- Tabernacle Christian School
Tabernacle Christian School is a private
Christian School inGardendale, Alabama ,USA serving grades K3-12. The current principal is Glenn Dickson, who came to TCS in July 2000.TCS was founded by Dr. Ronald Dabbs, former Pastor of Gardendale Baptist Tabernacle (GBT) in 1974. Since its inception, Tabernacle has been the largest private school in north Jefferson County and one of the largest Christian schools in Birmingham metropolitan area.
Tabernacle was one of the driving forces behind the creation of the Alabama Christian Education Association (ACEA), the largest Christian school association in Alabama, in 1975. Former Tabernacle Principal Robin Mears currently serves as Executive Director of the ACEA.
Academics
Tabernacle Christian uses the
A Beka Book andBob Jones University curricula. TCS hosts the ACEA State Academic Competition in February of each year.Athletics
The "Torches" have become one of the more dominant Christian school athletic programs in Alabama. Fielding teams in Football, Baseball, Softball, Volleyball, Cheerleading, men's and women's basketball and track and field. TCS
eight-man football competes in the Christian Football Association (CFA) and in the Alabama Christian Education Athletic Association (ACEAA)in all other sports. The Torches have appeared in the CFA state title game twice, hosting the championship in 2000. Until 2003 the Torches football program had advanced to the post-season playoffs each year since the programs inception.TCS boys' basketball has advanced to the ACEAA final four more times than any school in the state, including winning the National Championship in 1982. In addition to compeating against ACEAA teams the torches men's and women's basketball squads travel to face off against schools in Minnesota, Georgia, Florida, Texas, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Illinois each season. In 2006 the Lady Torches broke a three-year championship-game losing streak to bring home the school's first ever girls' state basketball title. In volleyball, the Torches won the state championships at the varsity and junior varsity levels in 2004, 2005 and 2006, finishing the season unbeaten in 2005. In 2003, Tabernacle's varsity and Junior varsity cheerleading squads placed first in the state and also captured the ACEAA spirit award; no other school has taken home the three awards in the same year.
Leadership
Superintendents
*Dr. Ronald Dabbs (1974-1993)
*Dr. Rick Nelson (1993-Present)Principals
*Dr. Robin Mears
*Dr. Braxton Baker
*Dr. Rick Nelson
*Keith Champion
*Mark Johnson
*Glenn DicksonLinks
* [http://www.tabernaclechristian.org Tabernacle Christian School official site]
* [http://www.ladytorches.com Official Tabernacle Athletics site]
* [http://www.alabamachristianed.com Alabama Christian Education Association ]
* [http://www.cfafootball.org Christian Football Association]
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