Twiggs Academy is a private Christian school near Jeffersonville, Georgia that was founded in 1970 as a segregation academy.[2] Classes are offered for kindergarten through twelfth grade in a traditional classroom setting.
| Twiggs Academy | |
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| Address | |
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961 Hamlin Floyd Road , (Twiggs County) , 31044 | |
| Coordinates | 32°37′20″N 83°20′42″W / 32.622212°N 83.344956°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private Christian |
| Established | 1970 |
| Principal | Denise Warren |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Enrollment | 91[1] (2016) |
| Average class size | 12.5 |
| Color(s) | Green and gold |
| Sports | Baseball, basketball, football, softball, track & field |
| Mascot | Trojan |
| Accreditation | Georgia Accrediting Commission |
| Communities served | Twiggs and surrounding counties |
| Website | Twiggs Academy |
The current head of school is Denise Warren.
Twiggs Academy is a member of the Georgia Independent School Association.
History
editTwiggs Academy was established in 1970 as a segregation academy[2] At a 1970 fundraiser for the school, Georgia governor Lester Maddox urged "citizens, local officials, church leaders and educators in every community where the federal police has moved in to destroy public education to move immediately to organize, develop and do what they must to provide their own system of education."[3]
Twiggs Academy was one of forty-one private schools chartered in Georgia between October 1969, and June 1970.[4]
As of 2021, the school does not report statistics to the National Center for Education Statistics.
Student Activities
editAthletics
editTwiggs Academy competes in baseball, men's and women's basketball, football, softball, and track. Twiggs Academy participates in the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA), and the Independent Christian Schools of Georgia and Alabama (ICSGA).[5] The Trojans are a member of GISA Region 2 A.[6]
Twiggs Academy has won GISA Championships:[7]
- 1980-1981 Men's Basketball. Class A.
- 1981-1982 Women's Basketball. Class A.
- 1993-1994 Softball. Class AA.
- 1995-1996 Softball. Class AA.
- 1996-1997 Softball. Class AA.
- 2001-2002 Women's Basketball. Class AA.
Football
editAlthough Twiggs Academy competes in GISA in all other sports, the Trojans play football in the Independent Christian Schools of Georgia and Alabama, a Christian league consisting of teams from Georgia, Florida, and Alabama.[8]
Previously Twiggs Academy played football in GISA. The Trojans fell to Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in the 1996-1997 GISA Championship game.[9]
Rivalry
editHistorically, Twiggs Academy's biggest rivalries have been with Citizens Christian Academy. In the mid-90s TA also had rivalries with Flint River Academy and Fullington Academy.
Literary
editTwiggs Academy competes in GISA literary competition including events such as oral interpretation, extemporaneous speaking, trio, quartet, solo, and essay.
Twiggs Academy won its region in literary in 1994 and 1995.
One-act play
editTwiggs Academy competes in GISA one-act play and won the event in its region in 2009.
Twiggs Academy won state in Class A of one-act plays in 2010.[10]
Campus
editA large gymnasium; a modern media center and science lab; a library; baseball, softball, and football fields; and a cafeteria are located on campus.[11]
Alumni
editPublic service
editTwiggs Academy graduates fill many local offices in Twiggs County, Jeffersonville, Danville, and other municipalities throughout the State of Georgia, including coroner, probate judge, tax assessor, tax commissioner, clerk of court, city councilmember, mayor, and assistant district attorney.[12]
References
edit- ^ "Private School Universe Survey". NCES. Archived from the original on April 2, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ a b Hansen, Jane (October 2, 1987). "Private schools flourishing as public schools languish". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. p. 11A.
Like hundreds of other private schools in the South, Twiggs Academy was spawned as a "seg academy" in reaction to court-ordered integration. While in recent years the academy has maintained an open-door policy, no blacks have ever attended. "They can come if they have the money," headmaster Jack Lucas said. But Sinclair Washington, president of the Twiggs County chapter of the NAACP, says the school remains an unwelcome haven for whites who don't want their children in a classroom with blacks. "Integration was something they didn't want to accept," he said.
- ^ "Maddox Lauds Tiggs's Private School Effort". Atlanta Constitution. March 22, 1970. p. 24.
- ^ Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, United States. Congress. Senate. (1970). Equal Educational Opportunity: Hearings Before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, Ninety-first Congress, Second Session-92nd Congress, First Session, Volume 10. Hearings before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 2034. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ "Independent Christian Schools of Georgia-Alabama". Archived from the original on September 28, 2011. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ "GISA Stats Your Source for GISA Sports". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved June 6, 2011.
- ^ "GISA Stats Your Source for GISA Sports". Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Hearing Begins Over Lawsuit For Use Of County Crews, Equipment To Rebuild Burned Church" (PDF). Assets.matchbin.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "GISA Stats Your Source for GISA Sports". Archived from the original on April 2, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2011.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on July 22, 2011. Retrieved November 23, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Home". Twiggs Academy. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
- ^ "Remembering 9/11: Twiggs Academy Receives Flag Donation From Woodmen Of The World" (PDF). Assetsd.matchbin.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.