San Marcos Baptist Academy

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San Marcos Baptist Academy
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Established	1907
Type	Baptist, Private, Co-ed,Military,Boarding
President	Dr. Victor H. Schmidt
Principal	Dr. Bob Bryant
Faculty	60
Staff	50
Students	240
Location	San Marcos, Texas, USA
Address	2801 Ranch Road 12 San Marcos, Texas 78666
Telephone	(512) 753-2400
Campus	Suburban, 50 acres
Sports	18 sports
Colors	Laurel Purple and Windsor Green
Nickname	Battlin Bears
Mascot	Bears
Affiliations	TAPPS
Website	http://www.smba.org

San Marcos Baptist Academy (also known as San Marcos Academy, The Academy at San Marcos, SMBA or simply S.M.A.) is a coed prep school Baptist institution that is a part of the Baptist General Convention of Texas, and affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention with a membership in the Association of Southern Baptist Colleges and Schools. The Academy was founded in 1907 and, today, is regarded as one of the leading schools in the Southern United States. Its mission is one of academic excellence, together with a strong code of morality and personal integrity in a caring Christian environment, it also focuses on the special needs of those students with learning disabilities and/or behaviorial issues. It receives day students in grades 7-12 and boarding students in grades 7-12, and enrollment (in 2006) is 240, comprising 210 in the Upper School and 30 in the Middle School. The school is located in San Marcos, Texas, south of Austin, and north of San Antonio.

San Marcos Academy is one of the oldest boarding schools in the State of Texas, and was established in 1907 by Baptists of central Texas. The Academy's first president was James Milton Carroll.

The Academy traditionally educated its students for Harvard and Yale, but over the years has had students matriculate at a wide range of colleges and universities. Including all of the Ivy League, Duke, USC, Wake Forest, William and Mary, UVA, University of Richmond, Baylor, SMU, Rice, Furman, Stetson, Mercer, Vanderbilt, Union, Georgetown, and all four service Academies.

Since 2000, Academy graduates have attended: UT Austin, Rutgers, Notre Dame, Texas State University, Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, The Art Institute of Houston, Our Lady of the Lake University, Schreiner College, Southwestern University, University of Mary Hardin-Baylor, Michigan State University, Texas A&M, Regis University, Purdue University, University of Hawaii, University of North Texas, Texas Tech University, University of Houston, Culinary Institute of America, University of the Sciences in Philadelphia, North Carolina State University, The Citadel, University of Dallas, Bakersfield College, Carleton College, Concordia University, Keio University of Japan, Kilgore College, Smith College, University of Rochester, University of Tennessee, Louisiana State University, Texas Women's University, UTESM-Monterrey, Savannah College of Art and Design, Southwestern Adventist University, University of the Incarnate Word, Stephen F. Austin State University, Sterling College, St. Edward's University, Angelo State University, Sam Houston State University, University of Iowa, and Parson's University.

[edit] Alma Mater

Green and Purple of the Laurel, bind us though we part.
Keep the spirit ever with you, deep within your heart.
Men and women of tomorrow, we’ll be proud of you.
The lives you now are building will be strong and true.
There’ll be echoes in your memory of cadets out on parade.
And of students in the chapel with their heads bowed as they prayed.
Fellowship is given those who come from far and near.
To these hallow’d halls of learning which we hold so dear.
Blessed are the lessons learned, and through the years may we
Be ever true to you, San Marcos Academy.

[edit] School Mascot and Colors

The official mascot of SMBA is the bear: the boys sports teams are referred to as “Bears” and the girls teams as “Lady Bears”. The school colors are derived from the mountain laurel and are forest green and purple.

[edit] Tuition

Tuition to San Marcos Baptist Academy for the 2006 - 2007 school year is $23,144 for boarding students and $7,400 for day students grades 9-12 and $6,988 for day students in grades 7 and 8, not including optional and mandatory fees. The Academy offers need-based financial aid.