Farragut prides itself on its global community. It is seen daily, especially through the interaction of students on campus. Recently, Mrs. Foley’s Honors English II class experienced the positive effect of cultural exchange when Timur Daulbaev translated Alexander Pushkin’s poem Autumn from Russian into English. Read more
Brittany McGee’s four individual titles at the Class A track meet in Jacksonville on May 1 were instrumental in the Admiral Farragut Academy girls track team becoming the first bay area girls program to win a state title in almost 20 years. Read more
Mr. Davenport finished the Scuba Program for the 2014-15 school year by taking eight students on a diving expedition to Key Largo. On the trip that occurred at the beginning of May, the students saw an incredible amount of fish, including moray eels.
“It was an amazing way to finish my time in the scuba program,” said James Hales ’15, who spent four years at Farragut. “I learned so much from Mr. Davenport. The scuba program he runs sets Farragut apart from any other school.”
Because the trip was so successful, Mr. Davenport plans on implementing two trips to the Florida Keys next year.
Five Football Players
Pictured left to right: Dalton Collins, Cole Fagan, Coach Ryan Hearn, Aaron Rodriguez, Jestin Green, and Thomas Silver
With approximately 70 family members and friends in attendance at the Roy M. Speer Student Center, five Admiral Farragut Academy football players signed their letters of intent to play in college, including Dalton Collins, Cole Fagan, Jestin Green, Thomas Silver and Aaron Rodriguez. BlueJackets coach Ryan Hearn presided over the ceremony in which he expressed his enthusiasm for the five student-athletes who will get an opportunity to compete in college.
A little over a year ago, the U.S. Navy celebrated six decades of a nuclear navy with the 60th anniversary of the USS Nautilus, the world’s first nuclear-powered submarine. The creation of such a vehicle – a byproduct of the Submarine Thermal Reactor Mark I nuclear experimental facility in southern Idaho under the guidance of Admiral Hyman G. Rickover – was a test of courage, will, judgment and resourcefulness and more so, a win over man’s constant battle with nature Steven Mikell.
On Thursday, with her grandmother, two sisters, brother, and aunt in attendance, Jenkins validated her ascent by signing a letter-of-intent for a NCAA Division I scholarship to play next season at Gardner-Webb University, located in Boiling Springs, N.C.
Allie was was the first recipient of the Maj. Megan McClung ’91N, ’95 USNA Scholarship Award.
“Leadership was something I yearned for. Farragut gave me the tools to naturally progress in a way I most likely wouldn’t have anywhere else. It challenged me in a way I wanted. I had always liked structure and Farragut is a place that presents that structure where you can build off a certain foundation.”
Allie Kowalczyk ‘14, who was the first recipient of the Maj. Megan McClung ’91N, ’95 USNA Scholarship Award. Megan was one of the first females to attend Farragut and the first female marine officer to lose her life in the Iraq war. The award was earned by Allie because of her commitment and dedication at Farragut.
