Eagle's Landing Christian Academy

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Eagle's Landing Christian Academy
Address
2400 Hwy 42 North
McDonough, GA, 30253
USA
Information
Type Private, Christian, Coeducational
Motto "Education for Now and Eternity"
Religious affiliation Christianity
Denomination Southern Baptist Convention
Established 1970
President Dr. Tim Dowdy
Principal Edd Tucker, Elementary Principal
Eric W. Johnson, MS Principal
Richard Allen, HS Principal
Headmaster Marshall Chambers, Head Master
Chuck Gilliam, Assistant Head Master
Chaplain Dan Bishop
Faculty 150
Students 1,300
Average class size 20
Hours in school day 7
Campus suburbs
Color(s) Blue, Gold and White
Accreditation(s) SACS, GAC
Mascot Chargers
Website ELCA Online

Eagle's Landing Christian Academy is a large private Christian school about 25 miles south of Atlanta in McDonough, Georgia. ELCA ranks sixth in the Atlanta Business Chronicle of Atlanta's 75 Largest Private Schools.

Contents

[edit] History of the Academy

[edit] Founding

Eagles Landing Christian Academy was founded originally as McDonough Christian Academy in 1970. The school was founded as alternative to the integrated schools during the desegregation of the Henry County School System. The school had its first graduating class in 1977, with nine students. The school was later renamed Medow Creek Christian Academy and than Greater Atlanta Christian School – Meadow Creek Campus.[1]

[edit] Eagles Landing Christian Academy

In 1994, the academy became apart of Eagles Landing First Baptist Church. In 2000, the school and church moved to a new campus. In 2006, the school and church went through a massive multi-million dollar building project – adding a new gym, church offices, and cafeteria. As apart of the new cafeteria, the school began using the SAGE lunch program.

[edit] ELCA Online Academy

Eagles Landing Christian Academy launched an online academy to allow students to attend the school, participate in sports, and learn from home. This new way of teaching allows home schooled students to participate in Eagles Landing Christian Academy athletics.[2]

[edit] Swine Flu

On May 4, 2009 the Centers for Disease Control confirmed that a 14 year old student had H1N1 virus, also known as Swine Flu.[3] This was the first reported case of H1N1 of a Georgia resident. The school was forced to close for fourteen days according to the Federal guidelines. All school events – athletic, educational, and fine arts – were canceled until further notice. The CDC changed their policy on school closures on May 5th, and ELCA began to prepare to re-open on May 7th. On May 6th, the school had its second case of Swine Flu[4]. In response to the infestation, the School entered a cleaning effort. School administrator Chuck Gilliam stated:[5]

"We are cleaning light switches, door handles, and other places student come in contact with…"

On May 7th, the school reopened. The students returned to class as normal, but new safety regulations to prevent students from receive the swine flu from student to student contact. The school's reaction to the outbreak was viewed by parents and students as an example for future administrations.[6]

[edit] Extra-Curricular Activities

[edit] Athletics

Eagle's Landing Christian Academy recently joined the Georgia High School Association (GHSA), in region 7A. Since joining the GHSA, ELCA has won three region and state championships in Softball and Baseball. A K-12 school they rank in the midde with academics. They are sub-par with sports in general but have had winning seasons in Baseball and Football with many student athletes being offered NCAA Division I scholarships. The graduating class of 2009 has students playing at schools like UGA and Georgia Tech.

[edit] Softball

The Eagles Landing Christian Academy Softball team has been, by far, the best sports team at the school in terms of wins and championships. The Girls Softball Team is three time state champions and was listed as the top softball team in Atlanta by ESPN in 2008[7]. Starting pitcher, Hope Rush, received a full ride scholarship to NCAA Division 1 Georgia Tech.[8] Their success is thought to derive from their coach, Stan Burton, who left the team after the 2008 season. Whether that is true or not will be seen in the upcoming 2009 season.

[edit] Fine Arts

Eagles Landing Christian Academy does not have a well known fine arts program, but it has been growing due to the SACS requirements for schools.

Fine Arts programs include:

[edit] Bible Quiz Team

A unique fine art that is offered at Eagles Landing Christian Academy is Bible Quiz Team. The ELCA Bible Quiz team competes in the Florida Quizzing Association, I-85 division.[9] The elementary and middle school bible quiz teams have seen great success in there year, winning several state and division titles. The ELCA High School Bible Quiz team recently moved from RAMS (or Rookie and Middle School) League to VETS League. The main competition for the ELCA High School Bible Quiz Team is Athens Christian Academy.

[edit] Famous Alumni and Teachers

[edit] Alumni

  1. Seth Cathy, son of Dan Cathy President of Chick-Fil-A, class of 2006

[edit] Teachers

  1. Clayton McClure, singer and prominent Henry County teacher
  2. Deborah Brown, Henry County STAR Teacher
  3. Shelly McNeight, Henry County STAR Teacher

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.elcaonline.org/templates/cuselca/details.asp?id=28102&PID=640851
  2. ^ http://www.elcaonline.org/templates/cuselca/details.asp?id=28102&PID=674735
  3. ^ http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/henry/stories/2009/05/04/swine_flu_closes_school.html
  4. ^ http://www.wsbtv.com/news/19386989/detail.html
  5. ^ http://www.wsbtv.com/video/19336163/index.html
  6. ^ http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/dpp/news/Henry_County_School_Reopens_050709
  7. ^ http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/print?id=3591015&type=story
  8. ^ http://www.ajc.com/sports/content/printedition/2008/09/17/hsstat.html?cxntlid=inform_artr
  9. ^ http://www.biblequiz.cc/FQA/

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