Brookhaven Academy

Brookhaven Academy (BA) is an independent, co-educational college preparatory school in Lincoln County, Mississippi, near Brookhaven. The school was founded in 1970 as a segregation academy.

Brookhaven Academy
Address
943 Brookway Blvd Ext NE

Brookhaven
,
Mississippi
39601

United States
Coordinates31°33′23″N 90°28′58″W
Information
TypeIndependent
Established1970
Head of schoolJason Case
GradesK-12
Number of students575[1]
Color(s)royal blue and white   
NicknameCougars
AccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools
AffiliationMississippi Association of Independent Schools
Websitebrookhavenacademy.org

History

In January 1970, the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered Mississippi to desegregate its public schools. Brookhaven Academy, Inc. was founded in 1970 as a segregation academy.[2]

The IRS did not confer non-profit status to Brookhaven Academy Educational Foundation until 1983.[3][4][5] In 1988, Black students walked out of nearby Brookhaven High School in protest when that school hired a coach from Brookhaven Academy, which was considered a grievous racial provocation.[6] During the 2015-16 school year, Brookhaven Academy enrolled a single black child.[1] In 2018, the school received attention when it was revealed that U.S. senatorial candidate Cindy Hyde-Smith sent her daughter to this school.[6][7]

Student body

Racial distribution in 2015-16[1]

Race Students
Native American 0
Asian 5
Black 1
Hispanic 3
White 386
Two or more races 0

Surrounding Lincoln County was about 30% Black.

Racial distribution in 20117-2018[8]

Race Students
Native American 0
Asian 6
Black 2
Hispanic 1
White 424
Two or more races 0

Surrounding Lincoln County was about 82% white, 16% Black, and 2% Hispanic.[9]

Sports

Brookhaven plays football in the MAIS 4A league.[10]

Other boys' sports are archery, baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, and tennis. Girls' sports offered are archery, basketball, cheerleading, softball, soccer and tennis.[11]

Notable alumni

See also

References
  1. "Brookhaven Academy Educational Foundation". National Center for Education Statistics. 2016. Retrieved 20 Nov 2018.
  2. Trent Watts, ed. (2008). White Masculinity in the Recent South. LSU Press. ISBN 9780807137673. Retrieved 20 Nov 2018.
  3. "Brookhaven Academy Educational Foundation Form 990". Propublica. Retrieved 20 Nov 2018.
  4. "IRS Tax Exemptions and Segregated Private Schools". USGPO. January 28, 1982. Retrieved 20 Nov 2018.
  5. "Keene v. Brookhaven Academy Inc". Caselaw. March 4, 2010. Retrieved 20 Nov 2018.
  6. Pittman, Ashton. "Hyde-Smith Attended All-White 'Seg Academy' to Avoid Integration". Retrieved 2018-11-24. There’s “no doubt that’s why those schools were set up,” said former U.S. Rep Ronnie Shows, a Democrat who was Hyde’s junior high basketball coach at Lawrence County Academy in the 1970s.
  7. Campbell, Donna (9 May 2017). "Governor to speak at BA graduation". The Daily Leader. Retrieved 24 November 2018. Anna-Michael Smith is one of 34 graduates who will be receiving diplomas in John R. Gray Gymnasium at BA Friday. The ceremony begins at 7 p.m. and it is open to the public. Smith is the daughter of Mike Smith and Cindy Hyde-Smith, of Brookhaven. Her mom is the commissioner of agriculture and commerce for the state. The Smiths also raise cattle, which makes Anna-Michael a fifth generation farmer.
  8. https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/pss/privateschoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&Zip=39601&Miles=10&ID=00736196
  9. https://nces.ed.gov/Programs/Edge/ACSDashboard/2802640
  10. "New MAIS groupings put BA into 4A for all sports 2019-2021". Daily Leader. October 31, 2018. Retrieved 20 Nov 2018.
  11. "Sports". Brookhaven Academy. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  12. https://www.dailyleader.com/2018/02/22/tampa-trades-brookhaven-academys-corey-dickerson/
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