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Admiral Farragut Academy, established in 1933, is a private, college prep school serving students in grades PreK3-12 for Preschool, Elementary School, Middle School, and High School. Farragut is located in St. Petersburg, Florida in Pinellas County and is surrounded by the communities of Treasure Island, Gulfport, Pasadena, Tierra Verde, and Seminole. Farragut also serves North Pinellas County, which includes the communities of Clearwater, Belleair, and Palm Harbor. Starting in PreK, students benefit from a challenging and engaging academic curriculum, such as foreign languages (Mandarin Chinese and Spanish), STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math), marine science at the campus' waterfront, hands-on field trips, and are all taught using a strong foundation of Character Education. Once students reach 8th grade they may also enroll in unique academic courses like Aviation (including Dual Enrollment with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University), all levels of Scuba Diving, Sailing, and Engineering. All students in 8th-12th grade are part of a Naval Jr. ROTC (NJROTC) program because Admiral Farragut Academy is one of only two Honor Naval Academies in the United States—so designated by an Act of Congress and reaccredited each year by the Department of the Navy. If students are interested in pursuing a career in the military they have an advantage by attending Farragut because the officer in charge of our Naval Science Program has the authority each year to make the following nominations: 6 nominations to the U.S. Naval Academy, 5 nominations to the U.S. Air Force Academy, and 3 nominations to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Farragut also has a strong 5 or 7-day boarding program for students starting in the 8th grade. Because Farragut is a Florida boarding and day school, the school attracts students from an average of 32 countries and 17 U.S. states. The national and international community makes attending Farragut a global experience. With a 100% college acceptance rate, graduates from Farragut succeed in college as organized, accountable, self-disciplined, and respectful critical thinkers who understand that dreams and hard work go hand in hand. ==History== Founded in 1933 on the banks of the Toms River in Pine Beach, New Jersey, Admiral Farragut Academy was, a college prep, military style school named after Admiral David Glasgow Farragut, the first Naval officer to rise to that rank. Over Farragut's first 12 years, the school became so popular that a second campus was purchased in 1945 on the shores of Boca Ciega Bay in St. Petersburg, Florida (the only campus open today). Since, the school has gone through many changes from accepting day students and girls to adding an elementary school. The school's New Jersey campus in Pine Beach closed at the end of the 1994 school year due to financial difficulties.〔Campbell, Douglas A. ("Growing Deficit Finally Sinks Military Prep School In N.j. Admiral Farragut Academy Will Close In June. Cadets And Parents Are Crushed." ), ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', May 8, 1994. Accessed July 9, 2015. "Symbolically, only one of the heavy wood catboats, resting last week on the shore by Admiral Farragut Academy's dock, was ready to be launched on the cedar-stained waters of the Toms River, where the military prep school's cadets have, since 1933, learned to sail.... Farragut's students, 120 boys and 20 girls in Grades 5-12, who wear naval- style uniforms and salute their superiors, were told at 7:30 a.m. Monday that on June 4, their school would close forever."〕 Today, the southern campus continues many of the naval traditions but most importantly creates well-rounded young men and women who are resilient and emotionally mature when they matriculate to college. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Admiral Farragut Academy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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