Modesto Christian School is a
private Christian school
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in
Salida, California
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, on the outskirts of
Modesto
Modesto () is the county seat and largest city of Stanislaus County, California, United States. With a population of 218,464 at the 2020 census, it is the 19th largest city in the state of California and forms part of the Sacramento-Stockton ...
. It was formerly affiliated with the
Assemblies of God;
[Private school directory, 2013–14, updated August 6, 2014, downloadable a]
Private Schools
California Department of Education (Microsoft Excel
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spreadsheet). it was founded in 1962 by Pastor Roy Blakeley, who had previously founded Neighborhood Church.
[Amanda Dyer]
"Inside Modesto Christian"
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History
The ''Lodi News-Sentinel'' was founded in 1881 by Ralph Ellis, a former sher ...
'', March 30, 2007. It was a charter member of the
Association of Christian Schools International.
[History]
, About Us, Modesto Christian School, retrieved December 9, 2014. The school educates children from preschool through 12th grade and is divided into an elementary, a middle, and a high school, which are housed on the same campus.
[ It is a small school; combined enrollment was 285 in 2009][Gus Thomson]
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'', December 10, 2009. and 343 in 2013–14.[ The first graduating class, in 1976, consisted of 8 students; in 2007 there were 86.][
In 2016, a group headed by Glen Villanueva, a local physician, purchased Modesto Christian School and part of the campus from Neighborhood Church. The school is now under the ownership of Modesto Christian School Incorporated, and is now non-denominational.][Garth Stapley]
"Modesto Christian resurrects after nearly folding"
''The Modesto Bee'', December 20, 2015. A charter school, Great Valley Academy, bought the remainder of the campus.
Class sizes are small, there is a strict dress code, and in addition to Bible class and weekly church services, each class session starts with a prayer.[
The school values athletics highly. Greg Pearce, the athletics director and dean of students, said in 2009: "Our first goal is to prepare our kids spiritually. Our second is to prepare them academically and our third priority has to do with sports participation."][ It offers baseball, softball, football, tennis, track and field, volleyball, wrestling, and boys' and girls' basketball, golf, and soccer. It is a member of the Trans-Valley League of the Sac-Joaquin Section (CIF). The sports program has been very successful; Modesto Christian was named Cal Hi Sports Division V State School of the Year in 2006][Joe Cortez]
''The Modesto Bee'', November 12, 2014. and the football team was defeated in the divisional championship.
The school has also been praised for its drama program.[
]
Alumni
* Isaiah Burse
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High school career
From 2007 to 2009, Burse p ...
, football player[
* Chuck Hayes, basketball player][
* Richard Midgley, basketball player, former Modesto Christian head basketball coach
* , basketball player
*]D. J. Seeley
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Profession ...
, basketball player[
* ]Nate Sudfeld
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, football player[Richard T. Estrada]
"New era at Modesto Christian"
''Merced Sun-Star'', August 9, 2010.
* Zach Sudfeld
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Early years
Sudfeld attended Mode ...
, football player
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Schools in Stanislaus County, California
1962 establishments in California
Educational institutions established in 1962
Christian schools in California