Allen Academy
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| streetaddress = 3201 Boonville Road
| city = Bryan
| county = Brazos County
| state = Texas
| zipcode = 77802
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| type = Independent, Coeducational, and College Preparatory School
| established = 1886
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| headmaster = Seraphim Danckaert
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| faculty = 73
| teaching_staff = 55
| grades = JK3-12
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| mascot = Ramblers (1886-1974)
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| website = [http://www.allenacademy.org www.allenacademy.org]
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| enrollment = 340
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| campus = Suburban
| colors = Blue and Gold
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Allen Academy is an independent co-educational day school located in Bryan, Texas that was founded in 1886 by John H. and Rivers O. Allen.
{{cite web
|url=http://www.brazoscountyhistory.org/node/16
|title= The Allen Academy (added 1978)
|date= |work=Brazos County Historical Commission
|accessdate=14 December 2009
}} The {{convert|40|acre|adj=on}} campus is located {{convert|7|mi|spell=in}} northeast of Texas A&M University and enrolls about 340 students from throughout the Brazos Valley. The school is the oldest private school in the state of Texas and is a non-denominational pre-kindergarten through grade 12 school. It is a member of both the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) and the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS), and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS).{{cite web|title=Allen Academy Membership|url=http://www.advanc-ed.org/oasis2/u/par/accreditation/summary?institutionId=27580|website=AdvancED|publisher=Advance Education, Inc.|accessdate=6 July 2014}} Allen is also the only NAIS member school within a {{convert|75|mi|adj=on}} radius. In 1916, military training was introduced into the school. In 1986, girls were allowed into the school for the first time. In 2022, a new headmaster was appointed by the board: Seraphim Daenkart
About the school
Allen Academy is made up of four separate "divisions":
- Junior Kindergarten: JK3 (3-year-olds) and JK4 (4-year-olds)
- Lower School: Kindergarten - Grade 5
- Middle School: Grades 6-8
- Upper School: Grades 9-12
Texas State Representative Kyle Kacal of College Station is an Allen Academy trustee.{{cite web|url=http://www.texastribune.org/directory/kyle-kacal/#ui-tabs-1|title=State Rep. Kyle Kacal District 12 (R-College Station)|publisher=The Texas Tribune|accessdate=February 23, 2014}}
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External links
- [http://www.allenacademy.org/ Official homepage]
- {{cite news|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-146230295.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121102180159/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-146230295.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 2, 2012|title= Allen Academy students pop tops for charity|last=Gillentine |first=Kristy |date=May 25, 2006 |work=Eagle (Bryan, TX) |accessdate=14 December 2009}}
- {{cite news|url=http://www.theeagle.com/news/local/article_f176af11-8592-594a-b6f2-3ac30d144518.html|title= Allen Academy student store gives students hands-on business experience|last=Perrone |first=Caitlin |date=February 5, 2014 |work=Eagle (Bryan, TX) |accessdate=6 February 2014}}
- {{cite news|url=http://www.kbtx.com/news/local/headlines/Texas-AM-Graduate-Selected-as-New-Head-of-School-at-Allen-Academy-228684051.html|title=Texas A&M Graduate Selected as New Head of School at Allen Academy|last=Academy Press Release|first=Allen|date=October 21, 2013|work=KBTX (College Station, TX)|accessdate=21 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214033429/http://www.kbtx.com/news/local/headlines/Texas-AM-Graduate-Selected-as-New-Head-of-School-at-Allen-Academy-228684051.html|archive-date=2015-02-14|url-status=dead}}
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Category:Independent Schools Association of the Southwest
Category:Educational institutions established in 1886
Category:Private K–12 schools in Texas
Category:High schools in Brazos County, Texas
Category:1886 establishments in Texas
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