| Glynn Academy | |
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| 1001 Mansfield Street Brunswick, Georgia, 31520 United States of America |
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| School type | Public high school |
| Founded | 1788 |
| School district | Glynn County |
| Principal | Dr. Steven Ballowe |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 1,808[1] (2008) |
| Language | English |
| Campus | Urban |
| Color(s) | Red and white |
| Mascot | Red Terrors |
| Athletics | Glynn Academy Red Terrors |
| Website | http://glynn.schooldesk.net/academy |
Glynn Academy (commonly GA) is an American public high school in Brunswick, Georgia, enrolling 1,808 students in grades 9–12.[1] Along with Brunswick High School, it is one of two high schools in the Glynn County School System. Glynn Academy offers technical, academic, and Advanced Placement programs and is accredited by the Georgia Department of Education and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.[1][2] The school has consistently been ranked among the top public high schools in the United States by Newsweek.[3][4]
Chartered in 1788, Glynn Academy is the second-oldest public high school in the American South and the fifth-oldest public high school in the United States;[5] at its inception, the school embraced all grades of primary and secondary education.[6] The first recorded building was built in 1819 on a tract of land known as Academy Range.[5] A new building was erected in 1840 on Hillsborough Square, the present location of the school.[5] From 1819 to 1840, the school was known as Glynn County Academy.[7] Because of an unsatisfactory courthouse, the county's superior and inferior courts often met at the school from 1825 to 1884.[8] In 1889, the Annex Building was constructed,[6] followed by the Prep Junior High School in 1909 (later annexed to the school as the Prep Building),[5][9] and the Glynn Academy Building in 1923.[5] The original 1840 structure was moved out of the city in 1915;[5] in 2008, it was relocated to the current campus where it serves as an interpretive museum.[10]
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History
On February 1, 1788, Glynn Academy was created by an act of the General Assembly of Georgia making it the second oldest high school in Georgia. For more than a century the name "Glynn Academy" included all grades of public school from young learners to senior high school students. In 1888, one hundred years after its founding, Glynn Academy records show a graduating class consisting of four girls and two boys.
Campus
Liberty Bell
The bell in front of the Glynn Academy Building is a near replica of the Liberty Bell in Independence Hall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is mounted on a red brick base and totals about 2,000 pounds. In 1897, the bell was cast in bronze by McShane Foundry in Baltimore, Maryland and was used in the clock tower of Brunswick City Hall until the 1930s.
The Glynn Academy Student Council of 1968-1969 is credited with finding the Liberty Bell and assembling it on plinth at the downtown campus. With the help of the Brunswick Fire Department and numerous businessmen, parents and students, the bell was successfully transported and set during the 1969-1970 school year. The plaque at its base reads: "Erected by the Student Councils 1968-1969 and 1969-1970".
Buildings
Old Glynn Academy Building
Built in 1840, the Old Glynn Academy Building was the first building on Hillsborough Square, the present location of the Glynn Academy campus; it is the oldest wooden schoolhouse in Georgia.[10] For more than fifty years, this building served as the only public school building in Brunswick.[10] In 1915, it was disassembled and subsequently reassembled in Sterling, an unincorporated community in northern Glynn County.[10] There, it served as a consolidated school for African-American students.[10] After desegregation, it became a county-maintained community center for Sterling residents.[10]
In 2008, the Old Glynn Academy Building was relocated to Hillsborough Square.[10] It now serves as an interpretive museum.[10]
Wood Gym
The Wood Gym is the original gymnasium of Glynn Academy, named after a Brunswick resident who donated money to the school for physical education. The Wood Gym is now rarely used having been supplanted by a modern, updated gymnasium. The four tennis courts located behind the building are used for tennis classes and the interior of the gymnasium occasionally functions as an area for administering stardardized testing.
Annex Building
The Annex Building was built in 1889. On August 19, 2005, the Annex Building was severely damaged as the result of a fire[11] but has since been remodeled. The Annex Building is the only building with an elevator due to the age of many of the other buildings on campus.
Prep Building
In the late-1900s, as the student population of Glynn Academy increased, the need arose for an additional facility to accommodate an expanding student body. Thus, the Prep Junior High School was constructed, serving as a bridge between elementary school and high school and serving sixth, seventh, and eighth grades. The school was later annexed to Glynn Academy.
