Flint Southwestern Academy Explained

Flint Southwestern Academy (FSA, Southwestern Academy, or Flint Southwestern) is located in Flint, Michigan, United States. This school is a part of the Flint Community Schools.^[4]

In 1989 Flint Academy closed and the school merged with Southwestern to become Flint Southwestern Academy. During the first year of the merger, the graduating class could choose what school was listed on their diploma: "Flint Academy", "Southwestern", or "Flint Southwestern Academy". The 2009 closing of Flint Central High School sent many former Flint Central High School students to Southwestern and led to the reopening of McKinley Middle School, which relieved potential overcrowding at Southwestern. Flint Southwestern Academy now serves grades 9–12.

Academics

Flint Southwestern Academy is a state and nationally accredited school through the AdvancED/North Central Accreditation of Colleges and Schools.^[5]

Demographic

Flint Southwestern Academy School Profile 2012/2013

Grade Students 7 230 8 251 9 282 10 293 11 172 12 117 Ungraded 0 TOTAL 1,245

Male Female 47% 53%

Enrollment % of total Total Minority 88% American Indian/Alaskan Native 0% Asian 0% Black 79% Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander 0% Hispanic 4% White 12% Two or More Races 5%

Athletics

Boys Baseball

• 1978 Class A State Champion^[6]

Boys Track and Field

• 1961 Class A State Runner-up^[7]
• 1966 Class A State Champion
• 1975 Class A State Champion
• 1976 Class A State Runner-up
• 1977 Class A State Champion
• 1978 Class A State Runner-up

Boys Golf

• 1962 Class A State Champion^[8]
• 1963 Class A State Champion
• 1967 Class A State Champion

Boys Cross Country

• 1960 Class A State Runner-up^[9]
• 1962 Class A State Runner-up

Girls

None

Fall sports Football Volleyball Cross country (boys and girls) Boys soccer Boys tennis Girls golf

Winter sports Basketball (boys and girls) Bowling (boys and girls) Wrestling

Spring sports Baseball Softball Track & field (boys and girls)

Notable alumni

• Charlie Bell, NBA player, member of Michigan State University 2000 National Championship team
• Miles Bridges, NBA player for Charlotte Hornets
• Brian Carpenter, former NFL player
• Terry Crews, actor and former NFL player
• Mark Ingram II, 2009 Heisman Trophy winner, NFL player
• Rick Leach, former MLB player and University of Michigan quarterback
• Booker Moore, football standout at Penn State University, former NFL player
• Ricky Patton, former NFL player
• Merv Rettenmund^{[10] [11]} (baseball), former MLB player
• Daryl Turner, former NFL player
• Reggie Williams, football standout at Dartmouth College, former NFL player for Cincinnati Bengals

See also

• Flint Community Schools
  • Flint Central Closed 2009
  • Flint Northern Closed 2013
  • Flint Northwestern Closed in 2018, Re-opened as Flint Junior High in 2019

External links

• Flint Southwestern Academy
• Flint Community Schools

Notes and References

1. Web site: Flint Southwestern Academy in Flint, Mi | Best High Schools. US New. March 24, 2015.
2. Web site: Educational Outcomes. Detroit Free Press. March 24, 2015.
3. Web site: Southwestern Classical Academy. National Center for Education Statistics. December 19, 2018.
4. http://www.flintschools.org/schools/schools003.htm "Secondary Schools". Flint Community Schools. Retrieved on February 11, 2009.
5. Web site: AdvancED Institution Summary. AdvancEd. 24 March 2015.
6. Web site: Boys Baseball Yearly Champions. MHSAA. 24 March 2015. November 22, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141122083418/http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/baseball/yearlychampions.aspx. dead.
7. Web site: Boys Track and Field Team Champions. MHSAA. 24 March 2015. June 9, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130609211042/http://www.mhsaa.com/sports/boystrackfield/teamchampions.aspx. dead.
8. Web site: Boys Golf Team Champions. MHSAA. 24 March 2015. September 8, 2012. https://archive.today/20120908024426/http://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/BoysGolf/TeamChampions.aspx. dead.
9. Web site: Boys Cross Country Team Champions. MHSAA. 24 March 2015. November 2, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121102170411/http://www.mhsaa.com/Sports/BoysCrossCountry/TeamChampions.aspx. dead.
10. Web site: Merv Rettenmund – Society for American Baseball Research .
11. Web site: Greater Flint Area Sports Hall of Fame . gfashof.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190224173525/https://gfashof.org/inductees.php?category=22&inductee=76 . 2019-02-24.