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Union Academy (other)
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Union Academy may refer to: * Union Academy (Bartow, Florida) * Union Academy (Gainesville, Florida) * Union Academy (Macon County, North Carolina) * Union Academy (Monroe, North Carolina) * Union Academy Senior Secondary School, New Delhi Union Academy Senior Secondary School, New Delhi is located in Raja Bajar, New Delhi area of India. Former Indian hockey coach Rajinder Singh was a coach of this school's field hockey Field hockey is a team sport structured in standard h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Academy (Bartow, Florida)
Union Academy is a magnet middle school in Bartow, Florida. It dates to 1897 when it opened as an elementary school for African Americans. It was expanded to include a high school in 1923. The high school was merged into Summerlin Institute in 1969 following the desegregation era and its students became part of Bartow High School on the Summerlin campus. Union Academy became a Middle School. Union Academy has a dress code and follows the International Baccelaureate (I.B.) program. It is at 1795 East Wabash Street. History Union Academy was founded for the education of African Americans and named for the Union Academy, the fourth school founded in Florida for African Americans by the Freedmens Bureau in Gainesville. A.N. Ritchie was the school's first principal. The school was underfunded and only went to the 8th grade. A secondary education program added in 1923 to make it a high school. The old school was demolished and a new high school built on East Wabash Street in 1929. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Academy (Gainesville, Florida)
The Union Academy was a school founded with the aid of the Freedmen's Bureau in Gainesville, Florida in 1867. It was the first school for African Americans in Gainesville and Alachua County, and provided a free quality education to African Americans when public schools in Alachua County were struggling. The Union Academy was eventually absorbed into the county school system, and remained in operation until 1923. At the beginning of the Civil War, African Americans, mostly slaves, were 54% of the population in Alachua County, but few lived in Gainesville, only 46 out of a population of 269 in 1860. At the end of the war, in May 1865, a company of the 3rd United States Colored Infantry Regiment were stationed in Gainesville. They were replaced in October by a company of the 34th United States Colored Infantry Regiment. In December the 34th Regiment company was replaced by troops from the 7th Infantry Regiment. The presence of black troops in Gainesville in 1865 encouraged freed me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macon County, North Carolina
Macon County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina. As of the 2020 census, the population was 37,014. Its county seat is Franklin. The Nantahala River runs through Macon County, flowing into the Little Tennessee River in Swain County. The Nantahala is one of the most popular whitewater rafting destinations in the nation. History The river valleys were long occupied by indigenous peoples, some of whom built earthwork mounds about 1000 CE. Some are still visible in this region. It was part of the homeland of the historic Cherokee people, who had towns throughout the river valleys. The county was formed in 1828 from the western part of Haywood County. It was named for Nathaniel Macon, who represented North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives from 1791 to 1815 (serving as Speaker of the House from 1801 to 1807), and in the United States Senate from 1815 to 1828. In 1839 the western part of Macon County became Cherokee County. In 1851 par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Academy (Monroe, North Carolina)
Union Academy is a K-12 public charter school in Monroe, North Carolina Monroe is a city in and the county seat of Union County, North Carolina, United States. The population increased from 32,797 in 2010 to 34,551 in 2020. It is within the rapidly growing Charlotte metropolitan area. Monroe has a council-manager f ..., USA, founded in 2000. The school has won and lost its fair share of sports. On 2017, the school opened a new $4 million wing, expanding the school for more grade levels and causing the Lower Campus to be for reserved Pre-K teaching and overall usage. Union Academy has won Gold Collage Preparedness Medals ever since 2019. References External links Union Academy Official Site Schools in Union County, North Carolina Private schools in North Carolina {{NorthCarolina-school-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
