By Heather Lusk

Reaching the home stretch of a goal to be debt-free for a new high school building, Traders Point Christian Schools is hosting an event with Olympian David Boudia with an objective to raise the last $1 million.

Dive Deeper with David Boudia will give people a chance to hear about his journey through depression to his relationship with the church to ultimately earning four Olympic medals.

The event will be at the Golf Club of Indiana Nov. 28 and capped at 275 attendees.

“It’s one thing to read about him or see him on TV,” Traders Point Chief Advancement Officer Ryan Gallagher said. “But to really interact with him in a way that feels exclusive, we want it to be an exclusive evening.”

Three ticket tiers are available: individual tickets are $60 for the four-course dinner that begins at 6 p.m., where Boudia will share his story; a limited number of $150 VIP tickets include a pre-event meet-and-greet at 5 p.m. Also available are tables of 10 for $750 with one VIP ticket per table.

Gallagher said Boudia’s message fits well with the church and the school’s philosophies.

“More than anything, come as you are, with all the baggage that we all have, and you belong,” Gallagher said. “David’s story perfectly fits that.”

All proceeds go toward completing the high school, which is expected to be finished by summer.

“We’ve been told it’s the only Christian high school being built in the U.S. right now,” said Gallagher, citing declining attendance at Christian schools across the country. Traders Point Christian Academy serves roughly 750 students between kindergarten and 12th grade, with 100 students at the high school level.

“It’s the third year in a row we’ve set a record on attendance,” he said. “We’re busting at the seams.”

The new space will allow an increase of 250 new high school students. The expansion will also allow the lower grade levels to increase in size.

“We see an opportunity to grow 20 percent in the first year,” Gallagher said.

Since construction began 14 months ago, roughly $6.5 million has been raised for the new building.

Tickets can be purchased through eventbrite.com