Admiral Farragut Academy

Achievements

The Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida has many academic achievements, including a 100% acceptance rate to college, university, and/or military academy, an average GPA of 3.52, and 17 students graduating with honors. The school also has 18 AP courses, and a28 dual enrollment credits, and students can take college courses while still in high school. The school has an A rating on Niche.com and is ranked #4 Best Private High Schools in the county. The class of 2023 earned more than $6,300,000 in scholarships, an average of over $128,000 per graduate. Here are some other academic achievements:- 1. 15 AP Scholars. 2. 10 AP Capstone Diploma candidates. 3. 12 sports starting in 6th grade to choose from. 4. Students can choose their curriculum to achieve their level of academic excellence. 5. Graduates earn over $5 million in academic, athletic, and military scholarships each year. 6. Graduates have matriculated to universities including Stanford, the Naval Academy, and UCLA. 7. High-caliber academics. 8. Large variety of extracurricular opportunities. 9. Award-winning visual and performing arts program. 10. More than 200 courses, including 28 AP courses, 42 honors courses, and seven foreign languages. Two of the 12 men who walked on the Moon graduated from Admiral Farragut: Rear Admiral Alan Shepard, USN, and Brigadier General Charles Duke, USAF. In all AFA has 18% held cadet leadership positions, Over $7.5 million in scholarships earned, 9 legacy alumni/families presented adiploma to the graduate, 3 earned military academy appointments, 4 are playing sports in college, 9,344 community service hours served, 4 Aviation certifications total, and 16 Scuba certifications total etc.

Non-Academic Achievements

The Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida has some non-academic achievements, including:- 1. Physical Fitness Challenge: The academy placed first in AMCSUS Physical Fitness Challenge in 2018. 2. Sports: Tom Thompson, '68S, is the oldest kicker in NCAA football history. 3. Notable alumni: Rear Admiral Alan Shepard, USN, the first American in space, graduated in 1941 from the New Jersey campus and walked on the moon in 1971. 4. Other notable alumni: Marreese Speights, '05, has played basketball for the Philadelphia 76ers, Memphis Grizzlies, Cleveland Cavaliers, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, and Orlando Magic. Other notable achievements include:- 5. A science teacher found a mammoth bone while diving in 2021. 6. The aviation department received a grant from American Airlines in 2018. 7. Notable alumni include actor Lorenzo Lamas, chef Spike Mendelsohn, and animator/producer Andy Luckey, etc & other non-academic achievements if any.

Notable Alumni

The Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, Florida has many notable alumni, including:- 1. Brig Gen Charles Duke: Apollo 16 astronaut and tenth person to walk on the moon. 2. Lorenzo Lamas: Actor who played Tom in Grease and Lance in Falcon Crest. 3. Joseph Zolfo: Film and television producer of God Friended Me and NCIS New Orleans. 4. Kurt Knutsson: Journalist and actor who contributes to Fox and Friends as the "CyberGuy". 5. Chef Spike Mendelsohn: Washington, D.C.-based chef and restaurateur who finished fifth on Top Chef. 6. William Colepaugh: Defected by the Nazis during World War II and then returned to spy for Germany. 7. Major Megan McClung: First female United States Marine Corps officer killed in combat during the Iraq War. 8. Andy Luckey: Animator and producer. Other alumni include:- 9. Frank Wendt, class of 1942. 10. Radm Alan B. Shepard, Jr., class of 1941. 11. Radm Mark Buzby, class of 1975. 12. Casper Van Dien, class of 1988. 13. Sean Rankine, class of 1991, etc.