The Woodlands Christian Academy

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The Woodlands Christian Academy
Address
5800 Academy Way

The Woodlands
,
Texas
77384

United States
Coordinates30°12′19″N 95°29′16″W / 30.205257°N 95.487714°W / 30.205257; -95.487714Coordinates: 30°12′19″N 95°29′16″W / 30.205257°N 95.487714°W / 30.205257; -95.487714
Information
TypePrivate
Established1993
Head of schoolJulie Ambler
Faculty142
GradesPre-K to 12th
Number of students650
Student to teacher ratio12:1
Campus size40 acres
Campus typeSuburban
Color(s)Green/Gold    
MascotWarriors
Websitewww.twca.net

The Woodlands Christian Academy is a private, college preparatory Christian school in The Woodlands, unincorporated Montgomery County, Texas. The school covers grades Pre-Kindergarten through 12th grade, serving 600 students.[1] The forty acre campus is located 28 miles (45 km) north of Downtown Houston.[2]

The school has a 40-acre (16 ha) campus.[3]

History[]

The school opened in September 1993, covering grades Pre-Kindergarten through 6th.[1]

In 1999, The Woodlands Christian Academy moved to its pre 40-acre campus on Academy Way. The Timothy Administrative Building was the first permanent structure on campus in 1999. The high school was also established at that time and the first class of twelve students graduated in 2001.[1]

In 2002, Woodlands Christian completed construction of the first gym, pavilion and athletic facilities, including a state of the art baseball complex and lighted football field.[1]

The first permanent classroom building, the Nehemiah Academic Center, opened for the high school during the summer of 2009.[1]

In 2014, the Joshua Academic Center, providing permanent classrooms for lower and middle school students, and a second gym, the David Gymnasium, was completed.[1]

In early May of that year the school held a gala in which it raised $2.5 million. It plans to use the money to establish a synthetic track lane around the American football facilities. The construction was scheduled to be held in 2016 from April to October. The following project was to be a high school facility.[3]

In late 2015, Warrior Stadium, complete with a turf field, Woodforest National Bank Field, and 8 lane track, Tom Earle Track.[citation needed]

Facilities[]

The Joshua Academic Center houses the lower school.[citation needed] The Nehemiah Academic Center houses the middle school. The Micah Academic Center houses the high school. The Timothy Administration Building houses the administration and Library, as well as Biology and Anatomy classes, Art studios, the Warrior Cafe a large multi-purpose room (MPR), and school store "The Armory". The SLC (Student Life Center) houses the main gym, as well as the sports medicine office and main locker rooms. The David Gym houses a full court gym, and two half-court goals and two indoor batting cages.

In late 2015, Warrior Stadium was completed with a turf field, Woodforest Bank© Field, and a competitive 8 lane track, Tom Earle track. The campus also has a state of the art baseball field, and softball field.

Sports that are offered include Volleyball, Basketball, Football, Golf, Swimming, Tennis, Track and Field, Cross Country, Cheer, Baseball, Softball and soccer coming soon.The Woodlands Christian Academy's mascot is the Warrior. School colors are green and gold.

Track[]

In 2015, The Woodlands Christian Academy boys' Cross Country took second in state, TAPPS 3A and the boys' track team won state, TAPPS 3A.

Basketball[]

In 2018, the boys' basketball team were TAPPS 4A State Champions. In 2021, the boys' basketball team were TAPPS 5A State Champions.

Football[]

The Warrior Football team is in District 3 of TAPPS 4A.

Notable alumni[]

Bentley Montes, Matthew Jones of Chicitythrift

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "[1]." The Woodlands Christian Academy. Retrieved on December 11, 2015.
  2. ^ School Profile, in The Woodlands, Texas. The Woodlands Christian Academy. Retrieved on November 2, 2010.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Olabi, Nora (2015-06-09). "Spring-area growth drives prep school expansions". at the Houston Chronicle. Retrieved 2017-03-26.

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