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| Scott Hauss
Headmaster| Scott Hauss
Average class size| 90
Campuses| Shelby Farms and Lower School
Color(s)|  Cardinal ,  White , &  Gold
Song| "May the Mind of Christ" “Victory In Jesus”
Mascot| Champ
Nickname| The Eagles
Newspaper| The Eagle's Eye
Yearbook| Ichthus
Website| ecseagles.com

Evangelical Christian School (ECS) is a private, non-denominational, evangelical Christian school in Memphis and Germantown, Tennessee, United States. 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

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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

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

## References

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

## External links

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* Evangelical Christian School