Faith Academy students head back to school

Burny the Flame, the Faith Academy of Marble Falls mascot, shows off a new costume Aug. 12 during the school’s Back-to-School Blast. The pep rally for sixth through 12th grades welcomed students and families back to school and prepared them for the upcoming year. The first day for kindergarten through fifth-grade students is Aug. 15. Staff photos by Jared Fields

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Faith Academy administrator Mark Earwood (center) gives his best monster yell and impression during a skit as part of the school’s Back-to-School Blast on Aug. 12. Students in sixth through 12th grades began school Aug. 12, with enrollment at those grades at 229. Total school enrollment as of Aug. 13 is 306 students — a record for the private K-12 school — and up from 272 last school year.

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Faith Academy junior Jed Draper (left) can’t believe he lost a tricycle race to classmate Pablo Smith during the school’s Back-to-School Blast on Aug. 12. Students, staff and families filled the gym for a pep rally to start the new year.

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