Round Rock Christian Academy
| Round Rock Christian Academy | |
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| Address | |
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301 North Lake Creek Drive Round Rock, Texas 78681 United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°30′33″N 97°41′37″W / 30.509211°N 97.693736°WCoordinates: 30°30′33″N 97°41′37″W / 30.509211°N 97.693736°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Denomination |
Nondenominational (historically Baptist) |
| Established | 1975 |
| Head of School | Rebecca Blauser |
| Faculty | approximately 68 |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Enrollment | 500+ |
| Color(s) | Red, White, Blue |
| Athletics conference | TAPPS 3A |
| Mascot | Crusader |
| Team name | Crusaders / Lady Crusaders |
| Website | www |
Round Rock Christian Academy is a private Christian PK-12th grade school in Round Rock, Texas, United States. It is also known as RRCA. In the Central Texas area it is well-known due to its successes in academics, forensics, and athletics.
Round Rock Christian Academy was founded as a preschool, King David Children's Center, in 1975 by Westside Baptist Church. When Westside changed its name to Lake Creek in 1986, the school was renamed Lake Creek Baptist Academy and its new mascot was the Lion. In 1994, Lake Creek then merged with Northeast Baptist Church to form the present-day Central Baptist Church, with the school being renamed once again. The current name was adopted in 1998 to communicate the school's broader mission of educating all students regardless of denomination or religion. The original mission and philosophy statements were composed in 1990. The first minor revision was approved by the school board in 1998 and the most recent significant revision was made in 2009. The vision statement was added in 2000. In December 2010, the school became separate from Central Baptist Church to become its own entity. Although legally separate, the school and the church still maintain close ties, as some of the staff and students are church members. It has plans to build a new building purely for school use. The school obtained the land from Central Baptist Church and is currently fundraising for the construction costs.
The school has multiple ways of procuring money. Like most private schools, it relies on donations. It holds an annual fundraising gala to get money. This gala is usually in the spring and features guest speakers, gourmet food, and is held in different rented locations. During the school year, different activities are held for students to encourage fundraising. For Elementary students, there is the Jog-A-Thon, which is a half-hour jog around a track or gym. For Middle School, there is a kickball tournament. In it, 8-9 teachers are selected to head teams that students are randomly assigned to. Teams can earn Kick/Out passes by raising money, which can be used either keep an outed player in or give a free run. For High School, there is a CrusaderBall tournament. CrusaderBall is basically dodgeball. High School juniors and seniors are team captains and select players via a team draft. For raising certain amounts of money, teams can earn jailbreak passes, which are used to get back outed players for a team. In addition to group prizes, each of these events have different individual prizes, which vary from year to year.
The school offers a wide variety of programs. It offers the sports of football, volleyball, cross-country running, basketball, cheerleading, swim, golf, tennis, track and field, soccer,and baseball. It participates in the PSIA academic contest, which is an activity for upper elementary and middle school. High schoolers can participate in the TAPPS academic contest. The school's speech and debate team (forensics) is a highly decorated team in the 3A division. The team participates in 1-2 tournaments per month during the forensics season. In addition to out of school activities, there are electives consisting of Drama, Choir, Art, Needle Arts, Computer Programming, and Study Hall. The school also has a student council that is elected each year by the student body. For high school students on the advanced study plan, college classes are available. National Elementary Honor Society, National Junior Honor Society, National Honor Society, and National Art Honor Society programs are offered to qualifying students. There is also an after school chess club offered.
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