Congratulations to Sophomores Madelyn Smith, Gaines Tanner, and Anna Ruth Smith being selected as the Escambia Academy 2018 HOBY (Hugh O’Brien Youth) representatives!
These three amazing sophomores were chosen by their teachers based on their attitudes, leadership qualities, and motivation to make great changes in their school and community. They will attend the HOBY conference at Troy University this summer. We are so proud of all three of them!
The Board of Directors of Escambia Academy is delighted to announce that our esteemed Assistant Headmaster, Hugh Fountain, has been elevated to the position of Headmaster! His love for the Cougars is evident in all that he does for our school and students both on and off the field. This is a time for proven leadership and dedication and there is no doubt that Coach Fountain can bring those skills to bear in this new roll.
This exciting change is a pivotal step in moving Escambia Academy in the direction of growth and stability needed to carry our great legacy forward for generations to come.
We are excited that Coach Fountain has agreed to take this opportunity as Mr. Heigle resigned his post as Headmaster, effective immediately.
Please join us in congratulating Headmaster Fountain. Your continued love and support of EA is what makes this school family so special. May God bless you, your family and Escambia Academy.
Regards,
Mike Campbell
Tickets can be purchased on our events page at Eventbrite Tickets
The My School Color Run is an untimed fun run/walk featuring a designated course. Throughout the course participants will experience color splash zones where they’ll be doused in color and end with a final color toss celebration!
We are excited to begin our 2016-2017 School Year. Below you will find the August Newsletter with important information and dates for our students and families.
We look forward to seeing you on August 10th!
EA Newsletter August 2016 Posted 8/2/16
Escambia Academy will be utilizing the IRIS (Immediate Response Information System) Alert system for emails, phone messages, and text messages for information which needs to be quickly shared with our membership. IRIS will be used to notify parents/family members of changes in athletic schedules, messages for certain groups (grades, teams), etc. IRIS will also be used in the event of an emergency involving the school or community, such as weather issues, campus issues, etc.
Please note the IRIS messages will come from the following email and phone number:
EscambiaAcademy@irisalert.com
Phone Number: 281-207-4890
This email address will not accept replies so if you need to ask a question about the email, please forward it to an email address at “eacougar.com” for the person who is responsible for If the recipient is unable to answer the phone call and/or does not have voice mail, you can call the 281-207-4890 number back and hear the message that was originally sent.
Please be aware of the email address and phone number–it is probably a good idea to identify this phone number in your contacts as “EA IRIS alert” or something similar so you do not ignore a message from this number.
The “EAHeadmaster@eacougar.com” email will continue to be used for general information and any forms or attachments.
We hope this will continue to improve our communication with our families.
David Walker
Escambia Academy
“12 Gifts for the 12 Days of Christmas” Raffle
Similar to the wildly popular, 30 Guns in 30 Days fundraiser, the Band Boosters are holding a similar raffle called 12 Gifts for the 12 Days of Christmas. Enclosed are the rules.
All proceeds from this fundraiser will benefit the Band Member’s individual improvement and equipment maintenance, repair or replacement of band equipment. The cost of the tickets must be paid by December 11th, 2015. The ticket drawing will be for from December 13th through December 24th. Band parents will need to see Birtha Ragan at School office to pick up a rule sheet, a calendar of drawings, and your tickets.
We want to thank everyone for selling, purchasing tickets and helping us in this project- we couldn’t do it without you. Contact any Band Booster Member to purchase or offer to sell tickets.
When you see the list of gift, please make note of the sponsors of the gifts. These companies and individuals have contributed to EA many times in the past and we should thank them by giving them our business.
Rules
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Fall Festival–it was a great success and was enjoyed by all. The PTO organized a fun event for everyone and we appreciate their hard work.
Don’t forget–Thanksgiving Break is November 23-November 27th.
During Thanksgiving Break, work will begin in the Elementary School for repainting of the hallways, auditorium and office area. An informational pamphlet was sent home on Friday with elementary students. The classrooms will be repainted over the Christmas Break and more information will be sent closer to this time.
