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Category: Leadership

School-Wide Giving Opportunities


School-Wide Efforts Every gift to The First Academy is a blessing and directly impacts our students and faculty. You...

Upper School


Our students are our future. Giving to our Upper School students provides resources to students, faculty, and families...

And Most Importantly…Cookies.


Written by Dr. Steve Whitaker, Head of School What children need most are the essentials that grandparents provide in...

Courtney (Kelsey) Peacock: Alumni Spotlight


I attended 3rd grade the year TFA opened and graduated from TFA as part of the Class of 1997. In high school at TFA, I...

Hannah Connell: Senior Spotlight


What a Grade Level did you start at The First Academy?  4th grade   What were the reasons you or your parents...

Cooper Billsborough, Senior Spotlight


What grade level did you start at The First Academy? Sixth   What were the reasons you or your parents chose The...

Alumni Spotlight, Amy Cline


I attended The First Academy from K-12 and graduated in 2013. From there, I attended Florida State University and...

Congratulations to our AP Scholars!


Congratulations to The First Academy’s 100 students who have been recognized as CollegeBoard’s AP Scholars! 47 AP...

Do Your Kids Know You Value Their Character?


By Daniel P. Huerta vice president of parenting and youth at Focus on the Family. Recently a father expressed to me...

Alumni Spotlight: Brianna Harb Codiroli


I had the privilege of attending TFA for 13 years. In fact, one of the earliest memories I have is of my mom and dad...