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Dr. Brenda Shuman-Riley Mrs. MeLisa Clay Head of School Guidance Counselor [email protected] [email protected] Mr. John Hankinson Mrs. Paula Douthit High School Principal Registrar [email protected] 111 Trojan Trail [email protected] Macon, GA 31210 478-474-6760 Fax: 478-474-7887 www.tattnall.org “Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” - Proverbs 22:6 THE SCHOOL Tattnall Square Academy was opened as a mission of Tattnall Square Baptist Church in September, 1969. A board of directors was selected from the membership of Tattnall Square Baptist Church. Located in North Macon, Tattnall Square Academy is a co- educational day school for students from Pre-K(age 3) through twelfth grade and provides a college preparatory curriculum. There are a total of 500 students enrolled for the 2014-2015 school year, with 141 in grades 9-12, and 55 in the Class of 2015. Every stu- dent is honor bound by our Honor Code System and Pledge to refrain from lying, cheating, and stealing. THE FACULTY Our school has a faculty and professional staff of 78. Thirty three percent have attained advanced degrees. All faculty members meet the same professional learning unit requirements as teachers certified by the State of Georgia. ACCREDITATION Tattnall Square Academy is fully accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (AdvancED), the Southern Association of Independent Schools and is a member of the Georgia Independent School Association along with the Georgia High School Asso- ciation. STUDENT ACTIVITIES Our faculty realizes that each student has his/her own assets and needs. Therefore, we provide a wide variety of activities that attend to the interests of each student’s unique abilities. The following is a list of extracurricular activities currently available at the high school level: Senior Beta Club, Science Club, Junior Beta Club, Student Council, French Club, Band, Y Club, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Honor Council, The Yearbook Staff, Key Club, Spanish Club, Latin Club, Pep Club, Robotics, and Math Team. Interscholastic athletics are also available . Tattnall is a member of the Georgia High School Association, and we compete in that league in the Class A Division. Tattnall fields the following teams: Band, Baseball, Basketball, Tennis, Football, Cheerleading, Com- petition Cheerleading, Dance Team, Softball, Swimming, Cross Country, Soccer, Track, and Wrestling. COMMUNITY SERVICE Engaging in Community Service allows Tattnall Square Academy to learn about the needs in the world and the ways to help fulfill them. Service provides students with an opportunity to "give back" to the world a measure of the "gifts" they have been given. By fostering a culture of service and connecting it to academic learning, Tattnall Square transforms community service into service- learning. Students are encouraged to embrace the condition of their world and to use their knowledge and skills to support com- munity needs. Community service begins in the 1st grade and by the 12th grade year, the students are required to have 20 hours per year in grades 9-12 . ACADEMIC INFORMATION THE GRADING SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS FOR GRADUATION Tattnall Square Academy operates on a two-semester calen- Students must complete a total of 24 units + 1 unit of com- dar year with 18-week semesters. Academic reports are is- munity service. Our college preparatory curriculum requires sued every nine weeks. Comprehensive exams are adminis- the following classes for graduation from Tattnall Square tered at the end of each semester. Grades earned in academ- Academy: 4 units of Math, 4 units of English, 4 units of Social ic subjects are used to determine a student’s grade point av- Studies, 4 units of Science, 2 units ( 4 semesters) of Bible, 2 erage. All Advanced Placement Courses are weighted with consecutive units of the same Foreign Language, 1 unit of an extra 10 points in the computation, and honors courses Community Service (20 hours per year, grades 9-12). are weighted an extra 5 points. Advanced Placement classes are offered in U.S. Govern- Grading Scale ment and Politics, Calculus AB/BC, Art, Biology, Statistics, English Language and Composition, English Literature and A 90-100 B 80-89 Composition, Psychology, and American History. All colleges C 79-70 and universities in the United States value AP exam grades in F below 70 the admission process and use these grades to award college credit or advance placement. Joint enrollment classes are in CLASS RANK conjunction with Middle Georgia State College in English and Tattnall Square Academy recognizes students with an Social Studies. overall average of 90 or better in academic core classes at BYOD graduation as Honor graduates. Students who achieve an overall average in academic core classes of 95 and above Students are encouraged to bring their own personal device are designated as Honors with Distinction graduates. on a daily basis and are given access