At the end of the 1950s, as part of the Massive resistance to the desegregation of the educational system ordered by the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education many white students were enrolled in newly-established segregation academies which included Centreville Academy.[3] As segregation faded in popularity most of these institutions changed their openly discriminatory policies and in 2016, the school had one black student.[2]
Athletics
The school offers the following sports:
Football — MAIS class AA champions in 1976, 1979, 1989, 1991, 1998, 1999, 2007, and 2008[4] under Bill Hurst, who has been coach at Centreville for more than forty years.[5]
^. Centreville Academy. Archived from the original on 16 January 2018. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
^ abc"Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
^Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, United States. Congress. Senate. (1970). Equal Educational Opportunity: Hearings Before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, Ninety-first Congress, Second Session-92nd Congress, First Session, Volume 10. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 2038. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
^"Class AA State Football Champions". Mississippi Association of Independent Schools. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
^DeSalvo, Reed (August 19, 2017). "Centreville jumps out early; cruises past WCCA". The Natchez Democrat. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
^"Matt Tolbert". Major League Baseball Advanced Media. Retrieved September 8, 2011. (Note: click "bio" for more information)
April 22, 2023
centreville, academy, private, school, centreville, mississippi, serves, students, from, amite, county, adjacent, wilkinson, county, locationcentreville, mississippicoordinates31, 0768351, 0611015, 0768351, 0611015, coordinates, 0768351, 0611015, 0768351, 0611. Centreville Academy is a private PK 12 school in Centreville Mississippi It serves 357 students from Amite County and adjacent Wilkinson County Centreville AcademyLocationCentreville MississippiCoordinates31 04 37 N 91 03 40 W 31 0768351 N 91 0611015 W 31 0768351 91 0611015 Coordinates 31 04 37 N 91 03 40 W 31 0768351 N 91 0611015 W 31 0768351 91 0611015InformationEstablished19 January 1970 53 years ago 1970 01 19 1 NCES School ID00736221Faculty24 3 2 Enrollment357 2016 2 NicknameTigersWebsitewww wbr catigers wbr com Contents 1 History 2 Athletics 3 Alumni 4 ReferencesHistory EditAt the end of the 1950s as part of the Massive resistance to the desegregation of the educational system ordered by the Supreme Court in Brown v Board of Education many white students were enrolled in newly established segregation academies which included Centreville Academy 3 As segregation faded in popularity most of these institutions changed their openly discriminatory policies and in 2016 the school had one black student 2 Athletics EditThe school offers the following sports Football MAIS class AA champions in 1976 1979 1989 1991 1998 1999 2007 and 2008 4 under Bill Hurst who has been coach at Centreville for more than forty years 5 Softball Cross County Basketball Baseball Tennis Golf ArcheryAlumni EditMatt Tolbert baseball player 6 References Edit Our Story Centreville Academy Archived from the original on 16 January 2018 Retrieved 16 January 2018 a b c Private School Universe Survey National Center for Education Statistics Retrieved 14 January 2018 Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity United States Congress Senate 1970 Equal Educational Opportunity Hearings Before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity Ninety first Congress Second Session 92nd Congress First Session Volume 10 U S Government Printing Office p 2038 Retrieved 14 January 2018 Class AA State Football Champions Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Retrieved 16 January 2018 DeSalvo Reed August 19 2017 Centreville jumps out early cruises past WCCA The Natchez Democrat Retrieved 16 January 2018 Matt Tolbert Major League Baseball Advanced Media Retrieved September 8 2011 Note click bio for more information Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Centreville Academy amp oldid 1083762015, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
