Copiah Academy

Copiah Academy
Location
Copiah County, Gallman, Mississippi
Information
Website	http://www.copiahedu.org/

Copiah Academy, founded in 1967, is a private Christian school in Gallman in the south-central region of Mississippi, United States, covering grades K to 12 (ages approximately 4 to 18). The school is named for Copiah County where it resides. It is properly referred to as Copiah Educational Foundation, and consists of an upper-middle school, lower school, and high school known as Copiah Academy, and a financial branch named the Copiah Educational Foundation, which deals with long-range financial matters.

History

Copiah Academy's first classes were held in 1967 in Hazlehurst, Mississippi, just a few miles south of its current location. After a continued increase in the number of enrolled students, classes were continued the following year in a one million dollar building on land donated by the T.M. Smith family. Continued operation has resulted in attempts by the school's administration to provide more academic and athletic opportunities to its students.

Copiah Academy began taking steps to achieve accreditation by the Mississippi Private School Association^[1] and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. This process involved meeting certain educational standards accepted by these organizations.

Mission

The school states that its mission is "to provide a positive educational experience in a safe Christian environment, thus enabling all students to achieve their academic potential and pursue a successful future".^[2]

Students

Copiah Academy offers several opportunities for students to become involved in sports and other scholastic activities away from class. Many students dedicate countless hours to their sports and are still able to manage very high Grade point averages. Despite several impressive academic and athletic opportunities, Copiah Academy does not offer a very diverse student population. It is becoming relatively diversified as opposed to its prior state. In the 2001-2002 school year, Copiah Academy welcomed its first black student. Prior to this, several students from other ethnicities had already been enrolled as students at the facilities for several years.

Discipline

There is a demerit system for misbehaving students, with 10 demerits leading to one detention. For significant offenses, Copiah Academy's policy is to administer corporal punishment at the discretion and at the direction of the Headmaster.^[3]

References

1. ^ Mississippi Private School Association.
2. ^ School's mission statement.
3. ^ School handbook 2010-2011, Copiah Academy.

See also

• List of Private Schools in Mississippi