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'{{Infobox school | name = Briarcrest Christian School | image = EnhancedBriarcrestLogo.png | imagesize = 100px | image caption = | motto = ''With Men, This Is Impossible; But With God, All Things Are Possible. Matt 19:26'' | established = 1973 | schooltype = Private [[coeducational]] | religion = [[Non-denominational Christian]] | grades = PK–12 | enrollment = 1600 | principal = Eric Sullivan | city = [[Eads, Tennessee|Eads]] and [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] | state = [[Tennessee]] | country = | coordinates = {{Coord|35.1145364|-89.8663037|display=inline,title}} | coordinates_footnotes = | pushpin_map = Tennessee | nickname = [[Saints]] | colors = Green and gold {{color box|green}} {{color box|gold}} | homepage = [http://www.briarcrest.com www.briarcrest.com] }} '''Briarcrest Christian School''' is an independent [[coeducational]] [[college preparatory]] school with two campuses in [[Shelby County, Tennessee|Shelby County]], [[Tennessee]]. The school was founded in 1973 as a [[segregation academy]] in response to the racial desegregation of [[Memphis City Schools]].<ref name=nevinbills/> ==History== The rich heritage of Briarcrest Christian School lies in an unwavering commitment to Christian principles and academic excellence. Founded in 1973, the school system has provided its educational program to students in west Tennessee, north Mississippi and eastern Arkansas. The school staffs classrooms with state-certified, highly qualified educators, and strives to attract teachers possessing specialized higher academic degrees. We seek more than academic proficiency. Our teachers function as role models. Their lives exemplify Christ's teachings in the classroom, on the athletic field, on the stage or in other student activities. Our entire faculty and staff are committed to Briarcrest's distinctive mission that combines academic excellence with Christian character development. Nestled on 115 acres in Eads, Tennessee, this campus features a high school, middle school, and elementary school serving students (2-year-olds - 12th grade). The 124,000-square-foot high school building is a well-appointed structure offering 31 general classrooms including a computer lab, four science labs, a science lecture lab, a STEM lab and library/media center. The high school also features Studio 73, a fully-equipped, high-tech recording studio and spaces designed specifically for art, instrumental music, and technology production with rooms for band sectional practices and a video production studio for technical production instruction. The high school also has a full-scale gymnasium and a multi-purpose room, which also serves as a cafeteria, with a full scale kitchen. The gym has four locker rooms, a wrestling room and a fully-equipped, state-of-the-art weight room. The 35,000 square-foot Sparks Chapel houses the Business Office, auditorium/chapel and informal art gallery. Sparks Chapel has spaces designed for vocal music and theatre with two instructional classrooms, two conservatory rooms, two dressing rooms and a scene workshop. Outdoor sport venues include a football stadium and track, soccer field, baseball stadium, softball stadium and a six-court tennis complex. A softball stadium and a lighted multi-purpose field for football, lacrosse and soccer are featured on the west side of the complex. A field house, athletic media/film room, indoor baseball practice facility, three concessions buildings, band field and three multi-purpose fields complement the Saints Sportsplex. The middle and elementary school complex, located adjacent to the high school, has its own gymnasium, cafeteria and library. The building has access to our high school facilities, yet is housed in its own separate structure. The middle school with a total capacity of approximately 400 students in Grades 6-8 has 24 classrooms and three conservatory practice rooms. Six large classrooms are designated for three science labs, a STEM lab, and individual fine arts classrooms for band and art. The elementary and middle school are also home to a spectacular 11,000 square-foot gymnasium that seats approximately 500 people, a 5,000 square-foot full-service cafeteria and a 3,500 square-foot library with a magnificent wall of windows that highlight one of the most scenic views of the campus. The elementary school serves an average of approximately four classrooms per grade-level and has a capacity of 650 students in PK2-Grade 5. This building has a separate covered portico entry for all of our elementary students to enter separate from the middle school. The elementary school is comprised of 33 classrooms, including designated classrooms for art, music, computer, gifted program, STEM program and an elementary library. The Houston Levee campus has a staff of three registered nurses each school day. Nurses are available to administer medications and handle students' illnesses, accidents and emergencies. ==Facilities== [[File:BriarcrestEastMemFront.jpg|left|thumb|Main entrance to East Memphis campus]] The [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] campus serves pre-k through grade 5 and the and [[Eads, Tennessee|Eads]] campus serves pre-k through grade 12. ==Program== Briarcrest is a [[Non-denominational Christian]]. Christian values and biblical morals are taught and practiced throughout the program. All students attend weekly chapel services, study the Bible and are