This program reflects the founder's enduring belief that opportunity must be paired with expectation. The scholarship exists for students who are willing to commit, grow, and take ownership of their education within a structured, purpose-driven environment.
Opportunity With Expectation
The Founder's Choice Scholarship is not awarded for privilege or perfection. It is extended to students who demonstrate effort, resilience, and readiness to grow.Recipients are given access to opportunity - and are expected to meet it with discipline, gratitude, and consistent effort. This balance is central to the program and to the culture of Redemption Christian Academy.
Mind - Character - Purpose in Action
Founder's Choice Scholars are developed holistically. Academic progress, character formation, and purpose-driven living are not treated as separate goals, but as connected outcomes of intentional education.Students are challenged to think critically, act responsibly, and understand the purpose behind their work - in school, in the community, and in daily life.
Conviction and Character
Character is not optional. Founder's Choice Scholars are expected to demonstrate integrity, accountability, respect, and gratitude.Students are guided to apply strong values to their choices and relationships, understanding that who they are becoming matters as much as what they achieve.
Learning With Intention
Academic excellence at RCA is measured by progress, persistence, and effort. Every student learns at a different pace, and success is defined by growth rather than comparison.RCA provides a structured environment that supports focus, responsibility, and continuous improvement - helping students build strong academic foundations without regret.
Discipline Through Athletics
Athletics at RCA are a training ground for discipline, not an end in themselves. Founder's Choice Scholars understand that they are students first. Through athletics, students develop time management, resilience, teamwork, and inner motivation - habits that reinforce academic success and long-term achievement.
Real-World Learning
Founder's Choice Scholars participate in hands-on learning that extends beyond the classroom. Students may gain practical experience in areas such as: These experiences teach responsibility, craftsmanship, accountability, and the dignity of honest work. Learning at RCA is lived, applied, and purposeful.
Standards of the Program
Founder's Choice Scholars are held to high standards throughout the year. Recipients are expected to demonstrate: This scholarship is an investment - and students are expected to honor that investment through action.Students Ready for the Challenge
RCA seeks earnest students - those with a sincere and determined desire to pursue their ne plus ultra, or highest potential.The RCA environment is intentional and focused. Time-wasting, complacency, and distraction are not part of the culture. Reading, productivity, discipline, and personal responsibility are expected.
Admission and scholarship consideration are not based solely on test scores or athletic ability, but on a student's willingness to improve and commit fully.
Access With Accountability
The Founder's Choice Scholarship reflects a core truth at Redemption Christian Academy:When access is paired with accountability, potential follows.
As Booker T. Washington observed, success is measured not by position, but by perseverance through challenge. That principle remains central to the Founder's Choice program.
This scholarship opens doors - and challenges students to walk through them with purpose.