Greenfield Hebrew Academy
Greenfield Hebrew Academy (GHA) is the first Jewish day school in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is located in Sandy Springs. GHA is also the first Jewish day school in the country to be accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and has been honored twice as a National School of Excellence by the Council for American Private Education.
The school was founded in 1953.[1]
As of July 1, 2014, the school officially merged with the modern Orthodox high school, Yeshiva Atlanta, founded in 1971, and the combined school is called Atlanta Jewish Academy.[1][2] In November 2017 it had a ribbon cutting for the opening of a $9 million, 19,000-square-foot addition to its Northland Drive campus in Sandy Springs.[2]
Notable alumni
- Harris Barton (born 1964), All Pro NFL offensive lineman
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Coordinates: 33°53′45″N 84°21′59″W / 33.895952°N 84.36651°W