Class of 2020 Spotlight
Their Senior year may have taken an unexpected turn when students returned to class after Spring Break virtually, but that did not stop The First Academy’s Class of 2020 from excelling academically, artistically, spiritually, and athletically as they prepare to graduate and begin their futures at the collegiate level.
This graduating class of students features an award-winning, high-achieving, creative and adaptive group of students who royally represent TFA. Some of their honors include:
- 24 13-Year Seniors
- 7.5+ Million in College Scholarship Offers
- 33 AP Scholars
- 13,100+ Community Service Hours
- 130+ College and University acceptances
- 17 College-Signed Athletes
- 50 Royal Scholars
- 20 Humanities Scholars
- 19 Senior Leaders Overseeing 8 Student Leadership Committees
From State Championships on the golf course to award-winning ceramics, the Class of 2020 is well celebrated. Those celebrations continued on the Seniors’ last day of school with a parade through campus, socially distanced, but full of love and joy from their Lower School teachers to their coaches.
Class of 2020 College Acceptances:
American University
Anderson University
Arcadia University
Asbury University
Auburn University
Bard College
Barry University
Baylor University
Berry College
Bethune-Cookman University
Boston College
Boston University
Bryant University
Butler University
California College of the Arts
Case Western Reserve University
Citadel Military College of South Carolina
Clark Atlanta University
Clemson University
Coastal Carolina University
Colgate University
Columbia College
Covenant College
Dartmouth College
Drexel University
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach)
Flagler College
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Florida Atlantic University
Florida Gulf Coast University
Florida Institute of Technology
Florida International University
Florida Memorial University
Florida Southern College
Florida State University
Fordham University
Gardner-Webb University
George Brown College
George Mason University
Georgetown University
Georgia Institute of Technology (Main Campus)
High Point University
Howard University
Indiana University (Bloomington)
Jacksonville State University
Kent State University
Lee University
Lenoir-Rhyne University
Liberty University
Louisiana State University
Loyola University New Orleans
Lynn University
Marist College
Marymount Manhattan College
Mercer University
Michigan State University
Milligan College
Mississippi State University
Montreat College
Moody Bible Institute
North Carolina State University
Northeastern University
Notre Dame College
Nova Southeastern University
Ontario College of Art & Design University
Pace University (New York City)
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Parsons School of Design at The New School
Pennsylvania State University (Brandywine)
Pennsylvania State University (Main Campus)
Pennsylvania State University (World Campus)
Pepperdine University
Piedmont College
Polk State College
Pratt Institute (Main Campus)
Purdue University (Main Campus)
Rollins College
Rosemont College
Rutgers University (New Brunswick)
Samford University
Santa Fe College
Savannah College of Art and Design
Seminole State College of Florida
Shenandoah University
Shorter University
Southeastern University
Spelman College
Stetson University
SUNY University at Buffalo
Tallahassee Community College
The Ohio State University (Main Campus)
The University of Alabama
The University of Tampa
The University of Tennessee (Main Campus)
The University of West Florida
Trinity College of Florida
United States Naval Academy
University of Akron Main Campus
University of California (Berkeley)
University of California (Davis)
University of California (San Diego)
University of California (Santa Barbara)
University of Central Florida
University of Connecticut
University of Florida
University of Georgia
University of Illinois at Chicago
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Kentucky
University of Massachusetts (Boston)
University of Miami
University of Minnesota (Twin Cities)
University of Mississippi
University of Missouri (Columbia)
University of North Carolina at Asheville
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
University of North Florida
University of Notre Dame
University of Oregon
University of San Diego
University of South Carolina
University of South Carolina (Upstate)
University of South Florida (Main Campus)
University of South Florida (St Petersburg)
University of Washington (Seattle Campus)
Valencia College
Vanderbilt University
Wake Forest University
Wentworth Institute of Technology
Western Carolina University
Wheaton College
Williams College