Fort Bend Christian Academy

Fort Bend Christian Academy sports teams are known as the Eagles; their colors are green and white with gold accent. They compete as a TAPPS Division II/5A^[18] school with 26 varsity and junior varsity upper school athletics teams. Multiple sports are offered in each sports season, including cheerleading, dance team, cross country, football, and volleyball in the fall; basketball, cheerleading, dance team, soccer, and swimming in the winter; and baseball, golf, softball, tennis, track and field in the spring.^[19]

Recently named "Best Private School" in Fort Bend County,^[5][2] FBCA offers students opportunities to play multiple sports at a competitive level with a substantial 82%^[2] of students participating in competitive sports annually and half of all Middle and Upper School students participating in the Performing Arts. The objective of the FBCA athletic department is to "glorify God while developing student athletes and mentoring them in blending a competitive spirit in the athletic arena while attaining excellence in their spiritual lives, academic endeavors, and social responsibilities."^[20]

On February 11, 2019, FBCA named world-record setter Deon Minor Head Track and Field coach.^[21]

On June 19, 2024, Richard Lazarou was named as Fort Bend Christian Academy's Director of Athletics and brings significant experience in coaching and managing and mentoring coaches and has been awarded numerous other awards including a "Touchdown Club Award, Positive Coaching Alliance Double Gold Coach Award, Fort Bend Playbook Coach of the Year, Texas A&M Inspiration Award for Exceptional Secondary Education, Austin High School."^[22]

On April 14, 2025, FBCA named Ben Hoffmeier as head football coach.^[23] Coach Hoffmeier holds a Bachelor of Arts in Religion from Centre College and a Master of Arts in Theological Studies from Trinity International University before going on to lead Brazos Christian School to three consecutive state quarterfinals and in 2016 was honored in Dave Campbell's Texas Football "40 Under 40" as part of the TAPPS state championship coaching staff.^[24]

On June 24, 2025, Coach Edwin Maysonet was announced as Head Baseball coach, bringing 10+ years of professional playing experience in the MLB.^[25]

Fort Bend Christian Academy offers a fine arts program for students across different grade levels, starting from lower school enrichment classes in music and art, which gradually expand to include band and theatre opportunities during middle school.^[43]

At the upper school level, the visual arts program provides a diverse range of courses in the visual and performing arts and media. With a selection of more than 20 Honors and AP-level art options, students have opportunities to explore and develop their artistic interests. In 2024, a Stagecraft class was added to the course catalogue to explore the terminologies and techniques used in technical theatre—offering hands-on stagecraft experience.

In the performing arts, students have the opportunity to perform in multiple school plays and musicals per year including student-directed musicals in the advanced Production Theatre class. Past performances have included Hadestown: Teen Edition, Once on This Island JR, Godspell JR, Beauty and the Beast, The Addams Family, Matilda, Newsies, West Side Story, The Lion King JR, and The Sound of Music. Additionally, middle school and upper school praise teams lead weekly chapel/worship every Wednesday morning. Furthermore, the FBCA Theatre and ASL departments have worked together on a number of plays and musicals in order to present performances for the hearing-impaired community including Once on This Island JR, The Taste of Sunrise and Godspell JR.

Throughout the academic year, students actively participate in TAPPS competitions and various performances, showcasing their talents and skills acquired through the fine arts program. This participation allows students to further enrich their artistic growth and gain valuable experiences in a competitive and collaborative setting.

Foreign language courses include Spanish I-IV and ASL I-V. FBCA has a robust American Sign Language (ASL) program that enriches the community through student performances,^[54] works with the theatre department to incorporate ASL into musicals,^[55][56] and incorporates machine translation of sign languages using SignAll technology to allow students to "practice, learn, and get immediate feedback on their American Sign Language skills in real time."^[57]

FBCA encourages a variety of traditions to "encourage participation, build community and provide families with fond memories of their time spent on campus."^[58] These traditions range from more common activities such as Homecoming and Rodeo Day to opportunities for building community such as:

• Eighth Grade Camp Eagle week which is included in the cost of tuition and offers students an opportunity to "experience outdoor adventure and grow closer to Christ and each other during a week-long retreat at Camp Eagle in the Texas Hill Country"^[58] with activities ranging from zip lining, swimming, and sports to rock climbing, kayaking and more. They also take part in worship and devotional times.
• Eagle Week is a unique opportunity for FBCA upper school students "to serve locally or internationally and to meet the physical and spiritual needs of people living thousands of miles away or just down the road."^[58] Whether serving at a Food bank, clothing bank, visiting Washington, D.C. to learn about our country's history, helping with local kids ministries, hosting Vacation Bible schools, or traveling to international destinations such as Greece, Israel, The Bahamas, Haiti, Ukraine, or Spain — students are afforded a variety of opportunities to build stronger ties with communities.
• Senior-Kinder buddy program which is a leadership program designed to foster strong community bonds, connecting FBCA students just beginning their time at the school with those about to finish. "Students meet with their buddies on several occasions throughout the year including a book reading pajama party, 50's style sock hop to celebrate the 50th day of school and a 100th day of school celebration where they dress as the elderly."^[59]

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The school first opened in September 1987, with seven kindergarten students, as Sugar Creek Baptist Church School (SCBCS). The school, on the property of Sugar Creek Baptist Church, had one teacher in its initial year, and 1988 it had 14 students with first grade included. The school moved to the property of the First Baptist Church of Sugar Land and changed its name to Fort Bend Baptist Academy (FBBA) in Summer 1992.^[10] At the time of the move the school became non-denominational and it was no longer affiliated and no longer received support from the church. The word "Baptist" remained in its name even though it became a non-denominational school with no support from any particular denomination.^[4]

The 7th and 8th grades opened in the 1993–1994 school year.^[10] In the following year the FBBA's high school division opened.^[4]

Its current name (Fort Bend Christian Academy) was adopted in the summer of 2011.^[10] The board adopted a name indicating the school's non-denominational status in order to compete with area private schools and increase enrollment. The school mascot, colors, and scripture verse remained the same. The school hired a marketing company to establish a new brand along with the new name.^[4]

FBCA facilities are adjacent to one another across the large 35-acre campus with multiple facilities including the South Campus, North Campus, 7,000 sq. ft. Visual Arts Pavilion, baseball stadium, athletic complex, field house, track, soccer field, weight room, training facility, and football field with new shock pad system, cooler infill, and artificial turf surface.^[60][61]

The campus consists of three main facilities:

• North Campus for Upper School/High School students (9th - 12th Grade)
• South Campus for Lower/Middle School students (PreK - 8th Grade)
• Athletics Complex