Heritage Christian Academy honors retiring headmaster with building dedication

(ROCKWALL, TX – May 9, 2016) Heritage Christian Academy celebrated its current headmaster, Dr. Ron Taylor, on Thursday, May 5, as he enters retirement at the end of the school year. The all-day affair was a 50’s-themed party that included an elementary sock hop, a commemorative assembly and ended with a surprise building dedication and reception.

Dr. Taylor came to Heritage Christian Academy in 2008, after 30 years of experience in education and was recently retired from the Garland Independent School District where he most recently served as Director of Elementary Schools.

During his 9-year tenure at HCA, Dr. Taylor saw enrollment increase from less than 240 to more than 370 students. He oversaw construction completion and expanded resources to better enrich classroom and extra-curricular activities. He built relationships with students, staff and families of HCA but was also an active ambassador to the community of Rockwall.

“It’s been one of the greatest blessings of my life,” Dr. Taylor said. “The students here have just blessed my heart richly, and I’m the one who’s gained from this because of the way they’ve blessed me. The staff has been a tremendous blessing, and it’s just a wonderful place for kids to grow and thrive. It’s such a great place and I love it. It’s been a wonderful nine years.”

The event looked to encapsulate the journey that Dr. Taylor and his family has made at the school all while sending him off in style.

By day’s end, a crowd gathered outside to dedicate and name the current secondary building on HCA’s campus the “Dr. Ron and Elizabeth Taylor Education Building.” Friend of HCA and Heath Mayor Lorne Liechty spoke at the building dedication and explained the importance what it meant to have a building named after oneself. He said anyone can name something after him or herself, but to have someone else recognize your accomplishments means that the individual made a positive impression and left a legacy greater than themselves, and he couldn’t think of someone who deserves this honor more than Dr. Taylor and his wife.