Beaufort Academy

💙 There’s nothing quite like having the BA family back together! 🦅

Today marked the first day back for our faculty and staff, and while our students are still enjoying a few more days of summer, campus was buzzing with big smiles and high hopes for the year ahead. It was so good to be back together again—oh how we’ve missed each other! 💙

Our faculty and staff kicked off the year with a warm welcome from Head of School Carol Ann Richards, who got us energized and ready for the year ahead, alongside Head of Preschool and Lower School Brayden Dinkins, and Head of Middle & Upper School Jesse Davidson.

And, of course, you can’t start a school year without a delicious breakfast! 🥐☕️ A huge thank-you to BAPA for sponsoring our Chick-fil-A breakfast and helping us kick off the year with full bellies and happy hearts. We are so grateful for your support of our BA family! 💙

Then it was time to get to work! Classrooms are coming to life, bulletin boards are going up, desks are getting organized, and our teachers are putting all the finishing touches on the spaces where so much learning, laughter, and growing will happen this year. 📚✨

The halls may still be a little bit quiet, but there’s already so much energy on campus. We’re ready, we’re excited, and we cannot wait to welcome our Eagles back on Wednesday! 🦅🎉

Here’s to a wonderful year ahead! 💙

🎨💙 A beautiful tribute to an incredible community!

We are so grateful to the Weaver, Law, Freeman, Navarro, Gregg, Dennis, Dowell, Northcutt, Johnson, Wreden, Dawson, Crumrine, Appleyard, Tenbrook, and Grace families, as well as Bo & Kathy Mitchell, Mary Ruffin Childs, Mary Tatum, and BAPA for their generosity in enhancing our playground for current and future Beaufort Academy students!🫶🏼

Because of your support, our students are enjoying exciting new playground equipment, basketball hoops, fresh mulch, new borders, benches, a Gaga pit, picnic tables, and so much more. Your generosity has made an already special place even better, and your investment will impact generations of Beaufort Academy students!🤾‍♂️🛝⛹️‍♀️

A special thank you to Marcus Blanchard and the incredible crew at Just For Fun Playgrounds for bringing this vision to life. Their craftsmanship and hard work helped transform our playground into an even more engaging and welcoming space for our students👏🏼

We would also like to thank our incredibly talented Lower School Art teacher, Mrs. Nagel, for creating this stunning mural honoring our donors. Her beautiful artwork is a lasting reminder of the generosity and community spirit that make Beaufort Academy so special!👩‍🎨

Thank you to everyone who helped make this project possible! 🦅💙

🎉 Welcome back to Beaufort Academy, Mrs. Compton! 🦅💙

We’re thrilled to welcome Mrs. Compton back to BA as our Middle School Science Teacher! After previously teaching at Beaufort Academy for six years, she’s returning to inspire curiosity, spark discovery, and help students experience those exciting “aha!” moments💡

Help us give Mrs. Compton a warm Eagle welcome in the comments! 💙

More smiles, more splashes, and more memories from our 6th Grade Back-to-School Pool Party!☺️🏊‍♀️🫶🏼

🦅Our Middle and Upper School teachers are excited to welcome back returning Eagles and meet our newest members of the BA family! From classrooms to campus, they’re ready to support, challenge, encourage, and cheer you on throughout the year ahead. 💙

Middle & Upper School Back-to-School Night is coming up this Monday, August 10! Join us to meet your teachers, pick up your schedule, drop off school supplies and textbooks, organize your locker, and start getting ready for an incredible year.

🌟 New families: Join us from 3:00–4:00 PM in the Library for a warm welcome before meeting teachers and exploring campus!

🔐 Returning families: Join us from 4:00–5:00 PM in the 300/400 buildings to find your locker, reconnect with friends, and meet your teachers!

Swipe through to put names with faces — your teachers can’t wait to meet you! 🦅✨

💦 Sliding into the new school year, one splash at a time! 🦅

Yesterday’s 6th Grade Back-to-School Pool Party was the perfect way to wrap up summer! Between cooling off in the pool, racing down the giant inflatable water slide, building the perfect plate at the nacho bar, and spending time with new and familiar friends, our newest middle school Eagles had an absolute blast.

The laughter was nonstop, the memories were made, and these students are officially ready to dive into an amazing school year together!

A special thank you to the Godowns, Northcutt, and Mitchell families for graciously hosting such a fun and memorable evening. We appreciate your generosity and support in helping our students start the year feeling connected and excited. 💙

Just in case you were busy showing off your cool face paint, collecting sticky high-fives, and making the most of Thursday’s Ice Cream Social... we figured we’d make this easy! 😉🍦

Meet our incredible Lower School teachers! 💙 These Kindergarten through 5th grade teachers can’t wait to officially welcome their Eagles back to campus and kick off an amazing school year!

See a familiar face? Give your teacher a hello in the comments! 👋

👀 Stay tuned... Middle & Upper School teacher introductions are coming next!

Every day at Beaufort Academy is filled with moments worth celebrating. We’re excited to introduce the person who will help us share those beautiful stories with our community. Welcome, Cayleigh Glew, our new Director of Marketing!

Fine print: This announcement was NOT approved by Cayleigh! 🤣

The smiles say it all!🍦💙

What a wonderful evening welcoming our Lower School families back to campus! It was so much fun watching friends reunite after summer break, meeting our newest Eagles, and seeing students connect with their teachers before the start of a new school year📚

From ice cream and face painting, to the sounds of laughter and shrieks of joy echoing through the gym, the evening was filled with so much happiness and excitement. It was the perfect opportunity for students to reconnect, make new friends, and begin making memories that will carry into the school year🎨☺️🏫

A heartfelt thank you to all of our parents and families for spending the evening with us and helping make the night so special. We loved seeing our Eagle community together again!🫶🏼

And a special thank you to our incredible BA Ambassadors for serving ice cream, creating amazing face paint designs, and bringing so much enthusiasm to the event👏🏼

The first day of school can’t get here soon enough - we are counting down the days!🦅

🦅 Alumni News 🦅

Congratulations to Beaufort Academy alumna Elizabeth Foster on being recognized by the American Civil Liberties Union as the 2026 Next Generation Leader in Civil Rights and Civil Liberties!

Elizabeth was honored at the ACLU’s biennial awards ceremony in Washington, D.C., where she was recognized alongside Bruce Springsteen, Colin Kaepernick, Vanita Gupta, and Erwin Chemerinsky—an incredible distinction among nationally recognized leaders and advocates.

Elizabeth received the honor for her work defending the freedom to read in South Carolina and for empowering students to engage in conversations about free speech and civil liberties.

Reflecting on the honor, Elizabeth shared:

“I am so grateful that the ACLU recognizes the pivotal role that young people play in the fight to defend Americans’ civil rights and liberties, and I am deeply honored to be the first recipient of this award. I hope that BA students are empowered by the notion that their activism can make a real impact beyond school walls and state lines.”

We are incredibly proud to celebrate Elizabeth’s accomplishments and the impact she continues to make. Beaufort Academy alumni are making a difference in communities across the country, and we can’t wait to see what’s next.

Congratulations, Elizabeth—and as always, once an Eagle, always an Eagle! 🦅