• Source: Washington Christian Academy

      • Washington Christian Academy (WCA) is a private Christian school established in 1960 in Silver Spring, Maryland that is now located in Olney, Maryland, at a new campus that was completed in 2008.


      History




      = Formation

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      Washington Christian Academy was formed when local families from Presbyterian and Christian Reformed churches in the area felt the need for a strong, biblically based and diverse school in the Washington metropolitan area. For the time, the school defied cultural values and created a school that specifically named diversity as one of its top qualities. The school was formed as Washington Christian School in 1960 for grades K-4. WCS grew gradually, and in 1982 it leased a larger building from the county on Franwall Avenue in Silver Spring, which allowed it to add a middle school and offer instruction through the eighth grade. WCS expanded again in 1996 when it merged with the nearby Silver Spring Christian Academy (a local high school formed by parents of WCS alumni), forming Washington Christian Academy (Pre K-12).


      = Transition

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      During the 2004–2005 school year, Washington Christian Academy was notified that it would need to leave the rented facility the following year as the building was to be torn down to construct a new public school. For the three years from the fall of 2005 through the spring of 2008, Washington Christian Academy rented space for its elementary school in Colesville Baptist Church off of New Hampshire Avenue in Silver Spring, and likewise rented space for the middle and high schools in Global Mission Church on Georgia Avenue in nearby Aspen Hill. During this transition period, Washington Christian Academy was able to purchase land and build a new facility, which opened in the summer of 2008.


      = New Campus

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      Washington Christian Academy opened its newly constructed facility in Olney for the fall semester of 2008. The new building provided the school with an increase in available space and opportunity for future expansion. The new WCA property is 57.63 acres (23.32 hectares) in size, with about 22 acres (8.9 ha) of land currently developed, including the new building, gym, baseball and soccer fields and parking areas.


      Athletics



      With the opening of its new Olney campus, WCA also gained a number of modern athletic facilities: including a gymnasium with a hardwood basketball court and seating for up to 300, a multi-purpose athletic field employed for soccer and numerous other sports and a baseball field.
      The WCA Men's Varsity soccer in 2010-11 won the championship game.
      Between 2015 and 2017, the Varsity Boys won back-to-back; the PVAC Division along with the PVAC Championship capped off with two Maryland Christian State Tournament (MCST) Championship final appearances which one game was won. In 2017, they won the Championship Final of the MCST versus Holly Grove Christian School. Within the new expanded PVAC Conference of 11 teams, the boys finished fourth behind Washington International School, Sandy Spring Friends School, and Berman Hebrew Academy.
      In recent years, WCA teams have won the following:
      2022-2023

      Varsity Boys Soccer Maryland Christian State Tournament Championship
      2018-2019

      Varsity Boys Soccer Maryland Christian State Tournament Championship
      2017-2018

      Varsity Boys Soccer Maryland Christian State Tournament Championship
      2016-2017

      Varsity Girls Soccer PVAC Division Championship
      Varsity Boys Soccer PVAC Division Championship
      Varsity Boys Soccer PVAC Tournament Championship
      2015-2016

      Varsity Boys Soccer Division Championship
      2013-2014

      Varsity Softball League Championship
      2012-2013

      Varsity Girls Soccer Conference Championship
      2011-2012

      Varsity Softball League Championship
      Varsity Volleyball League Championship
      Middle School Boys Basketball League Championship
      2010-2011

      Varsity Boys Soccer League Championship
      Middle School Baseball League Championship
      2009-2010

      Varsity Boys Basketball League Championship
      Varsity Girls Basketball MCST D1 Championship
      Varsity Girls Basketball League Championship
      Varsity Softball League Championship
      Middle School Boys Basketball League Championship
      2008-2009

      Varsity Boys Basketball MCST D1 Championship
      Varsity Softball League Championship


      Affiliations


      Christian Schools International (CSI)
      Middle States Association Commissions on Elementary and Secondary Schools (MSA-CESS)


      See also


      Olney, Maryland
      Christian Schools International
      Montgomery County, Maryland


      References




      External links



      Official website
      Christian Schools International

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