Twiggs Academy is a private

Private school

Private schools, also known as independent schools or nonstate schools, are not administered by local, state or national governments; thus, they retain the right to select their students and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students' tuition, rather than relying on mandatory...

, Christian

Christian

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, college preparatory school near Jeffersonville, Georgia

Jeffersonville, Georgia

Jeffersonville is a city in and the county seat of Twiggs County, Georgia, United States. The population was 1,209 at the 2000 census.Jeffersonville is part of the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area.-History:...

, United States

United States

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 about 20 miles south of Macon

Macon, Georgia

Macon is a city located in central Georgia, US. Founded at the fall line of the Ocmulgee River, it is part of the Macon metropolitan area, and the county seat of Bibb County. A small portion of the city extends into Jones County. Macon is the biggest city in central Georgia...

. Classes are offered for kindergarten through twelfth grade in a traditional classroom setting. Over 90% of Twiggs Academy graduates attend college.

The current headmaster is Dediere Fountain.

Twiggs Academy is a member of the Georgia Independent School Association

Georgia Independent School Association

The Georgia Independent School Association is an association of private independent, and parochial schools throughout the state of Georgia. It was established to provide coordination of and services for the various member schools including athletics and academic competition...

 (GISA).

Mission

Twiggs Academy strives to provide a safe and orderly climate for learning and for challenging each student to achieve maximum potential through an educational program that promotes excellence and places Christ at the center of all.

Philosophy

Twiggs Academy believes that the Christian education is based on the belief that mankind finds spiritual salvation and fulfilment in a personal relationship with Jesus Christ (Ephesians 1:7). Children are viewed as individuals created by God with unique abilities and capabilities. Twiggs Academy and parents partner together to educate children as total persons spiritually, intellectually, socially, physically, and culturally.

History

Twiggs Academy was established in 1970 by a group of Twiggs County parents who believed that the Middle Georgia area needed an independent college preparatory school.

Today Twiggs Academy is a nondenominational Christian School

Christian school

A Christian school is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization.The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country, according to the religious, educational, and political cultures...

. Twiggs Academy admits students of any race, color, national and ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges, programs, 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 education policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, and athletic and other school administered programs.

A large gymnasium, a modern media center and science lab, a library, baseball, softball, and football fields, and a cafeteria are located on the Twiggs Academy Campus.

Athletics

Twiggs Academy competes in Baseball, Men's and Women's Basketball, Football, Softball, Track, Golf, and Tennis. Twiggs Academy participates in the Georgia Independent School Association (GISA), and the Independent Christian Schools of Georgia and Alabama (ICSGA). The Trojans are a member of GISA Region 2 A.

Twiggs Academy has won 6 State Championships:

- 1980-1981 Men's Basketball. Class A.

- 1981-1982 Women's Basketball. Class A.

- 1993-1994 Softball. Class AA.

- 1995-1996 Softball. Class AA.

- 1996-1997 Softball. Class AA.

- 2001-2002 Women's Basketball. Class AA.

Football

Although Twiggs Academy competes in GISA in all other sports, the Trojans play football in the Independent Christian Schools of Georgia and Alabama; a Christian league consisting of teams from Georgia, Florida and
Alabama.

Previously Twiggs Academy played football in GISA. The Trojans fell to Eagle's Landing Christian Academy in the 1996 - 1997 GISA State Championship Game.

Rivalry

Historically, Twiggs Academy's biggest rivalries were with Trinity Christian School and Cross Keys Christian School. In the mid-90s TA also had rivalries Flint River Academy and Fullington Academy.

Literary

Twiggs Academy competes in GISA literary competition including events such as: oral interpretation

Oral Interpretation

Oral Interpretation is a dramatic art, also commonly called "interpretive reading" and "dramatic reading", though these terms are more conservative and restrictive...

, extemporaneous speaking

Extemporaneous speaking

Extemporaneous Speaking, also known as extemp, is a competitive event popular in United States high schools and colleges, in which students speak persuasively or informatively about current events and politics...

, trio, quartet, solo, and essay

Essay

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Twiggs Academy won its region in literary in 1994 and 1995.

One Act Play

Twiggs Academy competes in GISA one act play and won the event in its region in 2009.

Twiggs Academy won state in one act play in 2010.

Campus

A large gymnasium, a modern media center and science lab, a library, baseball, softball, and football fields, and a cafeteria are located on the Twiggs Academy Campus.

Academics

Twiggs Academy places a premium on quality education and student safety. Most Twiggs Academy graduates go on to further their education at the university level.

A student from Twiggs Academy has won the county Star Student Award since the award began. Because the Star Student Award is awarded to the student with the highest SAT score in the county, this demonstrates the quality of education at Twiggs Academy is superior to the public school in the county.

Twiggs Academy graduates have gone on to further their educations at: The University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, Mercer University

Mercer University

Mercer University is an independent, private, coeducational university with a Baptist heritage located in the U.S. state of Georgia. Mercer is the only university of its size in the United States that offers programs in eleven diversified fields of study: liberal arts, business, education, music,...

, Wesleyan College

Wesleyan College

Wesleyan College is a private, liberal arts women's college located in Macon, Georgia, United States.-History:The school was chartered on December 23, 1836 as the Georgia Female College, and opened its doors to students on January 7, 1839. The school was renamed Wesleyan Female College in 1843...

