Arlington Country Day School
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| Arlington Country Day School |
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| Established | 1954 |
| Type | Private school |
| Principal | Fred Lichtward |
| Students | 475 |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Location | Jacksonville, Florida USA |
| Website | Official site |
Arlington Country Day School (ACDS) is a K-12 private school, with about 475 students, located about 7 miles ENE of downtown in Jacksonville, Florida.[1] The Headmaster is Fred Lichtward.
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[edit] History
In 1954, ACDS first opened as pre K-8th grade. The school received its full accreditation by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the National Independent Private Schools Association and the Association of Independent Schools of Florida in 1968. In 1995, ACDS introduced its high school, offering two academic programs.[2][3] Many of those first freshmen went on to graduate with the class of 1999. For the last 22 years the school has been owned and operated by Fred Lichtward.
[edit] Sports
ACDS has many sports programs. Its most notable is the boys' varsity basketball team, which has been called "one of the most celebrated programs in the country".[4] The team won the Florida state Class 2A championship in 2005.[5] ACDS repeated the championship in 2006, with a convincing 73-37 win over North Palm Beach Benjamin in a game played at the Lakeland Center.[6] The boys basketball team has appeared on national television and often travel around the country to play.[7] Jason Bennett, a 7'3" center, agreed in December 2006 to play for Kansas State University.[8][9]
Arlington Country Day School finished eighth in the country in the USA Today 2005 boys basketball rankings, one of only eight schools to be ranked in the top 25 for the entire season.[5] The 2006 team finished the season ranked 14th nationwide by USA Today.[10]
In 2000 and 2001, the ACDS baseball team won back-to-back Class 1A titles, winning their second title on May 15, 2001, by defeating Archbishop Carroll High School of Miami by a final score of 10-8 in a game played at Legends Field in Tampa, Florida.[11] On May 18, 2006, the baseball team won their third state title in six years, with a 4-2 victory over Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic.[12] Nike is now the main sponsor of the team.
[edit] Academics
Ever since the first graduating class of 1999, the number of students receiving academic or athletic scholarships has been around 70%.
[edit] Controversy
On August 18, 2000, the Florida High School Athletic Association places ACDS on a two-year probation and fined the school $1,000 for several recruiting violations, including five baseball players who transferred from First Coast High School.[13]
In October 2006 the School was in the news when they fired a baseball coach for hazing a 13 year old boy, followed by a police investigation.[14]
[edit] References
- ^ "Arlington Country Day School", National Center for Education Statistics
- ^ Academic Programs. Arlington Country Day School. Retrieved on 2007-03-13.
- ^ "Building a school a year at a time; Country Day has sophomores now", Florida Times-Union by Monica Richardson, September 25, 1996. "Arlington Country Day School has something it never had since opening 42 years ago: sophomores.
- ^ recruiting: Rob Harrington, USA Today, September 27, 2004, "Rob Harrington: Well, I would say Arlington Country Day is one of the most celebrated programs in the country."
- ^ a b Super 25 boys' basketball rankings: 2005, USA Today, March 28, 2005
- ^ Akins, Mike "Apaches Easily Defend Title; Led By Versatile Stewart, Arlington Country Day Simply Dominates Benjamin, 73-37.; Class 2A Championship", The Ledger, Sports Pg. C3, March 5, 2006
- ^ ESPNU & ESPN2 Boy's High School Basketball Schedule, ESPN press release dated December 20, 2005
- ^ "ACD's Jason Bennett Chooses Kansas State", First Coast News, December 4, 2006
- ^ "Kansas State lands highly touted 7-footer", Topeka Capital-Journal, April 13, 2006
- ^ Final Super 25 boys' basketball rankings: 2006, USA Today, March 27, 2006
- ^ "Apaches capture 1A crown", Tampa Tribune by Rozel A. Lee and Erik Erlendsson, May 16, 2001
- ^ "Apaches take title with perfect chemistry", Sarasota Herald-Tribune, May 19, 2006. pC1
- ^ "Arlington school penalized Probation, $1,000 fine for Apaches", Florida Times-Union by Justin Barney, August 19, 2000
- ^ "Arlington Country Day coach fired after hazing of student, 13", The Florida Times-Union, November 3, 2006
