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Grant Spears: Senior Spotlight


What a Grade Level did you start at The First Academy?  8th   What were the reasons you or your Parents chose The...

Alumni Spotlight: Bethany Williams


I started at TFA in 3rd grade, when my mom started teaching in the Lower School. I graduated in 2011 and went on to...

Emily Bonnett: Senior Spotlight


What a Grade Level did you start at The First Academy?  Eighth-grade What were the reasons you or your Parents chose...

Alumni Spotlight: Christopher Miller


I attended the First Academy for 13 years, graduating in 2014. I then went on to Florida International University on a...

Alumni Spotlight: Whitney (Gebben) Henneman


I graduated from TFA in 2004 and proceeded to the University of Florida where I was an ADPi and graduated Magna Cum...

Graceful Strength, A Tribute to Jeanette Henry


Written by Dr. Steve Whitaker, Head of School For nearly 60 years, Jeanette Henry was a pastor’s wife – the...

Drew Michael: Senior Spotlight


What a grade level did you start at The First Academy?  9th   What were the reasons you or your parents chose The...

Alumni Spotlight: Nicole Higgins


TFA, K through 12, that’s me! I graduated from The First Academy in 2004 and studied Psychology at Mercer University...

Alumni Spotlight: Kelsey (Miller) Hetrick


My husband, Adam, and I both had the privilege of attending The First Academy, I for 11 years and Adam for 13. We both...

Educating for Eternity


Written by Dr. Steve Whitaker, Head of School What makes TFA distinctively different than all the rest? Is it our...