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Alabama Independent School Association
The Alabama Independent School Association is an organization of private schools in Alabama, formed in 1966 as the Alabama Private School Association. Originally a group of eight segregation academies, the membership grew to 60 by the 1971–72 school year. In 1990, the group voted to change its name to the Alabama Independent School Association. In 2008, an all-black school, Restoration Academy joined the AISA with no serious incidents. Today, the AISA serves 70 member schools. Most member schools are located in the state of Alabama, but one member school is located in Meridian, MS and one affiliate member is located in Smyrna, TN The association offers its members with the opportunity to participate in numerous academic competitions, professional development programs, athletic programs and legislative tracking services as well. In addition to the opportunities to participate in academic competitions, professional development and athletics, the AISA also maintains an accreditati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alabama
(We dare defend our rights) , anthem = " Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 , area_total_sq_mi = 52,419 , area_land_km2 = 131,426 , area_land_sq_mi = 50,744 , area_water_km2 = 4,338 , area_water_sq_mi = 1,675 , area_water_percent = 3.2 , area_rank = 30th , length_km = 531 , length_mi = 330 , width_km = 305 , width_mi = 190 , Latitude = 30°11' N to 35° N , Longitude = 84°53' W to 88°28' W , elevation_m = 150 , elevation_ft = 500 , elevation_max_m = 735.5 , elevation_max_ft = 2,413 , elevation_max_point = Mount Cheaha , elevation_min_m = 0 , elevation_min_ft = 0 , elevation_min_point = Gulf of Mexico , OfficialLang = English , Languages = * English 95.1% * Spanish 3.1% , population_demonyms = Alabamian, Alabaman , population_as_of = 2021 , population_rank = 24th , 2010Pop = 5,039, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County, Alabama, Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the Gulf Coastal Plain, coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, Montgomery's population was 200,603. It is the second most populous city in Alabama, after Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville, and is the List of United States cities by population, 119th most populous in the United States. The Montgomery Metropolitan Area, Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area's population in 2020 was 386,047; it is the fourth largest in the state and 142nd among List of metropolitan statistical areas, United States metropolitan areas. The city was incorporated in 1819 as a merger of two towns situated along the Alabama River. It became the state capital in 1846, representing the shift of power to the south-central area of Alabama with the gro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saint James School (Montgomery, Alabama)
Saint James School is an independent, nonsectarian, college preparatory school located in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Established in 1955, Saint James School, Montgomery's oldest private school, serves about 900 students in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. History Saint James School began in 1955 as an independent elementary school, housed in Saint James United Methodist Church. In 1970, the school's enrollment doubled after the court ordered the desegregation of public schools. That same year, the school purchased property and opened a second campus, providing classrooms and facilities to meet the needs of a growing student body population including junior and high school students. In 1972, a federal judge prohibited the city of Montgomery from allowing the school and three other private schools from using city recreational facilities, due to the fact that the schools in question either refused to admit black students by policy or claimed to accept black students a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Autauga Academy
Autauga Academy is a private coed PK-12 school in Prattville, Alabama, the seat of Autauga County. History Autauga Private Academy was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy. It is distinct from a seminary of the same name founded in 1888. Autauga attracted the attention of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, prompting an inspection tour in 1982, along with eight other schools in Alabama In 2011, a black student, O. J. Howard, was told by the headmaster of the school he could not bring a girl to the prom because she was white. Since then, the headmaster of 2011 has been fired and replaced with a new one. Notable alumni * Will Dismukes, Republican Alabama state politician. Dismukes is an outspoken Autauga alum and known for his support of the KKK. Dismukes was arrested on 8/6 on suspicion of felony theft . * O. J. Howard, NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. The B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northside Methodist Academy
Northside Methodist Academy is a K3-12 private Christian school located in Dothan, Alabama Dothan () is a city in Dale, Henry, and Houston counties and the Houston county seat in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is Alabama's eighth-largest city, with a population of 71,072 at the 2020 census. It is near the state's southeastern corner ..., on Redmond Road, started in 1975. Its mission statement is "To train students in the knowledge of God and the Christian way of life while giving every student an excellent education." It is currently accredited with the American Association of Christian Schools and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. References Buildings and structures in Dothan, Alabama Educational institutions established in 1975 Schools in Houston County, Alabama Private high schools in Alabama Private middle schools in Alabama Private elementary schools in Alabama 1975 establishments in Alabama Christian schools in Alabama {{Alabama-schoo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Houston Academy
