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re: The Church Academy (formerly Christian Life Academy) in Baton Rouge is closing
Posted on 2/14/19 at 8:14 pm to rowbear1922
Posted on 2/14/19 at 8:14 pm to rowbear1922
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Yet, he does. He 100% wears bedazzled/designer jeans
Anyone can wear nice jeans. Calling all nice jeans bedazzled is stupid. Paints the wrong picture.
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Posted on 2/14/19 at 8:21 pm to Tigeralum2008
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Why did Christian Life become The Church Academy in the first place?
Dipping enrollment. It was their answer to falling behind in the competition for private school kids. Differentiating themselves as a school for fundamentalist Christians and anti-vaxers
Well really because Dr Melilli was 83 and wanted out so he brought the guy from St Amant in and sold it to him. Wonder if he owner financed.
And it wasn’t Jere Don. I think he’s in Florida. It was Jonathan and he and the old man didn’t get along. He’s in California selling BMW’s. I think Angela is still around here but I haven’t seen her in several years. I grew up with them and they weren’t any different than most of us. Just typical-nothing worse than smoking weed and drinking but that was enough for the Dr.
This post was edited on 2/14/19 at 8:44 pm
Posted on 2/14/19 at 8:48 pm to Martini
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Well really because Dr Melilli was 83 and wanted out so he brought the guy from St Amant in and sold it to him. Wonder if he owner financed.
While that certainly was one reason. The events leading to that point started a few years ago when the story of the teacher screwing a student came out.
Apparently it was reported to the Headmaster but he swept it under the rug. Melilli fired him after that. The school was never the same and enrollment declined to the point where the bank cut off the schools line of credit and they didn’t have the numbers to make it work in the 2016-2017 school year.
They spring it on us three days before the 2016-2017 school year was to start that The Church would be taking over the school and CLA would become The Church Academy in the 2017-2018 school year. I heard that the assumption of the loans and line of credit was the selling price but not sure if that is true.
That was my sons 8th grade year. He went to CLA from Pre-K to 8th grade. He left and went to Baton Rouge High for freshman year.
Posted on 2/14/19 at 9:13 pm to Martini
The school had a fighting chance for quite a while.
Wife is a Lifer. Pics in the annual.
Joe Champion (former LSU long snapper) was there for a while and did really good things. Very growth oriented.
But he had another calling and found his place in Austin and never looked back.
Celebration Church
Wife is a Lifer. Pics in the annual.
Joe Champion (former LSU long snapper) was there for a while and did really good things. Very growth oriented.
But he had another calling and found his place in Austin and never looked back.
Celebration Church
Posted on 2/14/19 at 10:31 pm to oauron
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Calling all nice jeans bedazzled is stupid
You are right. Except the one time I met him he WAS wearing bedazzled jeans. He has been 100/100 wearing them when I have met/seen him
Posted on 2/14/19 at 10:36 pm to jflsufan
When I read about the St Amant guy and his operation I didn’t think it would last. That’s a shame.
Posted on 2/14/19 at 10:40 pm to Martini
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When I read about the st anant guy and his ooeration i didnt think it would las
Cults hardly ever do
Posted on 2/14/19 at 10:42 pm to rowbear1922
Did you change the spelling in the post you quoted? Can Martini edit his posts without the edit notification?
This post was edited on 2/14/19 at 10:43 pm
Posted on 2/14/19 at 11:00 pm to Sun God
Sorry, on my phone and drank a little. My point still stands. frick that “church” and the idiots that support them
Posted on 2/15/19 at 7:50 am to LSURussian
It was all downhill when Peter Barnes left. He was a great administrator and a good man, and they treated him poorly.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 7:54 am to BlackAdam
What happened? They fire him why?
This place must have been thriving during Michael Clayton era btw.
This place must have been thriving during Michael Clayton era btw.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 8:06 am to PiscesTiger
There is some much incredible misinformation in this thread. 
Posted on 2/15/19 at 8:11 am to Tigeralum2008
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Why did Christian Life become The Church Academy in the first place?
Dipping enrollment + foolish capital expenditures + sustained expenses = financial trouble. They would have shut down two September’s ago had Church International not bought hem out.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 8:12 am to MintBerry Crunch
Why do you keep saying the Church International? Is that what St. Amant is officially going by these days?
This post was edited on 2/15/19 at 8:15 am
Posted on 2/15/19 at 8:39 am to dixiechick
Basis.ed Is going to build another school in Baton Rouge. They are also building a new one in New Orleans. I was talking to the head master about it last week and he said it had been in the works since they opened the one on Woman's Hospital campus but they havent found locations for the new schools yet. Last I heard, the waiting list for Basis is 450+ just for grades 1-5, not including the new incoming kindergarteners for next year.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:10 am to Tigeralum2008
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I wonder if we will see a magnet school purchase the property...
Not really in-the-know, but isn’t FLAIM looking for a permanent campus?
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:19 am to TDFreak
FLAIM just moved both campuses into the old Valley Park school this year.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:19 am to TDsngumbo
quote:The hate for my pastor and church on the OT is huge. All you sinners just hate on HPC.
Healing Place will open a school for them.
Pastor Mike = GOAT
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:30 am to Tchefuncte Tiger
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Where will the weird kids go now?
Runnels.
I predict Runnels will be the next private school to close in the city.
Posted on 2/15/19 at 9:53 am to BlackAdam
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It was all downhill when Peter Barnes left. He was a great administrator and a good man, and they treated him poorly.
Agreed.
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