The King's Academy (California)

The King's Academy is a private, Christian junior and senior high school in Sunnyvale, California, US. It is a member of the Association of Christian Schools International and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[1] It was founded in 1990 and is housed on the former campus of Sunnyvale High School.[2]

Address
562 N. Britton Avenue,

Sunnyvale
,
California
94085
Coordinates37.386534°N 122.011959°W / 37.386534; -122.011959
Information
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Opened1991
FoundersJack and Allegra McBirney
Head of schoolScott Meadows
Grades6-12
Enrollment954 (2017–2018 school year)
Student to teacher ratio12:1
Color(s)    Navy and yellow
Team nameKnights
AccreditationAssociation of Christian Schools International
Western Association of Schools and Colleges
Websitewww.tka.org

Student body

Total enrollment is just over 950 students, about 60% high school students and 40% junior high. In the 2016–2018 school year, about 42% of students were Asian, 36% White, 12% Multi-Racial, 5% Hispanic/Latino, 2% Black and 1% Other. There were also 22 international students.[3]

Courses

The school offers 18 Advanced Placement courses.[1]

The King's Academy has 9 departments.[4]

  1. Bible
  2. Computer Science & Engineering
  3. English
  4. Mathematics
  5. Physical Education
  6. Science
  7. Social Studies
  8. Visual and Performing Arts (which includes)
    1. Art
    2. Dance
    3. Music
    4. Theater
  9. World Languages

Art

The King's Academy's art courses have the following mediums:[4]

Traditional Pen & Paper

Ceramics

Digital Artwork

Calligraphy

Music

The King's Academy offers the following music courses:[4]

Choir / Concert Choir

Percussion Ensemble

Wind Ensemble

Strings / String Ensemble / String Orchestra

Jazz

World Languages Courses

The King's Academy offers the following language courses:[4] (An H Indicates it as an honors class)

French (1, 2, 3, 4, AP)

Mandarin (1, 2, 3, 4, AP Chinese Language)

Spanish (1, 2, 2H, 3, 3H, 4, AP)

American Sign Language (Year 1, Year 2)

Sports

As of 2018, the school has programs in baseball, basketball, cross country, dance, diving, drill team, flag football, football, golf, soccer, softball, squash, swimming, tennis, track and field, ultimate frisbee, volleyball, water polo, and weightlifting.[1] In the mid-2010s, the head football coach was Michael Johnson, former assistant coach of the San Francisco 49ers.[5] In 2017, former professional Canadian football player, Pete Lavorato took over as head football coach.[6] Relief pitcher, Joe Biagini played at the school in the mid 2000s.

Statement Of Faith

As seen on The King's Academy's website,[7] this is their statement of faith:

  1. We believe the Bible to be the inspired, the only infallible, authoritative, inerrant Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16, 2 Peter 1:21).
  2. We believe there is one God, eternally existent in three persons—Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Genesis 1:1, Matthew 28:19, John 10:30).
  3. We believe that God directly created the heavens and the earth and all that lies therein (Genesis 1).
  4. We believe in the deity of Christ (John 10:33), His virgin birth (Isaiah 7:14, Matthew 1:23, Luke 1:35), His sinless life (Hebrews 4: 15, 7:26), His miracles (John 2:11), His vicarious and atoning death (1 Corinthians 15:3, Ephesians 1:7, Hebrews 2:9), His Resurrection (John 11:25, 1 Corinthians 15:4), His Ascension to the right hand of God (Mark 16:19), and His personal return in power and glory (Acts 1:11, Revelation 19:11).
  5. We believe in the absolute necessity of regeneration by the Holy Spirit for salvation because of the exceeding sinfulness of human nature, and that men are justified on the single ground of faith in the shed blood of Christ, and that only by God's grace and through faith alone are we saved (John 3:16–19, 5:24; Romans 3:23, 5:8–9; Ephesians 2:8–10; Titus 3:5).
  6. We believe in the resurrection of both the saved and the lost:  they that are saved unto the resurrection of life, and they that are lost unto the resurrection of condemnation (John 5:28–29).
  7. We believe in the spiritual unity of believers in our Lord Jesus Christ (Romans 8:9, 1 Corinthians 2:12–13, Galatians 3:26–28).
  8. We believe in the present ministry of the Holy Spirit by whose indwelling the Christian is enabled to live a godly life (Romans 8:13–14; 1 Corinthians 3:16, 6:19–20; Ephesians 4:30, 5:18).

References
  1. "The King's Academy". Private SchoolReview. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  2. Garvin Thomas (October 15, 2014). "Private School Goes Above and Beyond To Preserve History Of Closed Sunnyvale High School". KNTV.
  3. "TKA at a Glance". The King's Academy. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
  4. "The King's Academy: Course Catalog". www.tka.org. Retrieved 2020-10-01.
  5. Darren Sabedra (September 9, 2016) [September 7, 2016]. "Ex-49ers assistant and his college-prospect son lead The King's Academy". San Jose Mercury News.
  6. "High school football: Pete Lavorato leaves Sacred Heart Prep for The King's Academy". The Mercury News. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2018-12-03.
  7. "The Values of The King's Academy | What We Stand For". www.tka.org. Retrieved 2020-10-02.
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