Subiaco Academy

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Private, all-male school in Subiaco, Logan County, Arkansas, United States

Subiaco Academy

Address

405 North Subiaco Avenue

Subiaco

Logan County

Arkansas

72865

United States

Coordinates| 35°18′4″N 93°38′0″W﻿ / ﻿35.30111°N 93.63333°W﻿ / 35.30111; -93.63333
Information
Type| Private, All-Male
Religious affiliation(s)| Roman Catholic
Patron saint(s)| St. Benedict
Established| February 1928 (95 years ago) (1928-02)
Status| Open
CEEB code| 042375
NCES School ID| 00047708[1]
Headmaster| David W. Wright
Chaplain| Deacon Roy Goetz
Teaching staff| 21.0[1] (on FTE basis)
Grades| 7–12
Gender| Male
Enrollment| 150 (15 states, 9 countries)
Student to teacher ratio| 8.2[1]
Campus size| 100 Acres
Campus type| Open College Campus
Color(s)| Blue and orange

Slogan| Onward Trojans!
Athletics| Football, Basketball, Soccer, Baseball, Tennis, Cross Country, Golf and Track
Athletics conference| 4A
Sports| Football, golf, cross country, basketball, soccer, tennis, baseball, track and field
Mascot| Trojan
Nickname| Subi
Team name| Subiaco Trojans
Accreditation| Arkansas Nonpublic School Accrediting Association[2]
Newspaper| Periscope
Yearbook| Pax
Affiliation| Subiaco Abbey
Website| www.subiacoacademy.us

Subiaco Academy is an American Roman Catholic day and boarding school for boys founded in 1928. Serving grades 7-12, it is part of Subiaco Abbey, a Benedictine monastery in Subiaco, Arkansas.

Earlier schools at the priory and abbey dated to 1887. The Benedictines have had a strong teaching tradition in its order.

## History[edit]

The school was developed to serve German immigrants and their descendants in the Arkansas River Valley, who increased markedly in number from the 1870s, and especially in the 1880s and 1890s. The Little Rock-Fort Smith Railroad Company owned thousands of acres of land in the area. They had resolved to sell this land only to German Catholic settlers if possible.

This company approached the Swiss Benedictine monks in Indiana to send missionaries to Logan County Arkansas in 1878. These monks brought with them their Swiss Benedictine heritage of a monastery school. Until the First World War, numerous additional monks and recruits from Switzerland strengthened this educational tradition.[3]

In 1887 the monks opened a school called St. Benedict's College to educate young men between the ages of 14 and 20 in the basic humanities. There were never more than 20 students in this school, and it was terminated in the summer of 1892. The monks reorganized this educational project that summer.

In the fall, the school was reopened as a seminary to train students for the Catholic ministry. This school was called The Scholasticate. Modeled upon European "Gymnasium" lines, the curriculum stressed classical languages and musical training. This form of the school reached its peak with some 70 students in 1901, but that year, the institution was largely destroyed by fire.[3]

It was rebuilt, but in December 1927, the institution was again destroyed by fire. The monks opened a primitive school, Subiaco Academy, in February 1928, in what was left of the Main Building. This school barely survived the Depression years.[3]

The earliest administrators and teachers were all Benedictine monks. By the time of the First World War, one or two of the teachers were lay males. Hired coaches were added after the mid-1920s. It was not until the mid-1970s that the school hired a majority lay staff (teachers and administrators), including female faculty members.[3] Subiaco Academy was the first high school in the state of Arkansas to racially integrate.

## Academic programs[edit]

As a private college preparatory school, Subiaco Academy offers a wide range of programs and courses. Upon acceptance, each student must choose one of two tracks: The College Prep Track or College Prep Honors Track. Classes are related to broad programs, such as an Outdoor Education program, and Community "Well-being" Initiative.

### Parallel curriculum[edit]

Each student partakes in the bi-weekly "Parallel Curriculum," a program developed by the Headmaster, Dr. David Wright. A first of its kind program, each grade is divided into groups where they learn everything from Academic and Life skills to Entrepreneurship, Integrity Based Leadership, and Emotional Intelligence.

## Notable alumni[edit]

* John Adams, professional football player for the Washington Redskins[4]
* Billy Bock (1954),[5]
* Frank Stanford (1966), poet[6]
* Harvey Wheeler (1937), author, political scientist, and scholar [7]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Subiaco Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
2. ^ "Member Schools". Arkansas Non-public Schools Accrediting Association. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
3. ^ a b c d Assenmacher, Hugh (1977). A Place Called Subiaco: A History of the Benedictine Monks in Arkansas. Little Rock, Ark.: Rose Publishing Company. ISBN 9780914546160.
4. ^ "John Adams Stats - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
5. ^ "Ozarks Hall of Fame Inductee Biography". University of the Ozarks Eagles. University of the Ozarks. Archived from the original on 26 June 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
6. ^ "The Long Goodbye by Ben Ehrenreich". Poetry Foundation. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
7. ^ "1st--Harvey Wheeler". Subiaco Academy. Retrieved 12 February 2018.

## External links[edit]

* Official website

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Benedictine high schools in the United States

* Maur Hill–Mount Academy, Atchison, KS
* Marmion Academy, Aurora, IL
* Linton Hall School, Bristow, VA
* St. Scholastica, Chicago, IL
* Benedictine High School, Cleveland, OH
* Saint John's Preparatory School, Collegeville, MN
* St. Bernard Preparatory School, Cullman, AL
* Delbarton School, Morristown, NJ
* Benedictine Academy, Elizabeth, NJ
* Mount Michael Benedictine Abbey and High School. Elkhorn, NE
* Cistercian Preparatory School, Irving, TX
* Benet Academy, Lisle, IL
* Saint Benedict's Preparatory School, Newark, NJ
* St. Bede Academy, Peru, IL
* Portsmouth Abbey School, Portsmouth, RI
* Saint Gertrude High School, Richmond, VA
* Benedictine Military School, Savannah, GA
* Saint Louis Priory School, St. Louis, MO
* Subiaco Abbey and Academy, Subiaco, AR
* Villa Madonna Academy, Villa Hills, KY
* St. Anselm's Abbey School, Washington, DC
* Woodside Priory School, Portola Valley, CA

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