Evangelical Christian School

School in Cordova, Tennessee

Evangelical Christian School

Address

7600 Macon Road

Cordova

Tennessee

38018

Coordinates| 35°09′11″N 89°48′45″W﻿ / ﻿35.1529194°N 89.8123787°W﻿ / 35.1529194; -89.8123787
Information
School type| Private co-educational Primary and Secondary school
Motto| Pursuit of Excellence for the Glory of God
Religious affiliation(s)| Non-denominational Christian
Founded| 1965
CEEB code| 430453
President| Braxton Brady
Campuses| Shelby Farms and Lower School
Color(s)| Cardinal and White
Song| "May the Mind of Christ"
Nickname| Eagles
Newspaper| The Eagle's Eye
Yearbook| Ichthus
Website| ecseagles.com

Evangelical Christian School, also known as ECS, is a private, non-denominational, evangelical Christian school in Memphis and Germantown, Tennessee. It was founded in 1965 and joined Association of Christian Schools International in 1984.[1] It hosts grades Pre-K to 12, with grades Pre-K through 5th grade at the Lower School campus in Germantown and grades 6-12 at the Macon campus in Memphis' Cordova section.

## History[edit]

ECS was established in 1965 as part of a wave of private schools formed by white parents in response to desegregation of the public schools.[2] The school began with only primary grades and added one grade each year with the first high school class graduating in 1975.[citation needed]

## Notable alumni[edit]

* Brad Cottam,[3][4][5] professional football player, Kansas City Chiefs
* Morgan Cox,[3][6][7] professional football player, Tennessee Titans
* Drew Holcomb,[8] musician
* Barrett Jones,[3][9][10] professional football player
* Spencer Pulley, professional football player, Los Angeles Chargers
* Brent Rooker, professional baseball player, Minnesota Twins
* George Sherrill,[3][11] pitcher, Atlanta Braves, Los Angeles Dodgers
* Skal Labissière, professional basketball player, Portland Trail Blazers
* Christopher Daniel Duntsch,[12][13][14] AKA "Dr. Death", former neurosurgeon, serving life sentence for gross malpractice resulting in the death and maiming of multiple patients.
* Jimmy Sexton, sports agent[15]
* Garrison Starr, professional musician[16]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "ACSI.org-ECS". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-05-03.
2. ^ Pohlmann, Marcus D. (2008). Opportunity Lost: Race and Poverty in the Memphis City Schools. Univ. of Tennessee Press. p. 85\. ISBN 9781572336384.
3. ^ a b c d "Legacy Athletes - Evangelical Christian School". www.ecseagles.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-03. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
4. ^ "University of Tennessee Athletics". www.utsports.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
5. ^ "NFL, College Sports, NBA and Recruiting". scout.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
6. ^ "Morgan Cox". www.baltimoreravens.com. Archived from the original on 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
7. ^ "University of Tennessee Athletics". www.utsports.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-09-30.
8. ^ Horrocks, Melissa (15 September 2015). "ECS Still Shining Brightly After 50 Years". The Commercial Appeal. Archived from the original on 10 December 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
9. ^ "In Tide star Barrett Jones' family, football hasn't come first". 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
10. ^ http://www.commercialappeal.com/sports/preps/first-and-10-who-are-the-best-memphians-to-play-sec-football-ep-1249569457-327932821.html Archived 2016-09-22 at the Wayback Machine[bare URL]
11. ^ "Baltimore Orioles closer George Sherrill is making a name for himself". 27 July 2008. Archived from the original on 26 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
12. ^ "Dr. Death: The Shocking Story of a Madman with a Scalpel". 24 October 2016. Archived from the original on 30 January 2022. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
13. ^ "Christopher Duntsch Indictments". Archived from the original on 2017-02-17. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
14. ^ "Disgraced surgeon in 'Dr. Death' podcast grew up in Memphis, trained at UT Health Science Center". Archived from the original on 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2019-05-30.
15. ^ "2025". Archived from the original on 2021-11-30. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
16. ^ "Sonic's Starr Shines". 15 October 2011. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

## External links[edit]

* Evangelical Christian School