Riverside Military Academy
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History
The school was founded as Riverside Military Academy in 1907 by local professors and businessmen Haywood Jefferson PearceScript error: No such module "Unsubst". and Azor Warner Van Hoose Jr [2] with the mission of preparing ethical young men for success in college and life.
Riverside opened its doors in fall 1908, but would not gain prominence until 1913 when a young professor from Stone Mountain, Georgia, Edgar Dunlap "Sandy" Beaver (later a general) became the director of the school's Academics and Military Department.[3]
Riverside opened a winter campus in Hollywood, Florida, in 1931. It was briefly used as a Naval Air Gunners School during World War II.[4] It was sold in 1984.
The Gainesville campus underwent renovations from 1997 until 2004, adding a barracks building, academics building, gymnasium, and a library and performing arts center.[5]
In 2022, the school rebranded as Riverside Preparatory Academy to emphasize its rigorous academic program, while still holding on to a modified military mission.[6]
Robert Brittain Daniel, a lawyer, is the current president.[7]
Awards
Riverside Preparatory Academy won "Best Band" by virtual appearance in the Atlanta Veteran's Day Parade in 2020.
Riverside Preparatory Academy's Army JROTC Raiders Team has won national championships.[8]
Riverside Preparatory Academy won its 10th consecutive Atlanta Veterans Day "Presidents' Trophy" in 2019.[9]
The Riverside Preparatory Academy Track & Field team was crowned 2018 GHSA state champions.[10]
Notable alumni
- Félix Arturo González Canto, governor of the Mexican state of Quintana Roo (1986)
- James Earl Carter Sr., father of U.S. President Jimmy Carter (Attended 1911)
- Tyler Carter, former clean vocalist of the metalcore bands Woe, Is Me and Issues
- Khalid Duke, college football defensive end for the Kansas State Wildcats[11]
- CeeLo Green (Thomas DeCarlo Callaway), singer-songwriter, rapper, record producer and actor
- Bobby Greenwood, professional golfer (Attended 1957)
- 2LT John Herb, a World War II P-51 pilot who was shot down and died while strafing a Nazi Military Base (1940)[12]
- Admiral David L. McDonald, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations during the Vietnam War (1924)
- Victor Miguel Pacheco Mendez, President of AraJet
- Victor Oscar Pacheco Mendez, CEO of Grupo VOPM;[13] founder of Panacrédito[14]
- Arturo "Chico" O'Farrill, composer, arranger, and conductor (1938)
- Offset (Kiari Kendrell Cephus), American rapper part of rapper group, Migos (Attended 2008)[15][16][17]
- Patrick O'Neal, actor
- George P. Oslin, inventor of the singing telegram (1913)
- Luis M. Proenza, university president (1962)
- Tommy Prothro, football coach (1938)
- Johnny Riddle, baseball player (1926)
- Red Sanders, football coach (1923)
- Everett Strupper, leading scorer in the Georgia Tech 222, Cumberland 0 football game of 1916; member of the College Football Hall of Fame (1914)
- Douglass Watson, soap opera actor (1938)
References
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- Military high schools in the United States
- Schools in Hall County, Georgia
- Private high schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Private middle schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- Preparatory schools in Georgia (U.S. state)
- 1907 establishments in Georgia (U.S. state)