Evangel Christian Academy

Evangel Christian Academy is a private, Christian school in Shreveport, Louisiana with two campuses spanning grades K-12. It is owned & operated privately in association with Shreveport Community Church (formerly First Assembly of God Church) which is located on the property of the grade school sister campus.[1]

Evangel Christian Academy
Address
7425 Broadacres Road

Shreveport
,
Louisiana
71129

United States
Information
TypePrivate Christian
MottoDream Again
Established1980
School districtCaddo Parish
PrincipalMrs. Stacie Rathbun
Head of schoolPastor Denny Duron
Staff15
Faculty60
GradesK-12
Number of students650
Color(s)Red, White, Blue
AthleticsBaseball, Basketball, Football, Tennis, Softball, Wrestling, Volleyball, Soccer, Golf,
Athletics conferenceLHSAA District 1-4A
NicknameEagles
RivalAirline Vikings
Byrd Yellow Jackets
West Monroe Rebels
AffiliationNon-denominational
Websitehttp://www.evangelacademy.com

History

Rodney and Frances Duron, parents of the current chancellor, Denny Duron, founded the school in 1980 as a small kindergarten to eighth grade school.[1] The high school was added as a second campus in 1989.[1] Evangel has grown from 21 graduating seniors in 1990 to over 100 seniors in 2001. The school currently has over 675 students.

As of May 2013, according to the SACS website,[2] Evangel is one of twenty-five schools to have earned SACS accreditation in Caddo Parish, and one of eight private schools to have done the same. Evangel Christian Academy is a state approved (K(5)-12) school through the Louisiana State Department of Education.

Athletics

Evangel's football team has won over a dozen state championships since 1993. In a book cataloging the top twelve dynasties of high school football, Evangel was given a prominent place.[3]

Evangel also has baseball, basketball and softball teams. The Lady Eagles softball, tennis, and basketball teams consistently compete for the state title. The baseball team has won 5 state championships in 1995, 2006, 2009, 2011 and 2013.

Evangel also fields tennis, golf, volleyball, wrestling, track and basketball teams at the middle/high school level and football, basketball, baseball and softball teams for most grades K - 6th. The Shreveport Country Club is the training ground and tournament facility for the Evangel golf and tennis teams and the Evangel swim teams.

Arts

The drama department puts on at least one major musical per year along with a straight play. ECA drama regularly participates in local, state and national drama competitions.

ECA's band and choir have also grown in recent years. Beyond the traditional arts, Evangel offers two spirit groups, twirlers and cheer teams for their elementary school and cheer for their high school, both competitive in their various divisions.

Campus

The ECA high school campus lies on approximately 100 acres (400,000 m2) in West Shreveport.[1] The high school campus is home to the "main" high school classrooms (divided into "A" and "B" wings with ten rooms on either side serving various purposes) including a library with over thirty-five Dell Dimension 3000 desktop computers (20 more of which that can be found in the computer lab), a main and student office, and a high school cafeteria with food service provided by the Sodexho food service company. These were original at the opening of the high school campus and were built by previous private schools. Further back in the campus are the "T" (temporary) buildings which were added in 1993 by founder Frances Duron to accommodate the growing number of middle and high school students enrolling in the school. The campus also includes one tennis court, one softball, baseball, and football field, and a large basketball gym (built in 1997). The campus is surrounded by woods on two sides and by homes on the other two sides. During the summers the campus is used for summer sports camps.

The elementary campus and Shreveport Community Church occupy approximately 33 acres (130,000 m2) just minutes from the high school campus and located next to I-20. The elementary has recently moved into a new space inside of the renovated church including a new auditorium tailored specifically for elementary school students, a two story indoor climbing playground, several new outdoor play spaces, a fully equipped computer lab, a cafe for parents, and new daycare facilities.

Notable alumni
gollark: Did you mean: Aaargh Why
gollark: I said *client-side*.
gollark: Anyone know of good client-side Rust web frameworks?
gollark: No, Elm's are good, Bucklescript/Fable's aren't.
gollark: In both, actually, but more so bucklescript.

References
  1. "About Evangel Academy". evangelacademy.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  2. "SACS". advanc-ed.org. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  3. Kralik, Gavin. Gridiron Dynasties: [An inside look at 12 of the top high school football programs around the country and the states that produce them]. Gridiron Publishing. p. 182. ISBN 0615219683.
  4. "Dez Duron". yalebulldogs.com. Retrieved 2018-02-11.
  5. Cohen, Michael (August 12, 2015). "For Packers' rookie linebackers Rasco, Vaughters opportunity is knocking". Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.