UMS-Wright Preparatory opened as University Military School on October 2, 1893. The school's founder and first headmaster was Dr. Julius T Wright (1869-1931). The day of the opening, the city of Mobile was struck by the [[1893 Cheniere Caminada hurricane]] but the school still decided to open its doors that day on 559 Conti Street. The school opened with a single teacher and twenty-five pupils and a tuition of $8 a month. Dr. Wright served as the headmaster of the school until his death in 1931. William Pape took over after Dr. Wright. Pape died in 1943 and his family turned control of the school over to the non-profit corporation, the UMS Alumni and Parents Association, Inc. UMS moved to its current location on North Mobile Street in 1956 to accommodate the growing enrollment in the school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ums-wright.org/page.aspx?pid=408|title=UMS-Wright Preparatory School|website=www.ums-wright.org|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref>
UMS-Wright Preparatory opened as University Military School on October 2, 1893. The school's founder and first headmaster was Dr. Julius T Wright (1869-1931). The day of the opening, the city of Mobile was struck by the [[1893 Cheniere Caminada hurricane]] but the school still decided to open its doors that day on 559 Conti Street. The school opened with a single teacher and twenty-five pupils and a tuition of $8 a month. Dr. Wright served as the headmaster of the school until his death in 1931. William Pape took over after Dr. Wright. Pape died in 1943 and his family turned control of the school over to the non-profit corporation, the UMS Alumni and Parents Association, Inc. UMS moved to its current location on North Mobile Street in 1956 to accommodate the growing enrollment in the school.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ums-wright.org/page.aspx?pid=408|title=UMS-Wright Preparatory School|website=www.ums-wright.org|access-date=2019-02-08}}</ref>
=== Girls Preparatory School ===
Thirty years after the opening of University Military School (an all male school) Julius T Wright opened Girls Preparatory School in 1923 to provide a similar education to the young women of the Mobile community. It only lasted eight years as it closed after the death of Dr. Wright in 1931.
Thirty years after the opening of University Military School (an all male school) Julius T Wright opened Girls Preparatory School in 1923 to provide a similar education to the young women of the Mobile community. It only lasted eight years as it closed after the death of Dr. Wright in 1931.
=== Julius T Wright School for Girls ===
Julius T Wright School for Girls opened in 1956 at the same location as Girls Preparatory School at 1315 Dauphin Street, which had been newly renovated. It came after a long campaign by alumni of the original Girls Preparatory School to have a female equivalent to University Military School. The school moved to 1400 S University Blvd in 1972. It remained there until its merger with University Military School in 1988.
Julius T Wright School for Girls opened in 1956 at the same location as Girls Preparatory School at 1315 Dauphin Street, which had been newly renovated. It came after a long campaign by alumni of the original Girls Preparatory School to have a female equivalent to University Military School. The school moved to 1400 S University Blvd in 1972. It remained there until its merger with University Military School in 1988.
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College preparatory school in Mobile, United States, Alabama
"For the UMS-Wright Family to educate all students to their highest potential in mind, body, and spirit, "and to produce in each student character of the highest possible order."
UMS-Wright is an independent co-educational preparatory school in Mobile, Alabama. The school was founded in 1893 as University Military School, and in 1988 it combined with Julius T Wright School for Girls (founded 1956) to form UMS-Wright Preparatory School. UMS-Wright is the oldest private school in the state of Alabama.
History
University Military School
UMS-Wright Preparatory opened as University Military School on October 2, 1893. The school's founder and first headmaster was Dr. Julius T Wright (1869-1931). The day of the opening, the city of Mobile was struck by the 1893 Cheniere Caminada hurricane but the school still decided to open its doors that day on 559 Conti Street. The school opened with a single teacher and twenty-five pupils and a tuition of $8 a month. Dr. Wright served as the headmaster of the school until his death in 1931. William Pape took over after Dr. Wright. Pape died in 1943 and his family turned control of the school over to the non-profit corporation, the UMS Alumni and Parents Association, Inc. UMS moved to its current location on North Mobile Street in 1956 to accommodate the growing enrollment in the school.[1]
Girls Preparatory School
Thirty years after the opening of University Military School (an all male school) Julius T Wright opened Girls Preparatory School in 1923 to provide a similar education to the young women of the Mobile community. It only lasted eight years as it closed after the death of Dr. Wright in 1931.
Julius T Wright School for Girls
Julius T Wright School for Girls opened in 1956 at the same location as Girls Preparatory School at 1315 Dauphin Street, which had been newly renovated. It came after a long campaign by alumni of the original Girls Preparatory School to have a female equivalent to University Military School. The school moved to 1400 S University Blvd in 1972. It remained there until its merger with University Military School in 1988.
UMS-Wright Preparatory School
In 1988, University Military School and Julius T Wright School for Girls followed the trend of many other single-gender schools around the country and combined to form the co-educational UMS-Wright Preparatory School. Dr. Tony Havard, a member of the UMS English faculty, was named the headmaster and is now the current president of the school.
Located on Campus are five Lower School buildings, two middle school buildings, and one high school building. All three have separate offices and principals. The campus also houses two full-size gymnasiums, a weight training facility, and an athletic training facility. The football stadium, Cooper Stadium, is surrounded by a four-hundred meter track. Also located on Campus are two multi-purpose fields, a twenty-five meter swimming pool, a baseball field, and a softball field.
Athletics
UMS-Wright offers thirteen team sports for students from lower school to high school.The school competes in the AHSAA division 4A. The Sports offered include cross country, football, soccer, tennis, swimming and diving, track and field, softball, baseball, bass fishing, and bowling.[3]
UMS-Wright also has a long-standing athletic rivalry with St. Paul's Episcopal School, another local private high school that is just 2.2 miles away down Old Shell Road. In football and track and field, the two teams meet every year in the "Battle of Old Shell Road."
State titles
UMS-Wright has 156 total state championship titles: [citation needed]
UMS Wright was ranked second out of ninety-seven schools in Niche.com "Best Private K-12 Schools in Alabama" ranking. The average ACT score is 30 and the average SAT score in 1360. 99% of graduating seniors attend a four-year college or university, with the 3 most popular being the University of Alabama, Auburn University, and the University of South Alabama. The school currently has 1,150 students enrolled with a student-teacher ratio of 8:1.[4]
Algebra I, II, III Biology Calculus Chemistry English 9, 10, 11, 12 Environmental Science French I, II Geometry Intro to Calculus MacroeconomicsMarine Biology Physics Pre-calculus Senior Literature Spanish I, II, III, IV U.S. Government U.S. History World History I, II
Online Courses
UMS-Wright Library
Chinese I Computer for College & Career Computer Programming Forensic Science German I Intro to Info Technology Japanese I Law Studies Leadership Skills Development Personal & Family Finance Psychology (1 sem) Sociology (1sem) Web Design
Elective Courses
Accounting I, II Advanced Band Athletic Training*** Beginning Band Chorus (Wright Singers) Creative Writing Critical Thinking & Intro to Coding Drama/Acting Driver’s Education Engineering through Design Engineering through Flight Engineering the World Intro to Art Music Theory and Comp. Newspaper Photography I, II, III Physical EducationSTEM Technology Studio Art I, II,