to the wireless technology throughout campus. TSA is a Google Apps for Education school providing GMAIL accounts to all students in grades 5-12. Course Offerings 2014-2015 Grades 7-12 English Mathematics Science Fine Arts English 7, 8, 9 Pre– Algebra 7 Life Science Art I,II,III World Literature Pre-Algebra 7* Physical Science AP Art World Literature* Algebra I/Algebra I* Biology Symphonic Band American Literature Geometry Biology * Drama AP American Literature Geometry * Chemistry Humanities/Public Speaking AP Language & Composition Algebra II Chemistry* Yearbook/Journalism British Literature Algebra II * Anatomy/Physiology Honors Communicative Arts Modern Fiction Pre-Calculus AP Biology Joint Enrollment English Pre-Calculus * Healthcare Science Electives College Algebra Physics * Female Weight Training Social Studies Statistics Sports Medicine (Elective) Weight Training World History AP Statistics Office Aide Civics Calculus Foreign Language Teachers Aide Government & Economics AP Calculus Latin I,II,III Library Aide Government & Economics* Problem Solving/Critical Latin * PE Aide (K5-6) AP U.S. Gov. & Politics Thinking Spanish I,II,III ASEP I,II,III,IV U.S. History Spanish * Study Hall U.S. History Joint Enrollment Bible French I,II,III AP Psychology Bible 7 & 8 French * Old Testament Survey * Honors classes offered New Testament Survey Physical Education Life & Ministry of Jesus Physical Education Proverbs Weight Training Christian Ethics Health World Religions ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS BEST OF THE BEST ADVANCED PLACEMENT EXAMS Tattnall Square Academy has been selected 2 years in a row for the Best Private School in Middle Georgia Tests Given by readers of the Macon Telegraph Newspaper. This is a tremendous honor for our school. AP Students AP Exams 2014 29 35 2013 38 56 NATIONAL MERIT RECOGNITION 2012 34 54 Tattnall Square Academy had one student in the class of 2009 who was named a National Merit 2011 29 38 Scholarship Finalists. The class of 2011, 2013, and 2014 each had one student who was commended for the National Merit Scholarship Program. AP SCORES SAT SCORES % of AP Students with Scores 3+ Critical Reading Math Writing 3 or Higher 635 672 629 2014 44.8% *Average of the top 20% for the classes of 2013, 2014, and 2015 2013 31.6% 2012 41.2% Critical Reading Math Writing 2011 37.9% 506 501 500 *Average of the mid 50% for the classes of 2013, 2014, and 2015 HOPE SCHOLARSHIP Students are eligible for the Georgia HOPE Scholarship when they have received a 3.0 GPA in core curriculum courses. The class of 2015 is projected to have more than 75% of its class receive the HOPE scholarship. COLLEGE ACCEPTANCES OF THE CLASS OF 2014 Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College (ABAC) Mississippi State University Anderson College New York University Andrew College North Carolina State Air Force Academy North Georgia College & State University Atlanta Ballet Northwestern University Art Institute of Atlanta Oglethorpe University Auburn University Oxford College of Emory University Augusta State University Penn State University Baylor University Presbyterian College Berry College Rudolph Community College Brenau University Samford University Brewton Parker Savannah College of Art & Design Centenary College Southern Methodist University Central Alabama Community College Southern Polytechnic State University Clemson University Stanford University College of Charleston Texas A&M Columbus State College Troy State University Darton College Truett-McConnell College Duke University UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles) East Georgia College USC (University of Southern California) Emory University University of Alabama Florida State University University of Alabama-Birmingham Furman University University of Florida Gainesville State College University of Georgia Georgetown University University of Louisville Georgia College & State University University of Miami Georgia Military College University of Mississippi—Ole Miss Georgia Southern University University of North Carolina Georgia Southwestern University University of South Carolina Georgia State University University of Tampa Georgia Tech University of Tennessee-Chattanooga Gordon College University of Utah Harvard University University of Washington (Seattle) Kennesaw State College University of West Georgia LaGrange College U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Lee University Valdosta State University Liberty University Vanderbilt University Louisiana State University Virginia Commonwealth University Macon State College Virginia Tech Mars Hill College Wake Forest University Marquette University Wesleyan College Medical College of Georgia Wofford College Middle Georgia College Xavier University Middle Georgia State University Young Harris College Mercer University Tattnall Square Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national and ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, and athletic and other school administered programs. .