Legacy Legends: Rusty Sugg

Mr. Rusty Sugg has been working at San Antonio Christian Schools (SACS) for 24 years and is now the Director of Admissions at the school. He began looking for a temporary job as a middle school Bible teacher, but it did not take long for him to realize this is where he wanted to stay. Sugg understood that God is a sovereign God and he always had the best in mind for him. He has now impacted the lives of many students and families as a result of being here for over two decades. 

One of the great things about SACS, according to Sugg, is that it is a partnership school. Meaning the school works with the families and the church to influence how the child or young adult develops in their Christian and academic walks. The parents, the teachers, and the coaches all have an influence on the student's life. The community of SACS raises the child all together.  The phrase it takes a village to raise a child is actually an appropriate one for this case. 

A specific instance about SACS that best exemplifies this, is when the SACS football team played the Giddings State School, which is a juvenile correction facility. Giddings did not have any cheerleaders, a band, or even many fans, so that is where SACS came in. The SACS students would sit on the visitor side of the bleachers and cheer for the Giddings Indians as well as the cheerleaders and band. Sugg recalls, "…every Giddings player received a 'goody bag' that contained letters of encouragement written by our football players to theirs, a Bible, and fun stuff to eat and drink for the trip back". The school did something small for Giddings, but it impacted them in a big way. The experience also affected the SACS players and will stay with them for the rest of their lives. Cory Sugg was a wide receiver on the team during this time.  Both Sugg sons, Cory and Jordan, graduated from SACS and Texas A & M University.  Both serve Christ in their chosen professions, and are married.

Written by Walker Leonard, SACS freshman