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Arlington Country Day School (ACDS) is a is Fred Lichtward. HISTORY In 1954, ACDS first opened as pre K-8th grade. The school received its full accreditation by Southern Association Of Colleges And Schools , the National Independent Private Schools Association and the Association of Independent Schools of Florida in 1968. In 1995, ACDS introduced its high school, offering two academic programs.1"Building a school a year at a time; Country Day has sophomores now", '' Florida Times-Union by Monica Richardson, September 25 , 1996 . "Arlington Country Day School has something it never had since opening 42 years ago: sophomores. Many of those first freshmen went on to graduate with the class of 1999. For the last 22 years the school has been owned and operated by Fred Lichtward. SPORTS ACDS has many sports programs. Its most notable is the boys' varsity basketball team, which has been called "one of the most celebrated programs in the country". recruiting: Rob Harrington , '', 2006 Arlington Country Day School finished eighth in the country in the '''', March 27 , 2006 In 2000 and 2001, the ACDS baseball team won back-to-back Class 1A titles, winning their second title on May 15 , 2001 , by defeating Archbishop Carroll High School of Miami by a final score of 10-8 in a game played at Legends Field in Tampa, Florida ."Apaches capture 1A crown", '' Tampa Tribune '' by Rozel A. Lee and Erik Erlendsson, May 16 , 2001 On May 18 , 2006 , the baseball team won their third state title in six years, with a 4-2 victory over Lakeland Santa Fe Catholic."Apaches take title with perfect chemistry", '' Sarasota Herald-Tribune '', May 19 , 2006 . pC1 Nike is now the main sponsor of the team. ACADEMICS Ever since the first graduating class of 1999, the number of students receiving academic or athletic scholarships has been around 70%. CONTROVERSY On August 18 , 2000 , the Florida High School Athletic Association places ACDS on a two-year probation and fined the school $1,000 for several recruiting violations, including five baseball players who transferred from First Coast High School ."Arlington school penalized Probation, $1,000 fine for Apaches", '' Florida Times-Union '' by Justin Barney, August 19 , 2000 In October 2006 the School was in the news when they fired a '', November 3 , 2006 REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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