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Nansemond-Suffolk Academy
Location
Suffolk, Virginia, United States
Information
Type	Private, Co-educational
Motto	"Honor Above All"
NCES School ID	01434092 [1]
Head of school	Mike Barclay
Grades	PreK-12
Enrollment	874 students
Color(s)	Blue and Gold
Mascot	Bernie
Nickname	Saints
Endowment	$2.5 million
Website	Official website

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy (NSA) is a private school, founded as a segregation academy^{[ citation needed]} in 1966 in Suffolk, Virginia. NSA has two campuses. The Main Campus (adjacent to downtown Suffolk) includes 166,000 square feet of educational space situated on a 100 acre wooded campus, and includes the school's athletic facilities and educational space for students from pre-kindergarten to grade 12. The Harbour View Campus, which opened in 2016, includes an additional 22,000 square foot building for students in pre-kindergarten through grade 3. ^[2]

History

Nansemond-Suffolk Academy was founded in 1966 as a segregation academy.^{[ citation needed]} In 2014, the school spent $500,000 on needs-based scholarships. 9% of the student body of 1,040 were minorities compared to a local population that is 55% minority.^{[ citation needed]}

Athletics

The Nansemond-Suffolk Academy football team was commended by the Virginia General Assembly in 2010. ^[3]

In November 2015, the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy football team won the Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division III state championships. This was the fourth state championship for Saints football. ^[4]

Beginning their streak in May 2019, the Nansemond-Suffolk Academy Varsity girls' softball team has won four consecutive Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association Division II State Championships.

References

External links

• http://www.nsacademy.org/