Charlotte Latin School
| Charlotte Latin School | |
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9502 Providence Road Charlotte, North Carolina United States |
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| Type | Private |
| Motto | Inlustrate Orbem |
| Established | 1970 |
| Headmaster | Arch N. McIntosh, Jr. |
| Faculty | 200+ |
| Number of students | 1,400 |
| Color(s) | Blue & white |
| Athletics conference | NCISAA |
| Mascot | Hawks |
| Information | (704) 846–1100 |
| Website | http://www.charlottelatin.org/ |
Charlotte Latin School is an independent, coeducational, non-sectarian, non-partisan, college-preparatory day school, founded in 1970, serving approximately 1,400 students in transitional kindergarten through twelfth grade and located in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. In 1977, Charlotte Latin was the youngest school in the nation to be granted a Cum Laude Society charter, and has been named three times as a Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education. The school is jointly accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Southern Association of Independent Schools, and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
In 1969, a group of Charlotte parents decided to found a new school, modeled on New England's seventeenth century "Latin" schools. These parents wanted to make sure their children received a strong, traditional academic foundation, which they felt was being sacrificed by the public schools in favor of largely unproven teaching fads which included the 1969-1971 litigation which ultimately prompted a landmark US Supreme Court decision which resulted in court-enforced busing in 1971 to integrate the local public schools.
. In September 1970, Charlotte Latin School opened its doors for the first time with 425 students in grades one through nine. The 50-acre (200,000 m2) campus consisted of two buildings: today's Lower School Building and the Administrative Building, which is now Fennebresque Hall. The campus continued to grow with the construction of the 100/200 building, the library (which is now Founders' Hall), and Belk Gymnasium in 1972 and 1973.
Latin graduated its first senior class in 1974. During 1974–75, an addition to the Lower School was built and the football field was completed.
Latin was accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) in 1975, and in 1976–77, Latin was honored as the youngest school in the nation to receive a Cum Laude Society chapter. It was during the 1976–77 school year that the Middle School building also was completed.
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