After over 20 years at The King’s Academy, Upper School Principal Dr. Angela Crevar is moving to Florida, where her husband has been stationed. Although she hopes to return in the future, she plans to teach online classes through Mercer University in the meantime. Dr. Crevar’s contributions to TKA will continue to impact students for years to come.
Growing up in a Christian military family, Dr. Crevar was used to moving a lot, living in California, Texas, Montana and even England.
“I was actually born in Montana, but we had family in Georgia and Texas,” Dr. Crevar said. “I always considered those places my home… I was the oldest child and the first grandchild on both sides. I spent a great deal of time looking after others, which I think helped shape my desire to be a teacher.”
Before coming to TKA, Dr. Crevar spent six years teaching at a federally funded Title 1 school for low-income families. This experience taught her how to educate students despite having limited resources, foreshadowing her legacy in making The King’s Academy high school what it is today.
23 years ago, Dr. Crevar put her son in kindergarten at TKA and volunteered in his classroom to help tutor children having difficulties in reading. Mrs. Jamey Wood realized what she was doing, and Dr. Crevar began doing some contract work for her. After having her fourth child, Dr. Crevar came on as a staff member.
“I look at where I was twenty something years ago, and I love the fact that there have been people here that have really fostered my growth, prayed over me and have been like family to me,” Dr. Crevar said. “[It’s] not that I didn’t make mistakes. I made plenty of mistakes, but they [Kristi Brannen and Jamey Wood] were gracious in allowing me to correct those mistakes and guiding me. I think that’s what King’s is about: investing in others.”
In addition to Principal, Dr. Crevar has served the school as a reading specialist and director of curriculum instruction. Originally, Dr. Crevar was the principal of the whole school, but as it grew in size, it was necessary to add a second principal for lower school.
“[My biggest goal] in all of education is to equip students to move forward to the next phase of life and what the Lord has planned for them,” Dr. Crevar said. “Are they getting everything they need to be successful in their next stage of life? Are they going to college? Are they stepping into a career? Do they feel confident? Do they feel ready? And if they don’t know something, have they been taught how to source the information they need and use it to their benefit?”
Some of Dr. Crevar’s most well-known achievements include building the CTAE program from the ground up, as well as having a large role in guidance, oversight of faculty, curriculum instruction and professional development for teachers.
“Dr. Crevar has been an incredible asset to our school in so many ways. It would be challenging to list them all,” Principal Dr. Lynn Sanders said. “Everything she has done has been with excellence, and we are so grateful for the lasting impact and legacy she leaves us with.”
Dr. Crevar’s last official day was Aug. 30, but she will still continue to have a hand behind the scenes and be available for support, if needed. Currently, Dr. Sanders will be taking over the role of upper school principal in addition to lower school principal, with Dr. Ty Faulk serving as the high school assistant principal.
“Serve the Lord with all your heart,” Dr. Crevar said. “All other things will fall into place when you place your trust in the Lord. Enjoy these moments, as they will be gone in the blink of an eye. The King’s Academy is a unique place, so take the time to invest, and you will receive far more than you can ever imagine.”
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