Mount de Sales Academy (Georgia)

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Mount de Sales Academy is an independent, Catholic preparatory school located in Macon, Georgia.

Founded in 1876 by five Sisters of Mercy as a boarding school for girls across the South, it became coeducational in 1959 and closed boarding school operations in 1963. The Sisters served in an administrative capacity until 2002 when the first lay head of school in the school's history was selected by the Mount de Sales Academy Board of Trustees. The school is operated by its trustees and continues to be sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy.

Over 130 years after its founding, the school remains at its original location atop Beall's Hill, the former home of Governor Towns, in downtown Macon and overlooking the historic antebellum city. Opened in 1998, Cavalier Fields athletic complex is located apart from the academic campus. Mount de Sales - often referred to as MDS - is the oldest school in Macon and was the first school in Middle Georgia to desegregate in 1963.

Today, Mount de Sales remains dedicated to fostering each student's intellectual and spiritual growth as well as service to the community. While it has a rich Catholic heritage, the school has always attracted students of all faiths. It enrolls approximately 650 students and is made up of two divisions: Upper School; grades 9 through 12 and Middle School; grades 6 through 8. Its athletic teams (as well as debate, literary, and one-act), nicknamed the Cavaliers, compete in the Georgia Independent School Association. Alumni of the school are accepted to many of the region's top colleges and universities.

[edit] Accreditation and Membership

• Southern Association for Secondary Schools and Colleges (SACS) [1]
• Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) [2]
• Georgia Independent Schools Association (GISA) [3]
• Mercy Secondary Education Association (MSEA) [4]
• National Middle School Association [5]
• Georgia Middle School Association [6]
• National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence (1990-91) [7] (Warning: MS Word file)

[edit] External links

• Mount de Sales Academy web site

 

Middle Georgia Independent Schools
Schools First Presbyterian Day School | Gilead Christian Academy | John Milledge Academy | Monroe Academy Mount de Sales Academy | Stratford Academy | Tattnall Square Academy | Trinity Christian School | Westfield Schools | Windsor Academy Governing body: Georgia Independent School Association

Educational Institutions in Macon, Georgia

Colleges and Universities Central Georgia Technical College • Georgia College and State University • Macon State College • Mercer University • Wesleyan College High schools Central High School • First Presbyterian Day School • Gilead Christian Academy • Hutchings High School • Mount de Sales Academy • Northeast Magnet High School • Rutland High School • Southwest Magnet High School • Stratford Academy • Tattnall Square Academy • Westside High School • Windsor Academy