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| Woodward Academy | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| College Park, GA, U.S. | |
| Information | |
| Headteacher | Dr. Hank C. Payne |
| Faculty | 595 |
| Type | Private, Coeducational |
| Campus | Urban city |
| Motto | Excellence, Character, Opportunity |
| Mascot | War Eagles |
| Color(s) | Red and White |
| Established | 1900 |
| Students | 2,900 |
| Homepage | http://www.woodward.edu/ |
Woodward Academy is a private day school located in College Park, Georgia, United States.
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History
Woodward Academy was founded in 1900 as the Georgia Military Academy, a military boarding school for boys. In 1964 they admitted females and then in 1966, due to the decreasing demand for military training, the Georgia Military Academy governing board decided to end the military training program and change its name to Woodward Academy. This decision allowed the school to strengthen its academic and arts programs. In 1968, the governing board adopted a non-discriminatory policy and eventually, by 1971, the school was fully integrated. The boarding school program was discontinued in 1993. The largest private PK-12 school in the continental United States, Woodward Academy encompasses over 2,880 students throughout the metro Atlanta area. Woodward Academy is divided into two campuses--the Main Campus in College Park and Woodward North in Duluth. The Busey Campus in Riverdale, Georgia was closed in May 2007 after welcoming students through its doors for 36 years.
Academics
Woodward Academy is divided into five different schools (divisions). On the main campus in historic College Park: the Upper School, Middle School, Lower School, and Primary School. The other school is on the Woodward North Campus, located in Duluth. The Primary School has K through 3rd grade, the Lower School has 4th grade through 6th grade, the Middle School has 7th and 8th grade, and the Upper School has 9th grade through 12th grade. Woodward North has Pre-K through 6th grade; students continue on the Main Campus for grades 7 through 12.
Athletics and Extracurricular Activities
Woodward Academy offers a wide variety of Fall, Winter, and Spring sports including: cheerleading, cross country, football, softball, volleyball, weightlifting, basketball, swimming, diving, wrestling, baseball, lacrosse, soccer, tennis, golf, track and field, riflery, marching band, and ultimate frisbee.
Notable Alumni
- Kiesha Brown (1996) - New York Liberty basketball player
- Michael C. Carlos (1944) - businessman, philanthropist
- Dan T. Cathy (1971) - President and Chief Operating Officer of Chick-fil-a, and son of Chick-fil-a founder, S. Truett Cathy
- Donald M. "Bubba" Cathy (1972) - Senior Vice President of Chick-fil-a, and son of Chick-fil-a founder, S. Truett Cathy
- Phil Gramm (1961) - former U.S. Senator
- Phillip Griffiths (1956) - mathematician
- Julian Jenkins (2002) - Tampa Bay Buccaneers football player, and former Stanford Cardinal
- Ben F. Johnson III (1961) - lawyer, managing partner of law firm Alston & Bird, and chairman of Board of Trustees for Emory University
- James F. Jones (1965) - president of Trinity College
- Erskine Mayer, major league baseball pitcher
- Reed Sorenson (2004) - NASCAR driver
- Williamson S. Stuckey, Jr. (1952) - former U.S. Congressman, chairman of the Stuckey's Corporation
- Randolph W. Thrower (1930) - former U.S. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, attorney
- Robert W. Woodruff (1908) - former president of the The Coca-Cola Company, philanthropist
