Why Farragut? My cousin, Vitor Boccardo, went here and told me how great of a place it is. [Vitor, who graduated from Farragut in 2004, was a four-time Academic Honor Roll student who led Admiral Farragut Academy to three straight Florida State High School Final 4 appearances, including the state championship as a senior while playing basketball for coach Michael Wells. Vitor played two years at Loyola Marymount University before finishing at West Florida College in 2008. Afterwards, he played basketball professionally in Brazil. Vitor plans on returning to the U.S. to coach in college. This past December, he visited Pedro Franco here in St. Petersburg.] I knew it was best boarding school. I knew about the structure, how it was a boarding school, and how the weather was nice, similar to where I come from. Read more