Brentwood Academy
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{{Infobox school
| name = Brentwood Academy
| logo =
| motto = {{Langx|la|Vivat Veritas}}
| motto_translation = Let Truth Prevail
| established = 1969
| founders = Bill Brown
| type = Private, Independent
| gender =
| religious_affiliation = Christian
| chairman = Buddy Bacon
| campus_director = Andy Bradshaw (Upper School)
Jenny Cretin (Middle School)
| head_of_school = Curtis G. Masters
| teaching_staff = 140
| ratio = 17:1
| enrollment = 770https://www.niche.com/k12/brentwood-academy-brentwood-tn/
| enrollment_as_of = 2025
| grades = 6–12
| streetaddress = 219 Granny White Pike
| city = Brentwood
| county = Williamson
| state = Tennessee
| zipcode = 37027
| country = United States
| coordinates = {{Coord|36.0331798|-86.8217969|display=inline}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| pushpin_map = Tennessee
| colors = {{color box|#c22133|Red}}, {{color box|#FFFFFF|White}}, and {{color box|#162e4d|Blue}}
| nickname = Eagles
| website = {{url|http://www.brentwoodacademy.com}}
| footnotes =
}}
Brentwood Academy is a coeducational Christian independent college preparatory school located in Brentwood, Tennessee, for grades 6–12.
History
{{further|Education segregation in Nashville}}
The charter of Brentwood Academy was signed on November 20, 1969, after ten acres of land on Granny White Pike was gifted by Tom P. Kennedy, Jr.{{Cite web |last=Tate |first=Mindy |date=2009-06-30 |title=Brentwood Academy, city share year of founding |url=https://www.williamsonherald.com/features/special_sections/brentwood-academy-city-share-year-of-founding/article_99758108-b2fd-5cfd-9124-953138b82c6b.html |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=Williamson Herald |language=en}}
Brentwood Academy was among a wave of private schools formed in response the court ordered desegregation of public schools.{{cite news|first=Jim| last=O'Hara| work=The Tennessean |location=Nashville| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/111489876/| via=Newspapers.com| date=July 22, 1972| title=The 'Christian' schools are on the boom|page=B1}} Brentwood Academy's leaders claimed the school was established to provide a sound, Christian education in a safer environment, but the sociologist Jennifer Dyer has argued that the school's stated objectives were simply a "guise" for the school's actual objective of allowing white parents to avoid enrolling their children in racially integrated public schools.{{Cite thesis| url=http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-03142007-161353/| title=The Core Beliefs of Southern Evangelicals: A Psycho-Social Investigation of the Evangelical Megachurch Phenomenon| last=Dyer| first=Jennifer Eaton| date=April 12, 2007| website=etd.library.vanderbilt.edu |type=PhD| page=23 |access-date=January 2, 2018| publisher=Vanderbilt University}}{{Cite book| last=Nagasawa| first=Mako A.| url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MuAXEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA286| title=Abortion Policy and Christian Social Ethics in the United States|date=January 6, 2021| publisher=Wipf and Stock| page = 286| isbn=978-1-7252-7189-0| language=en}} Despite the school's claim that it was not founded for the purpose of racial segregation, it did not enroll any Black students until 1974, and did not have a Black graduate until 1980.{{cite news |last1=Hineman |first1=Brinley |title=Brentwood Academy alumni speak out about racial insensitivity |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102394800/brentwood-academy-alumni-speak-out/ |access-date=May 23, 2022 |publisher=Tennessean |date=March 3, 2021}}{{cite news |last1=Hineman |first1=Brinley |title=Brentwood Academy alumni speak out about racial insensitivity (cont)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102394642/brentwood-academy-alumni-speak-out-about/ | access-date=May 23, 2022 |publisher=Tennessean |date=March 3, 2021}}
Applications to Brentwood Academy increased in 1980 after court rulings expanded desegregation busing in Nashville.{{cite news| first=Carl| last=Cluman|date=January 21, 1980|work=The Tennessean| location=Nashville| title=Bus plan brings application rush for private schools| page=59| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/112143121/ |via=Newspapers.com}} At the time, only four of Brentwood Academy's 360 students were black.{{Cite news|title=Private Schools nearly white| first1=Sandra| last1=Ivey |work=The Tennessean| last2=Crowe| first2=Adell |date=August 6, 1980| page=15| url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/112131324/|via=Newspapers.com}}
