Takoma Academy

Takoma Academy
Location
Takoma Park, MD, USA
Coordinates	38°59′31″N 76°59′38″W / 38.99194°N 76.99389°W / 38.99194; -76.99389Coordinates: 38°59′31″N 76°59′38″W / 38.99194°N 76.99389°W / 38.99194; -76.99389
Information
Type	Private, 9-12 College Preparatory
Established	1904
Principal	Carla Thrower
Faculty	26
Number of students	approx. 227
Color(s)	Maroon      White
Athletics	Basketball, Volleyball, Track, Soccer, Football
Mascot	Tigers
Accreditation(s)	Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools,[1] Maryland State Board of Education, and Board of Regents, Office of Education, General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists[citation needed]
Newspaper	Paw Prints[citation needed]
Yearbook	The Takoman[citation needed]
Website	www.ta.edu

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Takoma Academy is a parochial, co-educational high school located in Takoma Park, Maryland operated by the Potomac Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.

History

Takoma Academy began in 1904 as part of the Washington Training Institute (now Washington Adventist University. It became an independent institute in 1932 and moved to its current location in 1952.<ref name="TA begins"/ Takoma Academy, formerly housed on the college campus, has been transferred to a separate campus and provided with a new modern building with capacity for more than three hundred students. Educational Progress in North American Division.^[2] J.P. Laurence was principal from 1947–1980 and led the school to accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.^{[citation needed]}

Notable alumni

• Leonard Bailey - Surgeon^[3]
• Tony Skinn - National Basketball Association (NBA) Player for Orlando Magic summer league team^[4]
• Ted Wilson - President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

See also

• List of Seventh-day Adventist secondary schools
• Washington Adventist University

External links

• ta.edu Takoma Academy's Official Website
• The Commonweal Foundation - Provider of scholarships to low income students at Takoma Academy
• http://www.taalumni.org/ Takoma Academy Alumni Association, Inc. - TAAA ) - TAAA is a year-round service-oriented association that serves Takoma Academy alumnus, current students & faculty and the surrounding community.

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