School type Private Denomination nondenominational Founder Dr. Jere Melilli Phone +1 225-769-6760 Average ACT scores 28 | Religious affiliation(s) Christian Established 1981 Dean Ben Palmer Mascot Crusaders | |
Address 2037 Quail Dr, Baton Rouge, LA 70808, USA Motto Christ, changing lives to change the world! | ||
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Christian Life Academy in Baton Rouge, Louisiana was founded in 1981. Thousands of students have attended this K-12 academy including people of influence in the business and sports communities.
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History
Christian Life Fellowship opened its doors in 1976, and the Academy began in 1981 with grades 7 through 10. The following year grades Kindergarten through 12 were available. Today Christian Life Academy is a comprehensive school offering a college-preparatory education in a Christian atmosphere. Christian Life Academy provides for grades PS-12, including a nursery and daycare.
The campus is located on 55 wooded acres in south Baton Rouge off of Perkins Road. The campus has space devoted to administrative offices, classrooms, libraries, cafeterias, a gymnasium, three athletic fields, field houses, and nursery and daycare facilities. Specialized facilities include art rooms, a choir room, a band room, a theatrical stage, a computer lab, labs for biology, chemistry, and physics, an elementary science lab, locker rooms and weight training rooms.
Mission
The mission of Christian Life Academy is to present Jesus Christ as the focus of all truth through excellent academics, wholesome extra-curricular activities and as a foundation for all relationships.
Fine Arts Department
CLA has many venues for those interesting in studying fine arts, including art, choir, theater, and band. In the Spring the Fine Arts Department hosts a "Celebration of the Arts" Festival to showcase the many talents of the students. This venue is also how they raise money to fund the purchase of music and art supplies.
Each year Drama puts on a play in the Fall and a musical in the Spring. Their musicals have included Grease and High School Musical.
The band performs in many different venues throughout the year: marching at the football games, marching in parades and performing in one of their annual concerts. In its competition in Orlando in 2010 the band earned a ranking of "Excellent", while in Dallas in 2011, they earned multiple superior ratings. In Spring of 2015, they scored Superiors in Atlanta, GA.
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Sports
CLA is known for its competitive sports programs having been the Louisiana State Basketball Champions in 1996, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2008, and 2010 in their division. NFL players Michael Clayton and Dillon Farrell attended CLA and graduated from this institution. Basketball player and CLA 2010 graduate Langston Galloway signed with the New York Knicks in 2014 after setting several school records at Saint Joseph's University.