Takoma Academy

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.

Academics
The required curriculum includes classes in the following subject areas: Religion, English, Oral Communications, Social Studies, Mathematics, Science, Physical Education, Health, Computer Applications, Fine Arts, and Electives.

Spiritual aspects
All students take religion classes each year that they are enrolled. These classes cover topics in biblical history and Christian and denominational doctrines. Instructors in other disciplines also begin each class period with prayer or a short devotional thought, many which encourage student input. Weekly, the entire student body gathers together in the auditorium for an hour-long chapel service. Outside the classrooms there is year-round spiritually oriented programming that relies on student involvement.

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