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'''Pine Castle Christian Academy''' ('''PCCA''') is a small Christian [[private school]] in [[Pine Castle, Florida]], an area that sits on a border between [[Belle Isle, Florida|Belle Isle]] and [[Orlando, Florida]]. The school was founded by Pine Castle United Methodist Church under the name Methodist Country Kindergarten; PCCA has been an K-12 [[academy]] since 1983, when it received its current name. As of Spring 2008, it had 687 students.

'''Pine Castle Christian Academy''' ('''PCCA''') is a small Christian [[private school]] in [[Pine Castle, Florida]], an area that sits on a border between [[Belle Isle, Florida|Belle Isle]] and [[Orlando, Florida]]. The school was founded by Pine Castle United Methodist Church under the name Methodist Country Kindergarten; PCCA has been an K-12 [[academy]] since 1983, when it received its current name. As of Spring 2008, it had 687 students.

==History==

==History==

In 1954, PCCA's parent organization, Pine Castle United Methodist Church, founded the school as a ministry exclusively for [[kindergarten|kindergarteners]], then called Methodist Country Kindergarten. The kindergarten became an academy in 1983, when the church opened PCCA to first through sixth grade students. Each year after that, it successively introduced one more grade level, until, in 1990, the first senior class graduated.<ref>[http://www.pccaonline.org/AboutPCCA_History.htm PCCA: History<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

In 1954, PCCA's parent organization, Pine Castle United Methodist Church, founded the school as a ministry exclusively for [[kindergarten]]ers, then called Methodist Country Kindergarten. The kindergarten became an academy in 1983, when the church opened PCCA to first through sixth grade students. Each year after that, it successively introduced one more grade level, until, in 1990, the first senior class graduated.<ref>[http://www.pccaonline.org/AboutPCCA_History.htm PCCA: History<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

To accommodate its broadened range of students, the Academy constructed the Family Life Center (FLC) in 1985 as its primary campus building, and the Family Life Center in 2000 as its elementary and middle school building. The academy also acquired a small facility adjacent to the main campus to house elective classes. [[The Beacon Foundation]], a non-profit group that supports PCCA, and the admissions office are located inside the Beacon House, an early-1900's Florida "[[cracker (pejorative)|cracker]]" style house. Many school functions occur on the adjacent Crawford field or in the Pine Castle United Methodist Church Sanctuary.

To accommodate its broadened range of students, the Academy constructed the Family Life Center (FLC) in 1985 as its primary campus building, and the Family Life Center in 2000 as its elementary and middle school building. The academy also acquired a small facility adjacent to the main campus to house elective classes. [[The Beacon Foundation]], a non-profit group that supports PCCA, and the admissions office are located inside the Beacon House, an early-1900's Florida "[[cracker (pejorative)|cracker]]" style house. Many school functions occur on the adjacent Crawford field or in the Pine Castle United Methodist Church Sanctuary.

===Athletics===

===Athletics===

Pine Castle Christian Academy's [[American football|football]] team, lead by coach David Langdon, finished its inaugural 2005 football season with an 8-2 record<ref>[http://www.fridaynightfootball.net/Teams/PineCastle/Schedule05.php Friday Night Football 2005 Season]</ref>, although it did not make the play-offs. In the 2006 season, Pine Castle again finished with an 8-2 record<ref>[http://www.fridaynightfootball.net/Teams/PineCastle/Schedule.php Friday Night Football 2006 Season]</ref>, this time winning districts 2006. As of 2008, the Eagles football team was classified as 1B, lower than the Academy's other, 2A, sports; the classification is due to the recentness of the program's inception.

Pine Castle Christian Academy's [[American football|football]] team, lead by coach David Langdon, finished its inaugural 2005 football season with an 8-2 record,<ref>[http://www.fridaynightfootball.net/Teams/PineCastle/Schedule05.php Friday Night Football 2005 Season]</ref> although it did not make the play-offs. In the 2006 season, Pine Castle again finished with an 8-2 record,<ref>[http://www.fridaynightfootball.net/Teams/PineCastle/Schedule.php Friday Night Football 2006 Season]</ref> this time winning districts 2006. As of 2008, the Eagles football team was classified as 1B, lower than the Academy's other, 2A, sports; the classification is due to the recentness of the program's inception.

In the 2005 season, Pine Castle Christian Academy began a contest with its rival, The First Academy, called the "Showdown for the Scepter." The competition centers around a wood scepter painted in each school's colors (black, maroon, and white for PCCA; blue, yellow, and white for TFA), and symbolizes the two academies' rivalry. Each year, when the two schools face each other, the winner of that game brings the scepter back to its campus. In 2005, The First Academy won the Showdown; Pine Castle Christian Academy won in 2006.

In the 2005 season, Pine Castle Christian Academy began a contest with its rival, The First Academy, called the "Showdown for the Scepter." The competition centers around a wood scepter painted in each school's colors (black, maroon, and white for PCCA; blue, yellow, and white for TFA), and symbolizes the two academies' rivalry. Each year, when the two schools face each other, the winner of that game brings the scepter back to its campus. In 2005, The First Academy won the Showdown; Pine Castle Christian Academy won in 2006.

PCCA has a girls' [[volleyball]] team and, since Spring 2007, a boys' team as well. In 2005, the Pine Castle Christian Academy girls' varsity volleyball team advanced to the Elite Eight and won the District Championship<ref name="pcca">[http://www.pccaonline.org/NEA_Athletics.htm#accomplish PCCA: Athletics<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. In 2007, the girls' team won districts and advanced to the regional semi-fianls, before losing to Orangewood Christian School.

PCCA has a girls' [[volleyball]] team and, since Spring 2007, a boys' team as well. In 2005, the Pine Castle Christian Academy girls' varsity volleyball team advanced to the Elite Eight and won the District Championship.<ref name="pcca">[http://www.pccaonline.org/NEA_Athletics.htm#accomplish PCCA: Athletics<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> In 2007, the girls' team won districts and advanced to the regional semi-fianls, before losing to Orangewood Christian School.

Both girls' and boys' varsity [[basketball]] teams won the Florida state 1A championship in the 2006-07 season. Girls' won with a 38-37 victory over runner-up Malone High School; boys' finished with a 55-46 victory over The Rock. In the 2005-06 season, the boys' varsity basketball team finished 25-4, won Districts, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen<ref name="pcca">[http://www.pccaonline.org/NEA_Athletics.htm#accomplish PCCA: Athletics<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.

Both girls' and boys' varsity [[basketball]] teams won the Florida state 1A championship in the 2006-07 season. Girls' won with a 38-37 victory over runner-up Malone High School; boys' finished with a 55-46 victory over The Rock. In the 2005-06 season, the boys' varsity basketball team finished 25-4, won Districts, and advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.<ref name="pcca">[http://www.pccaonline.org/NEA_Athletics.htm#accomplish PCCA: Athletics<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

The girls' varsity [[softball]] team, in its 2006 season, won the class 1A Florida State Championship, the first state-level championship won by any PCCA team.  In 2007, PCCA repeated its victory as the class 1A Florida softball champion.

The girls' varsity [[softball]] team, in its 2006 season, won the class 1A Florida State Championship, the first state-level championship won by any PCCA team.  In 2007, PCCA repeated its victory as the class 1A Florida softball champion.