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Lee Academy (Maine) Alumni
Lee Academy can refer to more than one educational institution in the United States: * Lee Academy (Arkansas), based in Marianna, Lee County, Arkansas. * Lee Academy (Maine), based in Lee, Maine. * Lee Academy (Mississippi) Lee Academy is a grade 7–12 private school in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The school opened in 1970 as a segregation academy, with an initial enrollment of 654 students. In 1970, when Clarksdale submitted to integration, the public schools closed ..., based in Clarksdale, Mississippi. * Lee Academy, based in Bishopville, South Carolina. {{schooldis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Academy (Arkansas)
Lee Academy can refer to more than one educational institution in the United States: * Lee Academy (Arkansas), based in Marianna, Lee County, Arkansas. * Lee Academy (Maine), based in Lee, Maine. * Lee Academy (Mississippi) Lee Academy is a grade 7–12 private school in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The school opened in 1970 as a segregation academy, with an initial enrollment of 654 students. In 1970, when Clarksdale submitted to integration, the public schools closed ..., based in Clarksdale, Mississippi. * Lee Academy, based in Bishopville, South Carolina. {{schooldis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Academy (Maine)
Lee Academy is a private boarding and day high school in Lee, Maine, United States, founded in 1845 as a teacher training school, and now serving grades 9–12.History of Lee Academy Overseas expansion In 2005, Lee Academy signed an agreement with officials in the to establish the first American-style high school in China. The agreement called for schools to be established in , and < ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Academy (Mississippi)
Lee Academy is a grade 7–12 private school in Clarksdale, Mississippi. The school opened in 1970 as a segregation academy, with an initial enrollment of 654 students. In 1970, when Clarksdale submitted to integration, the public schools closed for an "integration break". When they reopened after a one-day hiatus, nearly all of the white students transferred to Lee or other segregation academies. As of 1986, the school had never had a black student. The headmaster at the time, Gene Barbor, told a newspaper that the school "would admit blacks as long as they were cultured or want a college prep background. We wouldn't take any shuckers or jivers." In 2001, Bob Edward, the former Clarksdale Municipal School District superintendent, recalled that the opening of Lee Academy was "the worst thing that ever happened to our schools." He explained that when the public schools integrated, white families "ran" to private schools. Many members of the football team at Coahoma County High ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |