Flint Southwestern Academy (FSA, Southwestern Academy, or Flint Southwestern) is located in Flint, Michigan, United States. This school is a part of the Flint Community Schools. In 1989 Flint Academy closed and the school merged with Southwestern to become Flint Southwestern Academy. During the first year of the merger, the graduating class could choose what school was listed on their diploma: "Flint Academy", "Southwestern", or "Flint Southwestern Academy". The 2009 closing of Flint Central High School sent many former Flint Central High School students to Southwestern and led to the reopening of McKinley Middle School, which relieved potential overcrowding at Southwestern. Flint Southwestern Academy now serves grades 9–12. Academics Flint Southwestern Academy is a state and nationally accredited school through the AdvancED/North Central Accreditation of Colleges and Schools. Demographic Flint Southwestern Academy School Profile 2012/2013 Athletics Boys Boys Baseball 1978 Class A State Champion Boys Track and Field 1961 Class A State Runner-up 1966 Class A State Champion 1975 Class A State Champion 1976 Class A State Runner-up 1977 Class A State Champion 1978 Class A State Runner-up Boys Golf 1962 Class A State Champion 1963 Class A State Champion 1967 Class A State Champion Boys Cross Country 1960 Class A State Runner-up 1962 Class A State Runner-up Girls None Notable alumni Charlie Bell, NBA player, member of Michigan State University 2000 National Championship team Miles Bridges, NBA player for Charlotte Hornets Brian Carpenter, former NFL player Terry Crews, actor and former NFL player Mark Ingram II, 2009 Heisman Trophy winner, NFL player Rick Leach, former MLB player and University of Michigan quarterback Booker Moore, football standout at Penn State University, former NFL player Ricky Patton, former NFL player Merv Rettenmund(baseball), former MLB player Daryl Turner, former NFL player Reggie Williams, football standout at Dartmouth College, former NFL player for Cincinnati Bengals See also Flint Community Schools Flint Central Closed 2009 Flint Northern Closed 2013 Flint Northwestern Closed in 2018, Re-opened as Flint Junior High in 2019 References External links Flint Southwestern Academy Flint Community Schools Public middle schools in Michigan High schools in Flint, Michigan Educational institutions established in 1989 Public high schools in Michigan 1989 establishments in Michigan