Evangel Christian Academy

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Evangel Christian Academy
Address
Evangel Christian Academy
7425 Broadacres Road

Shreveport
,
Louisiana
71129

United States
Coordinates 32°26′09″N93°52′20″W / 32.435831°N 93.872128°W / 32.435831; -93.872128
Information
Type Private Christian
MottoDream Again
Established1980
School district Caddo 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
Mascot Eagle
Nickname Eagles
Rival Airline Vikings
Byrd Yellow Jackets
West Monroe Rebels
Affiliation Non-denominational
Website http://www.evangelacademy.com

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]

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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.[ citation needed ]

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 Christian athletics competes in the LHSAA.

Evangel fields basketball, golf, tennis, track and field, volleyball, and wrestling teams at the middle/high school level. The baseball, basketball, football, and softball teams are played at most grade levels 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.

Championships

Baseball championships

Football championships

Softball championships

Tennis championships

Football

Winning one national championship and fourteen state championships, Evangel's football team was given a prominent place in a book cataloging the top twelve dynasties of high school football [3]

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.[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ] 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).[ citation needed ] 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.[ citation needed ]

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.[ citation needed ]

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