Southern Preparatory Academy

Southern Preparatory Academy is a private military school located in Camp Hill, Alabama for boys in grades 6-12. The Academy emphasizes academic achievement, leadership, and character development. It was formerly known as Lyman Ward Military Academy.

The Academy was founded by Dr. Lyman Ward in 1898 as a non-profit, non-denominational, all-male institution for the rural youth of Alabama. The school is located about 20 miles from Auburn. The original purpose was to provide a secondary education for those with the ability to learn, the willingness to work and in turn better themselves.
In 1901, the State of Alabama granted Ward a charter incorporating the school with the name, The Southern Industrial Institute, Inc.

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