Life at the Lakes in October was exciting and full of Wildcat Pride and traditions! Here is a glimpse at what happened this month: October 21: Buddy Reading Day Another great day in the books! Buddy Reading Day is always a highlight as our Upper and Middle Division students visit the Lower Division to...Read More
Words by Debbie Pitcairn, Director of College Counseling & Registrar This time in the lives of our seniors and their families is exciting and scary. Expectations and relationships are changing and evolving fast, and new modes of interacting and communicating need to be negotiated. The process of becoming an adult begins before seniors graduate...Read More
Academy at the Lakes, a PreK3 through Grade 12 school located just north of Tampa, FL, seeks a Database and Donor Relations Specialist with an anticipated start date of July 1. Enrolling approximately 500 students on two campuses, Academy is one of the Tampa Bay area’s top college preparatory schools. Academy at the Lakes is...Read More
Welcome to a new school year, Wildcats! It is with warmth and excitement that I welcome you to our school community. On behalf of the student body, we are so thrilled to have you here. Truthfully, each addition to our school community makes us stronger. We look forward to being your classmates, your teammates, and...Read More
Words by Mark Heller, Head of School At Academy at the Lakes, we teach history. We teach critical thinking. And we promote patriotism. History We teach history because history helps us understand ourselves and our world. Our past is always part of our present. Our history has shaped every element of today – who we...Read More
Words by Brad Shellgren Books are an essential part of the learning process at Academy at the Lakes. Through our readings, students are introduced to new ideas and perspectives. They are transported to unfamiliar places and time periods. Books open our students’ minds to new possibilities. Because books are so powerful, it is with careful...Read More
Words by Mark Heller, Head of School Thomas Jefferson felt that the purpose of education was to prepare children for citizenship in our democracy. Educational philosopher Francis Parker, one of the founders of the progressive education movement, believed that: “The work of the school is determined by the needs of society.” In many ways, I...Read More
Words by Brad Shellgren, Marketing and Communications Associate Last October, Sean Emmons ‘22 delivered a Senior Speech that will not be soon forgotten. It was a speech that centered around Sean’s stutter which he developed at an early age. During that Senior Speech, Sean talked about how he was able to overcome his stutter once he accepted it as a...Read More
Words by: Rachel Klaeren, Upper Division Science On Saturday, February 26th, Academy at the Lakes sent two Upper Division teams to compete at the Gulf Coast Regional Odyssey of the Mind competition. The two teams competed in separate problems, Problem 2, a technical challenge, and Problem 4, a balsa wood build challenge. Both teams earned...Read More
