Holland Christian High School

History

By 1963 the school had 264 students in the tenth grade, 289 in the 12th grade, and other grades ranging 173-200 students. Prior to 1965 Zeeland Christian School only had up to junior high school and referred high school students to Holland Christian High. The Zeeland Christian School high school was scheduled to open in 1965 but never happened.

Campus

In 1963 the library used blond wood furniture and included decorations.

Athletics

The school uses Holland Civic Center for its basketball matches. The Holland Evening Sentinel, in 1963, stated that the school's athletic facilities were inadequate.

The men's swimming and diving team won the 1988 and 1989 Class B state championship meet and the 2018 and 2019 Division Three Michigan state championship meet. [1]

The men's varsity soccer team, coached by Dave DeBoer, won the 2022 Division Three Michigan state championship. Holland Christian won two other soccer state championships in 1986 and 2003. [2]

Notable alumni

Kathy Arendsen, softball player and coach

Jeff Bates, co-founder of Slashdot

Kirk Cousins, quarterback for the Las Vegas Raiders

Klaas de Boer, former professional soccer player and coach

Betsy DeVos, former United States Secretary of Education

Anthony Diekema, former president of Calvin College

William Garvelink, former U.S. ambassador to the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Tony Gugino, professional basketball player

Dave Hertel, former professional soccer player

Roger W. Heyns, former chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley (class of 1935)

Pete Hoekstra, U.S. ambassador to Canada; former U.S. representative and U.S. ambassador to the Netherlands

Bill Huizenga, U.S. representative for Michigan's 4th congressional district

Paul Ronald Lambers, U.S. Army soldier and Medal of Honor recipient

Rob Malda, computer programmer and co-founder of Slashdot

Erik Prince, businessman and founder of Blackwater

Rachel Reenstra, television host and actress