UMS-Wright Preparatory School

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UMS-Wright Preparatory School
Location
65 N. Mobile Street Mobile, Alabama 36607
Information
Headmaster	Dr. Tony Havard
Principal	For the Lower School: Mrs. Thompson for the Middle School: Coach Barber
Staff	In earlier times, staff did not apply, but were chosen by Dr. Wright himself.
Students	There is an average of 98 students per grade until 11th grade
Type	Private / Coeducational / Secondary
Grades	K-12
Athletics	Bulldogs
Motto	The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom.
Mascot	Sammy the bulldog
Color(s)	Crimson and Grey
Established	October 2, 1893
Information	251.479.6551
Homepage	http://www.ums-wright.org/

UMS-Wright is an independent, non-religious, co-educational preparatory school in Mobile, Alabama.

Contents 1 History 2 Mission statement 3 Athletics 4 Notable Alumni 5 References 6 External links

[edit] History

On October 2, 1893, Julius Tutwiler Wright opened the University Military School – an all-boys school - on 559 Conti Street in Mobile, Alabama. The school’s 25 students were taught by 1 teacher and paid 8 dollars per month tuition. Six years later, the school’s enrollment quadrupled to roughly 100 students. In 1923, Dr. Wright established the Julius T Wright School for Girls on 1315 Dauphin Street in Mobile, Alabama. In 1931, Dr. Wright died of pneumonia. With his death, the girl’s school closed. University Military School (UMS) remained open under the leadership of William Pape until his death in 1943 and then under the leadership of the Pape family. In 1946, the Pape family turned over operation of the school to the UMS Alumni and Parents Association Inc. In 1956, UMS moved to its current location at North Mobile Street and the Julius T. Wright School for Girls (JTW) reopened at its former location. Enrollment at UMS was over 500 students. In 1972, JTW moved to a University Boulevard campus. In 1988, the board of trustees of both school decided to merge the two schools to create the present UMS-Wright. The Honor Council, a jury for students accused of wrongdoing, has been around since before the schools merged.

[edit] Mission statement

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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.

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[edit] Athletics

Fall	Winter	Spring
Football	Basketball	Outdoor Track and Field
Cross Country	Indoor Track	Baseball
Volleyball		Soccer
Swimming and Diving		Golf
		Tennis
		Softball

[edit] Notable Alumni

Mark Gottfried - head coach of University of Alabama's men's basketball team.

Winston Groom - author who penned, most notably, Forrest Gump

Also a few of the school's own graduats are teachers there.

[edit] References

String Music: Inside the Rise of SEC Basketball By Chris Dortch

[edit] External links

• UMS-Wright Home Page
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UMS-Wright Wikipedia