Windsor Academy
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Windsor Academy is a private school
in Bibb County, Georgia
. It was founded in 1970 to serve students in the area south of Macon
, around the same time that many other segregation academies were created. Located on Jones Road, it was originally financed by the memberships of ten families.
The school provides education from preschool to high school
, primarily following a liberal arts
model with Christian
influence.
Windsor's athletic teams, the Knights, compete in the Georgia Independent School Association
. The Lady Knights slow-pitch softball
team has won fifteen state titles, most recently in 1998-99. That same year, the women's basketball
team also finished at the top of the state. They also have several state titles in baseball, most recently in 2007. http://www.gisastats.com/state_champions_by_school.php?school=Windsor%20Academy
Notable Windsor alumni include prosecutor
and CNN
and Court TV
host Nancy Grace
http://grisamore.com/article.php?id=92 and country music
recording artist Jason Aldean
http://blogs.macon.com/amped/2005/10/bringing_it_all.html.
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Windsor baseball team won state in 2007
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...
in Bibb County, Georgia
Bibb County, Georgia
Bibb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of 2000, the population was 153,887. The 2007 Census Estimate shows a population of 154,709...
. It was founded in 1970 to serve students in the area 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...
, around the same time that many other segregation academies were created. Located on Jones Road, it was originally financed by the memberships of ten families.
The school provides education from preschool to high school
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
, primarily following a liberal arts
Liberal arts
The term liberal arts refers to those subjects which in classical antiquity were considered essential for a free citizen to study. Grammar, Rhetoric and Logic were the core liberal arts. In medieval times these subjects were extended to include mathematics, geometry, music and astronomy...
model with Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
influence.
Windsor's athletic teams, the Knights, compete in 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...
. The Lady Knights slow-pitch softball
Softball
Softball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
team has won fifteen state titles, most recently in 1998-99. That same year, the women's basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
team also finished at the top of the state. They also have several state titles in baseball, most recently in 2007. http://www.gisastats.com/state_champions_by_school.php?school=Windsor%20Academy
Notable Windsor alumni include prosecutor
Prosecutor
The prosecutor is the chief legal representative of the prosecution in countries with either the common law adversarial system, or the civil law inquisitorial system...
and CNN
CNN
Cable News Network is a U.S. cable news channel founded in 1980 by Ted Turner. Upon its launch, CNN was the first channel to provide 24-hour television news coverage, and the first all-news television channel in the United States...
and Court TV
Court TV
truTV is an American cable television network owned by Turner Broadcasting, a subsidiary of Time Warner. The network launched as Court TV in 1991, changing to truTV in 2008...
host Nancy Grace
Nancy Grace
Nancy Ann Grace is an American legal commentator, television host, television journalist, and former prosecutor. She frequently discusses issues from what she describes as a victims' rights standpoint, with an outspoken style that has won her both praise and condemnation...
http://grisamore.com/article.php?id=92 and country music
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...
recording artist Jason Aldean
Jason Aldean
Jason Aldine Williams is an American country music singer, known professionally as Jason Aldean. Since 2005, Aldean has recorded for Broken Bow Records, an independent record label for which he has released four albums and twelve singles...
http://blogs.macon.com/amped/2005/10/bringing_it_all.html.
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Windsor baseball team won state in 2007