Southland Academy Academic Profile 2016-2017

Headmaster: Academic Dean: Ty Kinslow Patty Webb [email protected] [email protected]

Assistant Headmaster: Counselor: Clint Humphrey Carol Burrell [email protected] [email protected]

Lower School Director: College Counselor: Laura Kinslow Renee Moore [email protected] [email protected]

School: Southland Academy, chartered in 1966, is an independent college preparatory day school. The school serves approximately six hundred students from three-year kindergarten through twelfth grade. Southland Academy provides a demanding academic curriculum for the college-bound student in Americus and the surrounding area. The area has a population of approximately 32,000 and supports a four-year university as well as a technical college.

Mission Southland Academy’s mission is to provide a firm foundation on which each student can build Statement: a strong mind, body, and spirit.

The school is accredited by the Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC), the Southern Accreditation: Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS)/the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), and the Commission on International and Trans-Regional Accreditation. Southland Academy is also a member of the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA).

The school has a faculty and professional staff consisting of fifty two full-time and two part- time Students and employees. Fifty percent of the faculty have a master’s degree or higher. All maintain current Faculty: certification. There is a compatible blend of youth and experience with the average teaching experience being eighteen years.

Southland Academy is located on a beautiful 55-acre campus in Americus, Georgia. This Campus: nine-building educational complex includes a three-year/four-year kindergarten building, a five-year kindergarten/first grade building, an elementary building, a junior high building, a high school building, a technology and media center, a music facility, a cafeteria, and two gymnasiums. The campus also includes athletic facilities for dressing rooms, a weight room, playgrounds, courts, field, two fields, a football stadium, and a practice area for football and soccer. There are 51 classrooms in addition to a chemistry lab, a biology lab, three computer labs, and two art rooms.

Admission is by application only. Each applicant in grades 5K-12 must take an entrance Admissions: examination and submit a transcript and discipline record from the school(s) previously attended. Examination results and transcript information are evaluated by the School Counselor(s) and the Headmaster who determine final admission and placement. Additionally, admission shall be based on a personal interview with the parents and the student. Acceptance is also subject to vacancies in a particular grade. The school may also consider the applicant’s legacy status. Southland Academy Athletics and Athletics provide a worthwhile program for our students by teaching them the meaning of personal Extracurricular integrity and the basic principles of competition, sportsmanship, and fair play. School teams partici- Activities: pate in the Georgia Independent Schools Association (GISA) in the sports of baseball, , cross-country, football, , girls’ soccer, softball, , tennis, track, and . Cheerleading, dance team, and marching band are also part of the total program.

The fine-arts program includes band instruction for grades 5-12, chorus for grades 6-12, as well as courses in music appreciation, and art appreciation. Southland also competes in band and literary competitions.

Service Hours: Southland Academy believes in promoting citizenship in our school and our community. Southland Academy has incorporated a service learning program, Raiders Reaching Out, as a required part of our curriculum. In May 2016, the current students in grades 9-12 had completed over 5500 hours of community service during their high school years at various churches, non-profit organizations, hospi- tals, and businesses around our community, state, nation and world.

Grading: Southland Academy operates on a two semester calendar year. A semester consists of two quarters concluding with the semester examination that constitutes one-fifth of the semester grade. The final grade for the year is determined by the average of the two semester grades. The grading scale is as follows: A = 90-100 B = 80-89 C = 70-79 F = Below 70 failure

Honors and AP: Honors and AP courses are offered in English I H, English II H, AP English Language and Composition, AP English Literature and Composition, Algebra I H, Geometry H, Algebra II H, Pre-Calculus H, AP Calculus AB, Biology H, Physical Science H, Chemistry H, AP Biology, and AP US History. Math 1111, Math 2204, and English 1101 are move on when ready (dual-enrollment) classes offered on Southland’s campus.

Honor Roll: Southland Academy’s honor roll is based on the student’s numerical average. Honors courses are weighted with three additional points. AP and MOWR courses are weighted with an additional ten points. A student whose academic average is 90 or higher is on the honor roll. *Weighted averages are used only in calculation of honor roll averages and GPA. Transcripts reflectunweighted aver- ages.

CEEB Code: 110072

Graduation Requirements: Southland Academy awards one type of diploma, the college-preparatory diploma. The minimum program of study includes 24 units as well as service hours. All students are required to meet the College Preparatory Curriculum as specified by the University System of Georgia. Graduation requirements for the class of 2016 are: English 4 units Math 4 units (Algebra I, Algebra II, & Geometry) Science 4 units (Biology & Physical Science) Social Studies 4 units (World History, US History, & Gov/Economics) Foreign Language 2 units Soph. Composition 1/2 unit Sr. Composition 1/2 unit Speech 1/2 unit Health 1/2 unit Physical Ed. 1/2 unit Electives 3 1/2units Total 24 Units

Service Hours 30 hours SAT Information 2014-2016 SSA SSAT Information 2016 2015 2014 Number--Percent of students taking SAT 37--95% 52--94% 49--88% Top 10% 2010 1764 1878 Top 1/3 1877 1658 1743 Score Range 1110-2260 1110-2100 1140-2030 Southland Academy College Matriculation

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Southland Academy admits students of any race, color, nationality, sex, religion, or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students in the school. Southland Academy does not discriminate on the basis of race, nationality, sex, religion, or ethnic origin in the administra- tion of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic programs, or any other program or policy.