CONGRATULATIONS TO 2020 SENIOR ATHLETE SIGNEES!
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Each year, Academy celebrates our senior athletes who have the good fortune to continue their athletic careers at the college level. Academy has a proud history of our athletes extending their careers beyond the high school level and positively impacting their college athletic programs. The four athletes highlighted below have taken their desire to play […]
Paying it Forward: Betsy and Roger Joyce
[vc_row full_width=”stretch_row_content”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”28919″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1617116008085{padding-top: 30px !important;padding-right: 10% !important;padding-bottom: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”][vc_column_text] She considers herself “a professional student.” He believes that knowledge is power. It’s no wonder, then, that education is among their top priorities when it comes to giving. Betsy and Roger Joyce have a long family history with independent […]
The Impact of Community: Christi and Joel Reinhart
Community. It’s the first word that comes to mind when parent Christi Reinhart reflects on her family’s experience at Academy at the Lakes. For Christi, husband Joel, and their children, Lauren ’20 and Jack ’24, community means being a part of something bigger than themselves. Christi, who previously worked as a counselor in public schools, saw first-hand […]
A Teacher’s Lesson on Giving Back: Paul Hagenau
Paul Hagenau’s career as an educator spans five decades, three schools, and two states. You could say that Hagenau has seen it all during his time attending, visiting, and working at schools. And yet, he says, “Academy at the Lakes is different.” “This school has more of a sense of community than the other schools […]
SCHOOL COMMUNITY CELEBRATES UPPER DIVISION EXPANSION
This year, Academy at the Lakes’ Founders’ Day included a special twist. On October 9, the school continued its tradition of celebrating Academy’s founding year (1992) and honoring long-time employees at an annual assembly. However, following the Founders’ Day assembly, the festivities spilled out onto the newly renovated Upper Division patio for a ribbon-cutting ceremony. […]
HOME COURT ADVANTAGE: KIRK AND AILEEN DOWNING
For years Kirk and Aileen Downing planned and saved so they could fulfill their dream to build a basketball court in the backyard of their Lutz home for their sons, Denzyl ’20 and Dwight ’21. But when the time finally came to make their dream a reality, the Downings had second thoughts. Their hesitance wasn’t […]
Playing it Forward: The Sartain Family
Six years ago when her family first enrolled at Academy at the Lakes, the Wendlek Campus was, as Kara Sartain put it, “a little sore on the eyes.” However, based on the recommendations of several AATL families, Kara and Jim Sartain looked past the physical appearance of the Lower Division and enrolled their oldest daughter, […]
ALERT TO ACADEMY COMMUNITY
April 21, 2020 Dear Academy at the Lakes Community: This past weekend Governor DeSantis announced that Florida’s public schools will remain in virtual mode for the rest of this school year. After careful consideration, we have determined that Academy at the Lakes will follow these same protective measures and will continue our E-Learning delivery for […]
Letter from the Head of School: COVID-19
March 19, 2020 Dear Academy Community: Though history may not truly repeat itself, it certainly does rhyme. In World War II, our government asked all Americans to do some small things to further the war effort. The people were asked to collect scrap metal so that industry could re-fashion it into the […]
Academy at the Lakes’ students get a visit from Academy Alumna, Dr. Pamela Sullivan
Dr. Pamela Sullivan, Academy Alumna and Associate Professor of Geology and Geophysics at Oregon State University’s College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, and daughter of Upper Division Director Robert Sullivan, spoke to Ms. Mahoney’s Environmental Science class last week. Dr. Sullivan explained to the students that the world of research is riddled with one […]