, and golf programs have won multiple consecutive state championships. The women's athletics program has the most recent run of state championships for Dallas Christian, with the women's basketball team earning back-to-back state titles in 2016 and 2017.
''Dallas Christian State Championships'':
Baseball: 1984, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2007,2019
Football: 1985, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2008, 2021, 2022
Men's Basketball: 1996
Women's Basketball: 2016, 2017, 2022
Men's Golf: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1997
Women's Golf: 2004
Women's Tennis: 2005
Volleyball: 1981, 1986, 1997
Women's Track: 2006
Men's Track: 2009
Notable alumni
* Jordan Black, professional football player. Drafted by the National Football League's
Kansas City Chiefs
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The tea ...
. Played professionally for the
Houston Texans
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and
Jacksonville Jaguars
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Choo Freeman
Raphael Deseption "Choo" Freeman (born October 20, 1979) is a retired Major League Baseball outfielder.
Career
Freeman played American football in high school, setting a state record by catching 50 touchdowns for Dallas Christian High School in ...
, professional baseball player. Played professional baseball for the
Los Angeles Dodgers
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and Colorado Rockies organizations.
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Skye Dawson
Skye Dawson (born December 12, 1990) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football for Texas Christian University. He was signed as undrafted free agent by the Washington Redskins in 2013. He also played for the Tampa ...
, professional football player. Alumni of Texas Christian University. Drafted by the National Football League's
Washington Redskins
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. Currently playing wide receiver for the
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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.
See also
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Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools
The Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools, or TAPPS, is an organization headquartered in the Lone Star Tower at Texas Motor Speedway Fort Worth, Texas. It was formerly headquartered at the Salado Civic Center in Salado, Texas.
Foun ...