Winston Academy

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Winston Academy
Address
545 Richardson Road

Louisville
,
Mississippi
39339

United States
Coordinates33°08′24″N 89°02′04″W / 33.1400°N 89.0344°W / 33.1400; -89.0344Coordinates: 33°08′24″N 89°02′04″W / 33.1400°N 89.0344°W / 33.1400; -89.0344
Information
TypePrivate
Established1969
FoundersSegregationists
HeadmasterPaul Hayles
Color(s)Red and Blue
NicknamePatriots
Websitehttp://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]

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 Mississippi Association of Independent Schools.[8]

Notable alumni[]

References[]

  1. ^ Spencer, Mack (17 May 2004). "Public domain, private options". Retrieved 11 November 2017. Web Archive
  2. ^ Bolton, Charles C. (2005). The Hardest Deal of All. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi. ISBN 9781578067176.
  3. ^ Onion, Rebecca (2019-11-07). "The Stories of "Segregation Academies," as Told by the White Students Who Attended Them". Slate Magazine. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  4. ^ a b "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 13 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Students". Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Mississippi Association of Independent Schools". Retrieved 13 November 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".
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