Lakeview Academy is a coeducational, private, college-preparatory school in Gainesville, Georgia, United States, for students from preschool through grade twelve.
[11][12] Lakeview Academy won the Georgia High School Association one-act play state title consecutively from 2013 to 2017.
[19] After a year of fund-raising, the Gainesville Academy opened on North Bradford Street in September 1969, with classes for sixth- and seventh-graders.
[18] In 1970, it was advertised as "open to all who meet the acceptance criteria and pass the entrance examination, regardless of race, creed, or color".
[20] The academy was "initially providing Gainesville parents with an integration-free environment for their children", according to social historian Thomas Rasmussen.
[21] Author Winfred E. Pitts wrote, "Lakeview Academy, established in 1970 in response to desegregation, continues to grow as an almost exclusively white private school.
The response from students, parents, trustees and friends has been so tremendous that our enrollment has steadily increased to ninety-six with additional applications pending.
[26] Robison established a tradition of an annual convocation ceremony, during which students in the upper school signed an honor code, "agreeing not to lie, cheat or steal, or approve of those who do".
He strengthened the academy's fine arts program, Spanish and mathematics curriculum, and technology focus, especially in robotics.
[30] He brought 14 years of service at Lakeview, including roles in admission and external relations, and as dean of students and coach.
[33] Basketball athlete Reno Earls was "a trailblazer, as one of the first black players at Lakeview Academy... one of the best in Hall County in the 1990s.