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LEE-SCOTT ACADEMY
AUBURN —
After going before the Alabama High School Athletic Association (AHSAA) Central Board of Control and reviewing its application, Lee-Scott Academy has been voted in and approved to join the AHSAA in all athletic sports starting in the 2024-25 academic year.
For nearly 40 years, the Lee-Scott Academy Warriors have competed athletically in the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA)
Starting next school year, the Warriors will compete among the member schools of the AHSAA. In all other facets, including academically and in arts, Lee-Scott Academy will remain a private school member of the AlSA.
“Lee-Scott Academy has been a long-standing member of the Alabama Independent School Association for close to 40 years, so the decision to make this move was not taken lightly,” Lee-Scott Academy Head of School Dr. Stan Cox said on the Warriors being voted to join the AHSAA. “We will remain a member of the AISA for all other activities. LSA will enter the Alabama High School Athletic Association on a level field of competition with area schools, which will provide opportunities to showcase the school’s athletic and coaching talent. We are looking forward to forming new relationships with other schools over athletic competition.”
The Warriors Athletic Director William Johnson also said that he is excited about the shift.
“We are extremely excited about joining the Alabama High School Athletic Association and the opportunities this will create for our student athletes at Lee-Scott,” he said. “While we have enjoyed our time in the Alabama Independent School Association athletically, we are looking forward to beginning this new chapter and developing new relationships.”
Competition for Lee-Scott Academy in the Alabama High School Athletic Association will not begin until the 2024-25 academic year begins.
ABOUT THE AHSAA
The Alabama High School Athletic Association, founded in 1921, is a private agency organized by its member schools to control and promote their athletic programs. The purpose of the AHSAA is to regulate, coordinate and promote the interscholastic athletic programs among its member schools, which include public, private and parochial institutions.
Currently, there are 414 senior high members and 287 junior high and middle school members with more than 100,000 students participating in the program. Major aims of the AHSAA are to serve the needs of its member schools in conducting their interscholastic athletic programs and to assist member schools in reaching the educational objectives as established by their school systems.
ABOUT LEE-SCOTT ACADEMY
Lee-Scott Academy is a college preparatory school offering a quality education in an environment where students are protected, nurtured and challenged with biblical, Christ-centered principles that promote the development of the total person. The pursuit of excellence in academics is the hallmark of the Academy, complemented by opportunities to participate in programs that encourage student success.
