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==History== ==History==

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Private school in Meriwether County
Flint River Academy
Location
11556 E. Highway 85
Woodbury, Georgia
Meriwether County
Coordinates32°59′33″N 84°34′19″W / 32.99250°N 84.57194°W / 32.99250; -84.57194
Information
TypePrivate
Motto"Mind, Body, Spirit"
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
DenominationNon-denominational
Established1967; 57 years ago (1967)
NCES School ID00297565
HeadmasterJohn Welch
Faculty22 (on an FTE basis)
GradesK3 to 12
GenderCoeducational
Enrollment213 (2018)
Student to teacher ratio8.9
Color(s)Black and gold   
Athletics conference4 AA
SportsFootball, track, baseball, basketball, tennis, golf, cheerleading, softball
NicknameWildcats
AffiliationsGeorgia Independent School Association
Websiteflintriveracademy.com
Last updated: 7 March 2019

Flint River Academy (FRA) is a segregation academy in Woodbury, Georgia, United States. It is a member of the Georgia Independent School Association. The school was founded in 1967, when the Federal government was beginning to mandate school integration. The school educates students in grades PK-12.

History

As of 1970, the students were bussed to the school from 13 counties. The school urged parents to pool funds to buy busses and pay drivers. According to the Southern Regional Council, 45% of FRA students were bussed to school, with an average one way travel distance of 20 miles.

In 1972, Flint River Academy was expelled from Georgia Association of Independent Schools because the school refused to cut ties with segregationists. Segregationist Georgia Governor Lester Maddox dedicated the school at its opening.

Athletics

In addition to academics, the school fields a variety of white athletic teams for varsity and junior varsity including football, basketball, baseball, softball, tennis, track, twirl, and shotgun, using the nicknames Wildcats and Lady Wildcats. The school's mascot is the Wildcat. The girls' softball team were crowned GISA champions in 2010 for class AA. The baseball team won the 2008 class A GISA title.

The football team won five GISA championships, in 1980, 2005, 2007, 2016, and 2018. From 2004 to 2009 the Wildcats played in five straight GISA title games, winning two of them. Over this period the team won 44 straight home games and 39 regular season games in a row. The seniors of 2008 finished with a 55-3 record and two GISA titles. The Wildcats basketball team won the GISA A Championship in the 2018-19 season.

Activities

Students at Flint River Academy compete in art shows, Literary, and One Act play. Flint River Academy won first place in 2011 in the GISA AA Division of Math Bowl in Americus, Georgia at Georgia Southwestern State University.

Campus

In 2011, Flint River Academy added a 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m) building for students in grades 5 through 8.

References

  1. "Flint River Academy Headmaster". Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  2. ^ "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Flint River Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
  3. Hearings Before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity. United States Senate. March 3–6, 1971. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  4. Brown, Junie (May 31, 1970). "Busing children a souther way of life". Atlanta Constitution. p. 9.
  5. Reich, Kenneth (May 11, 1970). "Private school bussing cited in Dixie survey". Los Angeles Times. p. 12.
  6. "Six Schools kicked out for alleged segregation". Aiken Standard. May 1, 1972. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com. Six schools have been banished from the Georgia Association of Independent Schools (GAIS) after being accused of maintaining segregationist ties... They are ... Flint River Academy in Macon
  7. "Flint River Athletics". Archived from the original on 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  8. "GISA Football History". Archived from the original on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  9. "Flint River Fine Arts". Archived from the original on 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  10. "Flint River Academy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  11. "New Building". Archived from the original on 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
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