School Profile 2018 Admiral Farragut Academy is a private, co-ed, college preparatory school located in St. Petersburg, Florida serving grades PreK through 12 with a world renowned boarding and military program that begins in 8th grade. MISSION ACCREDITATIONS Admiral Farragut Academy’s mission is to provide a college Florida Council of Independent Schools (FCIS), AdvancEd preparatory environment that promotes academic excellence, (SACS), Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS) leadership skills, and social development within a diverse community of young men and women. MEMBERSHIPS CORE VALUES The Association of Boarding Schools (TABS), National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS), Small Boarding • Integrity – be of strong moral character Schools Association (SBSA), Association of Military Colleges • Self-Discipline – make good choices and Schools in the United States (AMCSUS), The Enrollment • Perseverance – accomplish your goals Management Association, Florida High School Athletic • Wellness & Fitness – achieve your full potential Association (FHSAA), Bay Area Association of Independent Schools (BAAIS), National Association of College Admissions STUDENT BODY Counselors (NACAC), Tampa Bay Independent Secondary Schools (TBISS) • PreK-12th Grade: 451 • Upper School (8th-12th Grade): 310 NAVAL SCIENCE / NJROTC • Day Students: 145; Boarding Students: 141 • International Students: 74; avg. 27 countries and 17 states Admiral Farragut Academy is one of only two Honor Naval Acad- • Senior Class of 2018: 56; Anticipated Senior Class of 2019: 88 emies in the United States - so designated by an Act of Congress and reaccredited each year by the Department of the Navy. UPPER SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION & FACULTY • The Upper School NJROTC Program prepares students to • Headmaster: Robert J. Fine, Jr. • Assistant Headmaster & become cadets with leadership positions based on seniority, Head of Upper School: Dr. Thomas D. McGlinn performance, and qualifications. • Director of College Counseling and Placement: Jeri Williar • Our school is authorized to nominate cadets to the Naval ph 727-384-5500 ext 275, [email protected] Academy, Air Force Academy, and West Point Military • Assistant Principals PreK-12: Jennifer Grabowski & Matt Academy. Olesnevich • Commandant: Todd Wallingford • Our Corps of Cadets have earned the NJROTC Distinguished Unit Award eight years in a row. 32 full and 4 part-time teachers; 15 with advanced degrees The Academic Profile MINIMUM GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS CO-CURRICULAR 24 credits are required for graduation. Athletics: Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Sailing, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Track and • English School Calendar: Field, Volleyball, Wrestling 37 weeks; 4-term grading system; (4 credits) Clubs: Book, DECA, Drama, Drone and Robotics, Filmmakers, • Mathematics rotating schedule Financial Literacy, Fishing, Future Business Leaders of (4 credits) America, Guitar, Model U.N., Mu Alpha Theta, Poetry, • Science Students have options between: Russian, Scrapbooking, Scuba, Soccer, Social Studies, Student (3 credits with 2 Labs) • 27 Honors Government, Teen Sci Cafe • 17 Advanced Placement • Social Sciences Organizations: National Honor Society, National Junior Honor • 3 Dual Enrollment (3 credits) Society, Spanish National Honor Society, Spanish National Junior • Naval Science Honor Society (1 credit) All students must: NJROTC Extracurriculars: Drill Team, Color Guard, Academics • World Language • Complete 80 hours of Team, PT Team (2 credits) community service • Fine Arts • Learn to sail and pass their Qualified Boat Handler’s COURSES OFFERED Multiple levels in some courses. (1 credit) (QBH) License test • Electives (6 credits) ENGLISH Advanced Placement = italics English I*, II*, III*, IV* Honors Level = * GRADING SCALE English Language & Comp. Dual Enrollment = ** English Literature ESOL I, II, III, IV U.S. GPA World % WORLD LANGUAGE Creative Writing A+ 4.0 100-97 Mandarin Chinese I*, II*, III*, IV* Yearbook A 4.0 96-93 Spanish I*, II*, III*, IV*, Language, Film and Animation A- 3.75 92-90 Literature B+ 3.5 89-87 MATHEMATICS B 3.0 86-83 ENGINEERING Algebra I*, II* B- 2.75 82-80 Intro to Engineering & Design Geometry* C+ 2.5 79-77 Robotics Pre-Calculus* C 2.0 76-73 Principles of Engineering Calculus* C- 1.75 72-70 In keeping with NACAC Statement Calculus AB, BC D+ 1.5 69-65 FINE ARTS of Principles of Good Practice, Statistics D 1.0 64-60 we do not report mean GPA or Art I, II*, III* Finance standardized test scores. Band I, II* Accounting Drumline STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT Advanced Math Topics Drama SOCIAL SCIENCE Radford Star Award: Recognizes outstanding students NAVAL SCIENCE World History* who have excelled in