Wake Christian Academy
Wake Christian Academy (WCA) is a private, Christian, co-educational school in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. It was established in 1966.
| Wake Christian Academy | |
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| Address | |
5500 Wake Academy Drive , 27603 United States | |
| Coordinates | 35°42′17″N 78°40′8″W |
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| Other name | WCA |
| Type | Private school |
| Motto | That Christ might be first |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Established | 1966 |
| NCES School ID | 01012616[1] |
| Head of school | Mike Woods[2] |
| Teaching staff | 62.4 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 896 (2017–2018)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 14.4[1] |
| Nickname | Bulldogs |
| Website | www |
History
Wake Christian Academy was established in 1966 by a group opposed to the integration of public schools.[3] In 1970, North Carolina Supreme Court justice I. Beverly Lake Jr. gave a speech to students and parents at the school in which he denounced school desegregation. Lake noted "the products of jungles" were enrolling in public education and opined that all white private schools like Wake Christian Academy "offer to our state her best hope for safe passage through perilous times."[3][4]
On September 16, 2015, the school officially opened a new field house known as the Fidelity Bank Field House, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the school. It would support its football, baseball, softball and soccer programs.[5]
References
- "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for WAKE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- "Staff". Wake Christian Academy. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- Drescher, John (2000). Triumph of Good Will: How Terry Sanford Beat a Champion of Segregation and Reshaped the South. Univ. Press of Mississippi. pp. 256–257. ISBN 9781578063109.
- "Justice Lake Overspeaks His Bias". Asheville Citizen-Times. June 5, 1970. p. 4. Retrieved October 30, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- Best, D. Clay (September 21, 2015). "Wake Christian opens new field house". Garner-Cleveland Record. The News & Observer. Retrieved October 30, 2019.