The Prep Building is the most recognizable building on the campus due to its massive stairs and columns. This building holds most of the foreign languages classes as well as the visual arts and music classes.
Glynn Academy Building
The Glynn Academy Building is the main administrative building on campus. At the end of World War I, it was decided that a new school building would be erected as a memorial to the men of Glynn County who had fought in war. Funds were raised through a bond election and the Glynn Academy Building was able to finish completion in September 1923 following which recent renovations took place in 1999. In an effort to memorialize the structure, the architect of the building, Hendrik Wallin, drew inspiration from the Louvain Library in Belgium whose destruction by the Germans infuriated the Allied Forces.
The Glynn Academy Building houses the Memorial Auditorium.
Sidney Lanier Building
The Sidney Lanier Building is currently the Freshmen's Academy.
Science Building
The Science Building was completed in 1963 and houses the literature and science classes.
Gym
The new Gym was completed in the 1980s due to a growing student population.
Notable alumni
- Kwame Brown - NBA player; Detroit Pistons; first overall pick in 2001 NBA Draft
- Davis Love III - PGA Tour player, 1997 PGA Champion
- Willie McClendon - NFL player; Chicago Bears (1979-1982)
- Steve Melnyk - won U.S. Amateur & British Amateur in golf, Georgia Golf Hall of Fame
- Adam Wainwright - MLB player; Saint Louis Cardinals
George Rose - NFL player; Minnesota Vikings (1964-1966) and New Orleans Saints (1967)- Amy Smilovic - Founder of Tibi; fashion designer
External links
References
- ^ a b c "Glynn Academy at the Georgia Department of Education". State of Georgia. http://publicuat.doe.k12.ga.us/ReportingFW.aspx?PageReq=101&PID=63&PTID=70&SchoolId=43876&T=0&FY=2008. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Southern Association of Colleges and Schools". Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. http://oracle.advanc-ed.org/reporting/Reports/LocatorReport.aspx?AssociationID=2&TaxonomyID=12&DistrictID=&SchoolName=Glynn+Academy&City=Brunswick&GovernanceID=&SchoolTypeID=&State=US-GA&Country=&CharterTypeID=. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "America's Top Public High Schools 2006". Newsweek. http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/?s=Glynn&q=2006/rank/1. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ "America's Top Public High Schools 2008". Newsweek. http://www.newsweek.com/id/39380/?s=Glynn&q=2008/rank/1. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ a b c d e f "The History of Glynn Academy". Glynn County School System. http://glynn.schooldesk.net/academy/GlynnAcademyHome/CampusInformation/tabid/1287/Default.aspx. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ a b "Annex Building fire". Coastal Georgia Genealogy and History. http://www.glynngen.com/schools/glynn/GA/annexfire.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ Barefoot, Patricia (2000-11-08). Brunswick: The City by the Sea. Arcadia Publishing. pp. 108. ISBN 978-0738506425. http://books.google.com/books?id=C2IDiIA3Z_sC&pg=PA6&lpg=PA6&dq=Brunswick+Patricia+Barefoot&source=bl&ots=cLxsK2uzZ0&sig=_cM3l2ch4G7so0R5IQ61mrPCecA&hl=en&ei=pgF-StqNLdKBtgeQy5zcAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1#v=onepage&q=Glynn%20County%20Academy&f=false.
- ^ "Glynn County Courthouse". Digital Library of Georgia. http://georgiainfo.galileo.usg.edu/courthouses/glynnCH.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Prep Building". Emporis. http://www.emporis.com/application/?nav=building&lng=3&id=268916. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Stepzinski, Teresa (2008-06-11). "Historic school goes home to Glynn Academy campus". The Florida Times-Union. http://www.jacksonville.com/tu-online/stories/061108/geo_288932783.shtml. Retrieved 2009-08-08.
- ^ "Glynn Academy building burns". The Brunswick News. 2005-08-19. http://www.glynncountyfiredept.org/Newsroom/2005/2005.08.19_Glynn_Academy_building_burns_TBN.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-06.
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