Bulloch Academy

• Celebrating 41st year as an independent, college-preparatory school serving the students of Bulloch and neighboring counties

• Enrollment of 490 students in PK4-12

• Member of Georgia Independent School Association (GISA) and Dually accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS); Accredited “with quality” by the Georgia Accrediting Commission (GAC)

• All faculty members are fully certified or are in the process of certification through Georgia Professional Standards Commission; 15 have advanced degrees and 27 teachers have 10 or more years of teaching experience

• Five Advanced Placement (AP) classes – U.S. History, World History Government, Literature and Composition, Language and Composition, Calculus

• Class AAA state competition cheerleading champions (2011), Class AAA state coaches’ duals wrestling champion (2012); Class AAA state runners-up in wrestling and girls’ track and field (2011); Region 4-AAA softball champion (2011); Region 3-AAA wrestling champions (2012); Region 4-AAA runners-up in girls’ cross country (2011)

• Recent college acceptances include the University of Georgia, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Southern University, United States Military Academy, Purdue University, University of Illinois, Furman University, Jacksonville University, the University of Alabama, the University of Mississippi, Georgia College and State University, Clemson University, Presbyterian College, Armstrong Atlantic State University, Reinhardt College and Hope College.

• Of the 30-student graduating glass of 2012, most were awarded funds to help pay for this post-secondary education. Some of the scholarships received by BA students were the Zell Miller Scholarship, the HOPE Scholarship, the National Beta Club Scholarship, the Planters EMC Scholarship and academic/athletic scholarships to Georgia Southern University, Furman University and Baylor University

• Of the 33-student graduating class of 2011, most were awarded funds to help pay for their post-secondary education. Some of the scholarships received by BA students were a Congressional Appointment to the United States Military Academy, the University of Georgia Charter Scholarship, academic and/or athletics scholarships to Furman University, Jacksonville University, Kentucky Christian University, a Georgia Southern University International Diversity Scholarship, several local organization scholarships and the HOPE Scholarship.

• Class of 2012 scores on SAT averaged 1556. The national average was 1498. The state average was 1452.

• Class of 2011 scores on the SAT averaged 1602. The national average was 1500. The state average was 1445.

• Class of 2012 scores on the ACT averaged 21.6. The national average was 21.1. The state average was 20.7.

• Class of 2011 scores on the ACT averaged 22.9. The national average was 21.1. The state average was 20.6.

• Full-time Art and Music teachers

• Strings program (Violin) for elementary music program. Strings program (Guitar) for high-school music program

• SMART boards in all classrooms

• Three computer labs (Lower, Upper/Middle and Media Center)

• CAMPS (Computer, Art, Music, Physical Education and Spanish) for all lower-school classes on a daily rotation for 40 minutes per class

• AIM (Accelerating Inquisitive Minds) for all lower and middle-school classes

• Partnership with Oe Dae Language School in Seoul, South Korea for English Language Infusion Program (Korean students live in Statesboro with host families and attend Bulloch Academy to help learn conversational English). One group of 13 students came over in July 2011 and another group of nine came over in January 2012

• Major renovation project for primary and elementary-school playgrounds, spearheaded by BA fourth grade teachers Eileen Rice and Joie Roach, got underway in 2011

• Multi-purpose building for wrestling, cheerleading and auxiliary physical education classes was completed in 2011

• Weight room expansion, which almost doubled the size of the facility, was completed in 2011

• BA physical education teacher Karen Whitten and Barbara Conner developed a Bulloch Academy Archery team in 2011 through the National Archery In Schools program

• BA high school science teacher Karen Whitten began a Robotics team in 2011.