Augusta Preparatory Day School Explained

Augusta Preparatory Day School
Streetaddress:285 Flowing Wells Road
City:Martinez
State:Georgia
County:(Columbia County)
Zipcode:30907
Country:USA
Coordinates:33.4992°N -82.1113°W
Gender:Co-educational
Type:Private
Grades:Age 2 – grade 12
Hours In Day:7
Motto:Esse Quam Videri (To be, rather than to seem)
Mascot:Charlie the Cavalier
Team Name:Cavaliers / Lady Cavaliers
Nickname:APDS / Augusta Prep / Prep
School Colours:Royal blue and gold
Yearbook:Cavalier
Founded:1960
Students:450[1]
Free Label1:Head of School
Free Text1:Eric Hedinger
Free Label2:Head of the Upper School
Free Text2:Andrew Clements
Free Label3:Head of the Lower School
Free Text3:Julianne Ingram
Free Label4:Head of the Middle School
Free Text4:Monica Messner
Homepage:www.augustaprep.org

Augusta Preparatory Day School (APDS) is a non-sectarian, independent school in Augusta, Georgia, United States. It accepts students from age two through twelfth grade.

History

Augusta Preparatory School began with 38 students in grades 7–12 on September 5, 1961. Augusta Country Day School was founded in 1972, and accepted students from kindergarten through fifth grade. The schools were merged to form Augusta Preparatory Day School in 1988.

Today, Augusta Prep is organized into three divisions: The Lower School enrolls students age two through grade 4, the Middle School enrolls students in grades 5 through 8, and the Upper School enrolls students in grades 9 through 12. Augusta Prep features Spanish introduced in kindergarten, chess starting in first grade, a world fair (global education) in fourth grade, fine arts introduced in Lower School, robotics in Middle and Upper School, French and Spanish in Middle School, performing arts in Middle and Upper School, athletics in Middle and Upper School, cyber team in Upper School. The Upper School offers more than 20 AP courses in engaging and challenging environment.[2]

In the 2018–19 school year, Augusta Prep featured 85 percent of all students competing in at least one sports in grades 6–12, with 59 percent playing two sports and 28 percent playing three sports. Middle School teams won seven championships and added three-up titles. The Upper School varsity sports teams won three GISA championships (girls cross country, girls track and field, girls soccer), added four state runner-up finishes (boys swimming, girls swimming, boys cross country, boys track and field) and took home eight GISA region championships. Augusta Prep won the GISA Class AAA All-Sports Trophy for 2018–19.[3]

Larry Mize, the 1987 Masters champion, graduated from Augusta Prep in 1976.

Athletics

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Prep at a Glance . 2008-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071229035117/http://www.augustaprep.org/pages/sitepage.cfm?page=48923 . 2007-12-29 . dead .
  2. Web site: The Prep Advantage. www.augustaprep.org. en-US. 2019-07-09.
  3. Web site: Trophy Case. www.augustaprep.org. en-US. 2019-07-09.

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