Dade Christian School is a ministry of New Testament Baptist Church located in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida near Miami Gardens, Florida, with the school location using a zip code associated with the city of Hialeah, Florida. DCS is a private 3K-12^th grade school with a current enrollment of about 1,300^[1] which makes it the second largest private school in Miami-Dade^[2]. It is located at 6601 NW 167^th 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] A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... In United States law, a region of land is unincorporated if it is not a part of any municipality. ... Miami-Dade County (formerly known as Dade County and many times referred to as simply Miami) is a county located in the southeastern part of the state of Florida. ... Location in Miami-Dade and the state of Florida. ... Nickname: Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. ... Broward County is a county located in the U.S. state of Florida. ...

History

Segregation ruling

In 1973 a suit is brought by an African-American couple named simply in the court documents as Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Brown, Jr. seeking injunctive and monetary relief against Dade Christian School for not allowing their two daughters to attend the, at the time, all-white school. The couple had been handed a card that said "the policy of the school was one of nonintegration" and were asked to leave. The school claimed in their defense that it was against their religious belief to have a desegregated school because of a belief interracial marriages would lead to a loss of salvation. 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. in 1977, The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in favor of the plantiff in what was considered as 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 their 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 your religion holds.^[5][6][7] The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit is a federal court with appellate jurisdiction over the following United States District Courts: Western, Middle, and Eastern Districts of Louisiana Northern and Southern Districts of Mississippi Western, Eastern, Northern, and Southern Districts of Texas The court is based at... The Free Exercise Clause is the accompanying clause with the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights (part of the Constitution). ...

Michael Jackson Concert

In 1984, the school forbade students from attending Michael Jackson and his brother's concert at the Orange Bowl.^[8] The Jackson 5 (also spelled The Jackson Five or The Jackson 5ive, abbreviated as J5, and later known as The Jacksons) was an American popular music quintet (and briefly a sextet and quartet) from Gary, Indiana. ... The Miami Orange Bowl is a stadium in the City of Miami, Florida, west of Downtown in Little Havana. ...

Recent Events

1999 Brain Bowl

The DCS Brain Bowl Team placed first overall in competition. This team was captained by Eddie Lewin, and comprised of Alex Diaz Jeff Guttierez, and Mike Ason. After a disappointing first day, on the second day of the competition, after starting off in 6th place the team rallied to win the competition by over 100 points.

The Bachelor: Rome

Coach Wilson, a DCS football coach and alumni^[9], was the father of the eventual winner of The Bachelor: Rome, Jennifer, and was on two episodes of the show. Jennifer was the Glades Middle School teacher from Pembroke Pines that won the prince's heart.^[10][11] Coach Wilson came off as an overprotective gun-owner and avid fisherman on the show. He had to keep the secret for a cash reward. Pembroke Pines is a city located in Broward County, Florida. ...

2006 football team

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 ultimately 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 High School from Fort Meade, Florida 44-0 in the Regional Finals, and after the DCS game had gone on to beat North Florida Christian High School at Dolphin 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. ^[12] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The Florida High School Athletic Association or FHSAA is a member of the National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS), which is based in Indianapolis, Indiana. ... Glades Day School is a K-12 private school located in Palm Beach County, northeast of Belle Glade, Florida. ... Belle Glade is a city located in Palm Beach County, Florida on the southeastern shore of Lake Okeechobee. ... Fort Meade is a city in Polk County, Florida, United States. ... Having the best Football team ever, North Florida Christian School is a private school located in Tallahassee, Florida. ... Interior of Dolphin Stadium, football configuration Dolphin Stadium (previously known as Joe Robbie Stadium, Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium[1], and Dolphins Stadium) is a football, lacrosse, soccer and baseball stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida, a suburb north of Miami. ... City Miami Gardens, Florida Other nicknames The Fins Team colors Aqua, Coral, White and Navy Head Coach liljimjim Owner Wayne Huizenga General manager Randy Mueller Mascot T.D. League/Conference affiliations American Football League (1966-1969) Eastern Division (1966-1969) National Football League (1970–present) American Football Conference (1970-present...

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.^[12] Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (FACCS) is an organization that accredits Floridas Christian schools. ...

