Admiral Farragut Academy highlights and featured news stories regarding our academics, curriculum, signature programs, Academic Profile, and more.
Educators and staff recognized for serving five to 30 or more years at Admiral Farragut Academy
Thank you to the following educators and staff members who have dedicated their lives to our institution and our students. #WeAreFarragut Read more
Important information for back to school 2021
Important Dates
- 8:30 AM – 9:15 AM – Back to School Event – K-4th
- 9:15 AM – 10:00 AM – Meet the Teacher K-4th
- 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM – Parent/Teacher Meeting K-4th
- 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM – Informational Meeting 5th-7th
- 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM – Meet the Teacher 5th-7th
Aug 16
- 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM – New boarders move in
- 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM – Returning boarders move in
- 4:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Upper School Meet the Teacher
- 8:00 AM – 3:05 PM – First Day of School
Upper School
- Updated letter sent August 12
- Important 2021 Start of School letter sent July 22nd
- Summer Reading List
Lower School
Athletics
Quicklinks
- Online Bookstore: Bookstore opens on August 2. Order from August 9 – August 15, 2021 to get FREE SHIPPING on orders $99 and over purchased through your Bookstore. *Offer expires at 11:59pm CDT. Free shipping not eligible on rental and marketplace purchases.
- Contacts, Quicklinks, Handbooks, and Other Publications
- The Anchor Campus Store hours and information: From July 31 – August 9, all clothing, including uniforms, $60 or less per item, and school supplies, $15 or less per item, are tax-free.
Updated August 5, 2021
Admiral Farragut Academy Tianjin, China, global campus earns international Cognia accreditation
Admiral Farragut Academy’s global campus in Tianjin, China, received one of the highest levels of international accreditation attainable from Cognia.
Diving Deep: Scuba program recap from the 2020-2021 school year
Aviation student Billy Price ‘22 earns private pilot certificate
Billy Price (right) with his Designated Pilot Examiner, Toby Blanton
Please join the Aviation Department in congratulating Billy Price ‘22 for earning his Private Pilot Certificate on Sunday, May 23, 2021, in a Cessna 172, tail number N99265, on runway 7 at Albert Whitted Airport.
Ronald White III ’21 earns track scholarship to West Point Prep
Ronald White III with his admissions advisor right after he received his appointment
When Ronald White III, Admiral Farragut Academy Class of 2021 graduate, started high school as a freshman, he wasn’t even sure he wanted to go to college. Now, four years later and two years after starting at Farragut, he graduated with a track scholarship to attend the United States Military Academy Preparatory School at West Point with plans for admission to West Point in the Fall of 2022.
Eddie Gaines ‘21 fulfills lifelong dream with appointment to West Point
Eddie Gaines, right, with LTG William J. Lennox, Jr. USA (Ret.), former superintendent of West Point and Admiral Farragut Academy Class of 2021 commencement guest speaker
Ten years ago, an 8-year-old Eddie Gaines watched a YouTube video about the United States Military Academy at West Point and decided that that was where he wanted to be. Now, after having graduated with the Admiral Farragut Academy Class of 2021, Eddie has been accepted to West Point will start on June 28th.
Lower School Principal’s List and Honor Roll Academic Awards for 4th Quarter, 2020-2021 School Year
Congratulations to all of our Lower School students who earned academic awards for the Principal’s List and the Headmaster’s Honor Roll for the 4th quarter.
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Radford Star recipients for the 4th quarter of the 2020-21 school year
