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Takoma Academy

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Takoma Academy is a parochial, co-educational high school located in Takoma Park, Maryland operated by the Potomac Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. It is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.

History

Takoma Academy began in 1904 as part of the Washington Training Institute (now Washington Adventist University. It became an independent institute in 1932 and moved to its current location in 1952. Takoma Academy, formerly housed on the college campus, has been transferred to a separate campus and provided with a new modern building with capacity for more than three hundred students. Educational Progress in North American Division. J.P. Laurence was principal from 1947 to 1980 and led the school to accreditation by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

Notable alumni

Leonard Bailey - transplant surgeon
Stewart W. Bainum Jr. - chairman and CEO of Manor Care, Inc. and Choice Hotels International; former Maryland State Delegate
Tamir Goodman - basketball player
Naji Marshall - NBA basketball player for the New Orleans Pelicans. Attended one year.
Carlo Sanchez - Maryland State Delegate
Tony Skinn - basketball player and coach
Ted Wilson - President of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists

References

^ "Commission on Secondary Schools". Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
^ http://www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2010/1115/For-real-education-reform-take-a-cue-from-the-Adventists"the second largest Christian school system in the world has been steadily outperforming the national average – across all demographics."
^ "Seventh-day Adventists - Christian Denomination | Religion Facts". Archived from the original on 2015-03-23. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
^ "Department of Education, Seventh-day Adventist Church". Archived from the original on 2017-10-17. Retrieved 2010-06-18.
^ Rogers, Wendi; Kellner, Mark A. (April 1, 2003). "World Church: A Closer Look at Higher Education". Adventist News Network. Retrieved 2010-06-19.
^ The Journal of True Education" Vol. 16 No. 5 June 1954.
^ James Coffin (March 21, 1985). "Leonard Bailey; Exclusive Interview Leonard Bailey Tells His Story" (PDF). Adventist Review.
^ "Stewart Bainum, Jr". Maryland State Archives. February 27, 2001.
^ Berkow, Ira (25 August 2000). "When Basketball Is a Matter of Faith". The New York Times.
^ "Carlo Sanchez, Maryland State Delegate". Maryland Manual Online. Maryland State Archives. January 9, 2019.
^ Steinberg, Dan (March 31, 2006). "George Mason's starters are five of a kind". NBC News. Archived from the original on October 16, 2021. Tony Skinn played high school basketball at Takoma Academy, a small private school
^ Wilson, Ted (October 8, 2016). "'Remembering God's Plan'". Adventist Review.

External links

Official website
http://www.taalumni.org/ Takoma Academy Alumni Association, Inc. - TAAA ) - TAAA is a year-round service-oriented association that serves Takoma Academy alumnus, current students & faculty and the surrounding community.