Southampton Academy
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Southampton Academy is a small, private college-preparatory school located at 26495 Old Plank Rd. in Courtland, Virginia
. Southampton Academy, also known locally as "The Academy" and "SA" provides education for students from pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade. Southampton Academy was founded in 1969, as a segregation academy, similar to many other schools in the area at that time.
Southampton Academy fields the following teams:
Notable Athletic Facts:
From the schools founding in 1969 to 1991 the school played 11 man football in both the VAAC (precursor to the VCC) and the Virginia Commonwealth Conference.
From 1991 to 2004, the school fielded eight-man football
teams that participated in the Colonial Carolina Conference, a conference that plays in the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA). The school was forced to play in North Carolina because there were none or few schools in Virginia that participated in 8-man football during this time period. While participating in the Colonial Carolina Conference, the Raiders won conference championships in 1995, 1996, and 1999. In 1997 and 2004, the Raiders won the NCISAA state championship. Southampton Academy finished its time playing 8-man football with another NCISAA championship in 2004.
In 2005, the Raiders resumed playing 11-man football and reentered the Virginia Commonwealth Conference.
Dale Marks has been the head football coach at Southampton Academy since 1991. Marks also enjoyed a coaching stint at Southampton Academy in the early '80s which followed up his successful playing career at Hampden Sydney College.
In 1995-1996, the girls teams at Southampton Academy finished a banner year in which they won VCC championships in girls basketball, volleyball, cheerleading, and softball.
In 2007, the Raiders won the VIS Division III state baseball championship.
In 2007, The Girls Varsity Basketball team won the VCC Conference and Tournament Championship.
From 2000 through 2009 the Girl's Varsity Volleyball team won 10 consecutive regular season VCC Conference Championships as well as, 9 VCC Tournament Championships under the guidance of Head Coach Shawn Denne. During this period, the Raiders compiled a record of 202-13, finishing as state runners-up in 2006 while making 7 straight state tournament appearances.
Courtland, Virginia
Courtland is an incorporated town in Southampton County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,270 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Southampton County....
. Southampton Academy, also known locally as "The Academy" and "SA" provides education for students from pre-kindergarten through the 12th grade. Southampton Academy was founded in 1969, as a segregation academy, similar to many other schools in the area at that time.
School Organization
The school contains four educational platforms, divided by grade level:- Pre-Kindergarten
- Lower School
- Middle School
- Upper School
Athletics
The school contains students ranging from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, thus the team offers athletic teams from the middle school level (junior junior varsity) to the varsity level. Most of Southampton Academy's athletic teams participate in the Virginia Commonwealth Conference (VCC). At the state level, Southampton Academy participates in Virginia Independent Schools (VIS) in Division III (smallest schools classification).Southampton Academy fields the following teams:
- American footballAmerican footballAmerican football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
(JV & V) - CheerleadingCheerleadingCheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...
(JJV, JV, & V) - Girls VolleyballVolleyballVolleyball is a team sport in which two teams of six players are separated by a net. Each team tries to score points by grounding a ball on the other team's court under organized rules.The complete rules are extensive...
(JJV, JV, & V) - Boys BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
(JJV, JV, & V) - Girls BasketballBasketballBasketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
(JJV, JV, & V) - Boys BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
(JV & V) - Girls SoftballSoftballSoftball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of 10 to 14 players. It is a direct descendant of baseball although there are some key differences: softballs are larger than baseballs, and the pitches are thrown underhand rather than overhand...
(JV & V) - Men's GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
(V) - Girls TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
(V) - Soccer (JV & V)
Notable Athletic Facts:
From the schools founding in 1969 to 1991 the school played 11 man football in both the VAAC (precursor to the VCC) and the Virginia Commonwealth Conference.
From 1991 to 2004, the school fielded eight-man football
Eight-man football
Eight-man football is a type of American football, generally played by small high schools. Rules and formations vary greatly among states and even among different organizations, but the one constant is eight players from each team on the field at one time, as opposed to eleven-man football, which...
teams that participated in the Colonial Carolina Conference, a conference that plays in the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association (NCISAA). The school was forced to play in North Carolina because there were none or few schools in Virginia that participated in 8-man football during this time period. While participating in the Colonial Carolina Conference, the Raiders won conference championships in 1995, 1996, and 1999. In 1997 and 2004, the Raiders won the NCISAA state championship. Southampton Academy finished its time playing 8-man football with another NCISAA championship in 2004.
In 2005, the Raiders resumed playing 11-man football and reentered the Virginia Commonwealth Conference.
Dale Marks has been the head football coach at Southampton Academy since 1991. Marks also enjoyed a coaching stint at Southampton Academy in the early '80s which followed up his successful playing career at Hampden Sydney College.
In 1995-1996, the girls teams at Southampton Academy finished a banner year in which they won VCC championships in girls basketball, volleyball, cheerleading, and softball.
In 2007, the Raiders won the VIS Division III state baseball championship.
In 2007, The Girls Varsity Basketball team won the VCC Conference and Tournament Championship.
From 2000 through 2009 the Girl's Varsity Volleyball team won 10 consecutive regular season VCC Conference Championships as well as, 9 VCC Tournament Championships under the guidance of Head Coach Shawn Denne. During this period, the Raiders compiled a record of 202-13, finishing as state runners-up in 2006 while making 7 straight state tournament appearances.
Clubs
Beta Club, Book Club, Forensics, Honor Society, Junior Honor Society, Scholastic Bowl, Scrabble Club, Student Government Association, Student Council Association, Students Against Destructive Decisions.Campus Facilities
The campus has a wide range of buildings including the newest building, the Mary Addie Flowers Lower School. The building was named after Mrs. Flowers, who dedicated most of her career to Southampton Academy, finishing her career as headmistress of the school. Other buildings include- Ruth Camp Campbell Library
- Camp-Ballard Gymnasium
- Pillow Field
- Mary Addie Flowers Lower School Building
- Middle School Building
- Upper School Building