Seffner Christian Academy

Seffner Christian Academy
Location
Seffner, Florida, (Hillsborough County) United States
Coordinates	28°00′02″N 82°18′17″W / 28.0005°N 82.3046°W / 28.0005; -82.3046Coordinates: 28°00′02″N 82°18′17″W / 28.0005°N 82.3046°W / 28.0005; -82.3046
Information
Type	Private School, high school
Established	1983
Principal	Roger Duncan
Grades	K–12
Number of students	671 (2012)
Color(s)	Burgundy and White
Team name	Crusaders
Rivals	Bayshore
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI)
Website	scacrusaders.com

Seffner Christian Academy is a private Christian high school located in Seffner, Florida, United States. It was established in 1983. Seffner Christian enrolls over 600 students. In 2013, the Tampa Bay Business Journal listed SCA as Tampa's 21st most expensive private school, out of 23 rated.^[1]

Arts

Fine arts programs include Band, Choir, and Drama.

Athletics

The school's athletic teams are referred to as the Crusaders.

Seffner Christian Academy has participated in the FHSAA since 2005^[2] and has appeared in 32 district finals and six regional finals as of 2012. Football was introduced to SCA in 2010,^[3] and in 2012 an SCA student was awarded the first football scholarship ever awarded by Olivet Nazarene University.^[4] For many years, the school has hosted the Jan Bennett basketball tournament,^[5] which raises funds to pay for Hillsborough County basketball all-star recognition and events.

The school fields teams in the following sports:

Basketball
Football
Soccer
Volleyball
Baseball
Softball
Cheerleading
Cross country
Tennis
Track & field
Field hockey

Demographics

The student body is evenly divided between male and female students. Approximately 55% are white, 22% Hispanic, 19% black and 4% Asian.^[6]

The school has special programs to help working mothers.^[7]

Notes

↑ Erickson (1 November 2013). "The List: Tampa Bay's most expensive private schools". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved 25 March 2014.
↑ "Bobby Bowden to speak at Seffner Christian Academy event". Tbo.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
↑ "Seffner Christian: Opportunity finally comes to patient Reichert". Tbo.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
↑ Andrew Luria (2012-05-19). "Seffner Christian senior makes history amidst troubled high school football landscape - Story | abcactionnews.com | Tampa Bay News, Weather, Sports, Things To Do | WFTS-TV". abcactionnews.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
↑ "Boys hoops: TBBCA makes tradition of promoting game". Tbo.com. 2013-11-19. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
↑ "Seffner Christian Academy, Seffner, FL Test Scores and Information - Movoto Real Estate". Movoto.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
↑ Stanley Greenberg (2004). The Two Americas: Our Current Political Deadlock and How to Break It. Mishawaka, IN: Better World Books. p. 146. ISBN 9780312318390.

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Hillsborough County Public and Private Schools

High schools	Alonso High School (8th–12th grade) Armwood High School Blake High School Bloomingdale High School Brandon High School Chamberlain High School Durant High School East Bay High School Freedom High School Gaither High School Hillsborough High School Jefferson High School King High School Lennard High School Leto Senior High School Middleton High School Newsome High School Plant City High School (7th–12th grade) Plant High School Riverview High School Robinson High School Sickles High School Spoto High School Steinbrenner High School Strawberry Crest High School Tampa Bay Technical High School Tampa Marine Evening (7th–12th grade) Wharton High School

Middle schools	Louis Benito Middle School Pete Davidsen Middle School Angelo L. Greco Middle School Ben Hill Middle School John Quincy Adams Middle School James Buchanan Middle School William G. Pierce Middle School (6th-9th grade) Memorial Middle School Sligh Middle Magnet School D.W. Webb Middle School Dowdell Middle Magnet School Roland Park Middle School Dr. John A. Coleman Middle School Martin Van Buren Middle School James Madison Middle School Progress Village Middle Magnet School Dr. R. Reche Williams Middle Magnet School Nathan B. Young Middle Magnet School Benjamin Franklin Middle Magnet School Andrew J. Ferrell Middle Magnet School James Monroe Middle School Woodrow Wilson Middle School Garland V. Stewart Middle Magnet School Orange Grove Middle Magnet School Hillsborough Academy (5th-8th grade) Liberty Middle School

Elementary schools	Booker T. Washington Elementary School MacFarlane Park International Baccalaureate School Westchase Elementary School Alafia Elementary School Symmes Elementary School Summerfield Elementary School Crestwood Elementary School Claywell Elementary School Cypress Creek Elementary School Essrig Elementary School Limona Elementary School Boyette Springs Elementary School Egypt Lake Elementary School Dale Mabry Elementary School Pride Elementary School Forest Hills Elementary School Dunbar Magnet School Gorrie Elementary School Mitchell Elementary School Oak Grove Elementary School Lee Magnet School Roosevelt Elementary School West Shore Elementary School Walden Lake Elementary School

Charter schools in Tampa and surrounding Hillsborough County	Anderson Elementary Academy Carl Sagan Academy Hope Preparatory Academy Kid’s Community College Learning Gate Community School Literacy/Leadership/Technology Academy Metropolitan Ministries Mount Pleasant Standard-Based Middle School Pepin Academy of Tampa Prince Academy Quest Middle School Re-birth Academy RCMA Wimauma Academy Richardson Montessori Academy Tampa Bay Academy Tampa Charter School Tampa Transitional School of Excellence Terrace Community Middle School Trinity School for Children USF/Patel USF/Patel Intermediate Village of Excellence Walton Academy of the Performing Arts

Private schools in Tampa	Seffner Christian Academy (PreK-12) Berkeley Preparatory School (PreK–12) Cambridge Christian School (PreK–12) Tampa Catholic High School (9–12) Jesuit High School of Tampa (9–12) Tampa Preparatory School (6–12) Citrus Park Christian School (PreK–12) Christ the King Catholic School (PreK–8) St. Mary's Episcopal Day School (PreK–8) St. John's Episcopal Parish Day School (PreK–8) Bayshore Christian School (PreK–12) Tampa Baptist Academy (PreK–12) Academy of the Holy Names (9–12) American Youth Academy (PreK–12) The Paideia School of Tampa Bay (K–12) Bell Shoals Baptist Academy (PreK–8)

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