Briarcrest Christian School
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Briarcrest Christian school is a college preparatory school with 3 campuses located in Memphis, Tennessee, Eads, Tennessee, and Cordova, Tennessee. Programs for kindergarten through Grade 8 began in 1973, as Briarcrest Baptist School System, and a program for Grades 9-12 was added in 1974. In 1987, facing severe financial distress, the school disbanded its board of trustees and re-chartered as Briarcrest Christian School. The school is fully accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Briarcrest is also a member of the Association of Christian Schools International, Southern Association of Independent Schools, Tennessee Association of Independent Schools, Memphis Association of Independent Schools, and the College Board.
Contents |
[edit] Campuses
[edit] East Memphis
The East Memphis campus contains facilities for Preschool-Grade 8. It is located in east Memphis, near the Poplar/I-240 interchange. The facility contains an auditorium, a cafeteria, two libraries, a gymnasium, 4 science labs, 4 computer labs, and 59 regular classrooms. There are also three playgrounds and two practice fields. The building was originally used for high school grades 9-12 which moved once the high school campus was completed.
[edit] Leawood
The Leawood campus contains facilities for students in Preschool-Grade 5. It is located at Leawood East Baptist Church at 1620 Houston Levee Road in Cordova. The facility contains a gymatorium, a cafeteria, a playground, and a library. The campus uses a mobile computer lab which is wireless.
[edit] High School
The high school campus located in Eads, TN in Eastern Shelby County, is the newest addition to Briarcrest Christian school. The campus contains facilities for grades 9-12, and in addition a complete sportsplex. The building contains approximately 100,000 square feet of instructional and support space for students. The building also contains 27 regular classrooms, 3 computer labs, 4 science labs, a science lecture lab, a library/media center, a cafeteria, a multi-purpose room, and an area of the school designed specifically for the fine arts. The gymnasium contains locker rooms, a fully-furnished weight room, and a wrestling room. The sportsplex contains a football stadium and track, baseball stadium, softball stadium, soccer field, and a tennis complex containing 6 courts. In addition the stadium contains a field house and two concessions buildings.
[edit] Sports
Briarcrest Christian School has been well known for its sports (specifically football) since the mid-90's, especially now having a full sportsplex. The school's team name is the Saints, and their mascot is a St. Bernard.
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Todd Adams- Owner, Newby's Restaurant, Memphis
- Robert Crump- President, Crump Mortgage Company
- Tim Dulin- Former Baltimore Orioles & Pittsburgh Pirates player; owner of Dulin's Gameday Sports Academy in Cordova, TN.
- Jeff Fite- University of Memphis punter; 1990 First team All-American
- Keith Kessenger- Former University of Mississippi All-SEC & All-American baseball player, former Cincinnati Reds player; Current head baseball coach at Arkansas State University.
- Jim Mabry- University of Arkansas football player; Associated Press First team All-American 1989.
- Michael Oher- University of Mississippi football player; First team all-Southeastern Conference football team 2006; subject of book, The Blind Side.
- Duncan Williams- President, Duncan-Williams, Inc. Investment Bankers.
- Reid Lyle- Football
[edit] External links
- The Ballad of Big Mike, New York Times Magazine article on Michael Oher '05, Memphis Briarcrest graduate, now playing football for Ole Miss.
- Briarcrest homepage
 |
This Tennessee school-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
