Brookhaven Academy
Address
Map
943 Brookway Blvd Ext NE

Brookhaven
,
Mississippi
39601

United States
Coordinates31°33′23″N 90°28′58″W / 31.5564252°N 90.482882°W / 31.5564252; -90.482882
Information
TypeIndependent
Established1970
Head of schoolJason Case
GradesK-12
Number of students575[1]
Color(s)royal blue and white   
NicknameCougars
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools
AffiliationMississippi Association of Independent Schools
Websitebrookhavenacademy.org

Brookhaven Academy (BA) is an independent, co-educational college preparatory school in Lincoln County, Mississippi, near Brookhaven. The school was founded in 1970 as a segregation academy.

History

In January 1970, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Mississippi to desegregate its public schools. Brookhaven Academy, Inc. was founded in 1970 as a segregation academy.[2]

The IRS did not confer non-profit status to Brookhaven Academy Educational Foundation until 1983.[3][4][5] In 1988, Black students walked out of nearby Brookhaven High School in protest when that school hired a coach from Brookhaven Academy, which was considered a grievous racial provocation.[6] During the 2015-16 school year, Brookhaven Academy enrolled a single black child.[1] In 2018, the school received attention when it was revealed that U.S. senatorial candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith sent her daughter to this school.[6][7]

Student body

Racial distribution in 2015-16[1]

Race Students
Native American 0
Asian 5
Black 1
Hispanic 3
White 386
Two or more races 0

Surrounding Lincoln County was about 30% Black.

Racial distribution in 2017-2018[8]

Race Students
Native American 0
Asian 6
Black 2
Hispanic 1
White 424
Two or more races 0

Surrounding Lincoln County was about 82% white, 16% Black, and 2% Hispanic.[9]

Sports

Brookhaven plays football in the MAIS 4A league.[10]

Other boys' sports are archery, baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, and tennis. Girls' sports offered are archery, basketball, cheerleading, softball, soccer and tennis.[11]

Notable alumni

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Brookhaven Academy Educational Foundation". National Center for Education Statistics. 2016. Retrieved 20 Nov 2018.
  2. ^ Trent Watts, ed. (2008). White Masculinity in the Recent South. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807137673. Retrieved 20 Nov 2018.
  3. ^ "Brookhaven Academy Educational Foundation Form 990". Propublica. Retrieved 20 Nov 2018.
  4. ^ IRS Tax Exemptions and Segregated Private Schools. USGPO. January 28, 1982. Retrieved 20 Nov 2018.
  5. ^ "Keene v. Brookhaven Academy Inc". Caselaw. March 4, 2010. Retrieved 20 Nov 2018.
  6. ^ a b Pittman, Ashton. "Hyde-Smith Attended All-White 'Seg Academy' to Avoid Integration". Retrieved 2018-11-24. There's "no doubt that's why those schools were set up," said former U.S. Rep Ronnie Shows, a Democrat who was Hyde's junior high basketball coach at Lawrence County Academy in the 1970s.
  7. ^ Campbell, Donna (9 May 2017). "Governor to speak at BA graduation". The Daily Leader. Retrieved 24 November 2018. Anna-Michael Smith is one of 34 graduates who will be receiving diplomas in John R. Gray Gymnasium at BA Friday. The ceremony begins at 7 p.m. and it is open to the public. Smith is the daughter of Mike Smith and Cindy Hyde-Smith, of Brookhaven. Her mom is the commissioner of agriculture and commerce for the state. The Smiths also raise cattle, which makes Anna-Michael a fifth generation farmer.
  8. ^ "Search for Private Schools - School Detail for BROOKHAVEN ACADEMY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION".
  9. ^ "ACS School District Profile 2015-19".
  10. ^ "New MAIS groupings put BA into 4A for all sports 2019-2021". Daily Leader. October 31, 2018. Retrieved 20 Nov 2018.
  11. ^ "Sports". Brookhaven Academy. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Tampa trades Brookhaven Academy's Corey Dickerson". 23 February 2018.

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