Florida Air Academy

Florida Air Academy

Infobox School
name = Florida Air Academy


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type = Boarding
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grades = 6-12
president = James Dwight
principal = Anthony White
head of school = James Dwight
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faculty = 120
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students = 350
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colors = Blue & White
mascot = Falcon
campus type = Private
campus size = small
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location = 1950 S. Academy Drive Melbourne, Florida, United States of America
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Florida Air Academy (FAA) is a private co-ed boarding school founded in 1961 by Jonathan Dwight, located in Melbourne, Florida. Students grade 6-12 are provided college-preparatory education. There are 480 students and 45 faculty membersFact|date=July 2007.

School memberships include NAIS, SAIS, TABS, AMCSUS. Florida Air Academy is accredited by SACS.

Cadet Life

Resident cadets rise every morning at reveille. They eat breakfast in the cafeteria. The day students arrive on buses. All of the squadrons form to start the day.

The day has eight class periods and a ninth period which varies daily. On Monday through Thursday, there is a tenth period where students may get individual help from their teachers if they need it. On the weekends the boarding students have the choice of going home on leave.

Recognition

* Boy basketball Class 3A champions 2007cite book | author = McCallum |title = Brevard's 100th state title | publisher = Florida Today | date = December 31, 2007]

Music

Jazz band

The jazz band played at the Class 3A Basketball State Finals in 2007.

Drum and Bugle Corps.

The Drum and Bugle Corps is made up of the instruments from the jazz band, but in larger numbers, with the addition of bass drums and the quads. Other instruments include contra, soprano bugle, mellophone, baritone, and a trap set. The D&B Corp has performed at the Edison Festival of Lights, in Ft. Myers, FL.

Notable alumni

* Prince Fielder, 1st Baseman Milwaukee Brewers attended FAA for a timecite book | author = McCallum |title = Brevard's 100th state title | publisher = Florida Today | date = December 31, 2007]
* Walter Hodge, starting point guard for the Florida Gators
* Sasha Kaun, 2004, basketball player for the Kansas Jayhawks [ [http://kuathletics.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/kaun_sasha00.html University of Kansas Jayhawks] accessed April3, 2008] , plays professional basketball in Russia

Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.boardingschoolreview.com/school_ov/school_id/363 Boarding School Review magazine]
* [http://www.boardingschoolsusa.com/factshts/floridaair.asp Boarding Schools USA magazine]
* [http://flair.com Florida Air Academy Website]


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