Pioneer Christian Academy

Pioneer Christian Academy
Location
Whites Creek
,
Tennessee

United States
Information
TypePrivate K-12
Established1969
Closed2009
PrincipalMr. Jeff Darnell
GradesK-12
Enrollment220
MascotBuffaloes
Websitehttp://www.pioneerchristianacademy.org

Pioneer Christian Academy in Tennessee was a college preparatory school in Whites Creek, Tennessee. It was a non-denominational Christian school. In 2006, it had 220 students from pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade. The school closed in 2009.[1]

History

Pioneer Christian Academy was founded in 1969 by Dr. J. Frank Bruce.32 acres (13 ha) of land was soon donated in the Whites Creek area. Dr. Bruce was instrumental in the founding of many other local Christian schools in the state of Tennessee.

In 1972, the IRS revoked the school's tax exempt status because the school failed to document that it had a racially non-discriminatory admissions policy.[2]

In 1980, Rosemark Academy was forced to cancel a football game at Pioneer Christian Academy because Pioneer Christian administrators felt that the Rosemark Academy cheerleader's uniforms were too revealing.[3]

Campus

In 2014, the former campus was sold to Jonathan Edwards Classical Academy.[1]

Athletics

The Pioneer Christian Academy Buffaloes athletic teams competed in the Tennessee Athletic Association of Christian Schools. The Middle Tennessee region of the TAACS is the Middle Tennessee Christian Athletic Association, or the MTCAA.

State championships

  • Varsity Volleyball State Champions(9): 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992.
  • Varsity Football State Champions(5): 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980.
  • Varsity Boys Basketball State Champions(9): 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1986, 1988, 1990, 2007.
  • Varsity Girls Basketball State Champions(3): 1978, 1980, 1981.
  • Varsity Baseball State Champions(2): 1977, 1978.

MTCAA Varsity Conference Championships

  • Varsity Volleyball(11): 1979, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1993, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.
  • Varsity Soccer(5): 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1995.
  • Varsity Girls Basketball(5): 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1990.
  • Varsity Boys Basketball(13): 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2007.

MTCAA Varsity Tournament Champions

  • Varsity Volleyball(6): 1983, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 2002.
  • Varsity Girls Basketball(6): 1976, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1990, 1993.
  • Varsity Boys Basketball(9): 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1998, 2000, 2007.

Notable alumni

References

  1. ^ a b Ward, Getahn. "Christian school pays $2M for future campus". The Tennessean.
  2. ^ "Schools lose tax status". The Greenwood Index Journal. February 19, 1972. p. 3. The Internal Revenue Service says contributions to private schools in the South will no longer be tax deductible because the schools have failed to adopt nondiscriminatory admissions policies ... The school names in wednesday's action were: ... Pioneer Christian Academy
  3. ^ Taft, Larry (September 27, 1980). "Hemline issue forced prep game cancellation". The Tennessean. p. 27.