Faith Academy (Mobile, Alabama)
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8650 Tanner Williams Rd. Mobile, AL 36608 United States |
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| Coordinates | 30°42′11″N 88°14′42″W / 30.70293°N 88.24493°WCoordinates: 30°42′11″N 88°14′42″W / 30.70293°N 88.24493°W |
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| Type | Private/coeducational/secondary |
| Motto | To God Be The Glory |
| Opened | 1969 |
| Principal | Barry Pickering |
| Headmaster | Tim Skelton |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrollment | 2,100 (as of 2011-12) |
| Campus size | 53 acres (21 ha) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Maroon and white |
| Mascot | Rambo the Ram |
| Nickname | Rams |
| Affiliation | Non-denominational |
| Website | http://www.faithacademy.us/ |
Faith Academy is an independent, religious, co-educational private school in Mobile, Alabama, United States.
The school was founded as Lott Road Christian Grade School in 1969, and was located in Eight Mile, Alabama for nineteen years until moving to its current location in 1988. The school changed its name during the 1971-1972 school year to reflect its emphasis on faith. The school has been named an AISA Blue Ribbon School, exemplifying excellence in teaching, student performance, school life, and school and community interaction.
Faith offers its 2,100 students 17 varsity sports, 34 clubs and organizations, and fine arts programs. The grounds encompass approximately fifty-three acres in West Mobile. It is the goal of the school to "offer quality Christian education in a safe, clean and orderly environment." Faith's missions program have a mission to reach out to the people of Ghana, West Africa.
The school joined the AHSAA in 2008. Faith Academy has won the AISA's Chairman's Award (school with most outstanding athletic achievements) routinely for many years. Baseball at the school is considered one of the top programs in the city of Mobile, and basketball has since led the way as the benchmark program since the school's joining of the AHSAA. In addition, Faith Academy has seen success in the arts as well: the Symphonic Band has played at Carnegie Hall twice, the Senior Choir has performed at the Kennedy Center, and the Drama Team is placed highly in competitions and has won several awards.
Faith Academy was first envisioned in early 1967 at a men's prayer meeting of Lott Road Baptist Church in Eight Mile, Alabama. Desiring to provide quality Christian education for children and young people, they opened Lott Road Christian Grade School was begun in a single, two-story building located behind the church in 1969. The school had 170 students in grades one through six and eight teachers. The name was changed to Faith Academy during the 1971-1972 school year.
The school grew rapidly; by the school year 1972-1973, enrollment increased to 547 students in grades one through twelve. Kindergarten was added in the 1975-1976 school year. Faith Academy remained in Eight Mile for nineteen years, but moved to the present site on Tanner Williams Road in Mobile, Alabama, in the summer of 1988. The enrollment remained at approximately 500 students in grades kindergarten through twelve. During the 1990-1991 school year, the school was accredited by the Alabama Independent School Association.
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