Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy explained

Address:1007 Austin Road
State:Georgia
Zipcode:30680
Country:United States
Other Name:BASA
Established:2020
Ceeb:110357
Principal:Thomas Thrailkill
Teaching Staff:65
Grades:9  - 12
Enrollment:1,064
Ratio:17:1
Campus Type:Suburban
Team Name:Blazers
Website:https://www.barrow.k12.ga.us/schools/basa/index

Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy, also known as BASA, is a STEM and arts-focused high school in Winder, Georgia, United States, serving grades 9–12.[1] It has an enrollment of 1,064 students.[2] The school has the highest graduation rate in Barrow County, at 97.8%.[3] Unlike traditional high schools, BASA runs on a lottery system that any high school student can enter regardless of their location in the county. The school is home to the BASA "Blazers."

During the Covid-19 pandemic, face masks were optional at the school.[4] In 2023, the school announced they would no longer have a track team, sparking arguments with the school board.[5] [6]

The BASA campus is home to an amphitheater called the "Innovation Ampitheater" that hosts events, both school related and not, often.[7] The campus of BASA is connected to those of SIMS Academy and Lanier Technical College's Barrow campus.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Barrow Arts & Sciences Academy . 2024-08-19 . www.barrow.k12.ga.us . en.
  2. Web site: Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Barrow Arts and Sciences Academy . 2024-08-19 . nces.ed.gov . EN.
  3. Web site: Stroh-Page . Caitlyn . Georgia DOE releases 2023 graduation rates. Here's how Athens area schools did . 2024-08-19 . Online Athens . en-US.
  4. An inside look at a high school where masks are optional CNN . 2021-08-04 . en . 2024-08-19 . www.cnn.com.
  5. Web site: Wilson . Asia . 2023-10-04 . Parents spar with school leaders over track team . 2024-08-19 . en.
  6. Web site: Townsend . Carole . 2023-10-04 . BASA parents fight to keep track and field team . 2024-08-19 . mainstreetnews.com . en.
  7. Web site: Index . 2024-08-19 . www.barrow.k12.ga.us . en.