First Baptist Academy - First in Preparing Leaders

• Pep Rallies
Middle School and Lower School students come together to celebrate FBA with help from the band, cheerleaders, and athletes.

• Spirit Week
Sponsored by Student Council, this fun-filled week leads up to the final football game of the season includes theme days, costume contests, a pep rally and more.

• Veterans Day Chapel Ceremony
Students invite veterans to a Chapel ceremony in their honor, including a reception, special music, and a special program.

• Fall & Spring Athletic Banquets
Scholar athletes are recognized for their accomplishments on and off the field in cross country, football and volleyball (fall), and basketball, cheerleading, lacrosse and track (spring).

• Interim Term These three days of co-curricular activities expand students' ability to apply what they learn in the classroom, as well as develop creativity and a sense of community.

• Warrior Week
During this spiritual emphasis week, students attend a special Chapel service each day where they receive guidance for personally encountering the Lord.

• Museum of Fine Arts, Houston – three consecutive Tuesdays in January
• Biography Puppets
• Colonial Commercials
• State Research Paper and Project

• Wax Museum
• ABCs of Geography
• Mineral, Mountain, Volcano and Oceanography Projects
• Christmas Around the World
• "Backpacking Across Europe"

• Texas Tour – a two-day field trip to Austin and San Antonio in April
• Galveston Trip – a one-day field trip
• Duke Talent Identification Program
• Mark Twain Days

• T-Bar-M – an overnight retreat to build team leadership skills and begin preparing for high school application
• Washington, D.C. Trip – a five day field trip to the nation's capital, from Monday through Friday during the first week of May
• Hobbit Banquet
• American Revolutionary War, Constitutional Convention and Constitution Units
• Current Events Speech
• Romeo and Juliet Project
• 8th Grade Graduation Ceremony