The Westfield School

The Westfield School is a private Christian school in Perry, Georgia, United States. It is located off U.S. Highway 41 South. It educates students in grades PK-12, in three schools.

The Westfield School
Location
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Coordinates32.4388812°N 83.7620221°W / 32.4388812; -83.7620221
Information
Former namePerry Christian Day School
Westfield Schools
TypePrivate
Founded1969 (1969)
GradesPK-12
Campus size28-acre (11 ha)
Websitewww.westfieldschool.org
Last updated: 8 January 2018

The Westfield School was originally founded as the Perry Christian Day School as part of the segregation academy movement against the federal court-ordered integration of Houston County public schools.[1]

History

Perry Christian Day School was established in 1969 as a segregation academy.[2] It changed its name to the Westfield Schools in 1971 and to the Westfield School in 2007.

The 28-acre (11 ha) campus consists of seven buildings: lower school, middle school, high school, arts and sciences building, administrative building, and another building that houses the cafeteria, gym, weight room, coaches offices, dressing rooms, and three computer labs.

References

  1. "Houston home journal. (Perry, Houston County, Ga.) 1924-1994, December 31, 1970, Image 4 « Georgia Historic Newspapers". gahistoricnewspapers.galileo.usg.edu. Retrieved 2020-06-22.
  2. Amicus Curiae for the United States Lee vs Macon County Board of Education (1966 S.D. AL)
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