Dade Christian School

Dade Christian School
Dade Christian School
Established 1961
Type Private Baptist
Headmaster Stanford Stone
Grades K2–12
Location Country Club, Florida, USA
Campus Suburban
Colors Red, White, and Black
Mascot Crusader
Website Dade Christian School
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Dade Christian School is a private school (kindergarten-twelfth grade) located in Country Club, Florida and operated by New Testament Baptist Church. DCS has a 2011-2012 enrollment of 793.[1] In 2008, it was the second largest private school in Miami-Dade.[2] The school was named a Blue Ribbon School in 1984.[3] Its sister school is The Master's Academy in Broward which is a K-8 school with a 2009-2010 enrollment of 305.[4]

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History

Al Janney, founder of New Testament Baptist Church and Dade Christian

Founding

New Testament Baptist Church was founded in 1954 and Dade Christian School in 1961 by Pastor Al Janney.[5] Al Janney founded Dade Christian School in reaction to court decisions removing mandatory prayer from public schools and as a segregation academy.[6] Al Janney pastored New Testament Baptist Church until 1976.[5] He also founded the Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, the American Association of Christian Schools, and the Baptist University of America.[5] The next pastor E.G. Robertson pastored until 1986 and oversaw Dade Christian when it was named a Blue Ribbon School in 1984.[5]

Segregation ruling

In 1973 a lawsuit was brought against Dade Christian School by an African-American couple named in the court documents as Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Brown, Jr. At the time, Dade Christian was an all-white school. The Browns sought injunctive and monetary relief against the school for not allowing their two daughters to attend. The couple had been handed a card that said the policy of the school was "one of nonintegration" and had been asked to leave. The school claimed in their defense that it was against their religious belief to have a desegregated school because of their belief objecting to interracial marriages. The school lost, leaving Brown's attorney to comment that the last quasi-legal segregation had been eliminated. Surprisingly, the Browns still wanted their children to attend the school. When Dade Christian School appealed the ruling in Brown v. Dade Christian School, Inc. (581 F.2d 472) in 1977, The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of the plaintiff in what was considered an open question left by the Supreme Court at the time. The court failed to produce a majority opinion, though, deciding to limit themselves to the specifics of the case. They concluded that even if it was a part of the school's religious beliefs, it was a minor one and thus outweighed by anti-discrimination rules. This brought up questions regarding the free exercise of religion if courts can determine what a religion holds.[7][6][8]

Jackson 5 concert

In 1984, the school forbade students from attending The Jackson 5 concert at the Orange Bowl. School officials sent a letter to parents justifying this decision and stating that "rock music is associated with dancing, drinking, the drug scene and other unacceptable behavior." [9]

Subsequent pastors

Kirk Nowery pastored from 1986 to 1994 and founded the Master's Academy.[5] Dino Pedrone followed and pastored from 1995 to 2009.[10]

2006 football team

Sonneborn is awarded coach of the week by the Dolphins

Under the direction of Mike Sonneborn, the DCS football team had its best performance ever in 2006. It had a 12-1 season combined with postseason; it ultimately lost to the FHSAA Class 1A champion, Glades Day School from Belle Glade, in the State Semifinals 34-12. It was the closest loss of any Belle Glade playoff game as Glades Day had defeated Northside Christian High School 61-18 in the Regional Semifinals, Fort Meade High School from Fort Meade, Florida 44-0 in the Regional Finals, and after the DCS game went on to beat North Florida Christian High School at Dolphin Stadium 42-9 to take the championship.[11] Sonneborn was selected as one the Miami Dolphins coaches of the week in 2006 and $1,500 was donated to the DCS football program. [12]

FACCS spelling bee

At the Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (FACCS) 2006 spelling bee, three DCS eight graders were represented. Michael Olagbemi placed 1st, Peter Lo 5th, and Teresa Kilzi 12th in all of Florida.[12]

Fellowship of Christian Cheerleaders national competition

At the 2006 Fellowship of Christian Cheerleaders National Competition in Orlando, the junior high team won first place with a rendition of Grease. The elementary stunt group also finished first, and Christina Irizarry won first place in the 9th & 10th grade division with an almost perfect score. She was given a National Champion Title.[12]

National Jr. WNBA

In February 2007, Tiffany Suarez, a DCS 6th grader during the 2006-2007 school year was chosen to be one of the ten members out of 750,000 candidates of the Jr. NBA/WNBA national team. She got to travel to Las Vegas where she participated in the NBA's All-Star Weekend. Tiffany is part of the Tony Fryer's One-on-One Basketball Academy in South Florida and plays on the Girls Got Game travel team. She has earned the following awards on the team:

  • Amateur Athletic Union State Champion
  • USSSA Regional MVP
  • USSSA National All-Tournament Player
  • USSSA National Three-Point Shooting Champion
  • USSSA National Champion

In 2007, she was captain of the Junior-Varsity team at DCS, which had a winning record in the 2006-2007 season. Before leaving to Las Vegas, Tiffany got to shoot around with the Miami Heat and try on the 2006 championship ring.[12]

New Testament Baptist Church

New Testament Baptist Church is an independent Baptist church with two locations: Dade Christian School and The Master's Academy. The President and Senior Pastor was Dino J. Pedrone before he left to be the full-time president of Davis College on November 22, 2009. Former Miami Dolphins player Don McNeal is currently the Children's Ministry overseer.[13]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ http://www.faccs.org/school-directory/?start=20
  2. ^ Largest Private Schools by Enrollment in Miami-Dade at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf
  4. ^ The Masters Academy - Ft Lauderdale, Florida/FL - Private School Profile
  5. ^ a b c d e http://www.thegatheringplacefl.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=210&Itemid=1
  6. ^ a b "Racial Exclusion by Religious Schools: Brown v. Dade Christian Schools, Inc.". Harvard Law Review 91 (4): 879–886. February 1978. http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0017-811X(197802)91%3A4%3C879%3AREBRSB%3E2.0.CO%3B2-X. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  7. ^ CBS Evening News Abstract from the Vanderbilt Television News Archive
  8. ^ Washington Law Review Analysis
  9. ^ "School's Pupils Warned Against Jackson Concert". New York Times. 27 October 1984. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05EFDF1239F934A15753C1A962948260. Retrieved 11 September 2011. 
  10. ^ http://davishistory.blogspot.com/2008/01/dr-dino-j-pedrone-class-of-1967-is.html
  11. ^ http://www.fhsaa.org/fb/2006/brak1a.htm
  12. ^ a b c d Dade Christian School Newsroom at the Wayback Machine
  13. ^ http://www.thegatheringplacefl.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=88&Itemid=71

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Coordinates: 25°55′35″N 80°18′23″W / 25.9263°N 80.3065°W / 25.9263; -80.3065


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