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The Academy @ Shawnee

Public school in Louisville, Kentucky, United States

NicknameGolden EaglesInformationMagnet Program School

The Academy @ Shawnee (formerly, Shawnee High School Magnet Career Academy [MCA]), is a magnet middle school and high school (grades 6–12) in the Jefferson County Public School District in Louisville, Kentucky.^[2] It is one of five West Louisville schools selected as part of the Signature Partnership initiative with the University of Louisville.^[3] The Academy@ Shawnee also houses the Challenger Learning Center.^[4]

The Academy @Shawnee began as a high school and ^[5] incorporated a middle school in the fall of 2013. The school building sits on a large campus and is Gothic-inspired in its architectural design; it was constructed in 1927^[6] and is on the National Register of Historic Places (reference number 84000277). The school had a listed enrollment of 593 students for the 2014/15 school year.^[7]

Notable alumni

Ed Hamilton - World-renowned Sculptor, Class of 1965
Rudy Macklin - Professional Basketball Player, Class of 1976
Gerald Neal - Kentucky State Senator, Class of 1963
Martha Rofheart - American Stage Actress & Historical Novelist, Class of 1933

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The Academy @ Shawnee". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ "Kentucky's exports are flying high with aerospace, The Lane Report". May 11, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
^ Signature Partnership - University of Louisville Archived September 21, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
^ "The Challenger Learning Center". Archived from the original on March 8, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ "The Academy @ Shawnee - Middle Academy". Archived from the original on January 29, 2016. Retrieved February 1, 2016.
^ Dedication plaque located inside main entrance gives date of December 20, 1927
^ Jefferson County Public Schools 2014-2015 High Schools Profile Archived April 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine

External links

The Challenger Learning Center-Located Inside The Academy@Shawnee
24 Months in the Life of a Turnaround School
Tackling Turnaround: Keith Look

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