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
My name is Eric Velt, and I am a proud member of Academy at the Lakes’ Class of 2004. I say proud member because I am proud to say I am a member of the Academy at the Lakes family. I was a part of the “Trailblazer Generation” of students that helped build the school...Read More
The pride that I have in my high school alma mater is deep and authentic. Not only was Academy fundamental in my growth as a student of life and academia, it was and always will be home to me. A home built on education as its foundation, erected with pillars of respect, integrity, courage, and...Read More
