Academy of Finance

Picture your high school graduation. You are happy... you are confident... and you are prepared. You have the knowledge and the technical skills that will help you succeed in college and in a rewarding career.

This “picture” can be real. The Academy of Finance offers a planned sequence of specialized elective academic and technical courses. You will be involved in activities, which will enhance your education and will provide you with opportunities to develop leadership skills.

You will learn important concepts and acquire valuable skills through studies in...

In addition, your knowledge and skills will be reinforced through participation in such activities as...


8th grade students Click here to apply to the AOF:  

Magnet Programs Application 

Are you entering the 10th or 11th grade for 2024-25 school year 

Contact Miss Brothers at brothemm@gm.sbac.edu if you are interested in the AOF.

Magnet Application Information

Applications for the 2024-2025 school year will open on January 16, 2024 and close at 4:00 p.m. on February 13, 2024.  You must have the application completed by 4:00 p.m. on that day in order to be considered for the first round of review. 

Any applications after that time will be processed as a late application.  The link to the application will be on the district’s magnet website: www.sbac.edu/magnet.  The open house schedule, as well as links to each program are also on that site. 

If you have program specific questions, please contact us at the school.  For general questions, please contact the district magnet office by emailing alachuamagnets@gm.sbac.edu or by calling 352-955-7712.



SHADOWING - Academy Shadowing opportunities: January 22-26, 2024. January 29-February 2, 2024 and February 5-8, 2024.  Shadowing is limited to 10 students per day from 8:15am - 11:22am, 1st-3rd periods, leaving before lunch. Parents will need to provide transportation.  Contact Sonny Jenkins to register @ jenkinssm@gm.sbac.edu.  

You're Invited to the High School Magnet Showcase 

at Eastside High School

Thursday, November 16, 2023

6 PM - 8 PM


You're Invited to Buchholz High School's 

Academy of Finance Open House.  

Thursday, February 1, 2024

7 PM

BHS Auditorium



The district prohibits discrimination in the terms and conditions of employment, and in access to educational programs and activities, and prohibits harassment of any individual or group on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, disability, marital status, sexual orientation or genetic information (and other protected classes included in the district’s nondiscrimination policies).