General Facts
- Springwood was founded in 1970 as an Independent college preparatory K-12 day School
- In 2018 Springwood became a 9th—12th grade international student boarding school
- Current Enrollment: 281 students
- 9th-12th Enrollment: 137 students
- 30 International students: 22% of high school student population
- Campus: 7 buildings located on 46 beautiful acres including outstanding athletic facilities and our new residence—Springwood International House– 32 student bed facility
Academics
- Dual Accreditation—AdvancED and SAIS
- Memberships—AISA, GISA, AIRC, NAFSA, Study Alabama
- Dual Enrollment– Point University and Southern Union State Community College
- Springwood Online—Fully Accredited High School Diploma Program (6th –12th grades)
- 100% of Springwood graduates accepted to the college of their choice
- 29 students in Class of 2019 were accepted to over 50 colleges and universities
- Top 40% of students taking ACT in 2018-2019 had an average composite score of 27
- Top 40% of students taking SAT in 2018-2019 had an SAT Average score of 1350
- Scholarships offered to the last 3 graduating classes (29 students graduated each year):
— Class of 2019 — $2.3 million
— Class of 2018 — $2.3 million
— Class of 2017 — $3.2 million - High School Student/Teacher Ratio: 7:1
- ESL support classes
- 12 Advanced Placement courses
- 6 Honors courses
- College Preparatory Curriculum
- 1:1 Student/laptop program
Recognition / Awards
- 2018 –2019 AISA President’s Award –award received 4 times in the last 5 years
- AISA Blue Ribbon School Designation—received 8 consecutive years (2012—2019)
Springwood School Accreditations
- AdvancED
- Southern Association of Independent Schools
- Southern Association of Colleges & Schools
2018-19 SPRINGWOOD SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS
Academic Achievements
- Class of 2019 received over $2.3 million in College Scholarships
- 100% of Springwood graduates accepted to college
- 50% of senior class have a composite ACT score in the 25 or higher range
- Top 6 students in 2019 class have a composite ACT score of 30 or higher range
- Top 3 students in 2019 class have a composite SAT score of 1200 or higher range in Verbal and Math
- National Merit Commended Student
- AISA Teacher of the Year Award
- National Honors Society inductees (23) Junior Scholars inductees (19)
- AISA District Spelling Bee participants (4)
- AISA District Spelling Bee 1st place (3) and 3rd place finish AISA State Spelling Bee 2nd place finish
- AISA District Oratorical Competition 2nd Place AISA State Oratorical Competition participant Duke TIP qualifiers in Grades 4-7 (9)
- AISA State Technology 1st place in elementary category
- AISA State Technology Fair—Top 3 Finish in elementary and high school categories (3) AISA District Science Fair winners 1st place (2)
- AISA State Science Fair 1st place finish AISA District Math competition top 3 finish AISA District Math competition Top Scorer
- AISA District Middle School Math top 3 finish AISA State High School Math competition
- AISA District Middle School Scholar’s Bowl 1st place finish AISA State Middle School Scholars Bowl 1st place finish AISA State Middle School Scholars Bowl Top Scorer
- AISA District Scholar's Bowl 1st Place Finish (13th consecutive District Championship) AISA District Scholar’s Bowl Top Scorer
- Alabama History Day competition participants (4) and 1st place finish (1) National History Day Qualifier
Fine Arts Achievements
- AISA Regional Drama Festival 1st in Drama Ensemble, 2nd in Musical Drama and Duet , 3rd in Monologue
- AISA Elementary Choral Festival received scores of II, I, I
- AISA All State Honor Band participants (2) AISA All-Star Band selections (1)
- AISA State Drama Festival 1st place for Ensemble Acting and 1st place for Solo Acting AISA State Drama Festival 3rd place for Musical Drama
- AISA State Drama Festival 2nd Place in Duet Drama
- AISA State Drama Festival All State Cast (5)
- Trumbauer State Theatre Festival Superior Score in Make-Up Design and Female Musical Dramatic Novice Trumbauer State All Star Cast (1)
- Junior Alabama Conference of Theatre Festival 1st place in Solo Acting and 3rd place in Musical Theatre
- AISA Regional Drama Festival 1st place Drama Ensemble, 2nd place Musical Drama and Duet, 3rd place Monologue
- AISA District Art Show 1st place winners (7) AISA District Art Show place Winners (29) AISA State Art Show place winners (2)
- Farm City Coloring Contest 1st and 2nd place winners
- Springwood Theatre department performed “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” Springwood Theatre department performed “Beauty and the Beast Jr”
- AISA State Creative Writing competition (1)
Athletic Achievements
- Springwood Athletic Hall of Fame Inductees (2) AISA Football All-Stars (1)
- Valley Times News All Area Football Team (1) Valley Times News All Area Baseball Team (2)
- Wendy's High School Heisman Scholarship recipients (2)
- AISA State Softball Tournament qualifier
- 2019 Opelika-Auburn news Honorable Mention players (2) 2019 Point University Softball signee
- Coaches Association All Star Softball (2) 2019 All-Valley Area Softball Team (4)
- I Run Opelika 5k and Health Expo Cross Country top 3 finishes (5) and 1st place finish
- AISA State Varsity Girls Track 1st in 100 Hurdles AISA State Varsity Girls Track 1st in 300 Hurdles AISA State Varsity Boys Track 1st in 100 meter
- AISA State Varsity Boys Track Runner Up in 400 meter AISA State Varsity Boys Track Runner Up in Discus AISA State Varsity Boys Track 3rd in 800 meter
- State JV Girls 1st in 100 meter
- AISA State JV Girls 1st in 800 meter AISA State JV Girls 1st in 1600 meter AISA State JV Girls 1st in 100 Hurdles AISA State JV Girls 1st in 300 Hurdles
- AISA State Girls Tennis Team qualifiers (2)
- AISA East Region Soccer Champions
- AISA State Boys Soccer qualifier
- AISA State Boys Soccer Semi-Finalists AISA State Boys Golf Tournament qualifier
- Bass Fishing Team earned 1st place junior division championship in East Alabama High School Bass Trail Junior Division (second consecutive)
Community Service and Events
- Greater Valley Area Chamber of Commerce Junior Ambassadors selections (11) Over 40 families served on annual Dominican Republic Mission trip (4th Year) Volunteers completed 28 service projects on 14th Annual Wildcat Workday
- Springwood Juniors performed service projects throughout Alabama and Georgia
- During Interim Springwood hosted two Blood Drives for LifeSouth
- National “See You at the Pole” was observed by students and faculty Springwood hosted a community Veteran’s Day Program (4th annual) Participated in Operation Christmas Child shoe box drive (112 boxes) Collected 2,500 cans for Community Can-A-Thon
- Pre-K and Kindergarten raised over $1,000 at annual Trike-A-Thon for Valley Haven School
- Dale Freeman retirement and dedication ceremony
- Springwood held weekly “Sessions” assemblies for High School students and faculty
- Springwood Juniors held the Springwood Fall Festival
- Senior boys and girls attended the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 41st Special Day for Special People event
*AISA DISTRICT VI includes:
Chambers Academy, Edgewood Academy, Glenwood School, Lee-Scott Academy, Lyman Ward Military Academy, Macon East Academy, Coosa Valley Academy and Springwood School.
