Miami Christian School

Miami Christian School
Location
200 MCS Victors Way (Formerly NW 109th Ave.) Fontainebleau, Florida (Miami address) 33172 United States
Coordinates	25°46′16″N80°22′24″W / 25.771221°N 80.373364°W / 25.771221; -80.373364
Information
Type	Private
Established	1954 [1]
Principal	Lorena Morrison
Grades	PreK-12
Colors	Red, white & black
Athletics	FHSAA 2A
Team name	Victors
Accreditation	ACSI NCPSA
Website	www.miamichristian.org

Miami Christian School is a private Christian school in Fontainebleau, Florida, United States. The school has a Miami address. ^{[2] [3]} It was established in 1954. ^[1] The school is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International and the National Council for Private School Accreditation. ^[4]

Athletics

It has won a number of Florida High School Athletic Association (FHSAA) state championships in its history. The boys basketball program won two Class 1A state championships in 2000, 2002, ^[5] and three Class 2A state championships in 2015, ^[6] 2017, ^[7] and 2018. ^[8] The school was banned from participating in the 2001 and 2003 Class 1A boys basketball state playoffs by the FHSAA. ^[9] The girls basketball program won two class 2A state championships in 2021 ^[10] and 2022. ^[11] The baseball team has won four state championships in 1975, 2018, 2019, and 2022. ^{[12] [13]}

Notable alumni

• Frank Jimenez (1982), 21st General Counsel of the U.S. Department of the Navy. ^[14]
• David Rivera (1983), former member of the Florida House of Representatives and the U.S. House of Representatives. ^[15]
• J. J. Barea (2002), professional basketball player, 2011 NBA Champion ^[16]
• Guillermo Diaz (2003), basketball player who plays professionally in Puerto Rico ^[17]
• Isaiah Reese (2015), professional basketball player ^[18]
• Alejandro Rosario (2020), professional baseball player ^[19]

References

1. "Scholarships continue to roll in for Miami Christian School seniors". Miami's Community News. February 13, 2017.
2. "2010 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP (INDEX): Fountainebleau CDP, FL" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved October 18, 2020. - Pages 1 and 2. Compare to address of the school.
3. "Home". Miami Christian School. Retrieved October 18, 2020. Miami Christian School 200 NW 109 Avenue Miami, FL 33172 - Compare to the census map. The school is not in the Miami city limits.
4. "Miami Christian School". NCPSA schools.
5. Collings, Buddy (January 21, 2003). "FHSAA Bans Miami Christian Over Puerto Rico Recruiting Violations". Puerto Rico Herald. Orlando Sentinel.
6. Cobb, Mike (February 25, 2015). "Miami Christian Uses 21-0 Run to Beat Agape for 2A Title". The Ledger .
7. "Photos: Florida Prep v. Miami Christian in Class 2A basketball final". Florida Today . March 2, 2017.
8. Fuoco, Roy (March 6, 2018). "Impact Christian falls in state title game". The Florida Times-Union .
9. Collings, Buddy (January 21, 2003). "FHSAA Bans Miami Chrisitian". Orlando Sentinel.
10. Cobb, Mike (February 27, 2021). "Miami Christian holds on for girls 2A title". The Ledger.
11. "Photo Gallery: Miami Christian wins girls' state Class 2A basketball championship". Miami Herald . February 26, 2022.
12. Fernandez, Andre (May 25, 2022). "Miami Christian cements name among Dade's top baseball programs with fourth state title". Miami Herald.
13. Uttariello, Anthony (May 25, 2022). "Miami Christian Back On Top Of The Mountain". Miami-Dade High School Baseball.
14. Burns, Gloria (October 3, 2012). "New year, new program, new students and new coach for Miami Christian". Miami's Community News.
15. "David Rivera (USA)" (PDF). Florida International University Steven J. Green School of International & Public Affairs. p. 7.
16. Apstein, Stephanie. "J.J. Barea Talks Playing Basketball With the Mavericks". Time Magazine .
17. "Guillermo Diaz". Miami Hurricanes . June 2, 2017.
18. "Isaiah Reese". Canisius University .
19. "Alejandro Rosario". Miami Hurricanes.