Houston Academy is a non-profit independent college preparatory school in Dothan, Alabama. The school offers instruction to children from preschool through grade 12. The nineteen acre campus is located on the west side of Dothan in a middle class residential area. History The school was founded in 1970 in response to integration of the public schools in Dothan, as a way to maintain segregated schooling under the guise of private education. This history received national attention in 2016, when Bill Clinton revealed in a campaign speech that his wife Hillary Clinton had made an undercover visit to the area investigating segregation academies in 1972. In 1970, the IRS The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is the revenue service for the United States federal government, which is responsible for collecting U.S. federal taxes and administering the Internal Revenue Code, the main body of the federal statutory tax ... allowed the school to retain its tax exempt status despite its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbeville Christian Academy
Abbeville Christian Academy is a PK– 12 private Christian college-preparatory school in Abbeville, Alabama, USA. Abbeville Christian Academy is a fully accredited member of the Alabama Independent School Association, NCPSA, and SACS. Abbeville was founded in 1970 as a segregation academy Segregation academies are private schools in the Southern United States that were founded in the mid-20th century by white parents to avoid having their children attend desegregated public schools. They were founded between 1954, when the U.S. .... In 2016, three black children were enrolled in this school of 234. The surrounding community is 40% Black. References External links * Christian schools in Alabama Private K-12 schools in Alabama Schools in Henry County, Alabama Educational institutions established in 1970 Segregation academies in Alabama {{Alabama-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilcox Academy
Wilcox Academy is an independent school in Camden, Alabama. It is accredited by the Alabama Independent School Association and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. The school has been described as a segregation academy. History Wilcox Academy was founded in 1970 as a segregation academy Segregation academies are private schools in the Southern United States that were founded in the mid-20th century by white parents to avoid having their children attend desegregated public schools. They were founded between 1954, when the U. .... The school's enrollment boomed in the 1970s as white parents withdrew their children from public schools. As of the early 2000s, some white parents were beginning to send their children to public schools because they were dissatisfied with Wilcox Academy's ability to provide quality academic programs with shrinking enrollment. The Wilcox Academy chairman declined comment on academic performance comparisons with public schools, stating ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John T
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monroe Academy
Monroe Academy (often referred to as MA) is a private day school, accredited by the Alabama Independent School Association and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which offers coeducational college preparatory classes for students from K-3 through grade 12. Monroe Academy is located in Monroeville, Alabama and was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy. In 1969, the headmaster told the ''Atlanta Constitution'' that he was "sure the integration was one of the primary reasons for the school be established". According to the ''Los Angeles Times'', many parents struggled to afford the tuition and made financial sacrifices to avoid sending their children to racially integrated public schools. In 1982, Jerry Steele, Monroe Academy's first board chairman, stated that the school's lack of racial integration was because the school "is run by the people who put up the money." The school has an enrollment of over 400 students, all of them white. , although Monroe Academy ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lowndes Academy
Lowndes Academy is an independent school in Lowndesboro, Alabama. History Lowndes Academy was founded in 1966 as a segregation academy. The school was established by white parents who were boycotting racially integrated public schools in Hayneville. In a 1968 interview, headmaster S. M. Champion said that he "didn't know" if the school would admit a qualified black student. In the school's early days, the school relied on revenue from football games to fund school operations. Accreditation Lowndes Academy is accredited by the Alabama Independent School Association The Alabama Independent School Association is an organization of private schools in Alabama, formed in 1966 as the Alabama Private School Association. Originally a group of eight segregation academies, the membership grew to 60 by the 1971–72 sch .... Demographics Of 241 non-prekindergarten students enrolled in the 2009–2010 school year, 239 were white and 2 were black. The 2010 demographic profile of Lowndes Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Escambia Academy
{{Infobox school , name = Escambia Academy , logo = , motto = ''We are building champions both on and off the field'' , streetaddress = 268 Cowpen Creek Road , city = Atmore, Alabama , zipcode = 36502 , country = United States , coordinates = {{coord, 31.029838, -87.407787, format=dms, type:edu_region:US-AL, display=inline , coordinates_footnotes = , pushpin_map = Alabama , type = Private School K4-12 , established = {{Start date and age, 1970, p=1 , us_nces_school_id = 00001015 , ceeb = 010586 , principal = Susan Kirk , faculty = 30 (on full-time equivalent basis) , grades = KG to 12 , gender = Co-education , enrollment = 215{{cite web, title=Private School Universe Surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
