Greenbrier Christian Academy

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Address
311 Kempsville Road Chesapeake, Virginia USA
Coordinates
Information
Type	Private Christian
Established	1983
Founder	H. Ron White
Grades	P3 - 12
Color(s)	Blue and orange
Mascot	Gators
Rival	Atlantic Shores Christian
Accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Website	http://www.gcagators.org

Greenbrier Christian Academy (GCA) is a private Christian school located in the Greenbrier section of Chesapeake, Virginia. It was founded in 1983.

History

H. Ron White created GCA after serving in many education positions, but never administrator. After an informal informational meeting about starting a new school drew 180 participants, White set forth in creating the Chesapeake area's only Christian school without official ties to a local church. The school started by sharing space with the Bible Broadcasting Network and soon moved into its own building. In 1994, the school, along with three other schools, decided to leave the Metro Conference for the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools. This was a controversial move as the conference was admitting predominantly African-American schools and the three schools leaving were predominantly Caucasian. In 1995, the school expanded again by opening a pre-Kindergarten through 7th grade lower school.

Notable alumni

• Josh Rupe, professional baseball player
• B.J. Upton, professional baseball player