The Amazon Adventure is one of the many programs that set Academy at the Lakes apart from the rest. Our students and their families not only get to experience the environmental science that they learn about, but they create bonds and memories that will last them a lifetime. Andrey Chee, Katie Erin McCormick, and Jordan...Read More
Mrs. Mahoney is the Upper Division biology, environmental science, and anatomy and physiology teacher. She and her wife live in Seminole Heights with their two pets. In her free time, Mrs. Mahoney can be found doing just about anything on, in, or near the water. I teach the layers of the rainforest in every single...Read More
Words By Caroline Maguire, Author of Why Will No One Play with Me? and guest speaker at Academy at the Lakes on Wednesday, September 18. Learn more about the event here. Caroline Maguire is a passionate personal coach, author, teacher, and speaker whose work has inspired important conversations about social skills at elementary and middle schools and...Read More
As a parent, you constantly have to come up with helpful ways to get your children through the school year. At Academy at the Lakes, whether it is your first year at the school or your child is moving to a new division, there is always plenty to learn. And who better to learn it...Read More
With the summer heat continually on the rise, the forecast isn’t expected to change anytime in the near future. But with a little preparation, anyone can prevent heat-related illnesses, some being fatal, but death is preventable with recognition and proper treatment. Per the National Athletic Trainers Association: it only takes 30 minutes for cell damage to...Read More
Words by Mrs. Colleen McCormick, Science Department Chair, 7th and 8th Grade Science Instructor Colleen McCormick is the Middle Division Science Teacher and Department Chair. She works with Ms. Sheri Mahoney to put together amazing trips for the Academy students to use their knowledge and love of science in the world around them. Her favorite places that...Read More
It’s that time of year! Time to head back to school. For some, this is the first time you will be leaving your little ones for their first day of school. For others, it’s your last day taking part in this annual tradition. For the rest, you maybe somewhere in between. Regardless, it is hard...Read More
Summer break is coming to an end and that means the first day of the new school year is quickly approaching. As a mom who loves documenting my children’s lives, this day is one that I circle on my calendar the moment school ends in May! This is the day our kids embark on a...Read More
Original article by Bob Putnam, Tampa Bay Times Our staff picks for the top players in Pasco and Hernando counties for the 2019 season. Coming Thursday: Our all-Hillsborough County team. Player of the Year Lexi Kilfoyl, Sr., Academy at the Lakes Coach of the Year Diane Stephenson, Academy at the Lakes First team P Callie...Read More
This March, Ms. Sheri Mahoney, one of our Upper Division Science teachers, took a group of students and parents on the trip of a lifetime to Tanzania. While they all had different reasons, it was pretty unanimous that this trip was something that they would never forget. Here is some of the travelers thought about...Read More
