The Heritage School, Newnan

Heritage School
Location
Heritage School
Newnan, Georgia
Coordinates 33°25′41″N 84°45′37″W / 33.4281911°N 84.7602026°W / 33.4281911; -84.7602026Coordinates: 33°25′41″N 84°45′37″W / 33.4281911°N 84.7602026°W / 33.4281911; -84.7602026
Information
Type Private, coeducational
Motto Mens, Corpus, Spiritus, Sodalitas
Established 1970
Headmaster Kristin Skelly
Number of students 425[1]
Campus Suburban
Color(s) Red, white, and blue
Team name Hawks
Division GISA Division 1AAA
Website www.heritageschool.com

The Heritage School is a co-educational, independent day school and segregation academy in Newnan, Georgia, serving preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and high-school students and families from diverse communities.

History

In 1970, the school received a tax-exemption based on its non-discriminatory policy. [2] In 1982, the IRS had revoked the school's tax exemption because of its policies excluding non-white students.[3] In 2015, the school had 15 black students in a total enrollment of 414.[1]

Academics

In 2017, two students at Heritage were named National Merit Scholarships semifinalists.[4]

Athletics and clubs

Athletic fields include football, soccer, baseball/softball as well as a track. Several acres of the campus are used for the Outdoor Adventure Area and the Nature Trail, including a creek, climbing walls, and ropes course. There are four tennis courts. Heritage also has a swim team and golf team. The football team played its first game in August 2006.

An athletic profile of the school can be found on its website.[5]

Overall statistics (2014-2015):

  • Total number of sports: 13
  • Total number of intramural programs (grades 4-6): 2
  • Total number of athletic teams: 42
  • Varsity teams: 19 (8 boys' teams, 9 girls' teams, 2 co-ed teams)
  • Junior varsity teams: 4
  • Middle school teams: 17
  • Lower school teams: 2

Championship titles:

  • Total number of state titles: 27
  • Total number of state runner-up finishes: 15
  • Total number of region titles: 65

Participation rate (2013-2014):

  • Total upper school students: 168
  • Upper school students who play 3+ sports: 21 (13%)
  • Upper school students who play 2 sports: 70 (42%)
  • Upper school students who play 1 sport: 141 (84%)

Arts Program

Heritage has an active fine arts program for students of all grade levels. The program includes AP art classes.

The school band, Talons, performs regularly around the Newnan area. The choir has won various singing competitions and gives three concerts each year. he annual spring musical includes actors and singers from first through twelfth grades

The drama department produces shows and has won numerous titles at the regional and state competitions.

References

  1. 1 2 "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  2. ↑ 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. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 1997. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
  3. ↑ Jr, STUART TAYLOR; Times, Special to the New York (1982). "EX-TAX OFFICIALS ASSAIL SHIFT ON SCHOOL EXEMPTION STATUS". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-08.
  4. ↑ "Heritage School seniors recognized by National Merit program". Newnan Times-Herald. September 30, 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  5. ↑ https://www.heritageschool.com/athletics/athletic-profile
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.