Copiah Academy
| Copiah Academy | |
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| Address | |
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1144 East Gallman Road , 39059 | |
| Coordinates | 31°55′54″N 90°22′42″W / 31.93167°N 90.37833°W |
| Information | |
| Founded | 1967 |
| Headmaster | Mitch Mitchell |
| Teaching staff | 53.6 (FTE) |
| Grades | Pre-Kindergarten-12 |
| Enrollment | 744 (including 49 pre-K) (2013-2014) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 13.0 |
| Color(s) | Red and Blue |
| Nickname | Colonels |
| Yearbook | The Colonel |
| Affiliations | Southern Association of Independent Schools, and Mississippi Association of Independent Schools |
| Website | www |
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Copiah Academy is an independent, coeducational, school for students in grades K3-12. The Copiah Educational Foundation established the school in 1967 as a segregation academy.[2] The school is located in Copiah County, near the unincorporated community of Gallman, Mississippi.
Demographics
The demographic breakdown of the 695 K-12 students enrolled in 2013-2014:[1]
- Native American/Alaskan - 0.3%
- Black - 1.2%
- Hispanic - 0.1%
- White - 98.4%
History
Copiah Academy's first classes were held in 1967 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, just a few miles south of its current location. In 1970 the school moved to its current location on a 30 acre site.[3]
Copiah Academy began taking steps to achieve accreditation by the Mississippi Private School Association, an accreditation agency for segregation academics.[4]
Although founded as a school for white students,[2][5] Copiah Academy now claims that it is open to college-bound students of any race, color, creed, religion, gender, or ethnic origin,[6] but as of the 2013-2014 school year, the student body was 98.4% non-Hispanic white in a county where the overall percentage of non-Hispanic white people was 44.9%.[1][7] New students in grades 6-12 must be drug tested at their parents expense before being admitted, and all students in grades 6-12 will be subjected to at least one random drug test per school year.[3]
Discipline
There is a demerit system for misbehaving students, with 10 demerits leading to one detention. For significant offenses in grades 3 through 12, Copiah Academy's policy is to administer corporal punishment (up to three "licks") "at the discretion and at the direction of the Headmaster."[8]
Student life
Extracurricular activities include student council, academic honors societies, band, dance team, cheerleading, visual arts classes and exhibits, drama and musical theater productions; and golf, tennis, baseball, fast-pitched softball, soccer, football, track and field, and other special interest teams.
Notable alumni
- Hunter Renfroe, baseball player[9]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "School Detail for Copiah Educational Foundation". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ a b Diane Ravitch (1983). The troubled crusade: American education, 1945-1980. Basic Books. p. 329. ISBN 978-0-465-08756-3. Retrieved September 7, 2012.
- ^ a b "Copiah Handbook 2018-2019" (PDF). Retrieved January 14, 2019.
- ^ "Mississippi Private School Association". mpsa.org. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved November 16, 2015.
- ^ "Admissions". Copiah Academy. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^ "Admissions". Copiah Academy. Retrieved August 3, 2015.
- ^ "State & County QuickFacts: Copiah County, Mississippi". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
- ^ "Copiah Handbook" (PDF). Copiah Academy. 2015. pp. 15–18. Retrieved November 12, 2015.
- ^ "HR = Hunter Renfroe = home runs". The Clarion Ledger. Jackson, MS. April 22, 2010. Retrieved May 15, 2013. (subscription required)