Lakeview Academy
| Lakeview Academy | |
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| Address | |
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796 Lakeview Drive , , | |
| Coordinates | 34°19′16″N 83°48′23″W / 34.321112°N 83.806513°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private co-educational |
| Established | August 21, 1968 (Chartered) 1970 (Opened) |
| Founder | Robert Tether[1] |
| NCES School ID | 00299733[2] |
| Head of School | John Simpson |
| Assistant Head of School | 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.[3]
Arts
Lakeview Academy won the Georgia High School Association one-act play state title consecutively from 2013 to 2017. The title was subsequently lost in 2018, and brought back in 2021 with their production of Monty Python's Spamalot. [4] [5]
Notable alumni
- Ralston Cash, baseball player
- Matt Dubnik, politician[6]
- Patrick Phillips, poet, professor, and translator[7]
External links
References
- ^ "Longtime Gainesville doctor, Lakeview Academy founder dies". AccessWDUN.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Results from Nov. 13". Georgia High School Association. 13 November 2021. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "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.
