Maclay School is a private, not for profit, non-sectarian college preparatory school located on about 100 acre (0.404686 km²) of land in Leon County, Florida

Florida

Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...

, about ten miles (16 km) north of the state capitol building in Tallahassee, FL.

A group of parents founded the school in 1968 naming it in memory of Alfred B. Maclay, Jr., a World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 veteran whose mother was a major benefactor. Maclay is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS), and the Florida Kindergarten Council.

Students

Approximately 1,000 students are enrolled annually at the school, which includes all grades from Pre-K through 12. There are about 90 teaching faculty at Maclay School. Eighty-nine students graduated from the school in 2011, or 100%.

Essentially all Maclay graduates are accepted at a college: about 85% at four-year institutions and about 15% at 2-year schools.

Academics

Maclay School offers a challenging curriculum and offers a large number of college level and Advanced Placement courses.

Students in the Upper School are required to study English, World History, United States History, Biology, Chemistry and/or Physics, Geometry, Algebra II and Trigonometry, and also meet various requirements in the Arts, Computer Science, Health & Counseling, and Physical Education. Students must go beyond these basic requirements in at least some, if not all, subjects.

Starting in eleventh grade, students have more flexibility with their requirements and can choose from courses in Economics, Psychology, Classical History, Government, Religion, Political Philosophy, Calculus, Statistics, Science and Public Policy, among other elective classes.

Campus

The campus at Maclay is a non-traditional school yard. The four schools on the campus are divided into Pre-Kindergarten (3 and 4 year olds), Lower School (grades K through 5), Middle School (grades 6 through 8), and High School (grades 9 through 12). All four of the schools on campus use the same library

Library

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, cafeteria

Cafeteria

A cafeteria is a type of food service location in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether a restaurant or within an institution such as a large office building or school; a school dining location is also referred to as a dining hall or canteen...

, and gym

Gym

The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, that mean a locality for both physical and intellectual education of young men...

nasia. In 2011 a new Pre-Kindergarten was built on campus to allow for more room for the growing 3 & 4 year old programs at Maclay.

Lower School

The Maclay PreKindergarten and Lower School are housed in two separate buildings. The 3 and 4 year olds are in a new 2 million dollar facility made up of 8 classrooms capped at 12 students each.
The Lower School building is home to grades K through 5 as well as a technology lab, science lab and art room. Students have PE, Spanish, Computer, Music, Art and Drama on daily basis along with traditional subjects. The main office of the school and other administrative offices are also located in the lower school. Lower School students wear uniforms, unlike students in middle and upper school. Average class size in Lower School is less than 20 students per teacher.

Middle school

The classrooms In Middle and High School open directly outside. There are no major indoor hallways. In Middle School the students are no longer required to wear uniforms but do still have to follow a dress code. The school is separated into 3 parts, one for each grade (6-8). In 2001 three new buildings were added to allow for more students to join the school.

Upper School

The Upper School is divided into quads and, unlike the Middle School, each quad is for a different subject, including: Math, English language, history and social science, and foreign language. The science department is in a different building. Twelfth graders are allowed access to the "Senior Shack", containing televisions and video game systems, as well as couches and lounge chairs.

Sports

Maclay offers a wide variety of sports programs: crew

Crew

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, baseball

Baseball

Baseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...

, basketball

Basketball

Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...

, cross country

Cross country running

Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...

, golf

Golf

Golf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....

, American football

American football

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, lacrosse

Lacrosse

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, softball

Softball

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, swimming

Swimming (sport)

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, tennis

Tennis

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, and track and field

Track and field

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. Awards won by students at the school include:

Volleyball: 1975 Class A State Champions, 1995 and 1996 Class 2A State Champions.

Boys' Basketball: 1979 Class A State Champions.

Girls' Basketball: 1976, 1978, and 1993 Class A State Champions.

Baseball: 1991 and 1993 Class A State Champions.

Girls' Soccer: 1998 Class 3A State Champions.

Boys' Soccer: 1986, 1991, 1995, and 2004 Fall Soccer State Champions.

Boys' Track: 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, and 2010 State Champions.

Girls' Track: 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2002 State Champions.

Boys' Cross-Country: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 State Champions.

Girls' Cross-Country: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, and 2005 State Champions.

Florida High School Athletic Association All-Sports title among 2A private schools: won in 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009

After many years of deliberation, Maclay started its football program in 2007. Former Florida State University

Florida State University

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 and Detroit Lions

Detroit Lions

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 wide receiver Kez McCorvey

Kez McCorvey

Kezarrick Montines McCorvey is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for three seasons for the Detroit Lions . Although a standout wideout in college for the FSU Seminoles, Mccorvery was used primarily on special teams in the NFL and amassed only 2 career receptions...

was hired in March 2009 to be the Head Football Coach.

Sources

• http://www.maclay.org Maclay School web-page.
• http://www.privateschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/6603 Private School Review for Maclay School.
• http://www.schooldigger.com/go/FL/schools/9999914724/school.aspx Maclay at SchoolDigger.
• http://24.248.90.137/page.cfm?p=106 Florida Council of Independent Schools.
• http://fhsaa.org/ Florida High School Athletic Association