Alabama Christian Academy is a private school located at 4700 Wares Ferry Road in Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery, Alabama

Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located on the Alabama River southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. As of the 2010 census, Montgomery had a population of 205,764 making it the second-largest city...

. ACA is a coeducational, college preparatory school and is affiliated with the Churches of Christ. As of the 2009-2010 school year, Alabama Christian Academy has 1,019 students currently enrolled in Pre-K through the 12th grade. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools is one of the six regional accreditation organizations recognized by the United States Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation...

. Alabama Christian is also a member of the National Christian Schools Association (NCSA) and the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA).

School history

Alabama Christian Academy was founded in 1942. The founders of the school desired to give Montgomery a place where its students could receive a Bible-based education. Alabama Christian relocated to its current site on Wares Ferry Road in 1985. Along with the move, the school began an extensive building plan which would be completed in phases. The final phase of the building plan was completed in 2007 with the addition of several elementary and high school classrooms and a new football stadium.

Administrators

• President: Ronnie Sewell
• Superintendent: Dr. Milton Slauson
• Secondary Principal: Dale Horn
• Assistant Principal: Howard Todd
• Elementary Principal: Melissa Faulk
• Middle School Assistant Principal: Rob Williams

Athletics

Alabama Christian Academy has middle school and high school teams for Baseball, Basketball, Cheerleading, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Soccer, Softball, Track and Field, and Volleyball. Alabama Christian's Varsity Baseball team won the State Championship in 1995 and 2000. ACA's Varsity Softball team has won the State Championship nine times, in 1995, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, and 2009. Also, the school's Varsity Volleyball team won the Volleyball State Championship in 2002 and 2003.

Nobles vs. Alabama Christian Academy

In November 1995, Wayne and Nancy Nobles along with their attorney, Jimmy Jacobs, filed a "breach of contract" lawsuit against Alabama Christian Academy. The Nobles claimed that after their son had attended Alabama Christian for three years, he was reading at only a first grade level. The lawsuit against ACA was in the amount of $525,000 for tuition compensation and punitive damages. The case was sent to the federal court to determine whether or not private school educations are protected by the constitution. The school's attorneys, Alex Holtsford and Phillip Collins, argued that, "There is no constitutional right to any type of private school education."