The Academy of Richmond County is a high school located in Augusta, Georgia, United States. Known previously as Richmond County Military Academy, it is commonly known as Richmond Academy or ARC.
Academy of Richmond County
The front entrance to current high school building built in 1926
Initially an all-male private school, as were most of the high schools in the 1700s, after the Civil War it was adapted as a military school. During the last half of the 20th century, Richmond Academy transitioned into a co-educational, traditional public high school. It has maintained a strong military Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps that is available, but not mandatory, for participation by students. Both the 1857, and the present 1926, Richmond Academy buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
President George Washington delivered the commencement address at the graduation ceremonies at ARC in 1791.
In 1926, the academy moved to its present-day building on Walton Way. Principal Major George Butler described the school in 1927 as "second to none in the South in terms of facility."[citation needed] The 1926 building was designed in Gothic-style architecture.
Up until the 1950s, ARC was for white males only. The 1951–1957 Richmond Academy boys' baseball team was ranked as one of the top 10 Georgia state sports dynasties.[3] It has teams in many sports.
During the 1950s the school became coeducational, admitting female students. In 1964, the school began to admit minorities and became desegregated.
Contemporary Richmond Academy
Academics
The Academy of Richmond County has 1,178 students in grades 9 through 12, with a student to faculty ratio of 16:1. It offers numerous Advanced Placement courses, has a GATE (gifted and talented education) program, and an International Baccalaureate Programme course of study that was added to the school in July 2003. It is for its highly motivated, college preparatory students.[4] ARC is one of three schools in the Central Savannah River Area that offers an IB program.
Confederate general of the American Civil War; post-war he commanded a force including African-American militia troops against a white supremacist paramilitary organization
^Rickabaugh, Greg (April 20, 2005). "Richmond Academy math team wins national event". The Augusta Chronicle.
^"High school baseball: Digging into history to crown national champions all the way back to 1910 - MaxPreps". MaxPreps.com. July 28, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2021.
^Andre, John A., ed. (April 1951). "From Private to General". Life of the Soldier and Airman. Governors Island, NY: Recruiting Publicity Bureau, U.S. Army. p. 9 – via Google Books.
^Scott Michaux Coach takes pressure in stride, Augusta Chronicle, January 28, 2009. Retrieved January 28, 2009
External links
National Park Service "Discover Our Shared Heritage" travel itinerary
January 13, 2023
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The Academy of Richmond County is a high school located in Augusta Georgia United States Known previously as Richmond County Military Academy it is commonly known as Richmond Academy or ARC Academy of Richmond CountyThe front entrance to current high school building built in 1926Address910 Russell StreetAugusta Georgia 30904United StatesInformationTypePublicEstablished1783 240 years ago 1783 School board1st DistrictSchool districtRichmond County School SystemPrincipalJason MedlinTeaching staff72 70 FTE 1 Grades9 12Enrollment1 102 2019 20 1 Student to teacher ratio15 16 1 Campus typeurbanColor s Purple and goldMascotMusketeerFeeder schoolsAll Richmond county public schoolsWebsiteARC 1 Academy of Richmond County 1926 CampusU S National Register of Historic PlacesCoordinates33 28 26 N 82 00 19 W 33 4740 N 82 0054 W 33 4740 82 0054 Coordinates 33 28 26 N 82 00 19 W 33 4740 N 82 0054 W 33 4740 82 0054Built1926ArchitectPhilander P Scoggs Whitley L EwingArchitectural styleCollegiate GothicNRHP reference No 03001491 2 Added to NRHPJanuary 28 2004Old Academy of Richmond CountyU S National Register of Historic PlacesOne of the previous Academy buildings built in 1857Location540 Telfair St Coordinates33 28 12 N 81 57 44 W 33 4700 N 81 9623 W 33 4700 81 9623Arealess than one acreBuilt1857ArchitectWilliam Henry GoodrichArchitectural styleGothic RevivalNRHP reference No 73000639 2 Added to NRHPApril 11 1973Chartered in 1783 it is listed as the sixth oldest existing public high school in the United States and the oldest existing public high school in the Southern United States 2 Richmond Academy is located at the edge of the Summerville historic district of Augusta Contents 1 History 2 Contemporary Richmond Academy 2 1 Academics 2 2 Athletics 3 Notable alumni 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditInitially an all male private school as were most of the high schools in the 1700s after the Civil War it was adapted as a military school During the last half of the 20th century Richmond Academy transitioned into a co educational traditional public high school It has maintained a strong military Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps that is available but not mandatory