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"The Tug" is exciting for students because the line is stretched across the [[Harpeth River]] with Greers on one side and the Platos on the other. |
"The Tug" is exciting for students because the line is stretched across the [[Harpeth River]] with Greers on one side and the Platos on the other. |
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==Artist Guild== |
== Artist Guild== |
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The BGA Artist Guild was established in 1987 after two senior art students approached the drama and art teachers and asked that a group be formed to recognize achievement in arts. The organization started small and met a couple of times a quarter for fun. As the Guild grew in size and prestige, the group began to have public performances. Guild Night has become a tradition for parents and students each year. The Artist Guild allows BGA to encourage and recognize excellence in arts.<ref>http://www.battlegroundacademy.org/podium/default.aspx?t=22110</ref> |
The BGA Artist Guild was established in 1987 after two senior art students approached the drama and art teachers and asked that a group be formed to recognize achievement in arts. The organization started small and met a couple of times a quarter for fun. As the Guild grew in size and prestige, the group began to have public performances. Guild Night has become a tradition for parents and students each year. The Artist Guild allows BGA to encourage and recognize excellence in arts.<ref>http://www.battlegroundacademy.org/podium/default.aspx?t=22110</ref> |
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| Type | Private coeducational school |
| Motto | "Character, Scholarship, Excellence." |
| Religious affiliation(s) | nonsectarian |
| Established | 1889 |
| Headmaster | Dr. John Griffith |
| Faculty | 69 |
| Enrollment | 975 |
| Average class size | 18 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9 to 1 |
| Campus | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Blue and Gold |
| Athletics conference | TSSAA (Upper), HVAC (Middle) |
| Mascot | Wildcat |
| Website | http://www.battlegroundacademy.org |
Battle Ground Academy (BGA) is an independent college-preparatory school for grades K-12 located in Franklin, Tennessee, USA. Founded in 1889, the school was originally located on part of the site of the Battle of Franklin in the U.S. Civil War. BGA has two campuses. The Harpeth Campus is located on Franklin Road and is home to grades K-4. The Glen Echo campus is located off Mack Hatcher Parkway and is home to grades 5-12.
History
Battle Ground Academy was established in 1889, named due to its original location on the battle ground of the Civil War Battle of Franklin.[1]
The first campus was erected at the corner of Columbia Avenue and Cleburne Street. S.V. Wall and W.D. Mooney were chosen as the first to head the new academy. In 1902, the original school building burned and the school was relocated on a site on Columbia Avenue in Franklin.
BGA was established to educate boys, but girls also attended. The school operated as a day school though students came from outside the local area to attend. They boarded in private homes until the first dormitory was built in 1922, changing BGA to a boarding and day school.
After the construction of the first dormitory, the decision was made to change to an all-male student body. The departure of the last girls in 1929 ushered in a half-century when BGA was a boys' school.
In the early 1970s, the boarding program was phased out, and the school was once again open to girls before the decade ended. At present, they account for approximately 50 percent of the student body.
In 1996, the location of the Battle Ground Academy Upper School changed to its present site on Ernest Rice Lane off Mack Hatcher Parkway. In 2003, the Middle School joined the Upper School in this same location in brand new state-of-the-art facilities. Additionally, in 1998, Battle Ground Academy acquired the former Harpeth Academy, and it became the BGA Lower School on Franklin Road. Currently, the school operates the two campuses and has three divisions, Lower School, Middle School, and Upper School.
Traditions
BGA has long-standing traditions including the Honor Code, the Greer and Plato societies, and the "Tug."
George I. Briggs, headmaster from 1925 through 1944, formed two literary societies at BGA in 1925. One society was the Greers in honor of Greer "Daddy" Peoples and the other society was named the Platos in honor of the Greek philosopher. After many years of competition in sports and debates, the Greers and Platos societies engaged in their first tug-of-war in 1935.
"The Tug" is exciting for students because the line is stretched across the Harpeth River with Greers on one side and the Platos on the other.
== Artist Guild==
The BGA Artist Guild was established in 1987 after two senior art students approached the drama and art teachers and asked that a group be formed to recognize achievement in arts. The organization started small and met a couple of times a quarter for fun. As the Guild grew in size and prestige, the group began to have public performances. Guild Night has become a tradition for parents and students each year. The Artist Guild allows BGA to encourage and recognize excellence in arts.[2]
Notable Alumni
- Josh Cody, American college athlete, head coach and athletics director
- W. Wirt Courtney, U.S. Representative from Tennessee
- Troy Fleming, American football fullback for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League
- Douglas S. Jackson, Tennessee State Senator, attorney, and executive director of the Renaissance Center
- Mike Keith, Radio Announcer for the Tennessee Titans
- John P. Newsome, U.S. Representative from Alabama
- George Plaster, Nashville sports radio personality
External links
Notes
- ^ Boyd, Lucas G. "Battle Ground Academy." Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture, retrieved 2008/08/01
- ^ http://www.battlegroundacademy.org/podium/default.aspx?t=22110