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 […]
Academy at the Lakes Teacher Chosen to Participate in University of Florida’s Startalk Program
Academy at the Lakes’s own Wei Wang has been chosen as one of 15 brightest, most motivated teachers from all over the United States to participate in the University of Florida’s StarTalk program in June. StarTalk is a Federally funded program designed to promote teaching in “critical needs” languages. Since Chinese is the language of […]
9th Grader Wins First Ever Tennis District Championship in Academy at the Lakes History
9th Grader, Cheyenne Lilienthal, won the Girls 1A District 7 Tennis Championship on Friday, April 5. Lilienthal is the first student in Academy history to receive this honor! She defeated Paige Leavy of Tampa Preparatory School 3-6, 6-2, 10-5.
Academy Teacher Receives National Honor from PBS
Academy at the Lakes Middle Division Language Arts Instructor Aimee Nadow has been selected as a PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator, an honor given to just 100 educators in the nation. According to the PBS website: “K-12 Educators can apply for the PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovators program by submitting a 60 -120 second video and completing […]
Academy Hosts Pep Rally and Basketball Game
By: Josh Bain ’23, Reporter for the Day The Academy at the Lakes Pep Rally and Faculty vs. Student Basketball Game took place in the gymnasium on Friday, April 4. Before the game started, Coach Tom Haslam announced the winter and spring teams. Then the game started. The student teams played in order […]
Senior Lauren Evans Selected for British National Softball Team for the Second Consecutive Year
Academy at the Lakes Sr. SS Lauren Evans has been selected for the second consecutive year to play for the British National Softball Team, Wildcat Athletic Director Tom Haslam reported. Last year Evans led the Jr. National Team with a .435 average while hitting 4 doubles and a homerun while competing in the World […]
19th Annual Golf Tournament Registration in Full Swing
Academy is hosting its 19th Annual Golf Tournament on Sunday, April 6 at Plantation Palms Golf Club. The funds raised as well as the items donated for this event will have a direct impact on Academy students and the school community. Singles, twosomes, threesomes and foursomes are welcome to register to play for this fun […]
A Note from the Director of Seussical – Judy Kent
Photo credit: John Faith Academy students in Senior Kindergarten through 12th grade enjoyed an amazing few days at the University of South Florida Concert Hall preparing for and performing Seussical. Over 240 students were involved in the production which included a pre-show performance by our SK through 4th grade students about the life of […]
Night at the Races Auction & Gala Was a Success!
Our Triple Crown Sponsors, Auction Committee, Academy families and friends made A Night at the Races a tremendous success on March 8, 2014. Because of the generosity of so many, Auction proceeds netted $60,000 … and counting! The wonderful thing about technology is that we can still share some of the last minute additions to […]
Results for Science Olympiad Posted!
The results are in for the state Science Olympiad competition held at the University of Central Florida! Academy 7th – 9th Graders competed in 19 out of the 23 events with only a team of 9 (15 students is the normal for a team). This means the students were each competing in multiple events. The […]