GISA

Georgia Independent School Association services private, independent and parochial schools throughout the State of Georgia.

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Lagrange Academy is your 2026 GISA One Act State Champion for Class A PG-Rated plays! Congratulations! 🏆

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Class AA G-Rated State Runner Up:
Sherwood Christian Academy

Class AA G-Rated Outstanding Performances

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Westminster Christian Academy is your 2026 GISA One Act State Champion for Class AA G-Rated plays! Congratulations! 🏆

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Class A G-Rated Outstanding Performances

Class A G-Rated State Runner Up: Westwood School

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Fullington Academy is your 2026 GISA One Act State Champion for Class A G-Rated plays! Congratulations! 🏆

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Class AAA-AAAA G-Rated Outstanding Performance Awards

Class AAA-AAAA G-Rated State Runner Up: John Milledge Academy

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George Walton Academy is your 2026 GISA One Act State Champions for Class AAA-AAAA G-Rated plays! Congratulations! 🏆

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Meet Kent Copeland, Executive Assistant of Athletics!

Kent joined the GISA team in March 2021, bringing a strong background in education, coaching, sales, and marketing. Before joining GISA, Kent spent more than 15 years teaching and coaching basketball at Gatewood and GCS.

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Our Fall Heads of School Meeting at Cognia was a great day of conversation, collaboration, and connection for GISA!

During the meeting, Chris Green, President of the Georgia Student Finance Commission (GSFC), gave an informative financial presentation for our Heads.

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♟️ We cannot believe it has already been a week since our GISA Chess State Championships!

From exciting matchups to some great action shots, it was a fun day of competition for our students!

Congratulations to everyone who competed! ♟️

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With more than 37 years of experience in athletics, Kelli has dedicated her career to supporting student-athletes and coaches. Her background includes more than three decades as a Cheerleading Coach, along with experience as a school AD and District Director of Athletics.

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2026 GISA Middle School Chess State Champions: Stratford Academy! 🏆 Congratulations!

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Upper School Individual Chess Champion: David Katz- Atlanta Jewish Academy

Middle School Individual Chess Champion: William Hu- Stratford Academy

Upper School State Runner Ups: Cristo Rey Atlanta Jesuit High School

Middle School State Runner Ups: Augusta Preparatory Day School

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2026 GISA Upper School Chess State Champions: The Walker School 🏆 Congratulations!

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Last week, GISA welcomed Brink Fidler, Founder and President of DEFEND Systems, and Adam McIntyre, VP of Operations, for an important training focused on school safety and emergency preparedness.

Thank you to Brink, Adam, and DEFEND Systems for sharing their knowledge!

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Developing High-Quality Relationships in Early Childhood Education 📚✏️

Earlier this week, educators and early childhood professionals gathered at Mount Pisgah Christian School for a professional learning institute presented in partnership with Collaborative Classroom.

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Admissions, Fundraising and MarComs Conference

GISA partnered with AdvancementEDU and 38 House Marketing to bring Heads of School and leaders in admissions, fundraising, and marketing and communications together at Woodward Academy for a day of professional development.

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Meet Savoie Cook, GISA’s Marketing & Social Media Manager

With a background in marketing, Savoie leads social media content and digital communications while creating graphics, managing website updates, and capturing photography at state championships and statewide events.

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Day 2: New Heads of School Meeting

Our smaller group created an engaging setting, giving new Heads of School 1-on-1 time with our President and VP.

One of the benefits of GISA is the opportunity to have meaningful conversations, ask questions, and build relationships.

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Today marked the first of two New Heads of School Meetings for the 2026-2027 school year!

We were excited to welcome new faces from across the state and spend the day covering everything from professional learning, student activities, and more.