Nansemond-Suffolk Academy

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Nansemond-Suffolk Academy
Location
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Suffolk, Virginia, United States
Information
TypePrivate, Co-educational
Motto"Honor Above All"
NCES School ID01434092[1]
Head of schoolMike Barclay
GradesPreK-12
Enrollment874 students
Color(s)    Blue and Gold
MascotBernie
NicknameSaints
Endowment$2.5 million
WebsiteOfficial website

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (NSA) is a private school, founded as a segregation academy[2] in 1966 in Suffolk, Virginia. NSA has two campuses. The Main Campus (adjacent to downtown Suffolk) includes 166,000 square feet of educational space situated on a 100 acre wooded campus, and includes the school's athletic facilities and educational space for students from pre-kindergarten to grade 12. The Harbour View Campus, which opened in 2016, includes an additional 22,000 square foot building for students in pre-kindergarten through grade 3.[3]

History

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy was founded in 1966 as a segregation academy.[2] In 2014, the school spent $500,000 on needs-based scholarships. 9% of the student body of 1,040 were minorities compared to a local population that is 55% minority.[citation needed]

Athletics

The Nansemond-Suffolk Academy football team was commended by the Virginia General Assembly in 2010.[4]

In November 2015, the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy football team won the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division III state championships. This was the fourth state championship for Saints football.[5]

Beginning their streak in May 2019, the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Varsity girls' softball team has won five consecutive Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division II State Championships.

References

  1. ^ "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Nansemond-Suffolk Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 14, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Means, United States Congress House Committee on Ways and (1972). Hearings. U.S. Government Printing Office.
  3. ^ "NSA Quick Facts". Retrieved 19 December 2018.
  4. ^ "HJ 145 Commending the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy football team". Virginia General Assembly. 2010. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  5. ^ Mohler, Titus (2015-11-21). "Oh when the Saints… - The Suffolk News-Herald". The Suffolk News-Herald. Retrieved 2018-06-20.