As the weather turns cooler, each student should review the Student Handbook for the dress code on pages 8-11. Particularly, there are no hoods allowed on clothing at school. Please see me if you have any questions about an item being appropriate for school.
We are excited to offer the opportunity to order Winter Apparel with the EA logo on it. Attached is an Order Form for these items–there are samples available in the office. The first order will be made on Friday, November 20th so please turn in order forms with payment before that time–checks should be made to Escambia Academy with “Winter Apparel order” noted on the Memo line. We expect to have the items ordered available on Monday when we return from Thanksgiving Break. Additional orders will be filled as order forms are turned in with payment. All of the items offered (except the Sport Shirt) are appropriate for school wear according to the dress code. These items will make great Christmas gifts for friends and family as well!
We are proud of the Fall Sports Teams and the successful seasons they had. Basketball will begin soon and the schedules are available in the school office and will be posted on the eacougar.com website. We will be deciding the date for the Fall Sports Banquet soon and will send out that information when available.
David Walker
Headmaster
Escambia Academy
251-368-2080
AUBURN – Escambia Academy put up a good fight against Lee-Scott Academy earlier tonight, but the Warriors prevailed to win 35-24 in the quarterfinals of the AISA Class 3A state playoffs.
The Cougars and Warriors played a close first half, abd traded scores in the second half before LSA took a lead it would never give up.
LSA drew first blood after only two plays when stout running back Mitchell Lewis ran the ball 62 yards on a sweep play with 11:23 left in the first quarter. Lewis finished the game with five touchdowns on the night.
EA answered with a nice 34-yard Kainoa Gumapac pass to Trey Tuner. The Cougars trailed 7-6 after not converting their first extra point attempt. EA wouldn’t be able to cash in on extra point attempts the rest of the night.
After recovering a Lewis fumble and on the next EA offensive possession, Cougars running back Kris Brown made LSA pay with a 95-yard run for a touchdown with 10:02 left in the first half.
Lewis scored his second touchdown with 6:55 left in the first half, and the Warriors took a 14-12 lead into the break.
Right out of the gate, the Cougars came out scoring on a 67-yard dash from Turnerto take back the lead with 9:35 left in the third quarter. EA led 18-14.
After trading possessions and EA getting things rolling on defense, the Warriors found running room on a 21-yard TD rush from Lewis. With the extra point, the Warriors took a 21-18 lead.
However, EA answered back.
Gumapac found Pat McGhee for a 53-yard strike on the first play from the line of scrimmage to put the game back in the Cougars’ court.
The Cougars were able to hold Lewis on a fourth-and-two play to start the fourth quarter, but their offense couldn’t get anything going, deciding to punt with the down at fourth-and-three.
LSA then took its lead it would never give up on a 48-yard running score with 8:33 left in the game.
LSA scored its final touchdown of the night after putting together a more-than 5-minute drive to go ahead 35-24 with 47.6 seconds left.
With the ball and 39.9 seconds left in the game, the Cougars tried everything they could getting down to the Warrior 37-yard line, but didn’t get the ball in the end zone.
EA finishes its season 7-5.
EA Cougars Varsity Football at Bessemer Academy, Thursday, October 29th at 7:00 p.m. Students attending this game who are not at school on Friday are subject to the Attendance Policy as outlined in the Student Handbook. Please check with Mr. Walker if you have any questions.
Our Varsity Football team has qualified for the First Round of AISA Playoffs. We will play Lee Scott Academy in Auburn on November 6th at 7:00 p.m. The office will have playoff tickets available for purchase the week before the game. If you are planning to attend, please purchase your tickets from the office so our school can keep our share of the funds from ticket sales. If you wait to purchase your tickets at the game, EA will not receive any portion of the ticket sales.
We are launching our new website later today. It will still be located at www.eacougar.com. Many thanks to Tim Doerr for his development and continued work. Some areas are still a “work in progress” and will be updated as information is available. We look forward to sharing this with our members, potential students and community. The link for our Live Stream for football games will still be available through the website.
David Walker
