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The Ottawa Avenue building continues to serve as the high school, with several additions and renovations since it was first constructed. In 2007 a major capital campaign, under the title Equipped for Tomorrow, was successful in raising $28 million to expand and renovate the high school. Construction began in June 2007 and continued through the summer of 2009. The completed building now contains a new classroom/science lab wing, a new media center, new commons and food servery, new athletic fields, and a renovation and upgrading of all of the classrooms, hallways, and restrooms in the facility. The auditorium also received a fresh new look, equipped with a better sound system, a ceiling that improved acoustics and new curtains for the stage itself.
The high school academic program has always included co-curricular and extra-curricular activities to round out the educational experience. In the 1920s the sports offerings were limited to boys' and girls' basketball. Currently there are eleven sports offered for both boys and girls. The music program has always been a rich part of the Holland Christian educational experience. More than half of the high school students participate in the choir, band, or orchestra. Drama has also been a part of the heritage and the high school produces plays and musicals each year. The school's MIFA drama team has won the state title in recent years, most recently in 2010 for their production of Rags.
Currently, the Holland Christian Schools' system includes 5 campuses: the high school on Ottawa Avenue; the middle school also on Ottawa Avenue (grades 7-8); Pine Ridge Elementary (grades 3-6); South Side Elementary (preschool-grade 2); and Rose Park Elementary (preschool-grade 6). There are 1,800 students in preschool-grade 12. Since the first high school class in 1922, more than 13,000 students have graduated from Holland Christian High School.
The Holland Christian Schools were established in response to the teaching of Scripture that all life must be lived in loving obedience to the Lord's will, and that the Christian community in general and parents in particular, have a great responsibility to educate their children in the love, wisdom, knowledge and righteousness of their sovereign God. The mission of the school is "Equipping Minds and Nurturing Hearts to Transform the World for Jesus Christ." Achieving such an impact demands an academically excellent education. The School continually posts area-leading test scores. More than 90% of the graduates of Holland Christian High School go on to college or advanced educational opportunities.
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