The Lovett School
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
|||
| Name |
The Lovett School |
||
| Address |
4075 Paces Ferry Road Atlanta, GA 30327-3099 |
||
| Established |
1926 |
||
| Community |
Suburban |
||
| Students |
Coeducational |
||
| Grades |
Kindergarten to 12 |
||
| Headmaster |
William S. Peebles IV |
||
| Accreditation |
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Southern Association of Independent Schools |
||
| Mascot |
Lion |
||
| Colors |
Blue and White |
||
| Motto |
"Omnia ad Dei Gloriam" |
||
| Newspaper |
The Lion |
||
| Yearbook |
The Lovett Leonid |
||
| School Website | |||
The Lovett School is a coeducational, Kindergarten through Twelfth grade private school located in north Atlanta, Georgia.
[edit] History
The Lovett School was founded in 1926 by Eva Edwards Lovett; during its founding year, it educated twenty students in First grade, Second grade, and Third grade. By 1936, the Lovett School was able to move to a wooded campus north of Atlanta.
In 1954, Eva Lovett retired from her post as leader of the school; in response to this, the school decided to affiliate itself with the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta. In 1960, the school moved to its current location at 4075 Paces Ferry Road.
From 1963 to 1966, the leaders of the Lovett School attempted to continue racial segregation in it the school's classrooms, as racial integration began to take place in Georgia; in 1963, the school denied admission to Martin Luther King III, the son of Martin Luther King, Jr.. This policy was opposed by the Episcopal Diocese the school had placed itself under the leadership of; as a result, the Lovett School disassociated itself from the diocese. By 1967, however, the school had adopted an admissions policy that was blind to both race and religion. The school has since incorporated a Diversity Awareness Department that functions as part of the administration.
Since the 1960's, the school has continued to expand and change to the present day. In 1992, Lovett purchased more than 500 acres of rainforest in Ecuador, which is known as "Siempre Verde," and is used as a research and education facility.[1]
[edit] Notable Alumni
- Knox Culpepper (1981), record-holding linebacker for the Georgia Bulldogs
- Shane Kimbrough (1985), NASA Astronaut
- Gale Harold (1987), Actor Queer As Folk, Vanished, numerous movies and TV appearances
- Spence Fischer (1992), four year starting quarterback at Duke University
- Whit Marshall (1992), linebacker for the Georgia Bulldogs, played two seasons in the NFL
- Adam Nelson (1993), Silver medalist in the 2000 and 2004 Olympics (shotput)
- George Lombard (1994), Major League Baseball outfielder
- Brent Abernathy (1996), Major League Baseball infielder, outfielder, Gold medalist in the 2000 Olympics (baseball)
Chip Myrick (2001) NFL football player.
