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| | enrollment_as_of = 2016<ref name="nces180113">{{cite web|title=Private School Universe Survey|url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolName=Autauga+Academy&State=01&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=00002722|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate= |
| enrollment_as_of = 2016<ref name="nces180113">{{cite web|title=Private School Universe Survey|url=https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&SchoolName=Autauga+Academy&State=01&NumOfStudentsRange=more&IncGrade=-1&LoGrade=-1&HiGrade=-1&ID=00002722|publisher=National Center for Education Statistics|accessdate=January 13, 2018}}</ref> | ||
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| ==History== | ==History== | ||
| Autauga Private Academy was founded in 1969 as a ].<ref name="al160530">{{cite news|last1=Joseph|first1=Goodman|title=How the discrimination of Alabama football star O.J. Howard changed a school|url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/05/alabama_crimson_tide_oj_howard.html|accessdate= |
Autauga Private Academy was founded in 1969 as a ].<ref name="al160530">{{cite news|last1=Joseph|first1=Goodman|title=How the discrimination of Alabama football star O. J. Howard changed a school|url=http://www.al.com/sports/index.ssf/2016/05/alabama_crimson_tide_oj_howard.html|accessdate=January 13, 2018|publisher=AL.com|date=May 30, 2016}}</ref> It is distinct from a seminary of the same name founded in 1888.<ref name="wt070817">{{cite book|last1=Fallin|first1=Wilson|title=Uplifting the People: Three Centuries of Black Baptists in Alabama|date=August 17, 2007|publisher=University of Alabama Press|isbn=9780817315696|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=LImKo9-w60MC&dq=%22autauga+academy%22&pg=RA1-PT12|accessdate=January 13, 2018}}</ref> | ||
| Autauga attracted the attention of the ], prompting an inspection tour in 1982, along with eight other schools in Alabama<ref name="wj8312">{{cite book|last1=Johnson|first1=Wanda B.|title=Fifteen Years Ago: Rural Alabama Revisited|date=December 1983|publisher=U.S. Commission on Civil Rights|page=4|url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED244030.pdf|accessdate= |
Autauga attracted the attention of the ], prompting an inspection tour in 1982, along with eight other schools in Alabama<ref name="wj8312">{{cite book|last1=Johnson|first1=Wanda B.|title=Fifteen Years Ago: Rural Alabama Revisited|date=December 1983|publisher=U.S. Commission on Civil Rights|page=4|url=https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/ED244030.pdf|accessdate=January 13, 2018}}</ref> | ||
| In 2011 |
In 2011 a black student, future ] tight end ] — then a student at the school — was told by the headmaster of the school he could not bring a girl to the prom because she was white.<ref name="al160530"/> | ||
| == Notable alumni == | |||
| Since then, the headmaster of 2011 has been fired and replaced with a new one. Every student, black or white has been treated equally ever since that incident and they are all loving the school. | |||
| * ], Republican Alabama state politician known for his celebration of the ]. Dismukes was arrested on 8/6 on suspicion of felony theft .<ref></ref> | |||
| * ], NFL player for the ] | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:16, 21 August 2024
Private school in Prattville, Alabama, United States
| Autauga Academy | |
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| Address | |
| 497 Golson Road Prattville, Alabama 36067 United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°28′18″N 86°32′44″W / 32.4716102°N 86.5454269°W / 32.4716102; -86.5454269 |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1969 (56 years ago) (1969) |
| CEEB code | 012218 |
| NCES School ID | 00002722 |
| Faculty | 21.3 |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Enrollment | 306 (2016) |
| Color(s) | Grey & Gold |
| Mascot | General |
| Nickname | Generals |
| Website | www |
Autauga Academy is a private coed PK-12 school in Prattville, Alabama, the seat of Autauga County.
History
Autauga Private Academy was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy. It is distinct from a seminary of the same name founded in 1888.
Autauga attracted the attention of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, prompting an inspection tour in 1982, along with eight other schools in Alabama
In 2011 a black student, future National Football League tight end O. J. Howard — then a student at the school — was told by the headmaster of the school he could not bring a girl to the prom because she was white.
Notable alumni
- Will Dismukes, Republican Alabama state politician known for his celebration of the KKK. Dismukes was arrested on 8/6 on suspicion of felony theft .
- O. J. Howard, NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
References
- ^ "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Joseph, Goodman (May 30, 2016). "How the discrimination of Alabama football star O. J. Howard changed a school". AL.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- Fallin, Wilson (August 17, 2007). Uplifting the People: Three Centuries of Black Baptists in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817315696. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- Johnson, Wanda B. (December 1983). Fifteen Years Ago: Rural Alabama Revisited (PDF). U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. p. 4. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- Arrest Charges
