Spring Creek Academy
| Spring Creek Academy | |
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| Location | |
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6000 Custer Rd Bldg 5 Plano, Texas 75023 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°03′23″N 96°43′53″W / 33.056262°N 96.731475°WCoordinates: 33°03′23″N 96°43′53″W / 33.056262°N 96.731475°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school |
| Established | 1996 |
| Principal | Karen Morrell |
| Faculty | 18 |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | 118 (2013-2014) |
| Website | Official Website |
Spring Creek Academy is a Dallas area Private School for "Gifted, Talented, and Highly Motivated students". Located in Plano, Texas, Spring Creek Academy opened in 1996 and currently serves approximately 200 students in grades K-12.
Spring Creek Academy is a private college prep school, offering all core and academic elective courses required to meet mandated state requirements for graduation.
Graduates
Spring Creek Academy’s alumni include 2016 Olympic gymnastics Champion Madison Kocian, 2008 Olympic gymnastics champion Nastia Liukin, 2004 Olympic gymnastics champion Carly Patterson (all 3 of whom trained at the same gymnastics facility, World Olympic Gymnastics Academy (WOGA), located in Plano, Texas), 2014 World Gymnastics team champion Alyssa Baumann, who also trained at WOGA alongside Kocian, TV, film, and Broadway star Hunter Parrish, TV and film actress Molly Quinn, actress Shelley Buckner, actress Courtney Hope, American NASCAR driver James Buescher, recording artist Landon, violinist Shannon Lee, golf champion Tanya Wadhwa, British figure skating champion Luke Chilcott, tennis players Megan and Jessica Alexander, and artist Ven Rey.
Graduates have matriculated to the following universities: Harvard, Stanford, Princeton, UCLA, Columbia, Cornell, Texas A&M, Baylor, SMU, Manhattan School of Music, Parsons New School for Design and numerous other state universities.
History
Spring Creek Academy was founded by Karen Morrell in 1996 as an outgrowth of Tutorial Service of Plano. Tutorial Service of Plano was founded by Karen Morrell in 1989 and continues to offer after school tutoring in all subjects. Several Spring Creek Academy teachers supplement their income by working as after school tutors serving students from all schools.
Morrell was approached by a group of young gymnasts who were seeking opportunities to practice more hours and still receive a complete education.