While enrolled, students were free to pursue whatever discipline they wanted, provided they met the credit requirements for graduation at their high-school.
The Decathlon always took place on the weekend immediately preceding Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in January and served as a time of reunion for former students and housing staff, who often came and stayed in Gunn Hall for the weekend and participated alongside current students in the competitions.
Academy students were allowed to participate in any extracurricular clubs or activities on campus except for social fraternities and NCAA athletic teams.
The 2016-2017 academic year also saw the removal of many events and practices designed to build community among Academy students, including mandatory Thursday Night Dinners and the Decathlon.
The blue and green books, which were designed to ensure that the staff knew the location of each student and whether they were in the residence hall for the night, became impractical and were replaced with an online form.
They have pursued degrees in several fields including pharmacy, law, medicine, engineering, sciences, and humanities.