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."Secondary Schools". Flint Community Schools. Retrieved on February 11, 2009.
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.
Demographic
Flint Southwestern Academy School Profile 2012/2013
GradeStudents723082519282102931117212117Ungraded0TOTAL1,245 Male Female47%53% Enrollment% of totalTotal Minority88%American Indian/Alaskan Native0%Asian0%Black79%Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander0%Hispanic4%White 12%Two or More Races 5%
Athletics
Boys
Boys Baseball
1978 Class A State Champion
Boys Track and Field
1961 Class A State Runner-up 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 1963 Class A State Champion 1967 Class A State Champion
Boys Cross Country 1960 Class A State Runner-up 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 (transferred to Huntington Prep in Huntington, West Virginia), 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 Corey Santee, basketball player Merv Rettenmund(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
References
External links Flint Southwestern Academy Flint Community Schools