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Aviation students visit local airport to learn aircraft engine operations
16 students in Aviation’s Aeronautical Science III class visited the Albert Whitted Maintenance Hanger last Thursday, November 5th. They spent 2 hours at the airport located in Downtown St. Pete...
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31 cadets received promotions on the Regiment
31 cadets of the 2015-16 school year received promotions last week under Naval Science’s new promotion system. The cadets earned promotions (ranked up) because of their dedicated effort and hard work....
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New and improved, responsive website goes live
It is with great enthusiasm that we share the new design of Admiral Farragut Academy’s website led by the Advancement Team. The new website is responsive to all mobile and tablet devices which will...
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Swim team competes at Regional’s for fourth year in a row
The swim team had a great season, thanks to Head Coach Jan Browning and Assistant Coach Adam Deisley. With 14 swimmers on our team, the girls record for the season was 3-4 and the boys record was 5-2....
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PreK celebrates 50th day of school
PreK Students and teachers dressed up in 50’s gear, danced to 50’s music, and had a lot of fun! They also got a visit from “Zero the Hero” and practiced their counting. After a morning filled with...
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Cross Country athlete earns 7th in state, continues to regionals
On Saturday, November 7th Hunter McCann ’16 competed in the Cross Country State Finals in Tallahassee, Florida. Out of 190 runners he earned 7th place in the boys 5k (16:45). Hunter will continue to...
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Students write and perform songs to teach ancient Chinese philosophies
Last week in Mr. Xenakis’ World History classes, students wrote and performed raps about three of ancient China’s great philosophies: Confucianism, Daoism and Legalism. Chinese philosophy originates...
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Tech Dept spends an evening with Apple Co-founder Steve Wozniak
As part of the St. Petersburg College Foundation’s Distinguished Speakers Series, Admiral Farragut Academy’s Technology Department along with a few other staff members attended “The Wozniak Project”...
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Softball athlete signs national letter of intent
Corynn (center) with softball teammates and coaches. Today Corynn Miner ’16, who has attended Farragut since her freshman year, officially signed her National Letter of Intent for the University of...
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Annual Fund donors are honored during “Thanks a Brunch”
Did you give this year? The Annual Fund for Student Enrichment covers the gap between tuition and the actual cost of educating a student at Farragut. Like all independent schools, our budget is set so...
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Four Farragut teachers receive awards of recognition for their contributions...
Congratulations goes out to four teachers who were presented with awards for their contributions to the school. Rob Ewing, the director of the aviation program, and Rob Milliner, the director of the...
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Boarders stay in St. Pete, celebrate Thanksgiving at the Goldstein household
Five boarding students stayed on campus over the Thanksgiving break, but just because they did not travel, it did not mean they were far from home. Robert Chen, Phillip Chen, Menchen Lee, Yibo Wang...
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Annual Fund celebrates 12 days of giving
For twelve consecutive days, The Annual Fund for Student Enrichment campaign will uncover reasons why we have such an amazing school. Those who donate during the Twelve Days of Giving will be entered...
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Science teacher awarded grant for eighth year in a row
This year Upper School Science Department Chair and teacher, Sari Deitche, has been very busy applying for grants. In October she was awarded $10,000 through the Barrett Family Foundation’s Excellence...
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4th and 5th grade enjoy a movie night at school
Students in 4th and 5th grade enjoyed a special movie night last week. During the evening held in Mrs. Deitche’s science classroom, students held classroom pets, decorated cookies, enjoyed snacks,...
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6th and 7th grade enjoy Winter Formal dance
Students in 6th-7th grade enjoyed a Winter Formal dance held in Farragut Hall. More pictures.
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BlueJackets wrestling team gets crowd buzzing, earn first win of the season...
The BlueJackets earned their first team victory of the season when they beat Sarasota Military Academy on December 4 in the 2nd Annual Army/Navy “Battle of the Bay” dual meet in front of a home crowd....
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Lower School Drama Club performs “Cinderella KIDS”
Directed by social studies teacher Mrs. Rowe and language arts teacher Mrs. Fowler, the Lower School Drama Club presented the broadway-inspired musical Disney’s Cinderella KIDS. It was represented...
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Upper School treats Lower School to learning in a whole new way
As one of 14 children in her family, Linette Victor understood early on how the older generation could greatly influence the younger one. Thus, her teaching style has modeled this dynamic. Victor, who...
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Students visit historic landmarks in Washington, D.C.
Over the Thanksgiving break, Steve and Joy Edwards took a group of five students — Michael Cooney ‘16, Maya Cooney ‘20, Josh Fixler ‘19, Jack Klingel ‘20, and Maddy Landry ‘19 — to Washington, D.C....
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