Faith Baptist School (Fort Pierce, Florida)
Faith Baptist School is a private primary and secondary school in Fort Pierce, Florida.
History
Faith Baptist School was started by Pastor Terry L. BOOHER in 1970. It began with just a kindergarten class and within 4 years had expanded through 12th grade. Its average enrollment over the years has been around 325 per year. In 2006 Pastor Terry Booher passed away after a long battle with pancreatic cancer and his son Greg Booher became the new pastor. In 2008 Faith Baptist School (FBS) joined the FCAA conference for interscholastic athletic and fine arts competition. In the first year, the girl's volleyball team made it to the state finals and the fine arts department won 28 major awards in the state competition for fine arts. .
Campus
The school's campus is located at 3607 Oleander Avenue in Fort Pierce and includes an elementary building, a High School building, school cafeteria, athletic facilities including a full size football and soccer field and regulation size basketball and volleyball gymnasium. In 1999, eighteen additional were acquired just 1300 feet south of the current campus for the purpose of building new facilities.
Curriculum
Faith Baptist School uses the A Beka curriculum. This is a nationally recognized, trusted, proven, and conventional curriculum.
Activities
Athletics
Faith Baptist fields teams in high school basketball, flag football, cheerleading, volleyball, and basketball. The teams compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference of the Florida Christian Activities Association (FCAA). In the elementary, they have an intramural program that includes soccer, flag football, cheerleading, and basketball for grades 2nd through 6th.
Electives
The high school also offers electives in drama, choir, home economics, aviation, and broadcasting. Many of these electives allow the students opportunities throughout the year to use them in the community.