Valley Christian School is a private K–12 school in

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History and background

Valley Christian was founded as Youngstown Christian in 1975, and is religiously affiliated with the

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denomination. It is sponsored by local Assemblies of God Churches, primarily "Highway Tabernacle". Its mission statement is to prepare students for a life of ministry to Jesus Christ. It is known for being the only school in the

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area to have a

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team and for winning the Small School state championship twice in USAD. It was founded as a place for the evangelical Christian population in the Mahoning County area to go as the only other private schools are

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in denomination

On June 2, 2013, 59 students graduated from Youngstown Christian, making it the largest class in the history of the school. Youngstown Christian was renamed Valley Christian in 2015 to better represent their geographic reach. Valley Christian joined the White Division of the

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for the 2015–2016 school year. They were previously in the East Suburban Conference. They then joined the

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in 2017 and have been in the PTC ever since.

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