Words by Mark Heller, Head of School In recent days, the public square has brought a discussion of the concept of Critical Race Theory (an academic theory typically kept to post-graduate studies). When issues like this arise in our highly-polarized media culture, I feel an obligation to share our school’s practice and perspective. Do...Read More
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...Read More
Original Article by Andy Villamarzo, Hernando Sun Hernando Christian Academy (3-13) at Academy at the Lakes (8-10): The Lions are having trouble winning games this 2019-2020 season and are hoping the second half of the season is a bit more kinder to them. Hernando Christian will be facing Academy at the Lakes, a team they...Read More
Mark your calendars for Grandparents’ and Special Friends’ Day on Friday, Jan. 17, 2020 on the McCormick Campus at Academy at the Lakes. Please RSVP here by Monday, Jan. 13. Schedule of Events 7:30-8:15am: A light breakfast will be served on the McCormick Campus 8:30am: Assembly for all Grandparents and Special Friends (McCormick Campus Gymnasium) At the conclusion of...Read More
On Tuesday, December 3rd, 93 Middle and Upper Division students competed in Science Fair or Invention Convention. This fair represents four months of project development and experimentation. All students were judged first by our Upper Division AP Science students. Three students were selected to move on to the Invent Tampa Showcase and 12 students were...Read More
Academy Swimmer, McKenna ’21, recently finished another stellar season in the pool for our Wildcats. She added District and Regional Championships in the 50 and 100 Meter Freestyle. This brings McKenna’s Championship total to eleven. McKenna also placed third in the 50 and 100 Freestyle in the State Championship meet. Our three-time state championship football...Read More
Original article by Christina Martinez, Great Day Tampa Bay To help honor our veterans, the boys chorus of Academy at the Lakes sang a U.S Armed Forces medley. Veteran’s Day is a special day to say thank you to our brave men and women who have served or is still serving our country. To help...Read More
Academy’s Scholastic All-American Swimmer, McKenna’21 recently added to her long list of accomplishments in the pool. During the past two weeks, McKenna won the District and Regional Championship in the 50 and 100-meter Freestyle. McKenna now holds seven individual District Championships and 4 Regional Championships, all of which came in the 50 and 100 Freestyle....Read More
Original article on Tampa Bay Times. Nearly 6,600 students attend private schools in the county. That’s double the number from a decade ago. In Pasco County and across the nation, the vast majority of families continue to choose traditional public schools. But private school enrollment in Florida has generally been on the rise for the...Read More
Original article by Bob Putnam, Tampa Bay Times The two sprints in swimming — the 50- and 100-yard freestyle — are mad dashes in the pool, both races lasting less than a minute. The brevity of the events allows for no error; one tiny mistake can mean a fraction of a second lost, which in...Read More
