The Westfield School

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Coordinates 32°26′20″N83°45′43″W / 32.4388812°N 83.7620221°W / 32.4388812; -83.7620221 Coordinates: 32°26′20″N83°45′43″W / 32.4388812°N 83.7620221°W / 32.4388812; -83.7620221
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Former namePerry Christian Day School
Westfield Schools
TypePrivate
Founded1969;51 years ago (1969)
GradesPK-12
Campus size28-acre (11 ha)
Website www.westfieldschool.org
Last updated: 8 January 2018

The Westfield School is a private Christian school in Perry, Georgia, United States. It is located off U.S. Highway 41 South. It educates students in grades PK-12, in three schools.

The Westfield School was originally founded as the Perry Christian Day School as part of the segregation academy movement against the federal court-ordered integration of Houston County public schools. [1]


History

Perry Christian Day School was established in 1969 as a segregation academy. [2] It changed its name to the Westfield Schools in 1971 and to the Westfield School in 2007.

The 28-acre (11 ha) campus consists of seven buildings: lower school, middle school, high school, arts and sciences building, administrative building, and another building that houses the cafeteria, gym, weight room, coaches offices, dressing rooms, and three computer labs.

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References

  1. "Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, December 31, 1970, Image 4 « Georgia Historic Newspapers". gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. Amicus Curiae for the United States Lee vs Macon County Board of Education (1966 S.D. AL)