Texas Leadership Charter Academy
Texas Leadership Charter Academy (TLCA) is a Charter school in San Angelo, Texas which was formerly TLC Academy(Tree of Life Christian Academy). TLCA was approved to become a charter school in November 2008, and was established in August 2009.
Grades
TLCA has grades K-12. TLCA has two campuses, "Melrose Campus" and the "Jackson Campus". The Melrose campus serves the elementary grades(K-6th grades) and the Jackson street campus serves the Jr. High/High School grades(7th-12th).
Facts
The TLCA mascot is the Eagle. The school colors are Columbia blue, black, and white.
Campuses
Melrose
The original Melrose campus is used as the K-6th grade campus. Melrose is home to the high school gymnasium, and the practice football field. TLCA also has plans to build the Jr. High/High School at this campus.
Secondary campus
The Secondary campus is the 7th-12th grade campus. At this campus, there are multiple portable buildings, and a Jr. High gymnasium.
Sports
The TLCA sports are: Football, Volleyball, Basketball, Track, Baseball, Softball, and Cheerleading.
Football
The 2009 Eagle football team played a half season as an 11-man team, then changed to six-man football, so that the team could participate in the T-CAL football district. The 2009 Eagles football team had a regular season record of 5-4 and in district went 1-2.
The 2010 Eagles football team has struggled in the first years of UIL district 6A district football. The TLCA Eagles fought for their historical first victory against the Cross Plains Buffaloes August 31, 2012 by a score of 34-17.
The 2012 Eagles football team finished the season with a 6-4 record. This was the first winning record in the school history. The Eagles are 6-24 all time.
Basketball
The boys basketball team is led by Coach Tim Howard. The Eagles compete in district 8A.
Baseball
The TLCA baseball team plays in district 2-1A. On April 23, 2012 the varsity baseball team had their historical first varsity game win, as they had only beaten junior varsity teams. The Eagles won the double header 21-2, and 19-8.
Softball
In 2011, the Lady Eagles softball team nearly made it to a District 2-1A playoff spot after going 7-7 in district play, and losing to Winters in the final inning.
Fine Arts
Fine arts at TLCA include band and choir. The band is directed by Homer Stewart. The band received the Sweepstakes award at their very first competition, the Sound Waves Music Festival near New Braunfels