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Celebrating<br />
The First Academy<br />
PRESCHOOL-GRADE 12<br />
A CHRIST-CENTERED, COLLEGE-PREPARATORY SCHOOL<br />
Athletics<br />
With 100% of varsity teams advancing to regional tournament<br />
play through the winter season, our student athletes have set<br />
the standard for competitive excellence in Central Florida.<br />
FHSAA Championships and Honors<br />
( Girls Volleyball Class 4A State Champions<br />
( Girls Golf Class 1A State Runner-Up<br />
( Currently 2nd Place in the FHSAA All-Academic Program standings<br />
( Girls Soccer won FACA All-Academic Team<br />
College Recruiting<br />
Individual and Coaching Honors<br />
( Brynna DeLuzio, Volleyball - Dairy Farmers Class 4A Player of the Year, Under Armor All-American<br />
( Bryson Richards Jr., Football - FACA District Player of the Year<br />
( Chaundee Brown Jr., Basketball - Dairy Farmers 5A Player of the Year, Florida Gatorade Player of<br />
the Year, Orlando Sentinel 1st Team All Central Florida<br />
( Cash Case, Baseball, District 11 FACA Player of the Year<br />
( Haley Malone, Volleyball - Dairy Farmers Class 4A Coach of the Year<br />
( Leroy Kinard, Football - FACA District Coach of the Year<br />
( Chris Mayberry, Basketball - FABC Class 4A Coach of the Year & FACA District Coach of the Year<br />
( Scott Grove, Baseball - FACA 4A District Coach of the Year<br />
Fine Arts<br />
Performing Arts<br />
Six students were honored at the Florida State Thespian Competition in Tampa, including two superior<br />
ratings for performances from Hannah Rose Cash and Mackenzie Wadsworth. Jack Elkins and Elliott<br />
Moffit earned a Superior with Distinction honor at the FBA State Solo & Ensemble Competition for their<br />
Mallet Duet; Guilherme Silva - Superior with Distinction, Snare Drum Solo; Elliot Moffit - Superior with<br />
Distinction, Marimba Solo.<br />
Visual Arts<br />
Seven TFA Middle and Upper School students received awards at the 2017 Winter Park Sidewalk Art<br />
Festival. These honors included 8th grader Lauren Spalding’s 2D Best in Show Award for a relief print<br />
entitled, “Praying Mantis”; Jiuwell Sun Zhou (11th), Award of Distinction 2D; Sylvia Lin (10th),<br />
Award of Distinction 3D.<br />
Lower School Mother Son Bootcamp<br />
Our student athletes continue to be recruited by the best college programs in the<br />
country. the following students have committed to play intercollegiate<br />
athletics: Brynna DeLuzio, Volleyball, University of Colorado; Chaundee Brown Jr.,<br />
Basketball, Wake Forest University; Malik William, Basketball, University of New<br />
Hampshire; Brooke Richards, Lacrosse, East Carolina University; Morgan Baxendale,<br />
Golf, Vanderbilt University; Kelsey Zeng, Golf, Stanford University; Cash Case,<br />
Baseball, University of Notre Dame; Bryson Richards, Football, Stetson University;<br />
Francis Ramirez, Softball, Miami Dade College; Vincent Merenda, Football,<br />
Washington and Jefferson College; Marshall Hilaman, Football, Southeastern University;<br />
Aaron Wright, Soccer, Alderson Broaddus University; Jaclynn Kelly, Soccer,<br />
The Kings College; Melisa Mason, Track and Field, North Greenville University;<br />
Cameron Pearson, Baseball, Fisher College; Nick Mackedon, Baseball, Trinity Baptist<br />
College; Gregory Summers II, Basketball, The United States Naval Academy;<br />
Devyn Taht, Lacrosse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University; Grace Ebbesmeyer,<br />
Lacrosse, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University<br />
Student athletes committed to play college athletics<br />
The First Academy’s production of “You Can’t Take it With You”<br />
Enrolling Now<br />
for 2017-2018<br />
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www.TheFirstAcademy.org
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