The 7-12th Grade
HOUSE SYSTEM
2,030
2023-2024 House Championship Cup Recipients
2022-2023 House Championship Cup Recipients
2020-2021 House Championship Cup Recipients
2,120
House Week Joust Battle Champions
2,150
House Week Drench the Dragon Battle Champions
2021-2022 House Championship Cup Recipients
1,710
Updated August 29, 2024
The House System
Elliot House
Elliot House is named for Jim and Elisabeth Elliot who served as missionaries in South America in the 1950’s. The Elliot house motto is “Forgiveness and Bravery”.
Elliot house colors are green and silver.
Biographies of Jim Elliot include:
Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot by Elisabeth Elliot
Through Gates of Splendor by Elisabeth Elliot
The Journals of Jim Elliot by Elisabeth Elliot
Tozer House
Aiden Wilson Tozer, A.W. Tozer, was born on April 21, 1897. He was an American Christian pastor and author who wrote over 60 books. Two of his books, The Pursuit of God and The Knowledge of the Holy became Christian classics that encouraged their readers to pursue a deeper relationship with God. Tozer also became the editor of the Alliance Life, which is a bi-monthly magazine for Christian Missionary Alliance. Many books were compiled after his death to include many sermons and articles he wrote. He died May 12, 1963. His legacy lives on through the example of his life, which was heavily influence by his vibrant prayer life.
Tozer House colors are blue and white.
Biographies of A.W. Tozer include:
The life of A.W. Tozer: In Pursuit of God by James Snyder
A Passion for God: The Spiritual Journey of A.W. Tozer by Lyle Dorsett
Mueller House
Mueller House is named for George Mueller who was known for his devoted life of prayer and provision of orphan homes and schools in England in the late 1800s.
Mueller House colors are orange and silver.
Biographies of George Mueller include: The Autobiography of George MuellerGeorge Mueller: Delighted in God by Roger Steer
Bonhoeffer House
Dietrich Bonhoeffer was born in 1906 and became a Lutheran pastor who was a founding member of the Confessing Church. He became a theologian who wrote often about the Christian’s role in a secular world. He wrote The Cost of Discipleship, which has become a classic and continues to have a major influence on many lives. In April of 1943, he was imprisoned and was later hanged in 1945 for his role as an anti-Nazi dissident.
Bonhoeffer House colors are red and white.
Biographies of Dietrich Bonhoeffer:
Dietrich Bonhoeffer A Biography by Eberhand Bethge
Dietrich Bonhoeffer 1906-1945 Martyr, Thinker, Man of Resistance by Ferdinand Schlingersiepen
The Foundations of the LCA House System
Relationship Building: The main goal of the House System is to build Christ-centered, quality relationships as modeled in Matthew 22:36-40 and Matthew 5:43
Service: This pillar is based on the great commandment by Jesus to love God and love your neighbor. This applies to stewardship within CLPS and beyond.
Ministry to the School Population: Students are able to engage in ministry to the younger population of students as well as their peers through Biblically- Centered activities, studies and devotions.
Student Leadership: The CLPS House System provides ample opportunity for service to the school through fulfillment of duties of office. This leadership includes high expectations of officers and members to critically think to plan events, ministries and traditions that increase the value of our school community and to execute them with excellence.
History of House Systems
The House System originated in England as the English school system was being developed and was used for the purposes of providing an environment where students are afforded “pastoral care” or individualized education (Dierenfield, 1975). Originally, the houses were literally that: a place where students lived as they were boarded in school (The Latin School, 2015).
House systems vary widely in their implementation due to the specific needs of the school. 7-12th Students are often divided into one of several houses, each with a distinctive identity. In most cases, students are sorted “vertically” meaning that there is an “equitable distribution of students from all grade levels in each individual house,” and biological families are kept within the same houses (Brennan, 2012).
Programming also varies widely. Most schools use the house system as a way to disseminate information (Dierenfield, 1975) and to host competitions between houses. These are sometimes in an academic or athletic format. Faculty leaders award merit points to Houses based on the outcomes of these competitions, leadership, community service, or other triumphs. Some systems also employ demerits for rule breaking (Dierenfield, 1975).
House Sorting and Induction
All students entering 7th through 12th grade at Legacy Christian Academy will be sorted into houses. Each house has students from each grade represented. Families will be kept in one house to increase the whole family’s house pride. The oldest sibling is sorted and all siblings who enter grades 7-12 will be sorted into the same house, even if there is a gap between a secondary student leaving school and an elementary student entering 7th grade. This rule only applies to immediate family (i.e. brothers and sisters) and does not apply to cousins, etc.
Sorting occurs at the beginning of House Week/Orientation. Students will be sorted one at a time and will then proceed with their new house to an induction ceremony and celebration.