Xenia Christian High School is a private

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, Christian

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 high school

High school

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 in Xenia, Ohio

Xenia, Ohio

Xenia is a city in and the county seat of Greene County, Ohio, United States. The municipality is located in southwestern Ohio 21 miles from Dayton and is part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area...

. It is one of two high schools run by the Dayton Christian School System. Xenia Christian High School includes grades 9-12. Dayton Christian School System added Xenia Christian Elementary and High School in 1993 and Middle School in 2011. Their nickname is the Ambassadors. There are approximately 200 students attending Xenia Christian High School. The school features a library, computer lab, auditorium, and a gym. Xenia Christian School has a fine arts department featuring band and strings starting in fifth grade and continuing through high school. Choir begins in grade seven and continues through high school. Each year a musical or play is performed by the high school. Joseph Batchelor was promoted from assistant principal to principal in December 2010.

Campus

Xenia Christian High School as well as Xenia Christian Elementary moved to the Legacy Ministries Campus in 1999. The Campus was recently divided into three sections owned by Athletes in Action

Athletes in Action

Athletes in Action is an evangelical Christian sports ministry in the tradition of Muscular Christianity. Athletes in Action, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ, works with athletes and coaches to use the unique platform of sport to help people around the world with questions of faith...

, Dayton Christian School System, and National Church Residences. The campus is home to Legacy Village Retirement Community, The Schindler Banquet Center, Joni and Friends Ohio, and Heart to Honduras. Xenia Christian Elementary School is also located on the campus.

The campus Xenia Christian School is located on was formerly home to the Ohio Soldiers' and Sailors' Orphans' Home, which was later renamed "Ohio Veterans Children's Home" in 1978. The Ohio Veterans Children's home closed to incoming students in 1995, and was closed completely in 1997. Legacy Ministries International purchased the 253 acres (1 km²) campus in 1998 and Xenia Christian had its first year at legacy campus in the 1999-2000 school year. There is a museum on the campus dedicated to the Ohio Veterans Children's Home.

Athletics

The Xenia Christian Ambassadors are part of the Metro Buckeye Conference

Metro Buckeye Conference

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. Their main sports rival is their larger sister campus, Dayton Christian. The Sports at Xenia Christian High School are:

• Cross Country
• Soccer
• Volleyball
• Swimming
• Basketball
• Soccer
• Golf
• Baseball
• Track & Field
• Tennis

Basketball

Megan Frazee

Megan Frazee

Megan Frazee is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the San Antonio Silver Stars. She also plays for Cankaya in the Turkish League .-High School and College:...

, a 2005 graduate of Xenia Christian High School, was drafted 14th in the 2009 WNBA Draft

2009 WNBA Draft

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. Frazee led the Ambassadors to a state final four appearance in 2005.

Athletes in Action Sports Complex

Athletes in Action has a sports complex on the campus that is used by Xenia Christian. The complex includes two softball fields, a baseball field, two full-sized NCAA soccer fields, an interchangeable football/soccer field, and a lighted football field.

See also

• Dayton Christian High School
  Dayton Christian High School
  Dayton Christian High School is a private, non-denominational Christian high school located in Miamisburg, Ohio, United States. It is one of two high schools run by the Dayton Christian School System, educating approximately 400 students...
  
  
• Athletes in Action
  Athletes in Action
  Athletes in Action is an evangelical Christian sports ministry in the tradition of Muscular Christianity. Athletes in Action, a ministry of Campus Crusade for Christ, works with athletes and coaches to use the unique platform of sport to help people around the world with questions of faith...
  
  

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