Coach John Castelamare Retires
After 43 years of coaching football and being an exceptional mentor to thousands of young men in Hillsborough and Pasco Counties, Coach John Castelamare has decided that it’s time for him to hang up his cleats and retire as the Head Football Coach at Academy at the Lakes. Coach Cas leaves behind a legacy of […]
Coach Tom Haslam Receives Coach of the Year Honor
Academy at the Lakes’ Tom Haslam has been named the Tampa Tribune’s Pasco County Boys Basketball Coach of the Year. This is the second time in three years he has received the honor (2012 and 2014).
End of the Year Ceremony held for 7th & 8th Grade Honors
Last night on Thursday May 29, 2014, Academy held an End of the Year Honors Ceremony for 7th and 8th Grade students. 8th Graders were welcomed into the High School by Max Stepanets ’15, the Upper Division Student Council President. Academic honors were recognized, as well as a presentation of Departmental and Special Awards. These […]
Academy Senior Named 2A Softball Player of the Year
Academy senior and University of South Florida signee, Lauren Evans was recently named 2A Softball Player of the Year by the Florida Dairy Farmers. Lauren is now a finalist for the 2014 Miss Softball Award which will go to the top player in Florida among all classifications. Lauren was named to the Great Britain U-19 […]
5th & 6th Grade Day of Achievement 2014
As a culmination to our year’s curricular theme, “Dreamers and Doers,” the 5th and 6th Grade Day of Achievement on Tuesday, May 20 program served as a finale to our students’ academic journey. Day of Achievement served as a recapitulation of the year’s curriculum, but it also included opportunities for spoken roles and musical performances. […]
1st Through 4th Grade Day of Achievement
Congratulations to our 1st through 4th Grade students for their phenomenal performance at Day of Achievement on Friday, May 16! All of the students had the opportunity to showcase highlights of the year through public speaking and singing. Following the program, students joined their parents to view an amazing collection of their child’s work and […]
Early Childhood Day of Achievement – May 2014
Congratulations to our Early Childhood students for their phenomenal performance at Day of Achievement on Friday, May 9! All of the Early Childhood students had the opportunity to showcase highlights of the year through public speaking and singing. Following the presentations, students in PK3 joined their parents for fun PE games with Ms. Sandy on […]
Academy Wildcats Defeat Other Bay Area Independent Schools in the “Battle of the Books”!
Academy’s team of 3rd and 4th grade readers crushed all five of their opponents in Wednesday morning’s annual “Battle of the Books,” held this year at the Lykes Center for the Performing Arts at Berkeley Preparatory School. The Wildcats defeated Berkeley, Academy of the Holy Names, St. John’s Episcopal, St. Paul’s (Clearwater), and Admiral Farragut […]
Mud Run 2014
Photos and captions by Kendra Falby ’21, Reporter for a Day On Wednesday, April 30, 2014 the 7th – 12th graders ran in the mud run and it was at the McManus Campus. They were running because they were trying to raise money for our school, but you can only run if you got pledges […]
Students Represent Academy at Florida State Science Fair
The 3 day Florida State Science and Engineering Fair culminated on Thursday, April 10 with the awards ceremony. Over 890 students competed in the state’s largest academic competition. Representing Academy in the Senior division were Raj Warman (class on 2016), Regan McCormick (class of 2017), Neha Gupta (class of 2017) and in the Junior division […]