Unity Christian High School (Hudsonville)
Unity Christian High School is a private high school located in Hudsonville, Michigan. It is a member of Christian Schools International.
The school's mission statement is, "Empowering Students to Live for Christ". Unity Christian currently has approximately 710 students for the 2010–2011 school year. Unity offers several Advanced Placement courses. The school also supports a band as well as an orchestra program, both of which have been successful at state band and orchestra festival recently.
Academics
Unity has a strong academic tradition, offering over 100 courses including 9 Advanced Placement classes, as well as Careerline Tech Center courses. The A.P. classes that Unity offers are: Spanish Language, English Language, English Literature, Calculus, Statistics, Physics, Music Theory, U.S History and U.S Government.
Athletics
Hudsonville Unity Christian High School is a member of the Michigan High School Athletic Association (MHSAA) and the Michigan Interscholastic Horsemanship Association (MIHA), and competes in the Ottawa-Kent Conference Green Division. The school offers 12 varsity sports for boys, 11 for girls, and one co-ed team. The boys are offered soccer, football, baseball, basketball, bowling, tennis, track and field, cross country, golf, wrestling, swimming, and ice hockey (cooperative team with Hudsonville High School). The girls are offered soccer, softball, basketball, bowling, golf, track and field, cross country, tennis, volleyball, and swimming. The equestrian team is co-ed. Unity Christian High School's soccer teams have won eight state championships and have been state runners-up five times. The school's basketball teams have been state champions twice and have finished second three times. Unity Christian's equestrian, bowling, softball, and track and field teams have also been successful in state competitions.
The Crusader varsity girls' soccer team recently lost their first game in over 3½ years. Their streak of 98 consecutive unbeaten games came to an end after a 2-1 loss to Grand Rapids Forest Hills Central. The school's American football team entered the MHSAA playoffs in 2007 for the first time. In 2008, the football team lost a first round playoff game to the eventual state champion, Holland Christian.
State championships (all MHSAA unless noted)
- 1973 Girls Basketball - Class B
- 1992 Softball - Class B
- 1994 Equestrian - B Division (MIHA)
- 1998 Equestrian - B Division (MIHA)
- 2004 Boys Bowling - Class B
- 2005 Girls Soccer - Division 3
- 2006 Girls Soccer - Division 3
- 2006 Girls Basketball - Class B
- 2007 Girls Soccer - Division 3
- 2007 Boys Soccer - Division 2
- 2008 Girls Soccer - Division 3
- 2009 Girls Soccer - Division 3
- 2009 Boys Soccer - Division 2
- 2010 Girls Soccer - Division 3
- 2012 Girls Soccer - Division 3
- 2012 Boys Soccer - Division 2
State runners-up (all MHSAA unless noted)
- 1963 Boys Basketball - Class B
- 1973 Boys Basketball - Class B
- 1982 Boys Soccer - Class B-C
- 1984 Girls Track and Field - Lower Peninsula Class B
- 1984 Boys Soccer - Class B-C
- 1990 Softball - Class B
- 2002 Girls Soccer - Division 3
- 2004 Girls Soccer - Division 3
- 2005 Boys Soccer - Division 2
- 2005 Girls Basketball - Class B
- 2011 Girls Soccer- Division 3
- 2011 Boys Soccer- Division 3
Notable alumni
- Laura Heyboer, soccer player
- Nicole Tieri, singer and actress
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Coordinates: 42°52′21″N 85°52′06″W / 42.87245°N 85.86847°W