First Baptist Academy of Dallas

First Baptist Academy of Dallas (commonly FBA) is a Biblically integrated, college preparatory school located in Downtown Dallas, Texas.

FBA is in the city center district with easy access to the arts district and the West End historic district enabling students to use the Dallas Museum of Art, the Nasher Sculpture Center, the Dallas Center for the Performing Arts, the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, and the Dallas World Aquarium as extended classrooms.

Neighborhoods served

First Baptist Academy of Dallas

FBA students converge on the downtown campus from 110 different zip codes in the Dallas area.^[1] DART light rail and bus stops are conveniently located within two blocks of the FBA downtown campus.

Neighborhoods close to the FBA campus include downtown Dallas, Victory Park, Uptown, the Oak Lawn area, Cityplace, Bryan Place, and the Cedars.

Mission

"First Baptist Academy exists to glorify God through the development and discipleship of the next generation of Christian scholars."^[2]

School

FBA's student body is organized in three schools and is 29% diverse."^[1] The lower school (grades K-4) represents approximately 31% of the student population and the middle school (grades 5–8) represents 28%. The upper school (grades 9–12) has an average class size of 17 students and represents approximately 41% of the student polulation.

FBA Honors courses include: English, Algebra, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Math Analysis, French III, Spanish III, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Forensic Science, World History, Art III, and Theater Arts II. Advanced Placement courses include: Biology, Calculus, English Literature and Composition.

First Baptist Academy Downtown Campus

FBA also offers a diverse fine arts curriculum including choir, band, studio art, theatre, journalism, photography and pottery.

Students graduating from FBA in 2009 were accepted to 25 colleges and universities in the state of Texas and 41 outside the state of Texas."^[1] Acceptances included private Christian universities such as Baylor University, Belmont University, Biola University, Dallas Baptist University, John Brown University, Oklahoma Baptist University, Pepperdine University, and Samford University; specialty colleges such as the Savannah College of Art and Design; and major universities such as Auburn University, Clemson University, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, University of Alabama, University of Colorado at Boulder, University of Florida, University of Georgia, University of Oklahoma, University of Southern California, and the University of Texas at Austin.

FBA is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and the Accrediting Commission of the Texas Association of Baptist Schools.

Athletics

The 18-acre (7.3 ha) Saints Athletic Complex is located at 7894 Samuel Blvd, just east of downtown Dallas off I-30 and the Loop 12/Buckner exit.

FBA competes in TAPPS 4A and fields teams in the following sports.

First Baptist Academy Saints Athletic Complex, Coordinates 32°47′32″N 96°40′45″W / 32.792152°N 96.679195°W / 32.792152; -96.679195

The Lil' Saints (grades K-6) compete in Town North YMCA leagues and field teams in football, cheerleading, soccer, basketball, baseball and volleyball.

The Saints varsity football team claimed its first TAPPS Division III Championship in 2013.

Service

FBA students participate in OnMission, an initiative designed to move students beyond a simple awareness of God's story and into actively contributing to the story. Through participation in local, state, and world mission activities, FBA OnMission is designed to help students develop their God-given desire to live in the story."^[3]

Notable alumni

• David Burrows, Class of 1980. Producer, director and writer for both film and television.

References

External links

• First Baptist Academy of Dallas website
• Admission Office
• First Baptist Academy of Dallas curriculum guide