| Briarcrest Christian School | |
|---|---|
| Motto | With Men, This Is Impossible; But With God, All Things Are Possible. Matt 19:26 |
| Established | 1973 |
| Type | Private co-educational elementary & secondary college prep school |
| Affiliation | Non-denominational Christian |
| Headmaster | Steve Simpson |
| Students | 1600 |
| Grades | Pre-K2 to Grade 12 |
| Location | Eads, Tennessee, and Memphis, Tennessee, USA |
| Colors | Green & Gold |
| Nickname | Saints |
| Mascot | Saint Bernard |
| Newspaper |
''Pawprints literary magazine Desiderata , the school magazine has garnered a recent Gold Award from Columbia University for the overall design, layout, and content of the magazine (2010). |
| Website | www.briarcrest.com |
Briarcrest Christian School is an independent coeducational college preparatory school with two campuses in Shelby County, Tennessee, in Memphis (2 year old to Grade 5) and Eads (3 year old to Grade 12).
The mission of Briarcrest Christian School is to challenge and inspire college-bound students to: •know and honor Jesus Christ •seek God's truth and wisdom in all disciplines •pursue excellence and integrity in their academic, creative and athletic endeavors so that they may "grow in stature with God and men." Luke 2:52
Briarcrest Christian School is a non-denominational, co-education environment in which Christian values and biblical morals are taught and practiced in every aspect of school life. All students attend weekly chapel services, study the Bible and are encouraged to have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
Briarcrest offers numerous honors, advanced placement and dual enrollment classes. Briarcrest graduates from the Class of 2011 have been offered an average of approximately $100,000 per student in scholarships to a variety of highly respected colleges and universities.
In athletics Briarcrest participates in TSSAA Division II West AA for large schools. The school competes with both private and public schools in the region. Since 1998, Briarcrest has won nine state championships. The school offers a wide range of athletic offerings including football, baseball, basketball, wrestling, cross country, golf, bowling, swimming, trap shooting, softball, lacrosse, soccer, volleyball, track, tennis, pom and cheerleading.
The Briarcrest Fine Arts department provides instruction for students beginning in preschool and continuing through grade 12 in visual arts, choral music, instrumental music, general music, and theatre arts.
Briarcrest is well equipped for the information age. Briarcrest currently has approximately 650 computers and 35 servers on campus. Over 100 classrooms are equipped with projectors which allow connectivity to both staff and student computers.
The school has dual 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.
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Programs for kindergarten through Grade 8 began in 1973, as Briarcrest Baptist School System, and a program for Grades 9-12 was added in 1974. In the early years, Briarcrest maintained as many as 12 locations in Southern Baptist churches throughout the Memphis area. In 1989 the school split from the founding church and re-chartered as an independent school, Briarcrest Christian School. Over the past 20 years, Briarcrest Christian School has grown to 1,600 students and has become strong financially, as evidenced by the successful completion of elementary through high school and athletic facilities on its campus on Houston Levee Road east of Memphis.[1]