Winston Academy

Last updated

Winston Academy
Address
Winston Academy
545 Richardson Road

Louisville
,
Mississippi
39339

United States
Coordinates 33°08′24″N89°02′04″W / 33.1400°N 89.0344°W / 33.1400; -89.0344
Information
Type Private
Established1969
FoundersSegregationists
Color(s)Red and Blue
Nickname Patriots
Website http://www.winstonpatriots.org/

Winston Academy is a private college preparatory school in Louisville, Mississippi. It was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy. [1] [2] [3]

Contents

History

When the Federal government enforced school integration, many white parents sought ways to keep their children from attending integrated schools. Winston Academy was founded in 1969 to provide white children a segregated education.

In 1969, the Louisville-Winston Educational Foundation voted to establish the school after receiving a report on the "public school situation facing our country". [4] Foundation president David Richardson told a crowd of 300 citizens gathered at the county courthouse that "The only choice open to parents who want their children to continue to receive a high caliber education is to support a private school system in Winston County." [4]

In the fall of 1970, the school stopped holding classes in local churches and moved into its permanent campus. [5]

Demographics

Although the school posts a non-discrimination policy on their website, [6] as of 2012, the student population was over 99% white. [7]

Athletics

Winston Academy competes under the nickname Patriots within the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools. [8]

Notable alumni

References

  1. ↑ Spencer, Mack (May 17, 2004). "Public domain, private options" . Retrieved November 11, 2017. Web Archive
  2. ↑ Bolton, Charles C. (2005). The Hardest Deal of All . Jackson, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN   9781578067176.
  3. ↑ Onion, Rebecca (November 7, 2019). "The Stories of "Segregation Academies," as Told by the White Students Who Attended Them". Slate Magazine. Retrieved June 15, 2020.
  4. 1 2 "300 Attend Foundation Meet Friday". The Winston County Journal. June 12, 1969. p. 1.
  5. ↑ "Winston County's Progress". The Winston County Journal. April 15, 1971. p. 16.
  6. ↑ "About Us" . Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Students" . Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Mississippi Association of Independent Schools" . Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Louisville, Miss.: A 7,000-person cradle of coaches".
  10. ↑ "Mississippi High School Football History".
  11. ↑ "A random, but great, story about Matthew Mitchell".
  12. ↑ "Tennessee Tech".
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.