Congratulations to our National Merit Commended Students

Congrats to Cameron Koon, Sophia Dziekan, and Connor Riley in the Class of 2022 for their recognition in the National Merit Program. Of the 1.5 million entrants around the world, some 50,000 with the highest PSAT/NMSQT® Selection Index scores qualify for this recognition. We are so proud of them for this achievement.

The National Merit® Scholarship Program is an academic competition for recognition and scholarships that began in 1955. High school students enter the National Merit Program by taking the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT®).

The First Academy Affiliations

TFA is accredited by the Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS), the Florida Kindergarten Council (FKC), the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS), the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS), and the Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI).

¹ACSI………………………………………Association of Christian Schools International

✝ASCD…………………………………..Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

✝CESA……………………………………Council on Educational Standards & Accountability

✝ISM………………………………………Independent School Management

¹FCIS……………………………………….Florida Council of Independent Schools

¹SAIS……………………………………….Southern Association of Independent Schools

✝NASSP…………………………………National Association of Secondary School Principals

✝SACAC………………………………..Southern Association for College Admission Counseling

✝NACAC……………………………….National Association for College Admission Counseling

¹SACS / CASI   Southern Association of Colleges and Schools /
Council on Accreditation and School Improvement

✝- Membership            ¹ – Accreditation

AP Scholars

We are excited to share that 92 Upper School students were recognized as CollegeBoard’s AP scholars for various levels. We are proud of this special recognition and we believe that our students are making a positive impact on our AP program.

Award Levels

• AP Scholar: Granted to students who receive scores of 3 or higher on three or more AP Exams
• AP Scholar with Honor: Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.25 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on four or more of these exams
• AP Scholar with Distinction: Granted to students who receive an average score of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams
• State AP Scholar: Granted to the one male and one female student in each U.S. state and the District of Columbia with scores of 3 or higher on the greatest number of AP Exams, and then the highest average score (at least 3.5) on all AP Exams taken
• National AP Scholar: Granted to students in the United States who receive an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams

You can see your award by logging in to your CollegeBoard account where you viewed your AP scores.

Distinguished Awards