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. ^[12] Nickname: Location in Orange County and the state of Florida Coordinates: , Country State Counties Orange Government  - Mayor Buddy Dyer (D) Area  - City 101 sq mi (261. ...

National Jr. WNBA

Tiffany hugs Dwyane 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: Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

• 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.^[12] - The Amateur Athletic Union, widely known as the AAU, was formed in United States. ... The USSSA (United States Specialty Sports Association) is a volunteer, sports governing body, non-profit organization based in Kissimmee, Florida. ...

6th Grade Graduating Class of 2007

Valedictorian

Arturo Bory

Saluditorian

Derek Phen

New Testament Baptist Church

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. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 170 pixelsFull resolution‎ (1,221 × 260 pixels, file size: 32 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I took two pictures with my camera phone and used paint to create a panorama. ... Independent Baptist churches (also referred to as Independent Fundamental Baptist, or IFB) are Christian churches holding to generally Baptist beliefs. ...

Dino Pedrone

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.^[13][14][15] He also speaks for a radio ministry on 89.7 Spirit FM.^[16] Clarksville School of Theology is a now defunct seminary in Clarksville, Tennesee that was shut down by a court battle in 1982 after it was determined their curriculum did not meet State standards for granting an academic degree. ... Luther Rice University is a private Southern Baptist college in Jacksonville, Florida, founded in 1962 by Robert Gee Witty. ... Chambersburg is a borough located in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. ... Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (FACCS) is an organization that accredits Floridas Christian schools. ... The American Association of Christian Schools (AACS) is a organization that unifies individual Christian schools and statewide Christian school associations across the country for the purpose of accreditation, competition, and group benefits. ...

Don McNeal

Don McNeal currently runs the Children's Ministry there.^[17] His wife, Rhonda McNeal, is also very actively involved in the church and school. Don McNeal (born May 6, 1958) is a former American professional football player who played defensive back for the Miami Dolphins in the 1980s. ...

See also

• Accelerated Christian Education
• List of high schools in Florida
• Victoria Jackson
• Bill Beeny
• Hialeah, Florida

Accelerated Christian Education is an American educational products company. ... // This is a list of high schools in the U.S. state of Florida. ... Jan Hooks, Dolly Parton, and Jackson in a 1989 SNL sketch. ... Born on September 1, 1926 in Madisonville, Kentucky, Bill Beeny was a Baptist minister and self-declared segregationist who led right-wing organizations in St. ... Nickname: Location in Miami-Dade County and the state of Florida. ...

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. ^ CBS Evening News Abstract
6. ^ Piece from the Harvard Law Review
7. ^ Washington Law Review Analysis
8. ^ New York Times Article on the concert
9. ^ http://www.local10.com/news/10412017/detail.html
10. ^ http://www.realitytvworld.com/news/report-bachelor-pick-jennifer-wilson-already-dating-another-guy-4455.php
11. ^ http://realitytv.about.com/od/thebachelorseason9/ig/Ladies-of-The-Bachelor--Rome/Jennifer-of-The-Bachelor--Rome.htm
12. ^ ^{a b c d} http://dadechristian.org/newsroom.htm
13. ^ http://newtestbaptist.novusedu.com/files/B5FE96AAA3454154B69B4269C7C55B83.doc
14. ^ http://www.faccs.org/president.htm
15. ^ http://www.aacs.org/pages.php?page_id=150
16. ^ http://www.wmcuradio.com/index.asp?str_string=On%20Air~Program%20Guide~none
17. ^ http://www.newtestbaptist.org/minteam.html

External links

DCS segregation ruling

• Piece from the Harvard Law Review

NTBC

• Official Site
• Miami-Dade Grant
• Dino Pedrone Comments on Vouchers
• Dino Pedrone on the Apocylypse
• November 2006 Criticism of Dino Pedrone and Others in FACCS
• Criticism of WCA Members
• Article Mentioning Two Locations
• Don McNeal

The Masters Academy

• Official Site

Map

• Dade Christian School is at coordinates 25°55′35″N 80°18′23″W / 25.9263, -80.3065Coordinates: 25°55′35″N 80°18′23″W / 25.9263, -80.3065
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