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University Christian School
Address

5520 University Blvd W Jacksonville , (Duval County) , Florida 32216 United States
Coordinates	30°18′33″N 81°38′26″W / 30.30917°N 81.64056°W / 30.30917; -81.64056
Information
Type	Private, Coeducational
Religious affiliation(s)	Christian
Denomination	Baptist
Established	1973
Founder	Jack J. Dinsbeer (Former Pastor of University Baptist Church)
Superintendent	Pastor Frank Ciresi
President	Frank Ciresi
Dean	John Sirmon
Principal	Beverly Bandy (Upper School)
Head of school	Heath Nivens
Grades	pre-school–12
Age	6 weeks+
Average class size	apx. 35 students
Classes offered	K3-12
Language	English
Hours in school day	apx.7
Campus	Lower Socially Economic Suburban
Campus size	.9 acres (0.36 ha)
Color(s)	Blue, Vegas Gold, and White
Slogan	"Truth, Tradition, Transformation"
Sports	football, baseball, basketball, soccer, cross country, track, wrestling and golf
Mascot	Christian Knight
Team name	"Fighting Christians"
Rival	Trinity Christian School
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools^[1]
School fees	$1200-$1650 depending on grade level
Tuition	Grades K5-6th=$8850; Grades 7th-12th= $9950
Website	http://www.ucsjax.com

University Christian School is a private Christian school in Jacksonville, Florida, U.S. It is part of the ministry of the University Church, a local Baptist congregation. It serves students from pre-kindergarten through graduation. The school has a strong focus on sports and has won several state titles in various sports such as football, baseball and wrestling. The school was established as a segregation academy in order to keep white children away from minorities in response to court ordered desegregation of public schools.^[2]

History

University Christian School is an extension of University Church. University Church was founded in 1950; Jack J. Dinsbeer became pastor of the small congregation in 1953. Under his leadership the church grew in membership, and in 1965 the church established a kindergarten. In 1970 University Christian School expanded into a full elementary school with grades one through six. The first class graduated in 1973, and a year later the administration acquired more land for additional buildings to house a middle and high school. The school continued to expand in the 1990s.^[3]

Academics

In 2012, the school replaced textbooks with iPads.^[4]

Notable alumni

Otis Anderson Jr., American football player^[5]
Glenn Davis, Former professional baseball player (Houston Astros, Baltimore Orioles)
Storm Davis, Former professional baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, Kansas City Royals, Detroit Tigers) and current Pitching Coach of the Daytona Cubs
Ashley Greene, actress in the Twilight Saga, actually didn't graduate from University Christian School. She graduated from Wolfson High School after leaving University Christian.
Marquis Haynes, Outside Linebacker for the Carolina Panthers
Kelly Kelly, WWE personality. Kelly Kelly, formerly known as Barbara Blank, left University Christian School and actually graduated from Englewood High school.
AC Leonard, CFL football player

References

^ SACS-CASI. "SACS-Council on Accreditation and School Improvement". Archived from the original on April 29, 2009. Retrieved June 23, 2009.
^ White, Tim; Smith, Kimberly M. (2012-10-08). At the End of the Road: One Man's Journey from Chaos to Clarity. BookBaby. ISBN 9780985917715.
^ "About Us". ucschool.org. Retrieved October 27, 2010.
^ Sanders, Topher (Jan 20, 2012). "iPad to replace textbooks at University Christian". Florida Times-Union. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
^ "Former UC star Otis Anderson Jr. is ready for NFL draft". News4jax.com. April 22, 2021. Retrieved November 30, 2021.

External links

http://www.ucsjax.com/

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District 11	Community School of Naples Neumann Seacrest Country Day Moore Haven Evangelical Christian Oasis Canterbury
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