Takoma Academy is a
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* Parish
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,
co-educational
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high school
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located in
Takoma Park, Maryland
Takoma Park is a city in Montgomery County, Maryland, United States. It is a suburb of Washington, D.C., Washington, and part of the Washington metropolitan area. Founded in 1883 and incorporated in 1890, Takoma Park, informally called "Azalea ...
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
Washington Adventist University is a Private university, private Seventh-day Adventist university in Takoma Park, Maryland.
History
Washington Adventist University was established in 1904 by the Seventh-day Adventist Church as Washington ...
. 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
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.
Notable alumni
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Leonard Bailey - transplant surgeon
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Stewart W. Bainum Jr. - chairman and CEO of
Manor Care, Inc. and
Choice Hotels International
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; former Maryland State Delegate
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Tamir Goodman - basketball player
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Naji Marshall -
NBA
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basketball player for the
New Orleans Pelicans
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. Attended one year.
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Carlo Sanchez - Maryland State Delegate
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Tony Skinn - basketball player and coach
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Ted Wilson - President of the
General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists
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See also
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Seventh-day Adventist education
The Seventh-day Adventist educational system, part of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, is overseen by the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists located in Silver Spring, Maryland. It is considered as the largest Protestant educational ...
References
External links
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* 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.
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Private high schools in Maryland
Educational institutions established in 1904
Adventist secondary schools in the United States
Schools in Montgomery County, Maryland
Buildings and structures in Takoma Park, Maryland
1904 establishments in Maryland