Flint Southwestern Academy

Flint Southwestern Academy is located in Flint, Michigan. It was formed in the late 1980s, when the northside magnet school The Flint Academy was merged with Flint Southwestern High School. This school is a part of The Flint Community Schools. The school mascot is the Knights and the colors are gold, blue, and white.

Flint Southwestern school was built in the mid 1960's and was regarded as one of the top schools in Flint. The school has a nickname that is S-Dub. Last school year the boys varsity basketball team made it to the MHSAA Class B semi-finals before losing to Detroit Renaissance in overtime. More recently, the girls varsity basketball team defeated rivals Powers Catholic High School to win the MSHAA district championship, however the team lost in the sebsequent state regionals round.

The Flint Academy, with which Southwestern merged, had been run out of the old Emerson Junior High School building on McClellan Street. This school, which was in operation from 1975 until 1987 under principal Charles Whiteley, attracted students who hoped to learn in a disciplined environment. By the early 1980s, students at The Flint Academy were earning some of the top test scores in the city. The school sports teams were known as The Eagles, and their colors were Blue and Gold. Alumni include Arlesia Fields, a news reporter for Channel 12 in Flint, and the Triplett brothers, who were part of the 1980s band Ready for the World.

Flint Southwestern Academy has recently undergone changes in an attempt to improve graduation rates. In the fall of 2006, the freshmen were moved to another building because of problem regarding students moving to other districts. 7-8 & 10-12 stayed over at the main building but more recently, the district moved the 7th and 8th graders to another building to control overcrowding at the Southwestern building.

Notable Alumni

* Charlie Bell, currently with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks
* Terry Crews, former NFL player and actor
* Rick Leach (baseball player), former University of Michigan Football star, and MLB player
* Steve Mariotti, founder of NFTE, the National Foundation for Teaching Entrepreneurship
* Corey Santee, currently with the Fort Worth Flyers of the NBDL
* Stacey Thomas, currently with the Charlotte Sting of the WNBA
* Mark Ingram, Jr., current football player at the University of Alabama