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Revision as of 03:17, 27 May 2018 by 70.240.153.210 (talk) (→=History: false references and inaccuracies in text)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Private coeducational school in Eads and Memphis, Tennessee| Briarcrest Christian School | |
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| Location | |
| Eads and Memphis, Tennessee | |
| Coordinates | 35°06′52″N 89°51′59″W / 35.1145364°N 89.8663037°W / 35.1145364; -89.8663037 |
| Information | |
| School type | Private coeducational |
| Motto | With Men, This Is Impossible; But With God, All Things Are Possible. Matthew 19:26 |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Non-denominational Christian |
| Established | 1973 |
| Principal | Eric Sullivan |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Enrollment | 1600 |
| Color(s) | Green and gold |
| Nickname | Saints |
| Website | www.briarcrest.com |
Briarcrest Christian School is an private, coeducational, college preparatory Christian school with two campuses in Shelby County, Tennessee. The school was founded in 1973 as a segregation academy in response to the racial desegregation of Memphis City Schools.
=History
Programs for kindergarten through grade 8 began in 1973 and a program for grades 9–12 was added in 1974. In its early years, Briarcrest maintained as many as 12 locations in Southern Baptist churches throughout the Memphis area. In 1989 the school split from the founding church and re-chartered as an independent school with its current name, Briarcrest Christian School. Over the next 20 years, Briarcrest Christian School grew to 1,600 students and invested $43 million in building its campus.
Facilities
The Memphis campus serves pre-k through grade 5 and the and Eads campus serves pre-k through grade 12.
Program
Briarcrest is a Non-denominational Christian. Christian values and biblical morals are taught and practiced throughout the program. All students attend weekly chapel services, study the Bible and are encouraged to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Briarcrest offers honors, advanced placement and dual enrollment classes. Fine arts programs begin in preschool and continue through grade 12 in visual arts, choral music, instrumental music, general music, and theater arts.
Accreditation and affiliations
The school has dual accreditation from the Southern Association of Independent Schools and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Briarcrest is also a member of the Association of Christian Schools International, Tennessee Association of Independent Schools, Memphis Association of Independent Schools, and the College Board.
Sports
Briarcrest participates in Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association (TSSAA) Division II West AA for large schools, competing with both private and public schools in the region. Since 1998, Briarcrest has won nine state championships (six of which, two in football and four in girls' basketball, were coached by former Ole Miss football coach Hugh Freeze). The school offers athletic programs, including marching band, football, baseball, basketball, wrestling, cross country, golf, bowling, swimming, trap shooting, softball, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, track, tennis, and cheerleading.
Notable people
- James Edwards – host of The Political Cesspool radio talk show. Left after ninth grade.
- Hugh Freeze – coach who won four girls' basketball state championships and two boys’ football state championships at Briarcrest
- Greg Hardy – football player for the Dallas Cowboys and the University of Mississippi
- John Hemphill – comedian
- Nicole Jordan – Miss Tennessee 2010
- Jim Mabry – University of Arkansas football player; Associated Press First team All-American 1989
- Leslie McDonald – basketball player for the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
- Austin Nichols – basketball player
- Michael Oher – football player; subject of the book The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game and the 2009 movie The Blind Side.
- Lisa Quinn – television personality, Emmy winner
- Leigh Anne Tuohy – interior designer, author
References
- Cite error: The named reference
nevinbillswas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - Wade, Don (February 3, 2010). "Briarcrest sees more growth in future". The Commercial Appeal. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012.
- Holthouse, David (October 1, 2007). "Racist Memphis Radio Host Celebrated at Council of Conservative Citizens Conference". Southern Poverty Law Center. Retrieved 2018-05-02.
- Cacciola, Scott (21 October 2014). "Hugh Freeze, Coach at Ole Miss, Follows an Unlikely Blueprint". NY Times. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- Greg Hardy. "Greg Hardy, DE for the Carolina Panthers at". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- "409: Site not active". Suburbancommunitynews.com. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- Archived March 13, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Borzello, Jeff (November 5, 2012). "Austin Nichols surprisingly chooses Memphis over Tennessee". CBS Sports. Retrieved October 24, 2015.
- Michael Oher (1986-05-28). "Michael Oher, T for the Baltimore Ravens at". Nfl.com. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
- Holmes, Linda (2011-02-08). "Beyond 'The Blind Side,' Michael Oher Rewrites His Own Story : Monkey See". NPR. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
External links
- Briarcrest Christian School
- "The Ballad of Big Mike", 2005 New York Times Magazine article on Michael Oher
- 1973 establishments in Tennessee
- Christian schools in Tennessee
- Educational institutions established in 1973
- Preparatory schools in Tennessee
- Private high schools in Tennessee
- Private middle schools in Tennessee
- Private elementary schools in Tennessee
- Segregation academies in Tennessee
- Schools in Memphis, Tennessee
- Schools in Shelby County, Tennessee