Norfolk Academy
Private, day, college-prep school in Norfolk, Virginia, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Norfolk Academy (NA) is an independent co-educational day school in Norfolk, Virginia. Chartered in 1728, it is the oldest private school in Virginia and the eighth oldest school in the United States. In 1966, Norfolk Academy merged with Country Day School for Girls in Virginia Beach, Virginia to create the current co-educational school. It serves students in Chesapeake, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, and Suffolk.
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1585 Wesleyan Drive , Virginia United States | |
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Type | Private, Day, College-prep |
Motto | ου πολλα αλλα πολυ (Greek) (Not quantity, but quality) |
Established | 1728; 296 years ago (1728) |
Headmaster | Travis Larrabee |
Grades | 1–12 |
Gender | Co-educational |
Enrollment | 1200 students in 1–12 |
Campus | 70 acres (28 ha) |
Color(s) | Orange & Blue |
Athletics conference | TCIS |
Mascot | Bulldog |
Nickname | Bulldogs |
Rivals | St. Christopher's School, Cape Henry Collegiate School |
Website | www |
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In sports, NA competes in the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools (TCIS) as well as in the Virginia Preparatory League (males) and the League of Independent Schools (females).