First Baptist Academy of Dallas

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First Baptist Academy
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Address
First Baptist Academy of Dallas
7894 Samuell Blvd.

Dallas
,
TX
75228

United States
Coordinates 32°47′03″N96°48′00″W / 32.784059°N 96.799931°W / 32.784059; -96.799931
Information
MottoSince 1972 ... education of distinction with an eternal perspective
Established1972
Head of schoolJason Lovvorn
Grades PK3–12
EnrollmentApprox. 250
Average class size17
MascotSaints
AccreditationsSACS, ACTABS
Affiliation First Baptist Church, Dallas
Website www.fbacademy.com

First Baptist Academy of Dallas (commonly FBA) is a private, Biblically integrated, college preparatory Christian school located in Dallas, Texas. First Baptist Academy, previously in Downtown, is now located at a new campus in east Dallas, at the current Saints Athletic Complex. FBA educated students at the downtown location for 44 years.

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History

Founding

The school was founded on September 5, 1972 as a passion project of the late W. A. Criswell, then Pastor of First Baptist Church (Dallas) to which the school has a loose affiliation. [1]

School Leadership

Brian Littlefield served as the head of school until 2014, when he became the head of Central Texas Christian School. At that time Jason Lovvorn, an alumnus who began working at First Baptist in 2008, became the head of school. [2]

Neighborhoods served

First Baptist Academy of Dallas First Baptist Academy Dallas Entrance.jpg
First Baptist Academy of Dallas

First Baptist Academy students come from 76 zip codes in the DFW metroplex. With the new campus in east Dallas, FBA offers transportation for students at a location in Duncanville and in downtown Dallas to the new campus on Samuell Blvd.

Mission and Philosophy

Mission Statement

"First Baptist Academy exists to glorify God through the development and discipleship of the next generation of Christian scholars." [3]

Philosophy

The school tends to favor the Christian fundamentalism movement believing quote "We believe that all Scripture is divinely inspired and serves as the final authority in all matters of belief and behavior (2 Timothy 3:16-17; 2 Peter 1:20-21). Therefore, we value Bible-centered teaching as the foundation for all that we do." [4]

School

FBA's student body is organized in three schools (Elementary, Middle, and High School) and is 36% diverse.

FBA offers AP courses in the following subjects: English, Math, Science, History, Government and Politics, and Macroeconomics. FBA also offers a diverse fine arts curriculum including choir, band, and art.

Here is a list of the college acceptances by FBA students for the previous 5 years. FBA is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Accrediting Commission of the Texas Association of Baptist Schools, and AdvancEd.

Athletics

The 22-acre (8.9 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 2A and fields teams in the following sports.

First Baptist Academy Saints Athletic Complex, Coordinates 32deg47'32''N 96deg40'45''W / 32.792152degN 96.679195degW / 32.792152; -96.679195 First Baptist Academy Saints Athletic Complex.jpg
First Baptist Academy Saints Athletic Complex, Coordinates 32°47′32″N96°40′45″W / 32.792152°N 96.679195°W / 32.792152; -96.679195

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." [5]

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References

  1. ↑ https://fbacademy.com/about/history-philosophy/
  2. ↑ Cummings, Tommy (May 30, 2014). "First Baptist Academy names new head of school". The Dallas Morning News . Retrieved October 22, 2019.
  3. ↑ School Website with mission statement
  4. ↑ https://fbacademy.com/about/history-philosophy/
  5. ↑ School Website with service program description
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