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Smithville, MO (March 30, 2022) – The Herzog 麻豆视频 released a new documentary spotlighting and its highly successful . Sunrise Christian Academy was founded in Bel Aire, Kansas in 1983 with only one teacher and six students. Today, the school is home to over 500 students and the number one high school basketball team in the country. 

鈥淭oo often, parents and students think they have to choose between a Christian education and extracurricular programs, but that鈥檚 simply not the case,鈥� said Herzog 麻豆视频 Chairman Todd Graves. 鈥淪unrise Christian Academy proves that students can receive a quality Christian education and participate in great extracurricular programs simultaneously.鈥� 

Sunrise has produced over 100 NCAA division one men鈥檚 basketball players in recent years, including current NBA star Buddy Hield. This year alone, the school鈥檚 basketball team includes Gatorade National Player of the Year and McDonald鈥檚 All American, Grady Dick, who is heading to the University of Kansas in the fall. Another McDonald鈥檚 All American, Mark Mitchell is heading to Duke University. They鈥檙e joined by two more ESPN top 100 players, Baylor signee Dillon Hunter and Florida State signee Cameron Corhen. 

While the basketball program attracted them to play for Sunrise, Grady Dick and Dillon Hunter both speak of the positive impact their Christian education has had on them personally.

鈥淛ust the fact that we get to learn about Christ and read the Bible and study different topics within the Bible every single day 鈥� we start early and then every Wednesday we have chapel also,鈥� Dick said. 鈥淚t’s like they’re feeding us like every day.鈥�

Hunter compared his experience at Sunrise to other schools he attended. 鈥淚t’s built my faith a lot. My old school, we never really got into it,鈥� he said. 鈥淪o it’s actually helped build my faith. So being here actually made me become a better person.鈥�

On Thursday, March 31, Sunrise Christian Academy’s basketball team returns to the Geico Nationals, the premier invitation tournament for elite high school programs. Last year鈥檚 number two seed, they lost in the championship game. They also lost most of their players to graduation. This year, they will enter the tournament as the number one seed. , an online publication by the Herzog 麻豆视频, will provide updates on the tournament and Sunrise Christian Academy’s bid for a national title.

the Herzog 麻豆视频鈥檚 documentary on Sunrise Christian Academy below. 

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