Southampton Academy
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| School type | Private |
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| Established | 1969 |
| Grades | Pre-K - 12th |
| Principal | Craig Jones[1] |
| Dean | Debbie Johnson[1] |
| Faculty | 43[2] |
| Staff | 16[2] |
| Colors | Blue and White |
| Mascot | Raider |
| Location | 26495 Old Plank Rd. Courtland, VA 23837  United States |
| Information | 757-653-2512 Upper and Middle School 757-653-7273 Lower School 757-653-0011 Fax |
Southampton Academy is a private college-preparatory school located off of Old Plank Rd. in Courtland, Virginia. Southampton Academy, also known as SA provides education for children from pre-kindergarten through 12th grade. Southampton Academy was founded in 1969, and the year can be seen on the schools coat of arms.
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[edit] School Organization
The school is divided into 4 sections by the age group educated.
- Pre-Kindergarten
- Lower School
- Middle School
- Upper School
[edit] Athletics
Being the school has such a large variety of ages, sports are offered at several different levels from varsity all the way to junior junior varsity. Most of the athletics that the school participates in are part of the Virginia Commonwealth Conference (VCC).
- Football, Varsity and Junior Varsity
- Cheerleading, Varsity, Junior Varsity and Junior Junior Varsity
- Girls Volleyball, Varsity, Junior Varsity and Junior Junior Varsity
- Boys Basketball, Varsity, Junior Varsity and Junior Junior Varsity
- Girls Basketball, Varsity and Junior Varsity and Junior Junior Varsity
- Boys Baseball, Varsity and Junior Varsity
- Girls Softball, Varsity and Junior Varsity
- Golf, Varsity
- Girls Tennis, Varsity
- Soccer, Varsity, Junior Varsity
Notably, prior to 2004, the school fielded eight-man football teams as opposed to traditional eleven man teams. Being there were no schools that fielded eight-man football teams in the VCC, the school participated in the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA). At the time, the school was 1 of 2 private schools in Virginia to participate in the sport.
In 2007, The Girls Varsity Basketball team won the VCC Conference and Tournament Championship.
[edit] Clubs
Art Club, Beta Club, Book Club, Forensics, Honor Society, Junior Honor Society, Scholastic Bowl, Scrabble Club, Student Government Association, Student Council Association, Students Against Destructive Decisions, Youth Fellowship Club.
[edit] Campus Facilities
The campus has a wide range of buildings including the newest building, the Mary Addie Flowers Lower School. This building was named after Mary Addie Flowers who was a noteworthy principal of the school. Other buildings include
- Ruth Camp Campbell Library
- Camp-Ballard Gymnasium
- Pillow Field
- Middle School Building
- Upper School Building
Some other facilities that are unnamed, or exist as part of another building are the cafeteria, art studio, computer and science laboratories and a nurses facility.
[edit] References
- ^ a b Southampton Academy Contact Us - Administration. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
- ^ a b Southampton Academy - Faculty/Staff. Retrieved on 2006-11-15.
