Academics
Guidance Counselors
Destiny Dunn, Guidance Counselor
d.dunn@faithacademy.us
B.S. Elem. Ed./E.C.E
University of South Alabama
M.Ed. in School Counseling
University of South Alabama
Tonya Hateley, Academic Advisor
t.hateley@faithacademy.us
B.S. Mathematics
University of Mobile
M.Ed.. in Math Ed.
University of South Alabama
ACT Prep
FA offers a one semester ACT prep class. USA offers ACT Reviews for the individual subject areas, January – March. $55 per review or $250 for all five. For more info call 431-6405, or register online www.usacontinuinged.com
FBI NATIONAL ACADEMY ASSOCIATES
2010 Youth Leadership Program
The FBI National Academy Associates, Inc. is offering to qualified incoming high school sophomores and juniors (ages 14-16) who have demonstrated above average academic standards (3.0 or higher), as well as good citizenship, the opportunity to participate in a eight day program of leadership development at the FBI Academy facility in Quantico, VA, and in our Nation's Capitol.
This year's session begins June 24, 2010 and will conclude on July 1, 2010. The program is open to males and females, and is not limited to young persons interested in a future career in law enforcement. Application deadline is March 15, 2010.
See Mrs. Dunn for additional candidate information and application forms.
Documents
Links
Course of Study
Faith Academy offers Standard Diplomas, College Preparatory with Advanced Academic Endorsement Diplomas, and College Preparatory with Advanced Career/Technical Endorsements. After carefully deciding which diploma you are seeking, make your course selections. In order to facilitate scheduling and to keep classes balanced, students must stay within their chosen course of study. Exceptions will be made, but on an individual basis and for valid reasons only. All students must have 28 credits in order to graduate.
Course of Study documents for 7th through 12th grade may be downloaded from the Documents and Forms page.
Dual Enrollment
Kick off your college career with this customized dual enrollment program developed exclusively for private-schooled and home-schooled students. TROY’s ACCELERATE students enjoy the advantages of earning college credit while still in high school. Read more about the Dual Enrollment program on the Troy University web site.
Graduation Requirements
Faith Academy offers three types of diplomas: standard, advanced with technical endorsement, and advanced with academic endorsement. All three diplomas require 28 carnegie units. Additionally, those students who are working toward the advanced diplomas are required to have a 3.5 weighted average over a four year period, (9th–12th). Honors classes receive five quality points as opposed to the usual four for regular classes. For students vying for valedictorian or salutatorian, remember, we use ACT composite score as a tie breaker. Also, the GPA’s are computed according to letter grades, not numerical averages.
A copy of the graduation requirements may be downloaded from the Documents and Forms page.
College Scholarship Information
Guidance counselors see to it that juniors and seniors take the ACT not only for college acceptance but also for scholarship opportunities as well. Students may register online or stop by the office to pick up a registration packet. During the school year, guidance counselors conduct personal interviews with students in order to get an idea about what they would like to do after graduating from Faith Academy.
Mobile-West Rotary Club
This an annual scholarship competition for the amount of $2,500.00. Applications must be mailed by April 25th.
Qualifications:
- graduate of an accredited Mobile County High School
- acceptance as an incoming freshman at the University of South Alabama, University of Mobile, or Spring Hill College
- maintain a 'C' average
- be very active in Extracurricular activities and exemplify the "Objectives of Rotary" and the "Four Way Test"
See Mrs. Dunn for details.
Thompson Holdings Foundation Scholarship Program
This is a $1000 renewable scholarship for up to four years that will be awarded to a student from Mobile or Baldwin Counties who plans to major in a technical field of study, such as engineering, architecture, science, or other technical field of service employed by Thompson Holdings, Inc. Applicants must have a 21 ACT score and 3.0 GPA. Submission deadline is April 30th.
See Mrs. Dunn for applications.
College Scholarship Links
Faith Academy lost a wonderful man of God and an awesome teacher last June, 2008. In his loving memory, his family has set up a scholarship fund awarding a senior each year of $1000 to his/ her first semester. If one knew or met Coach Russell you instantly saw the love he had for his students. This scholarship is one way to show these students each year how much they truly meant to him.