, Emory University

Emory University

Emory University is a private research university in metropolitan Atlanta, located in the Druid Hills section of unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The university was founded as Emory College in 1836 in Oxford, Georgia by a small group of Methodists and was named in honor of...

, Mercer Law School, Mercer Pharmacy School, University of Georgia College of Pharmacy

University of Georgia College of Pharmacy

The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy is a college within the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States.-History:The College of Pharmacy was established and opened in 1903 as the School of Pharmacy and was located in Science Hall. The school had a local physician, Dr. Samuel...

, Medical College of Georgia

Medical College of Georgia

Georgia Health Sciences University formerly known as, and now home of the, Medical College of Georgia , is a public academic health center, with its main campus located in the Medical District of Augusta, Georgia. It is the smallest of four research universities in the University System of Georgia...

, Georgia State University

Georgia State University

Georgia State University is a research university in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves about 30,000 students and is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities...

, Georgia Military College

Georgia Military College

Georgia Military College is a United States Military Junior College, high school, and middle school in Milledgeville, Georgia. GMC is one of five military junior colleges that participates in the Army's Early Commissioning Program. Cadets who graduate from GMC's two-year, military science-oriented...

, The University of Mississippi, George Washington University

George Washington University

The George Washington University is a private, coeducational comprehensive university located in Washington, D.C. in the United States...

, Valdosta State University

Valdosta State University

Valdosta State University, also referred to as VSU, or Valdosta State, is an American public university and is one of the two regional universities in the University System of Georgia. Valdosta State is located on a campus at the heart of the city of Valdosta...

, Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern University

Georgia Southern University is a national public university located on a campus in Statesboro, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1906, it is part of the University System of Georgia and is the largest center of higher education in the southern half of Georgia offering 117 academic majors in a comprehensive...

, Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley State University

Fort Valley State University is a historically black university located in Fort Valley, Georgia. It is also a unit of the University System of Georgia and a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund...

, Middle Georgia College

Middle Georgia College

Middle Georgia College is a publicly supported, residential,charter unit of the University System of Georgia, in the city Cochran in the U.S. state of Georgia. Founded in 1884, the school is the oldest two-year college in the United States. It is currently being transformed into a 4 year college...

, Georgia College & State University

Georgia College & State University

Georgia College & State University is a public liberal arts university in Milledgeville, Georgia, United States, with approximately 7,000 students...

, and many other fine institutions of higher learning.

In addition to undergraduate degrees, Twiggs Academy graduates have earned advanced and professional degrees such as: PhD

PHD

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, PharmD, Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor

Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...

, MD

MD

- Science :* Doctor of Medicine, from the Latin Medicinæ Doctor * Macular degeneration, a condition characterized by progressive thinning and atrophy of the macula area of the retina* Mahalanobis distance, a distance measure introduced by P. C...

, MBA, Master of Laws

Master of Laws

The Master of Laws is an advanced academic degree, pursued by those holding a professional law degree, and is commonly abbreviated LL.M. from its Latin name, Legum Magister. The University of Oxford names its taught masters of laws B.C.L...

, Master of Education

Master of Education

The Master of Education is a postgraduate academic master's degree awarded by universities in a large number of countries. This degree in education often includes the following majors: curriculum and instruction, counseling, and administration. It is often conferred for educators advancing in...

, Doctor of Education

Doctor of Education

The Doctor of Education or Doctor in Education degree , in Latin, Doctor Educationis, is a research-oriented professional doctorate that prepares the student for academic, administrative, clinical, or research positions in educational, civil, and private organizations.-Differences between an Ed.D...

, and many others.

Public Service

Twiggs Academy graduates fill many local offices in Twiggs County, Jeffersonville

Jeffersonville

Jeffersonville is the name of several places in the United States:*Jeffersonville, Georgia*Jeffersonville, Illinois*Jeffersonville, Indiana*Jeffersonville, Kentucky*Jeffersonville, New York*Jeffersonville, Ohio*Jeffersonville, Vermont...

, Danville

Danville

Danville may refer to:In Canada:*Danville, QuebecIn the United States:*Danville, Alabama*Danville, Arkansas*Danville, California*Danville, Georgia*Danville, Illinois*Danville, Indiana*Danville, Iowa*Danville, Kansas*Danville, Kentucky...

, and other municipalities throughout the State of Georgia  including Coroner

Coroner

A coroner is a government official who* Investigates human deaths* Determines cause of death* Issues death certificates* Maintains death records* Responds to deaths in mass disasters* Identifies unknown dead* Other functions depending on local laws...

, Probate Judge, Tax Assessor, Tax Commissioner, Clerk of Court, City Council

City council

A city council or town council is the legislative body that governs a city, town, municipality or local government area.-Australia & NZ:Because of the differences in legislation between the States, the exact definition of a City Council varies...

, Mayor

Mayor

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, Assistant District Attorney and various other offices.

TA Alumni have also served our country in every branch of the United States Armed Forces

United States armed forces

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External links

• Twiggs Academy
• http://www.gisa-schools.org/sch_schoolinfo.asp?school=121&previous=list
• Independent Christian Schools of Georgia & Alabama
• Georgia Independent School Association