In 2001, Brentwood Academy was a party in the United States Supreme Court case Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association.[http://laws.findlaw.com/us/531/288.html Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Assn.], 531 U.S. 288 (2001). The academy had sued the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association after the school was penalized for "undue influence" in recruiting football players, and the case was appealed to the Supreme Court. The court in this case held that a statewide association, incorporated to regulate interscholastic athletic competition among public and private schools, is regarded as engaging in state action when it enforces a rule against a member school.{{Cite web| url=https://www.casebriefs.com/blog/law/constitutional-law/constitutional-law-keyed-to-chemerinsky/the-structure-of-the-constitutions-protection-of-civil-rights-and-civil-liberties/brentwood-academy-v-tennessee-secondary-school-athletic-assn/|title=Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Assn. {{!}} Casebriefs|website=www.casebriefs.com| access-date=January 2, 2018}}
In 2017, Brentwood Academy was accused of telling their staff not to report child abuse, including the rape of a 12-year-old child.{{cite news |last1=Boucher |first1=Dave |title=Schools Fail to Shield Kids|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102396927/schools-fail-to-shield-kids/ |access-date=May 23, 2022 |publisher=Tennessean |date=August 20, 2017}}{{cite news |last1=Boucher |first1=Dave |title=Schools Fail to Shield Kids|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102397090/schools-fail-to-shield-kids-cont/ |access-date=May 23, 2022 |publisher=Tennessean |date=August 20, 2017}} The charges were later dismissed.{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0leso9Gyng |title=Brentwood Academy Lawsuit Tossed |date=2017-12-15 |last=NewsChannel 5 |access-date=2025-03-10 |via=YouTube}}
Notable alumni
=Football=
- Tremayne Allen, football player{{cite web | url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/schools/high_schools.cgi?id=93b862d1 | title=Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, TN) Alumni Pro Stats | website=Pro-Football-Reference.com }}
- Kent Austin, Canadian Football League (CFL) player and coach{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/A/AustKe20.htm|title = Kent Austin Stats|website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}}
- Derek Barnett, NFL defensive end for the Houston Texans{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2018/11/21/nashville-50-greatest-high-school-football-players-jalen-ramsey-jalen-hurd-derek-barnett/1927335002/|title = Nashville's 50 greatest high school football players of all time|website = The Tennessean}}
- Woody Baron, football player
- Kody Bliss, football player{{Cite web|url=https://tssaasports.com/school/index.cfm?id=36&sportid=1|title=TSSAAsports.com :: Home of the TSSAA Championships|website=tssaasports.com}}
- Ryan Carrethers, football player{{cite web | url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/nfl/2014/05/10/ryan-carrethers-san-diego-chargers-brentwood-academy/8941245/ | title=Nashville's Ryan Carrethers picked by Chargers | website=The Tennessean }}
- King Dunlap, former professional football player for the San Diego Chargers
- Jeff Hall, football player
- Camron Johnson, football player{{Cite web|date=May 4, 2019|title=Cam Johnson|url=https://vucommodores.com/roster/cam-johnson/|access-date=July 15, 2020|website=Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website|language=en-US}}
- Dawson Knox, tight end for Ole Miss and the Buffalo Bills.{{cite web |url=https://springhillhomepage.com/brentwood-academy-alum-dawson-knox-heads-to-buffalo-bills-in-nfl-draft/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190711022253/https://springhillhomepage.com/brentwood-academy-alum-dawson-knox-heads-to-buffalo-bills-in-nfl-draft/ |date=April 26, 2019|archive-date=Jul 11, 2019 |title=Brentwood Academy alum Dawson Knox heads to Buffalo Bills in NFL Draft |website=springhillhomepage.com |publisher=Home Page Media Group}}
- Mike MacIntyre, football coach{{Cite web|url=http://www.williamsonherald.com/sports/brentwood-academy-grad-macintyre-named-national-coach-of-the-year/article_1841091c-c3cb-11e6-a160-db9de4c7b397.html|title = Brentwood Academy grad MacIntyre named national coach of the year| date=December 16, 2016 }}
- Bubba Miller, football player
- Jalen Ramsey, professional football player for the Miami Dolphins{{Cite news|url=https://usatodayhss.com/2012/player-of-the-week-jalen-ramsey-brentwood-academy|title=Player of the week: Jalen Ramsey, Brentwood Academy|newspaper=USA Today High School Sports |date=August 17, 2012}}
- C. J. Sanders, football player
- Barry Turner, football player
- John Vaughn, football player
- Scott Wells, retired professional football player{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2016/03/15/wells-named-ba-wrestling-coach/81819474/|title = Wells named BA wrestling coach|website = The Tennessean}}
