A BRIEF HISTORY OF HAPPY HILL FARM
The Academy was opened in 1975, with 20 students in a mobile home. In 1977, an old house was moved to the property, refurbished, and became a new home for the school. Renovated classroom buildings, purchased for a pittance from the FWISD, were added the next year. The first five boys taken into care were living with the Shipmans and the Browns (the Academy’s first employees) in a leased residence on the campus. Dreams were large. Bank accounts were small, comprised primarily of the Shipman family’s savings. Skeptics were in abundance, but the Shipmans clung doggedly to what they believed was God’s calling for their lives . . . to provide a safe haven and a residential school where underprivileged students could turn their dreams into a reality. Now, decades later, the private, Christian boarding school educates disadvantaged, international, and local students — all with the motivation, determination, and ability to pursue higher education and success in life.
ENROLL AT HHFA:
Admission Requirements
Day Student Application
Boarding School Application
International Student Application
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