Forest Lake Academy
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Forest Lake Academy is a private high school outside Orlando, Florida. It is owned and operated by the Florida Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.
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[edit] History
The first academy established by the Florida Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists was Winyah Lake Junior Academy in 1918 in Orlando, Florida. The growing school moved outside the city to its current location in 1926 and was renamed Forest Lake Academy. The first classes were held in the farm house of the newly acquired 240 acre site. Dormitories were built in the late 1920’s and a new administration building was built in 1937. A gymnasium was built in 1958.[1] Most of the current campus was built in the 1960’s.[citation needed]
[edit] Location
The campus is located in unincorporated Seminole County, Florida between Apopka and Altamonte Springs. Because of ZIP code assignments, the school is usually referred to as being in Apopka, although it is in a different county.
[edit] Academic Programs
In addition to offering a regular college preparatory program, Forest Lake has an honors program with various concentration tracks including science, mathematics, humanities, music, and art. It offers several Advanced Placement and dual enrollment courses to students with high academic standing.
[edit] Spiritual Aspect
As a religiously affiliated school, Forest Lake Academy encourages the spiritual growth of its students and staff in a variety of manners. All students are required to take religion classes while they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought, many which encourage student input. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together in the auditorium for an hour-long chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.
[edit] List of Principals
The first several principals of the academy also served simultaneously as pastors of the Forest Lake Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
| Principal | Years Served |
|---|---|
| F. H. Parrish | 1926-1927 |
| D.C. Ludington | 1928 |
| F.B. Wren | 1928-1929 |
| W.E. McClure | 1930-1932 |
| Cecil Shutt | 1932-1934 |
| W.E. McClure | 1934-1937 |
| Kenneth A. Wright | 1937-1942 |
| Dr. J.M. Howell | 1942-1947 |
| Harry M. Lodge | 1947-1950 |
| J.M. Ackerman | 1951-1953 |
| John Wheaton | 1994-2006 |
| Gloria Becker | 2006-Present |
