Friends Academy was founded in 1876 by Gideon Frost for the children of Friends and those similarly sentimented,. It is a Quaker, coeducational, independent, college preparatory school serving students from age three through the twelfth grade. The campus is 65 acres. The school is more college like, with a quad with buildings surrounding it. Recent additions to the school have been the Helen A. Dolan Center (2000), the Kumar-Wang Library (2000) and the renovation of the Upper School (now called Gideon Frost Hall) in 2004. There are typically 800 students with around 190 faculty. The High School at Friends Academy is extremely rigorous and challenging. "FA" is also well known for its sports teams; in 2007, the boy's varsity basketball team were States Finalist^{[citation needed]}. FA has a tradition of tolerance and diversity; racially, religiously and politically. While this is a Quaker school, there are only around 10 that attend Friends (combined student and faculty). Tuition costs for the school range from 20-25,000 USD a year and has a 95% retention rate^{[citation needed]}. 1876 (MDCCCLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday. ... Pendle Hill, a landmark in the history of the Society of Friends. ... Coeducation is the integrated education of men and women. ... In the United States and Canada, varsity sports teams are the principal athletic teams representing a college, university, or high school or other secondary school. ...

The school is located in Locust Valley, New York, USA. Locust Valley is a census-designated place located in Nassau County, New York, USA. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 3,521. ... NY redirects here. ...

External links

• Friends Academy Web Site
• Photos from the boys varsity lacrosse game against Manhasset during the Nassau county semifinals on 5-25-07