Talk:The King's Academy (Seymour, Tennessee)

History
The beginnings of The Kings Academy date back to the 1880s, when students were first enrolled in 1881 after an official charter was filed with the State of Tennessee. First the school was called Boyd's Creek Academy, in reference to a local community. In 1884, the name was changed to Harrison Seminary to honor Mr. Harrison Ellis, who dated land to the academy. When local churches of the Chillhowee Baptist Association began financially supporting the school, the name was changed to Harrison-Chilhowee Institute. In 1932 a partnership with the Tennessee Baptist Association was cemented, and the school became identified by Harrison-Chilhowee Baptist Academy, which is the official title for its non-profit status.

Womens and mens dorms were constructed in 1889 and 1908 (respectively). Boarding students are an important part of the school culture and heritage. Indeed, for many graduates, this is marked as one of the most important experiences during their time attending Harrison-Chilhowee Baptist Academy, and later The Kings Academy.

Sevier County did not have a school in the Seymour community for many years. To help meet the public education requirement of students in the area, the Sevier County school board paid for some students to attend Harrison-Chilhowee, gradually moving students to the school board's own facilities in 1947 (Elementary school) and 1961 (high school).

In 1993 the school was reorganized and put under a new umbrella. The school changed its name to The King's Academy, while also adding a retreat center and biblical retreat center to the campus — Preceding unsigned comment added by Moosination (talk • contribs) 00:26, 27 May 2015 (UTC)