Flint Southwestern Academy (FSA, Southwestern Academy, or Flint Southwestern) is located in

Flint, Michigan Flint is the largest city and seat of Genesee County, Michigan, United States. Located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit, it is a principal city within the region known as Mid Michigan. At the 2020 census, Flint had a population of 8 ...

, United States. This school is a part of the

Flint Community Schools Flint Community Schools is a school district headquartered in Flint, Michigan, Flint, Michigan, United States. For the 2011-2012 school year, the Flint Community Schools had both middle schools, four elementary schools and one high school placed i ...

. 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 Flint Central High School was one of the Flint Community Schools, located in Flint, Michigan, USA. Flint Central was the city's oldest school. Its first building was built in 1875, and the school moved into the present building in 1923. It was ca ...

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

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

Notable alumni

* Charlie Bell, NBA player, member of Michigan State University 2000 National Championship team *

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, NBA player for

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* Brian Carpenter, former NFL player *

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, actor and former NFL player *

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, 2009

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winner, NFL player *

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, former MLB player and

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quarterback *

Booker Moore Booker Thomas Moore (June 23, 1959September 20, 2009) was an American football running back. Moore set six high school records in football while attending Flint Southwestern Academy in Flint, Michigan. As a member of the Penn State Nittany Lions ...

, football standout at

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, former NFL player *

Ricky Patton Ricky Patton (born April 6, 1954) is a former professional American football player who played running back for five seasons for the Atlanta Falcons, Green Bay Packers, and San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San ...

, former NFL player *

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(baseball), former

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player *

Daryl Turner Daryl Turner is a former professional American football player that played wide receiver for the Seattle Seahawks in the National Football League for four years. He played college football for the Michigan State Spartans. Early life Turner atte ...

, former NFL player * Reggie Williams, football standout at

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, former NFL player for

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References

External links

Flint Southwestern Academy

Flint Community Schools
{{Coord, 42.998, -83.7, type:edu_region:US-MI, display=title Public middle schools in Michigan High schools in Flint, Michigan Educational institutions established in 1989 Public high schools in Michigan 1989 establishments in Michigan