=Other athletes=
- Andrew Bumbalough, middle and long distances in track runner{{cite web| url = https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/people/blog/21001098/patient-bumbalough-finishes-fifth-in-boston-marathon| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190711021837/https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/people/blog/21001098/patient-bumbalough-finishes-fifth-in-boston-marathon| archive-date = July 11, 2019| title = Patient Bumbalough finishes fifth in Boston Marathon {{!}} Nashville Post}}
- Blades Brown, golfer
- Shannon Doepking, softball player and coach
- Victoria Dunlap, basketball player
- David Harrison, basketball player{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2018/03/01/nashville-boys-high-school-basketball-all-time-top-players-selected-darius-garland-davis-cup/377283002/|title = Top all-time Nashville area boys high school basketball players selected|website = The Tennessean}}
- Darius Garland, basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers of the NBA{{Cite web|url=https://usatodayhss.com/2017/darius-garland-suspended-locker-room-incident|title = Darius Garland, three others suspended after locker room incident|date = December 7, 2017}}
- Bryce Jarvis, MLB relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/7773-bryce-jarvis|title = Bryce Jarvis Stats & Scouting Report - Baseball America| date=May 26, 2023}}
- Nicholas Nevid, swimmer
- Jacob Stallings, MLB catcher for the Colorado Rockies{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/2107/jacob-stallings/|title = Jacob Stallings Stats & Scouting Report - Baseball America| date=November 29, 2021 }}
- Brandan Wright, former NBA player for the Memphis Grizzlies{{Cite web|url=https://www.maxpreps.com/news/adsO7kg3hUqZVdjE6vCYkQ/tennessee--mr-and-miss-basketball-finalists-named.htm|title = Tennessee: Mr. And Miss Basketball Finalists Named - MaxPreps}}
=Musicians=
- Ashlyne Huff, singer-songwriter and dancer{{Cite web|url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/2018/11/16/nashville-sounds-uniforms-texas-rangers-tennessee-titans-nfl/1977175002/|title=Nashville Sounds unveil new logo, uniforms to go with Texas Rangers affiliation|website=The Tennessean}}
- Dann Huff, musician{{cite web|last1=Dunkerley|first1=Beville|title=Producer Profile: Dann Huff| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/producer-profile-dann-huff-20140611| website=rollingstone.com| accessdate=March 13, 2018| date=June 11, 2014}}
- Gordon Kennedy, musician{{cite web| last1=Schlansky| first1=Evan|title=Writer Of The Week: Gordon Kennedy| url=http://americansongwriter.com/2011/02/writer-of-the-week-gordon-kennedy/| website=americansongwriter.com| publisher=ForASong Media| accessdate=February 27, 2018|date=February 7, 2011}}
- Holly Williams, recording artist
Notable faculty
- Jason Mathews, football player and coach{{Cite web |last=Robinson |first=George |title=Brentwood Academy names former Tennessee Titans lineman Jason Mathews as athletic director |url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2022/12/12/tssaa-football-jason-matthews-brentwood-academy-athletic-director/69722189007/ |access-date=2025-03-10 |website=The Tennessean |language=en-US}}
- Rhonda Blades, basketball player and coach{{cite web | url=https://www.tennessean.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/10/04/tennessee-high-school-golf-brentwood-academy-blades-brown-shoots-8-under-opening-state-tournament/5997927001/ | title=Brentwood Academy eighth-grader Blades Brown shoots 8-under on first day of state tournament | website=The Tennessean }}
- John Pierce, basketball player and coach
- Hubie Smith, Tennessee High School Hall of Fame basketball coach{{cite web| url = https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/prep-sports/blog/21037355/brentwood-academy-rolls-on-without-garland| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190711022926/https://www.nashvillepost.com/sports/prep-sports/blog/21037355/brentwood-academy-rolls-on-without-garland| archive-date = July 11, 2019| title = Brentwood Academy rolls on without Garland {{!}} Nashville Post}}
- James Wilhoit, football player, coach{{cite web | url=https://www.rockytopinsider.com/2021/07/30/titans-tab-former-vols-kicker-james-wilhoit-as-kicking-coach/ | title=Titans Tab Former Vols' Kicker as Kicking Coach | date=July 30, 2021 }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.brentwoodacademy.com Brentwood Academy homepage]
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Category:1969 establishments in Tennessee
Category:Educational institutions established in 1969
Category:Preparatory schools in Tennessee
Category:Private high schools in Tennessee
Category:Private middle schools in Tennessee