McIntosh County Academy

McIntosh County Academy
Address
8945 US Highway 17 Darien, Georgia, 31305 USA
Coordinates	31°26′25″N 81°25′52″W / 31.440214°N 81.431022°W / 31.440214; -81.431022Coordinates: 31°26′25″N 81°25′52″W / 31.440214°N 81.431022°W / 31.440214; -81.431022
Information
School type	public, secondary
Opened	1875[1]
School district	McIntosh County School District
NCES District ID	1303600[2]
Superintendent	Dr. William A. Hunter
NCES School ID	130360002413[2]
Principal	Larry Day[3]
Teaching staff	37[3]
Grades	9-12
Gender	coed
Enrollment	543[2]  (2009-10)
Student to teacher ratio	15:1[2]
Campus type	rural fringe[2]
Color(s)	red      black      gold
Team name	Buccaneers
Website	mca.mcintosh.k12.ga.us

McIntosh County Academy (MCA), is the only public high school in McIntosh County, Georgia.^[4] It was formerly known as Darien High School.

History

In 1794, the city of Darien, GA was given a charter to build a school.^[5] In 1820, a branch of the institution was created and classes were held out of local churches.^[6] The actual school building was built in 1840 on the corner of Adam St. and Rittenhouse St. On March 3, 1892 an intentional fire destroyed McIntosh County Academy. The city rebuilt with a brick building on top the remains of the old school in the same year.^[7] This was the site of the school for many years until Darien constructed the new high school off U.S Highway 17.

Extra-curricular activities

• 4-H
• Academic Team (Quiz Bowl)
• Art Club
• Beta Club
• Chess Club
• Drama Club
• FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America)
• FCA (Fellowship of Christian Athletes)
• FCCLA (Family,Career,Community Leaders of America)
• FFA (Future Farmers of America)
• French Club
• Future Educators
• Guitar Club
• HOSA (Health Occupation's Students of America)
• Independent Authors
• Interact Club
• JOOIC (Junior Optimist Octagon International)
• Junior Heart
• Math Team
• Mentoring and Watchdog Program
• National Honor Society
• Officer's Meeting
• Photo Club
• Science Club
• Skills USA-Vica
• Spanish Club
• Speech and Debate
• Student Council
• Tip-Off Club
• YAC (Youth Advisory Council)
• Yearbook

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Academics

In 2005, MCA began offering Advanced Placement classes. These classes consist of : Calculus, English, US History, Environmental Science, and Art History. They are available for both Juniors and Seniors.^[9] MCA did not make AYP until 2008.^[10] MCA was first place in the 2008 GHSA Region 2 GHSGT in English with a 93.7%. The graduation rate rose to 3rd place amongst the GHSA boards with a 70.6% graduating. MCA was built using the one cent ESPLOST (Education Special Local Option Sales Tax).^[11]

References

1. ^ Lewis, Bessie. They Called Their Town Darien p.58. Darien, GA: The Darien News, 1975.
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} "McIntosh County Academy". Statistical information. National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). 2009-10. http://nces.ed.gov/globallocator/sch_info_popup.asp?Type=Public&ID=130360002413. Retrieved 5 August 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Staff Diretory". McIntosh County Academy. 2010-11. http://mca.mcintosh.k12.ga.us/?PageName='Teachers'. Retrieved 5 August 2011. 
4. ^ http://www.mcintosh.k12.ga.us/
5. ^ Coulter, Thomas Spalding of Sapelo p. 189
6. ^ Lewis, Bessie. They Called Their Town Darien p.58. Darien, GA: The Darien News, 1975.
7. ^ Sullivan, Buddy. Early Days on the Georgia Tidewater. Darien, GA: The Darien News, 1990.
8. ^ http://mca.mcintosh.k12.ga.us/?PageName=%27Organizations%27
9. ^ http://mca.mcintosh.k12.ga.us/?PageName=LatestNews&Section=LatestNews&ItemID=71188&ISrc=School&Itype=News
10. ^ http://www.education.com/schoolfinder/us/georgia/darien/mcintosh-county-academy/
11. ^ http://images.schoolinsites.com/SiSFiles/Schools/GA/McIntoshCounty/McIntoshAcademy/Uploads/DocumentsCategories/Documents/SPLOST%20PhotoStory1.wmv

External links

• Official website
• McIntosh County School system