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Volume 12, Issue 4
Brandon/Winthrop Edition
Grace Christian To Honor Founder With $5 Million High School Expansion
By Amanda Boston
Since grades. By Grace adding a secChristian ond gymnasiSchool opened um, we will be its doors in able to engage 1974, it has the elementary sustained a students in solid reputaexciting intertion for acascholastic demic excelleagues, prolence. Its rigorvide a greater ous curriculum capacity for all is taught from of our sports a biblical teams, and be worldview the new home Grace Christian School is situated on 26 acres of land off of N. Valrico Rd. in Valrico. while in a of the Grace structured but Christian School caring environment. In addition to Patriots varsity sports.” In honor of the preparing its students scholastically, the school’s founder, Dr. Robert R. school has an intentional focus on charGustafson, the new facility will bear his acter development with emphasis on name. Gustafson, the beloved founder, moral living, patriotism and civic duty. administrator, pastor, and baseball The more than 40 years of educacoach passed away in January 2016. He tional success has multiplied its student was a visionary with a passion for population—causing the original school Christian education. His legacy lives on building to swell at its seams. In through the Grace Christian School as it response to the growth, Grace Christian continues to provide students with a finalized plans for a two-year construchigh-quality Christian education. tion project to expand the high school “Unfortunately, we had to turn away campus. The new facility includes a high students last year,” said McKeen. “But school building, which will house 12 with a new building, we will have the classrooms, two auditoriums, administra- capacity for 400 more students.” To tive offices and a gymnasium. With a donate to the building fund, please conprice tag of five million dollars, the tact the school at 689-8815. Donations school is actively campaigning for funds. are tax deductible. Administrator Barry McKeen of Grace Christian School is located at Grace Christian explained, “The facility 1425 N. Valrico Rd. in Valrico. will increase our student capacity and Registration is open for the 2017-2018 expand our ability to provide new proschool year. For information visit grams in sports for students of all www.gracechristianschool.com.
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