San Marcos Academy will offer a fifth grade class for day students beginning in the fall of 2017. The addition of a fifth grade will complement the school’s current sixth through twelfth grade program and will mark a return to lower school training at the 109-year old Academy. “We expanded our Middle School in the…
Soccer: The Beautiful Game The game known as football all over the world (known as soccer in the USA) has been referred to as “the beautiful game.” Although the exact origins of the phrase is unknown, it is widely accepted that Pele (the most famous footballer of all time) coined the phrase. In 1977, he…
Since 1910, San Marcos Baptist Academy has been affiliated with Texas Baptists through the Baptist General Convention of Texas, which is the largest state convention, or fellowship, of Baptist churches in the nation. The group includes about 5,600 local churches that band together to financially support nine universities and numerous other institutions, commissions and ministries….
Homecoming at SMA is a weekend-long celebration of our past, present and future students and staff. Many special traditions are part of this annual event, as we incorporate Alumni Reunion activities as well as Parent Day activities all in one exciting weekend. For alumni, this is a special time for former students to return to…
Sabre Bookstore: Remodeled after the Flood In October of 2015, the SMA campus was hit hard with heavy rains and severe flooding. Many departments were affected on campus, two of which were the Sabre Bookstore and Uniform Supply. The damage displaced the bookstore for almost 6 ½ months and left the Uniform Supply Room out…
Often underappreciated and overlooked, the Academy’s custodial staff was recognized during chapel Monday, Oct. 3, for National Custodial Workers Recognition Day. Students often do not realize how hard our custodians work week in and week out, picking up trash, sweeping, mopping, vacuuming, cleaning and stocking bathrooms, cleaning windows, and taking care of minor building maintenance…
Pink has become the new orange in the month of October, which since 1985 has been designated as National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. During this annual international health campaign, various charitable organizations “think pink” by sponsoring events to increase awareness of breast cancer and raise funds to combat the disease and support those affected by…
Now in its second half-century of operation, Wonderland School in San Marcos is a family-owned private school that has been one of the Academy’s long-time educational partners and feeder schools. Currently, SMA has 27 students who are former Wonderland kids, not to mention the scores of Academy graduates who had their start at Wonderland. (At…
Stargazing: SMA Observatory The observatory at SMA, located behind the Robinson Christian Center, seems to be a little known secret, even among our own students and staff. Those who do discover it are impressed by the facility and have enjoyed the opportunity to do some stargazing there. At present the Academy is not offering an…
The educational choice between public school vs private school is a very personal and sometimes difficult choice for many parents. There are many factors that one has to take into account. Our family has home schooled, and I have a daughter that graduated from public school. As a parent I understand the many options, the…