for participation by students Both the 1857 and the present 1926 Richmond Academy buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places President George Washington delivered the commencement address at the graduation ceremonies at ARC in 1791 In 1926 the academy moved to its present day building on Walton Way Principal Major George Butler described the school in 1927 as second to none in the South in terms of facility citation needed The 1926 building was designed in Gothic style architecture Up until the 1950s ARC was for white males only The 1951 1957 Richmond Academy boys baseball team was ranked as one of the top 10 Georgia state sports dynasties 3 It has teams in many sports During the 1950s the school became coeducational admitting female students In 1964 the school began to admit minorities and became desegregated Contemporary Richmond Academy EditAcademics Edit The Academy of Richmond County has 1 178 students in grades 9 through 12 with a student to faculty ratio of 16 1 It offers numerous Advanced Placement courses has a GATE gifted and talented education program and an International Baccalaureate Programme course of study that was added to the school in July 2003 It is for its highly motivated college preparatory students 4 ARC is one of three schools in the Central Savannah River Area that offers an IB program The Mathematics Team won the 2005 National Society of Black Engineers Try Math A Thon which was held in Boston 5 Athletics Edit The school mascot is a Musketeer and the school colors are purple and gold The original school mascot was a bearcat The 1957 Varsity Baseball Team was named National Champions by MaxPreps com The 1952 and 1953 squads were honorable mentions 6 Notable alumni EditName Class year Notability Reference s Doug Barnard Jr n d Democratic member of the United States House of RepresentativesDudley Hollingsworth Bowen Jr n d United States federal judgeLloyd D Brown n d United States Army Major General 7 Hervey M Cleckley n d Psychiatrist professor author and pioneer in the psychopathy fieldAquilla J Dyess n d Medal of Honor recipient in World War IIJack Fisher n d Professional baseball player Baltimore Orioles San Francisco Giants New York Mets Chicago White Sox Cincinnati Reds William Henry Fleming n d Lawyer and politician Member of the United States House of RepresentativesWilliam Dudley Geer n d First Dean of the School of Business at Samford UniversityPhil Gingrey n d Obstetrician and a Republican member of the United States House of RepresentativesIsaac S Hopkins n d First president of the Georgia Institute of TechnologyFrank M Hull n d Lawyer and U S Court of Appeals judgeSusan Still Kilrain n d NASA astronautJohn Pendleton King n d United States SenatorJoseph R Lamar n d United States Supreme Court JusticeJames Longstreet n d Confederate general of the American Civil War post war he commanded a force including African American militia troops against a white supremacist paramilitary organizationRay Mercer n d WBO world heavyweight championDan Miller n d Journalist television personality featured nationally on CBS s The Pat Sajak Show and the Nashville NetworkSteve Morse n d GuitaristDavid M Potter n d Pulitzer Prize winning history professor holding professorships including at Stanford University Yale University and Oxford UniversityCarl Sanders n d Governor of Georgia and lawyer named partner of Troutman Sanders an international law firmGeorge D Shea 1914 U S Army major general 8 Andy West n d BassistKen Whisenhunt n d NFL head coach and player of Tennessee Titans 9 Jim Whitehead n d Republican politicianJudy Woodruff 1964 Television news anchor journalist and writer has worked at CNN NBC News and PBS board member of the International Women s Media Foundation member of the Council on Foreign RelationsSee also Edit State of Georgia portal Schools portalHistory of Augusta Georgia List of people from Augusta GeorgiaReferences Edit a b c Academy of Richmond County High School National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved April 27 2021 a b c National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service July 9 2010 Jeff Haws Take 10 Georgia High School Sports Greatest Dynasties Atlanta Journal Constitution April 1 2008 Retrieved February 14 2009 Academy of Richmond County Rickabaugh Greg April 20 2005 Richmond Academy math team wins national event The Augusta Chronicle High school baseball Digging into history to crown national champions all the way back to 1910 MaxPreps MaxPreps com July 28 2021 Retrieved October 4 2021 Sarah Cantey Whitaker Allen Our Children s Ancestry 1935 page 437 Andre John A ed April 1951 From Private to General Life of the Soldier and Airman Governors Island NY Recruiting Publicity Bureau U S Army p 9 via Google Books Scott Michaux Coach takes pressure in stride Augusta Chronicle January 28 2009 Retrieved January 28 2009External links EditAcademy of Richmond County official website National Park Service Discover Our Shared Heritage travel itinerary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Academy of Richmond County amp oldid 1126245496, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
