Welcome to The First 
Academy
Thank you for taking time to visit our website. My prayer is that as you read more about the wonderful family called The First Academy you will sense our passion to teach the mind and reach the heart of every student enrolled. The essence of our school is best described as “definitively Christ-centered, distinctly college-prep,” but our goal is not only to prepare students for college - we strive also to prepare them for life.
The First Academy is committed to working alongside families who are firm in their resolve to provide their children with a Christ-centered education that is uncompromising in its academic, athletic, and artistic excellence. We have a strong need-based tuition assistance program and we are working diligently to build its endowment resources to further lend support
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to financially challenged families.
We are working to continually improve ourselves individually and as an institution. To see our long-range improvement plan (2003-2008) visit the Good to Great page in TFA Community. To see our Strategic Plan for the current school year, visit our BEST Practices page in TFA Community.
We believe that God equips each of us uniquely and specifically to fulfill His purpose. Our exceptionally qualified faculty strives to unlock the strength of each student in academics, athletics, and the fine arts, and seeks to send each student to the college or university of his choice, well-prepared and well-equipped for a life-long commitment to learning, service, and character.
If you are considering our school as your family’s education partner, I invite you to visit our campus in person to fully experience all that is The First Academy.
Steve D. Whitaker, Ph.D.
Headmaster