academics, co-curricular, activities, Naval Science I, II, III, IV deportment, drill, and seamanship. It is the single highest honor American History* Human Geography a student can receive at Farragut. PHYSICAL EDUCATION Government/Economics* Weight Training 20th Century History** National Honor Society: Student must have a 93% academic Sports Medicine Western Civilizations** average for three consecutive semesters, 3.75 weighted GPA Personal Fitness Psychology overall, active participation in community service, leadership Sociology roles, athletics and clubs, and a thorough evaluation of AVIATION character and ethical behavior. Principles of Aviation SCIENCE Exploring Aviation and Aerospace Anatomy/Physiology* Embry-Riddle Aviation** NON-DISCRIMINATION Biology* Aviation Academy Chemistry* Admiral Farragut Academy admits students of any race, color, Marine Science AP CAPSTONE PROGRAM sex, religion, national and ethnic origin to all rights, privileges, Physics* AP Seminar programs, and activities generally accorded or made available Scuba Diving, Master AP Research to our students. Divng, Scuba Divemaster CEEB 101 - 495 The Profile of a Graduate ACCEPTANCES AND MATRICULATIONS Below is a list of colleges and universities to which our students have been accepted and matriculated during the past five years. • American University • Purdue University • Arizona State University • Princeton University • Auburn University • Rensselaer Polytechnic • Barry University University • Bethune-Cookman • Rochester Institute of University Technology • Boston College • Rutgers University • Boston University • Saint Leo University • Catholic University of • Savannah College of Art & America Design • Clemson University • Stanford University • Colorado State University • Suffolk University: Boston • Cornell University • Suny Maritime • Dartmouth College • Texas A&M University total students • Delaware State University • The Citadel • Drexel University • The School of the Art in the Class of • Duke University • Institute of Chicago • East Carolina University • Towson University • Eckerd College • Tufts University • Embry-Riddle Aeronautical • U.S. Air Force Academy 56 University • U.S. Coast Guard Academy • Flagler College • U.S. Merchant Marine • Florida A&M University Academy 2018 • Florida Atlantic University • U.S. Naval Academy • Florida Institute of • University of Alabama Technology • University of Arizona • Florida State University • University of California: • Fordham University • Berkeley acceptance100% to college • Furman University • Davis • George Washington • Riverside 33% attending Florida college/universities University • Santa Barbara 59% attending out of state college/universities 4% attending college/universities out of the country • Georgia Institute of • Santa Cruz 4% joining the armed services Technology • University of Central • Hampton University Florida • Harvard University • University of Colorado: • Hofstra University • Boulder over • Indiana University • Denver $3.4 millio • Johns Hopkins University • University of Connecticut the amount of total scholarships earned • Loyola University Chicago • University of Delaware • Maine Maritime Academy • University of Florida • Marion Military Institute • University of Illinois • Marquette University • University of Massachusetts: • Michigan State University Amherst 4 1 1 • Missouri Valley College • University of Miami football basketball lacrosse • New York Institute of • University of Pennsylvania Technology • University of Rochester are playing sports on a collegiate team • Northeastern University • University of San Francisco 6 • Norwich University • University of South Florida • University of Notre Dame • University of Tampa • Pace University • University of Toledo • Pennsylvania College of Art • University of Washington 6,100 & Design • Virginia Military Institute community service hours served earned their solo • Pennsylvania State • Washington State University 3.25average GPA flying endorsement 8 University • Xavier University The Application Process ALL SCHOOL APPLICANTS: APPLICATION FEE Apply online and pay the non-refundable $100 application fee by debit or credit card. www.farragut.org/apply REQUEST TWO (2) TEACHER RECOMMENDATIONS • Within the online application, please provide the email addresses of student’s current Math and English teachers. • An online link will be emailed from Farragut directly to the teacher. You are responsible for following up with the teachers to make sure they check their email inbox and complete the recommendations. SUBMIT RECORDS REQUEST FORM TO STUDENT’S CURRENT OR MOST RECENT SCHOOL FOR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPTS INTERNATIONAL APPLICANTS ONLY: • Complete the Records Request Form provided by Admissions. • Official Transcripts are required from the most recent and/ or previous