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The main article for education is Miami-Dade County Public Schools. Private Schools are contained within Category:Private schools and universities in Miami-Dade County.

Contents

[edit] To Do

[edit] Main Article

  1. copyedit and organize history section of main article
  2. district notability section needs to be added to main article
  3. district population section needs to be expanded to main article
  4. inline notes need to be added to main article
  5. reference list needs to be expanded for main article
  6. district budget figures need to be researched and added for main article
  7. introduction of the main article needs to be expanded and reworded to some extent

[edit] Other Articles

  1. create of missing high school articles
  2. have photographs of the school on every school page.
  3. expansion is needed for current high school articles
  4. if elementary school articles survive AfD, each school needs an article created for it
  5. same as above for Middle, Charter, Alternative, Vocational/Adult Ed,K-8 Centers, and Specialized Centers

[edit] Ideal Article

Dade Christian School
School type Private, Baptist
Religious affiliation Baptist
Opened 1961
Location Hialeah, Florida, USA
Grades 3K-12
Campus surroundings Urban
School Mascot Crusader
School colors Red, white, and black
Athletic Rival Miami Country Day School
Alma Mater

Dade Christian we hail thee, our paths by thee are led.
Thou hon’rest the Savior who’s risen from the dead.
In classroom and conduct Christ Jesus is our guide.
Though teachest the precepts by which we shall abide.

We love thee Dade Christian, we pledge ourselves to thee.
Our minds and our efforts, our time and loyalty.
We thank thee for guidance, for truth and verity.
Prepare us for life now and for eternity.

Dade Christian School is a ministry of New Testament Baptist Church in Hialeah, Florida. DCS is a private 3K-12th grade school with a current enrolment of about 1,300[1] which makes it the second largest private school in Miami-Dade[2]. It is located at 6601 NW 167th Street Miami, FL 33015 and its phone number is (305)822-7690.[3] Its sister school is The Master's Academy in Broward, which is a 3K through 8th grade school with a current enrollment of 447.[4]

[edit] The Bachelor: Rome

Coach Wilson, a DCS football coach, was the father of the eventual winner of The Bachelor: Rome, Jennifer, and was on two episodes of the show. Jennifer was the Pembroke Pines school teacher that won the prince's heart. Coach Wilson came off as an overprotective gun-owner and avid fisherman on the show. He was made fun of at the school during the time the show was broadcast as it had already finished taping. He had to keep the secret for a cash reward. Coach Wilson is also notorius around the school for disappearing after the football season.

[edit] 2006 football team

Sonneborn is awarded coach of the week by the Dolphins
Sonneborn is awarded coach of the week by the Dolphins

The DCS football team under the direction of Mike Sonneborn had its best performance ever in 2006. It had an incredible 12-1 season ultimatly losing 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 44-0 in the Regional Finals, and after the DCS game had gone on to beat North Florida Christian High School at Dolphins Stadium 42-9 to take the championship. Sonneborn was selected as one the Miami Dolphins coaches of the week in 2006 and $1,500 was donated to the DCS football program. [5] The money will no doubt go to good use as a lot has been spent on bringing the program up to its current level.

[edit] FACCS Spelling Bee

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

[edit] 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 almost a perfect score and was given a National Champion Title. [5]

[edit] National Jr. WNBA

Tiffany hugs Dwayne Wade
Tiffany hugs Dwayne Wade

In February of 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

She is currently 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 heat and try on the 2006 championship ring.[5]

[edit] New Testament Baptist Church

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New Testament Baptist Church is an independent Baptist church with two locations. They are at Dade Christian School and The Master's Academy. The President and Pastor is Dr. Dino Pedrone.

[edit] Dino Pedrone

Dino Pedrone is a proud Italian. He received his Bachelor's of Theology from Evangelical Bible College, his Doctor of Theology from Clarksville School of Theology, and his Doctor of Ministry from Luther Rice Seminary. He began to serve in ministry in 1967 and served as Senior Pastor in Chambersburg, PA for 25 years. He came to NTBC in November of 1995, is President of the Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (FACCS) (which makes him a Director on the Board of the American Association of Christian Schools) , and currently serves on several other various ministry boards. He speaks at a number of Bible Conferences each year.[6][7][8] He also speaks for a radio ministry on 89.7 Spirit FM.[9]

[edit] Don McNeal

Don McNeal is definitely the most famous pastoral member of NTBC as a former Dolphin, and currently runs the Children's Ministry there.[10] His wife, Rhonda McNeal, is often joked to be running NTBC and DCS as she is very actively involved in the church and school.

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.newtestbaptist.org/dadeschool.html
  2. ^ http://www.miamirelocationguide.com/miami_education.asp
  3. ^ http://www.dadechristian.org/
  4. ^ http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/7196
  5. ^ a b c d http://dadechristian.org/newsroom.htm
  6. ^ http://newtestbaptist.novusedu.com/files/B5FE96AAA3454154B69B4269C7C55B83.doc
  7. ^ http://www.faccs.org/president.htm
  8. ^ http://www.aacs.org/pages.php?page_id=150
  9. ^ http://www.wmcuradio.com/index.asp?str_string=On%20Air~Program%20Guide~none
  10. ^ http://www.newtestbaptist.org/minteam.html

[edit] External links

[edit] DCS segregation ruling

[edit] NTBC

[edit] The Masters Academy

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