John Curtis Christian School

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John Curtis Christian School
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Lower School Educational Complex
Location
John Curtis Christian School
10125 Jefferson Highway

, ,
LA

United States
Coordinates 29°57′49″N90°13′26″W / 29.9636145°N 90.2237939°W / 29.9636145; -90.2237939
Information
School type Private Christian co-educational
Established1962;63 years ago (1962)
Founder John T. Curtis, Sr.
High School PrincipalLeon Curtis
Junior High PrincipalLance Rickner
Lower School PrincipalDeborah Eutsler
Headmaster John T. Curtis, Jr.
GradesPre K–12
Enrollment850
Campus Urban
Color(s)Red, white and blue
   
Mascot Patriot
Nickname Patriots
Rival Archbishop Rummel Raiders
Website www.johncurtis.com

John Curtis Christian School is a co-educational, non-sectarian, private Christian K-12 school in River Ridge, Louisiana, in the United States. The school colors are red, white and blue and the school's nickname is Patriots.

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History

The school was founded in 1962 by John T. Curtis, Sr., on the second floor of the Carrollton Avenue Baptist Church. [1] On its opening day it had only sixteen students, but by the end of the year it had over forty students. In 1963, Curtis moved the school to its current location on Jefferson Highway in River Ridge, Louisiana.

Athletics

John Curtis Christian athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Championships

- (1) National championship: 2012
- (28) State championships: 1975, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2018, 2022

Football

Coaches

  • John T. Curtis Jr. – Head football coach (1969–present), is the winningest head coach in high school football history and all of football passing the record in 2023 season and is the current leader in wins for active head coaches. [2] He is the second high school head football coach to ever reach the 600-win mark. [2] Curtis has a record of 623–79–6 through the 2023 season including one national championship (2012) and twenty-eight Louisiana state championships. [2] [3] [4]

Notable alumni

References

  1. "Our History". johncurtis.com. Retrieved February 4, 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "The top 25 active winningest high school football coaches". usatodayhss.com. Retrieved July 24, 2022.
  3. "John Thomas (J.T.) Curtis Jr". lcwildcats.net. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  4. "John Curtis Christian Football (2021) Results". maxpreps.com. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
  5. "Tona Bua player profile". NFL.com . Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  6. Detellier, Mike (July 18, 2004). "Trying to make it at the next level". The Houma Courier .