Life Center Academy
Life Center Academy is a private school located in Burlington in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States.
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2045 Burlington-Columbus Road , , 08016 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40.08048°N 74.79138°W |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | Preparing Students for Life! |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Assemblies of God |
| Established | 1975 |
| NCES School ID | 01655318[1] |
| Headmaster | Russell Hodgens |
| Chaplain | Rev. Matt Boudwin, upper school |
| Faculty | 25 FTEs[1] |
| Grades | Pre-K-12 |
| Enrollment | 229 (plus 22 in PreK, as of 2017–18)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.2:1[1] |
| Campus | 61 acres (250,000 m2) |
| Color(s) | Red White Black |
| Athletics conference | Penn-Jersey Athletic Association |
| Team name | Warrior |
| Website | www |
The school is associated with the Fountain of Life Center, an Assemblies of God church . The Headmaster is Dr. Bryan Sanders. The school is divided into three sections: Little Angel Preschool, the Elementary, which contains the students from Kindergarten to 6th grade; and the Upper School, which contains the students from 7th to 12th grade. Robert H. Newman is the Chief Academic Officer, Dawn Kalapuch is the Director of the Preschool, Tracy Cossabone is the Dean of the Elementary, and Norman Davis is the Assistant Dean of Students.
As of the 2017–18 school year, the school had an enrollment of 229 students (plus 22 in PreK) and 25 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.2:1.[1]
Athletics
Athletic Director: Tammy Nowicki
School colors: red, white, and black
School mascot: The Warrior
Athletic Association: Penn-Jersey Athletic Association
Notable alumni
- Juliet Richardson (born 1980), singer[2]
- Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (born 1981), member of the New Jersey General Assembly who represents the 8th Legislative District
- LaQuinton Ross (born 1991), American basketball player for Hapoel Eilat of the Israeli Basketball Premier League[3]
- Dion Waiters (born 1991), basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers; played college basketball for Syracuse[4]
References
- School data for Life Center Academy, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed September 1, 2020.
- Hafetz, David. "Ambitious 17-year-old Proves She's In A Class By Herself", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 17, 1997. Accessed May 13, 2011. "Today, Richardson graduates from Burlington County College with an associate's degree in liberal arts - just less than a month before she goes back to the Life Center Academy in Burlington Township to claim her high school diploma."
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 16, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Dion Waiters - 2011-12 Men's Basketball, Syracuse Orange men's basketball. Accessed June 1, 2016. "Waiters competed at Life Center Academy (N.J.) as a junior and senior"
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