Montrose Christian School

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Montrose Christian School is a K-12 private school in Rockville, Maryland, operated by the Montrose Baptist Church, Maryland's second largest Southern Baptist church.[1] It educates around 370 students.[2]

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[edit] Controversies

The school was embroiled in a lawsuit, in February 1997, involving three employees, represented by the ACLU, who said they were fired for not belonging to the school's parent church.[3]

Reverend Ray Hope, senior pastor at the Montrose Baptist Church, resigned in October 2002 after questioning by the church's governing council about his involvement in an organization that recruited foreign students attending Montrose Christian School.[4]

[edit] Athletics

The school has been recognized for its athletic accomplishments, particularly for those of its basketball team, which has been successful at recruiting players across the United States and around the world to play in Rockville.[1] Kevin Durant's transfer to the school led USA Today to name Montrose its preseason pick for the top spot on its Super 25 rankings of the top high school basketball teams in 2005-06.[5]

The school has appeared regularly on USA Today''s Super 25 national rankings, finishing the season ranked 25th in 2000-01[6], 9th in 2002-03[7], 19th in 2003-04[8], 19th in 2005-06[9] and 22nd in 2006-07.[10]

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Zengerle, Jason. "The Portable High-School Hoops Factory", The New York Times, February 6, 2000. Accessed December 1, 2007.
  2. ^ "Montrose Christian School", Great Schools, accessed 2 December 2007
  3. ^ Beadle, Andrew D. "Former employees sue Montrose Christian School", Montgomery Gazette, February 5, 1997. Accessed December 1, 2007. "Three former employees of Montrose Christian School in Rockville are suing the school, claiming they were unfairly fired last year because they did not belong to the proper church."
  4. ^ "Pastor Resigns Amid Inquiry at Baptist Church In Rockville", Washington Post, October 1, 2002
  5. ^ Aiken, Ben. "Adding 6-10 star boosts Montrose Christian", USA Today, November 14, 2005. Accessed December 1, 2007. "Durant's transfer pushed Montrose Christian to the top of USA TODAY's preseason Super 25 rankings."
  6. ^ "Super 25 boys basketball rankings", USA Today, December 16, 2001. Accessed December 1, 2007.
  7. ^ Final 2002-03 Super 25 boys' basketball rankings", USA Today, March 21, 2003. Accessed December 1, 2007.
  8. ^ "Super 25 boys' basketball rankings", USA Today, March 30, 2004. Accessed December 1, 2007.
  9. ^ Lawlor, Christopher. "Final Super 25 boys' basketball rankings", USA Today, March 27, 2006. Accessed December 1, 2007.
  10. ^ Lawlor, Christopher. "Super 25: Virginia's Oak Hill Academy finishes on top", USA Today. Accessed December 1, 2007.
  11. ^ Picker, David. "In the N.B.A.'s Age Game, Colleges Are Big Winners", The New York Times, April 22, 2006. Accessed December 1, 2007. "Durant, a forward at Montrose Christian School in Rockville, Md., has heard the endless chatter about where he would have been selected in the N.B.A. draft in June."
  12. ^ Spears, Marc J. "The Nuggets interviews: Linas Kleiza", The Denver Post, March 10, 2007. Accessed December 1, 2007. "Spears: You went to Montrose Christian High School in Rockville, Md. Talk about your adjustment to the United States upon arriving here."
  13. ^ Tysiac, Ken. "Q&A with Maryland guard Greivis Vasquez", Sporting News, November 29, 2007. Accessed December 1, 2007."Q: What was Kevin Durant like when you played with him at Montrose Christian?"

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