John Hancock Academy

John Hancock Academy
Location
Sparta, Georgia
Coordinates33°15′45″N 82°58′29″W / 33.2624126°N 82.9746063°W / 33.2624126; -82.9746063
Information
TypeSegregation academy
Founded1966
NCES School ID00297758
Faculty18[1]
Enrollment142 (2016[1])
MascotConfederate General
NicknameRebels
AccreditationGeorgia Independent School Association
AffiliationGeorgia Independent Christian Athletic Association
Websitejohnhancockacademy.com
Last updated: 9 January 2018

John Hancock Academy is a segregation academy in Sparta, Georgia, seat of Hancock County, Georgia. It serves 143 students. It is named after John Hancock.

It serves grades PreK-12.[2]

History

Hancock was chartered in 1966 as a segregation academy,[3] by George Darden and two other men.[4] The school opened on August 28, 1967[5] in a facility that had formerly been the all-white Sparta High School,[6] the school moved into its present facilities on Linton Road in 1971. The first principal was Reverend James L. Brantley who died during the first school year, and was replaced by Reverend Harold Thomas.[7] At the time of the school's founding, the population of the county was approximately 80% White and 20% Black. The White segment, 180 students in grades K-12, migrated "nearly en-masse" to John Hancock Academy.[8]

Two black children attended Hancock during the 2015–2016 school year.[1]

The sports teams nickname is the Rebels, and the mascot is a confederate general.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Home". John Hancock Academy. Retrieved 2019-11-18. [...]for K3 Preschool through 12th grade.
  3. ^ BLAIR, MONICA KRISTIN (May 2015). "A PRIVATE HISTORY OF SCHOOL SEGREGATION IN GEORGIA" (PDF). Retrieved 9 January 2018. {cite journal}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ "Private school seeks a charter". Sparta Ishmaelite. July 7, 1966.
  5. ^ "Schools open August 28th, 30th". Sparta Ishmaelite. August 24, 1967.
  6. ^ Aiken, Charles S (1998). The Cotton Plantation South since the Civil War. Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0801873096.
  7. ^ "Thomas heads private school". Sparta Ishmaelite. February 29, 1968. p. 1.
  8. ^ "As school lab Hancock serves". Sparta Ishmaelite. May 4, 1967.
  9. ^ Smith, Patrick. "The Rebel Made Me Do It: Mascots, Race, and the Lost Cause". University of Southern Mississippi.

External links