Academy of Richmond County
| Academy of Richmond County | |
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| Address | |
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910 Russell Street Augusta, Georgia, 30904 USA | |
| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Established | 1783 |
| School board | 1st District |
| School district | Richmond County School System |
| Principal | Malinda Cobb |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,300 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 1:17[1] |
| Campus type | urban |
| School color(s) |
Purple and gold |
| Mascot | Musketeer |
| Nickname | Musketeers |
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Old Academy of Richmond County | |
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| Location | 540 Telfair St., Augusta, Georgia |
| Coordinates | 33°28′12″N 81°57′45″W / 33.47000°N 81.96250°WCoordinates: 33°28′12″N 81°57′45″W / 33.47000°N 81.96250°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1857 |
| Architectural style | Gothic Revival |
| Governing body | Private |
| NRHP Reference # | 73000639[2] |
| Added to NRHP | April 11, 1973 |
The Old Academy of Richmond County was a high school listed on the National Register of Historic Places located in Augusta, Georgia, USA. Originally known as Richmond County Military Academy, and commonly known as Richmond Academy, it was chartered in 1783. This makes it the fifth oldest existing public high school in the United States, and the oldest existing public high school in the Southern United States. Richmond Academy is located at the edge of the Summerville district of Augusta.
History
Initially an all-male, privately funded school, it became a military school after the Civil War. Richmond Academy transitioned into a co-educational, traditional high school during the last half of the 20th century.
The school retains a large Army JROTC contingent.
President George Washington attended graduation ceremonies at ARC in 1791.
In 1926, the academy moved to its present-day building on Walton Way. Then-principal Major George Butler described the school in 1927 as "second to none in the South in terms of facility."
The 1926 building of the school has a Gothic-style architecture.
Up until the 1950s, ARC was for white males only. During the 1950s the school became coeducational. In 1964, the school lost its status as a segregated school.
The New Richmond Academy
Academics
The Academy of Richmond County has an International Baccalaureate Programme for grades 9 through 12. This a college preparatory course of study for highly motivated high school students, and was added to the school in July 2003.[3]
Athletics
The school mascot is a Musketeer, and the school colors are purple and gold. The original school mascot was a bearcat.
The 1951-1957 Richmond Academy boys' baseball team was named one of the top 10 Georgia state sports dynasties.[4]
Mathematics team
The Mathematics Team won the 2005 National Society of Black Engineers Try-Math-A-Thon, which was held in Boston.[5]
Notable alumni
| Name | Class year | Notability | Reference(s) |
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| Doug Barnard, Jr. | American Democratic politician | ||
| Lloyd D. Brown | 1908 | United States Army Major General[6] | |
| Hervey M. Cleckley | American psychiatrist and pioneer in the psychopathy field | ||
| Aquilla J. Dyess | Medal of Honor recipient in World War II | ||
| Jack Fisher | Former professional baseball player (Baltimore Orioles, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds) | ||
| William Henry Fleming | American politician and lawyer | ||
| William Dudley Geer | First Dean of the School of Business at Samford University | ||
| Phil Gingrey | American obstetrician and a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives | ||
| Isaac S. Hopkins | First president of the Georgia Institute of Technology | ||
| Susan Still Kilrain | Retired NASA astronaut | ||
| John Pendleton King | Former United States Senator | ||
| Joseph R. Lamar | Supreme Court Justice | ||
| James Longstreet | Confederate general in the American Civil War | ||
| Lafayette McLaws | Confederate general in the American Civil War | ||
| Dan Miller | Journalist, television personality, featured nationally on CBS's The Pat Sajak Show and The Nashville Network | ||
| Steve Morse | Guitarist | ||
| David M. Potter | Pulitzer Prize-winning history professor at Stanford University | ||
| Carl Sanders | Governor of Georgia | ||
| Andy West | Bassist | ||
| Ken Whisenhunt | NFL head coach and player of Tennessee Titans[7] | ||
| Jim Whitehead | American Republican politician | ||
| Judy Woodruff | American television news anchor and journalist |
See also
References
- ↑ Academy Of Richmond County High School - Augusta, Georgia/GA - Public School Profile
- ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "Academy of Richmond County".
- ↑ Jeff Haws, Take 10: Georgia High School Sports Greatest Dynasties, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 1, 2008. Retrieved 02-14-2009.
- ↑ Rickabaugh, Greg (2005-04-20). "Richmond Academy math team wins national event". The Augusta Chronicle. The Augusta Chronicle.
- ↑ Sarah Cantey Whitaker Allen, Our Children's Ancestry, 1935, page 437
- ↑ Scott Michaux Coach takes pressure in stride, Augusta Chronicle, January 28, 2009. Retrieved 01-28-2009
External links
- Academy of Richmond County official website
- National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" travel itinerary
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