Valley Christian Schools (Ohio)

Valley Christian School is a private K–12 school in Youngstown, Ohio.

Valley Christian Schools
Address
4401 Southern Boulevard

Youngstown
,
Ohio
44512

United States
Coordinates41.053704°N 80.656434°W / 41.053704; -80.656434
Information
MottoLove More, Expect More, Be More
PresidentMichael Pecchia
PrincipalMelissa Watson [1]
GradesPK-12
Color(s)Royal blue and gold
   [1]
Athletics conferenceEastern Ohio Athletic Conference
Team nameEagles [1]
Websitevalleychristianschools.net

History and background

Valley Christian was founded as Youngstown Christian in 1975, and is religiously affiliated with the Assemblies of God Christian 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 Mahoning County area to have a United States Academic Decathlon 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 Roman Catholic 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.[2]

Valley Christian joined the White Division of the North Coast League for the 2015–2016 school year. They were previously in the East Suburban Conference.[3] They then joined the Portage Trail Conference in 2017 and have been in the PTC ever since.

See also

References
  1. OHSAA. "Ohio High School Athletic Association Web site". Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  2. WKBN Staff (2015-01-29). "YCS to become Valley Christian Schools". WKBN. Retrieved 2015-09-24.
  3. "Youngstown News, Youngstown Christian in North Coast League". www.vindy.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-21.


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