Norfolk Academy is an independent coeducational day school located in Norfolk, Virginia, on the border between Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Founded in 1728, it is the oldest secondary school in Virginia and the eighth oldest in the United States. In 1966, the all-male Norfolk Academy merged with Country Day School for Girls in Virginia Beach, Virginia to create the current coeducational institution. Its current headmaster is Dennis G. Manning. Private schools, or independent schools, are schools not administered by local, state, or national government, which retain the right to select their student body and are funded in whole or in part by charging their students tuition rather than with public (state) funds. ... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... A hectare (symbol ha) is a unit of area, equal to 10 000 square metres, commonly used for measuring land area. ... Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Blue (from Old High German blao shining) is one of the three primary additive colors; blue light has the shortest wavelength (about 470 nm) of the three primary colors. ... See also Orange (disambiguation) for other meanings of the word. ... Alternate meanings: White (disambiguation) White is a color (more accurately it contains all the colors of the spectrum and is sometimes described as an achromatic color—black is the absence of color) that has high brightness but zero hue. ... Motto: Crescas (Latin for, Thou shalt grow. ... Location in the Commonwealth o Virginia. ...

Norfolk Academy also fosters several competitive sports programs. The school competes in the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools (TCIS). Males compete in the Virginia Preparatory League (VPL) and females in the League of Independent Schools (LIS).

Norfolk Academy has an Honor Code whereby all in the community pledge not to lie, cheat, or steal. This includes the following signed statement at the end of each graded assignment: "I have acted honorably in the completion of this assignment." The school's mascot is the Bulldog. This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Notable alumni

• Hunter R. Rawlings III, (Class of 1962), American classics scholar, 10th president of Cornell University, former president of the University of Iowa
• Frank Batten Sr., (Class of 1944), Listed as one of Forbes World's Richest People, Retired chairman and CEO of the board for Landmark Communications, which has created various media outlets, including The Virginian-Pilot, The Weather Channel and the Travel Channel, Former director of the Associated Press (1982-1987)
• Peter J.K. "Jeff" Wisoff, (Class of 1976), NASA Astronaut
• Angela Hucles, (Class of 1996), Midfielder for the United States Women's National Soccer Team and the Women's United Soccer Association's Boston Breakers
• Perry Moore, (Class of 1990), Executive Producer for The Chronicles of Narnia film series, author of New York Times Best Seller The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe Official Illustrated Movie Companion
• Joe Fiveash, (Class of 1980), Senior Vice President and General Manager of The Weather Channel Interactive
• Sean Dugan, (Class of 1992), Actor, Played death row inmate Timmy Kirk on HBO's "Oz" from 1998 until his on-screen death in 2003; also starred in The Sundance Film Festival movie "Overnight Sensation" and has numerous notable guest appearances on other shows such as Law & Order
• Adrienne Ashby, (Class of 1991), Attorney, Exposed the illegal lending practices of Stewart Finance, a large financial company. The case was a feature story in a November 11, 2004 Wall Street Journal article headlined: "Southern Exposure: How Two Women Helped Unravel a Lending Empire / A Retired Maid's Questions About Her ATM Card Led Lawyer to Georgia Scandal - Investors Missing $30 Million."
• Judge Joseph P. Massey, (Class of 1969), Chief Judge for the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court in Norfolk, VA
• Bob Powell, (Class of 1980), #1 Kayaker in the United States from 1994 to 1996
• Littleton Waller Tazewell Bradford, One of the founding fathers for Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity (ΠΚΑ)
• Briana Yacavone, (Class of 1998), Actress, featured in Wicked (musical) and The Pirate Queen
• Joseph Jenkins Roberts 1st President of Liberia (1848) & 7th President of Liberia (1872)
• Neil Kirk part owner of the Green Leafe Cafe in Williamsburg, VA

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External links

• Norfolk Academy website

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