Holy Innocents' Episcopal School

Holy Innocents' Episcopal School (HIES) is a PK–12 private, Episcopal, co-educational college-preparatory day school in Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States.[3] It is located in the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta.

Holy Innocents' Episcopal School
Address
805 Mount Vernon Highway

Sandy Springs
,
Georgia
30327

United States
Coordinates33.9079°N 84.4150°W / 33.9079; -84.4150
Information
Other nameHIES
TypePrivate, college-preparatory day school
Religious affiliation(s)Episcopal
OversightEpiscopal Diocese of Atlanta
NCES School ID00297725[1]
Head of schoolPaul A. Barton[2]
Teaching staff207.0 (on a FTE basis)[1]
GradesPK–12
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment1,373 (2015–2016)[1]
Student to teacher ratio6.4[1]
Color(s)Crimson and Gold   
Athletics conferenceGHSA Class AA Region 6
MascotBear
NicknameGolden Bears
Publication
  • Torchbearer
  • C&G
YearbookUrsidae
AffiliationsNAES, NAIS, Round Square
Websitewww.hies.org

It is the largest Episcopal parish day school in the United States and the only PK-12-grade Episcopal school in Georgia. In recent years, the school has undergone expansion: constructing a new 65,000 sq. foot STEM building, adding a new middle school building, doubling the size of the gymnasium and athlete-training complex, and adding two on-campus football/soccer/lacrosse fields.

Academics

Recent academic initiatives include the Laptop Program. Fifth- through twelfth-grade students are leased Apple MacBook Airs by the school, which are programmed with a range of productivity, research, and multimedia software central to their classes. The laptops are replaced prior to the start of a student's ninth-grade year. The Upper School's Program for Global Citizenship includes Comparative Religion, World Literature, Environmental Science, increased foreign language requirements, foreign study, and international service projects. Holy Innocents’ also offers more AP courses than any other school in Atlanta.

Athletics

The athletics at the school are known as the Golden Bears and play at the GHSA Class AA Region 6 division level.

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for HOLY INNOCENTS EPISCOPAL SCHOOL, NW". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  2. "From the Head of School". Holy Innocents' Episcopal School. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
  3. "Zoning." City of Sandy Springs. Retrieved on January 7, 2019.



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