Episcopal School of Acadiana
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Episcopal School of Acadiana (ESA) is a coeducational day school of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Louisiana for students in grades PreK-3 through 12. The Lower School, serving students in PreK-3 through fifth grades, is located in Lafayette
, Louisiana
. The Middle and Upper School campus, for students in sixth through twelfth grades, is located in Cade, Louisiana
, between Lafayette
and New Iberia
. ESA draws students from throughout the Greater Lafayette
area.
Athletically, the school is in the "B" Division (schools without a football program) of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association
(LHSAA). ESA supports several sports including cross-country, boys' and girls' soccer, boys' basketball, baseball, swimming, track and field, and boys' and girls' tennis. The girls' volleyball team holds a national record of 16 consecutive state-championships. While the school lacks a football team, it does have a full boy's rugby team under the leadership of Coach and History Chair Brian McIntyre. ESA's rugby team (also known as Legion Rugby Football Club) won the state championship in 2006, and three years later in 2009.
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
. The Middle and Upper School campus, for students in sixth through twelfth grades, is located in Cade, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, between Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette is a city in and the parish seat of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States, on the Vermilion River. The population was 120,623 at the 2010 census...
and New Iberia
New Iberia, Louisiana
New Iberia is a city in and the parish seat of Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States, 30 miles southeast of Lafayette. In 1900, 6,815 people lived in New Iberia; in 1910, 7,499; and in 1940, 13,747...
. ESA draws students from throughout the Greater Lafayette
Lafayette-Acadiana combined statistical area
The Lafayette-Acadiana Combined Statistical Area is made up of six parishes in the Acadiana region of southern Louisiana. The statistical area consists of the Lafayette Metropolitan Statistical Area and four micropolitan statistical areas - Abbeville, Crowley, New Iberia, and Opelousas-Eunice...
area.
Affiliations
The school is a member of several local, regional, and national educational and religious associations.Athletically, the school is in the "B" Division (schools without a football program) of the Louisiana High School Athletic Association
Louisiana High School Athletic Association
The Louisiana High School Athletic Association is the agency which regulates and promotes the interscholastic athletic competitions of all high schools in the state of Louisiana.- Organization :...
(LHSAA). ESA supports several sports including cross-country, boys' and girls' soccer, boys' basketball, baseball, swimming, track and field, and boys' and girls' tennis. The girls' volleyball team holds a national record of 16 consecutive state-championships. While the school lacks a football team, it does have a full boy's rugby team under the leadership of Coach and History Chair Brian McIntyre. ESA's rugby team (also known as Legion Rugby Football Club) won the state championship in 2006, and three years later in 2009.
Trivia
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graduated from ESA in 1993. - The school has won the Class B Ford Cup for the most outstanding athletics in the state of Louisiana for 11 years in a row.