Tiftarea Academy

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| name = Tiftarea Academy

| image = Tiftarea Academy (NW corner).JPG

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| motto = Committed to Excellence

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| address = 3144 Highway 41 North

| city = Chula

| state = Georgia

| zipcode = 31733

| country = United States

| coordinates = {{Coord|31.5413056|-83.5350128|region:US-GA_type:edu|display=inline,title}}

| other_name = TA

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| type = Private school

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| established = 1969

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| headmaster = Stacey Bell{{cite web |title=Welcome |url=https://ga02225289.schoolwires.net/domain/28 |website=Tiftarea Academy |access-date=October 9, 2019}}

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| grades = PK–12

| gender = Co-educational

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| colors = Gold and Blue {{Color box|Gold}}{{Color box|Blue}}

| athletics_conference = GISA Class AAA{{Cite web|url=http://www.gisaschools.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/2018-20-Regions-and-Classifications-ALL.pdf|title=Georgia Independent Schools Association 2019-2020 Home Regions|date=2019|website=Georgia Independent Schools Association}}

| mascot = Panther

| nickname = Panthers

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| website = {{URL|ga02225289.schoolwires.net}}

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Tiftarea Academy (TA) is a PK–12 co-educational private school in Chula, Georgia, United States.

History

Tiftarea Academy was founded in response to the federally mandated racial desegregation of public schools.{{Cite book|title=Equal educational opportunity: hearings before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, Ninety-first Congress, second session 92nd Congress, first session|last=Bowler|first=Mike|date=1970|work=Equal educational opportunity: Hearings before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, Ninety-first Congress, second session-92nd Congress, first session.|publisher=United States Congress|pages=2033–2034|chapter=Private School Issues a Non-Bias Policy|chapter-url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=umn.31951d017860197&view=1up&seq=109}} According to Mike Bowler of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, in 1970, the school could be described as a segregation academy.

In 1972, the school did not enroll any black students.{{cite news| url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36959159/private_school_aid_pending/|title=Private School Aid Pending|last=Steward|first=Jim|date=September 11, 1972|newspaper=Atlanta Constitution|access-date=October 9, 2019|page=5A|via=Newspapers.com}} As of 2019, the academy's enrollment of 676 students included 2.4% Asians, 0.5% African Americans and 0.5% Hispanic students.{{Cite web| url=https://www.niche.com/k12/tiftarea-academy-chula-ga/students/|title=Tiftarea Academy Students|website=Niche|language=en|access-date=2019-10-10}}

References

External links

{{Official website|https://ga02225289.schoolwires.net/}}

Category:Schools in Tift County, Georgia

Category:Private elementary schools in Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:Private middle schools in Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:Private high schools in Georgia (U.S. state)

Category:Segregation academies in Georgia

Category:Educational institutions established in 1969

Category:1969 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)