Lakeview Academy
| Lakeview Academy | |
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796 Lakeview Drive , , | |
| Coordinates | 34°19′16″N 83°48′23″W / 34.321112°N 83.806513°WCoordinates: 34°19′16″N 83°48′23″W / 34.321112°N 83.806513°W |
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| Type | Private co-educational |
| Established | August 21, 1968 (Chartered) 1970 (Opened) |
| Founder | Robert Tether[1]:48 |
| NCES School ID | 00299733[2] |
| Head of School | Kirsty Montgomery |
| Assistant Head of School | John Simpson & Allen Tucker |
| Faculty | 66 (on an FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | K3-12 |
| Enrollment | 577[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 8.2[2] |
| Campus size | 92 acres |
| Color(s) | Blue and orange |
| Mascot | Lion |
| Affiliations | Independent |
| Website | www |
Lakeview Academy is a private school in Gainesville, Georgia, United States.
History[]
Lakeview Academy opened in 1970 as a segregation academy in response to the court ordered desegregation of public schools.[1][3] The school's enrollment fell in the 1970s as parents became less concerned with avoiding racially integrated public schools.[1]
Arts[]
Lakeview Academy won the Georgia High School Association one-act play state title every year from 2013 to 2017.[4]
Notable alumni[]
- Ralston Cash, baseball player
- Matt Dubnik, politician[5]
- Patrick Phillips, poet, professor, and translator[6]
External links[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Blair, Monica Kristin. A private history of school segregation in Georgia (PDF) (MA). University of Georgia. p. 1,48. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Lakeview Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
- ^ Pitts, Pitts (2003). A victory of sorts: desegregation in a Southern community. Lanham: University Press of America. ISBN 0761825339. OCLC 51867793.
- ^ "Lakeview Academy wins state title for one-act play". Gainesville Times. 20 November 2017. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Faces of Hall County: Matt Dubnik". Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ Eggers, Marc. "Racial purge of Forsyth County to be discussed by National Book Award finalist". Retrieved 18 February 2020.
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Categories:
- Private K-12 schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Gainesville, Georgia
- Educational institutions established in 1970
- Schools in Hall County, Georgia
- Preparatory schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Segregation academies in Georgia
- 1970 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)