encouraged to have a [[personal relationship with Jesus Christ]]. Briarcrest offers honors, [[advanced placement]] and [[dual enrollment]] classes. Fine arts programs begin in preschool and continue through grade 12 in visual arts, choral music, instrumental music, general music, and theater arts. ==Accreditation and affiliations== The school has dual [[educational accreditation|accreditation]] from the [[Southern Association of Independent Schools]] and the [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools]]. Briarcrest is also a member of the [[Association of Christian Schools International]], Tennessee Association of Independent Schools, Memphis Association of Independent Schools, and the [[College Board]]. ==Sports== Briarcrest participates in [[Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association]] (TSSAA) Division II West AA for large schools, competing with both private and public schools in the region. Since 1998, Briarcrest has won nine state championships (six of which, two in football and four in girls' basketball, were coached by former Ole Miss football coach [[Hugh Freeze]]). The school offers athletic programs, including marching band, football, baseball, basketball, wrestling, cross country, golf, bowling, swimming, trap shooting, softball, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, track, tennis, and cheerleading. ==Notable people== *[[The_Political_Cesspool#James Edwards|James Edwards]] – host of ''[[The Political Cesspool]]'', a controversial talk show broadcast for the past ten years on radio and the Internet by the Liberty News Network *[[Hugh Freeze]] – coach who won two state football championships and four girls' basketball state championships at Briarcrest<ref name="Freeze Times">{{cite web|last1=Cacciola|first1=Scott|title=Hugh Freeze, Coach at Ole Miss, Follows an Unlikely Blueprint|url=http://mobile.nytimes.com/2014/10/22/sports/ncaafootball/hugh-freeze-coach-at-ole-miss-follows-an-unlikely-blueprint.html?referrer=&_r=0|publisher=NY Times|accessdate=15 December 2017|date=21 October 2014}}</ref> *[[Greg Hardy]] – football player for the [[Dallas Cowboys]] and the [[University of Mississippi]]<ref>{{cite web|author=Greg Hardy |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/greghardy/profile?id=HAR101120 |title=Greg Hardy, DE for the Carolina Panthers at |publisher=Nfl.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-26}}</ref> *[[John Hemphill (comedian)|John Hemphill]] – comedian{{CN|date=January 2018}} *[[Nicole Jordan (Miss Tennessee)|Nicole Jordan]] – Miss Tennessee 2010<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.suburbancommunitynews.com/articles/2010/09/08/the_independent/community/doc4c881674eeaac566512735.txt |title=409: Site not active |publisher=Suburbancommunitynews.com |date= |accessdate=2012-12-26}}</ref> *[[Jim Mabry]] – [[University of Arkansas]] football player; [[Associated Press]] First team All-American 1989 {{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} *[[Leslie McDonald]] – basketball player for the [[University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill]]<ref>[http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mcdonald_leslie00.html ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110313081846/http://tarheelblue.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/mcdonald_leslie00.html |date=March 13, 2011 }}</ref> *[[Austin Nichols (basketball)]] – basketball player<ref>{{cite web|last1=Borzello|first1=Jeff|title=Austin Nichols surprisingly chooses Memphis over Tennessee|url=http://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/recruiting/eye-on-college-basketball-recruiting/20836405/austin-nichols-surprisingly-chooses-memphis-over-tennessee|publisher=CBS Sports|accessdate=October 24, 2015|date=November 5, 2012}}</ref> *[[Michael Oher]] – football player;<ref>{{cite web|author=Michael Oher |url=http://www.nfl.com/players/michaeloher/profile?id=OHE567504 |title=Michael Oher, T for the Baltimore Ravens at |publisher=Nfl.com |date=1986-05-28 |accessdate=2012-12-26}}</ref> subject of the book ''[[The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game]]'' and the 2009 movie ''[[The Blind Side (film)|The Blind Side]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Holmes |first=Linda |url=https://www.npr.org/blogs/monkeysee/2011/02/08/133590180/beyond-the-blind-side-michael-oher-rewrites-his-own-story |title=Beyond 'The Blind Side,' Michael Oher Rewrites His Own Story : Monkey See |publisher=NPR |date=2011-02-08 |accessdate=2012-12-26}}</ref> *[[Lisa Pickens Quinn|Lisa Quinn]] – television personality, [[Emmy]] winner{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} *[[Leigh Anne Tuohy]] – interior designer, author == References == <references/> == External links == {{Portal|Tennessee|Schools|Christianity|}} *[http://www.briarcrest.com Briarcrest Christian School] *[https://www.nytimes.com/2006/09/24/magazine/24football.html The Ballad of Big Mike], ''[[New York Times Magazine]]'' article on Michael Oher 2005 [[Category:1973 establishments in Tennessee]] [[Category:Christian schools in the United States]] [[Category:Educational institutions established in 1973]] [[Category:Preparatory schools in Tennessee]] [[Category:Private high schools in Tennessee]] [[Category:Private middle schools in Tennessee]] [[Category:Private elementary schools in Tennessee]] [[Category:Segregation academies in Tennessee]] [[Category:Schools in Memphis, Tennessee]]'