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 […]
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 […]
Games to watch for this week: Hernando County Boys Basketball vs. Academy at the Lakes
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 […]
Sports Update 11/13/19: Swimming, Football, Golf, Cross Country, and Volleyball
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 […]
Honoring our veterans
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 […]
McKenna ’21 to Represent AATL at FHSAA Swimming Finals This Weekend
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. […]
With enrollment rising in growing Pasco, private schools offer another option
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 […]
Safe to say Academy at the Lakes’ McKenna Smith isn’t bored with swimming now
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 […]
HomeTeam 15: Volleyball rankings for Tampa Bay
There is a new top team after Clearwater Central Catholic defeated Bishop McLaughlin in the always-tough Berkeley Premier tournament on Saturday. Calvary Christian also played in that tournament, losing its first match of the season. Osceola is now the only undefeated team in the area, but that could be tested this weekend. And welcome Academy […]
Academy at the Lakes, Shorecrest swimmers set meet marks in Tampa Bay Classic
Original article by Chuck Frye, Tampa Bay Times ST. PETERSBURG — With about a month to go before district meets, swimmers are usually well into their hard-core training regimens by now. Exhaustive practices held now followed by tapering which, if all goes well, means peak performances come states. But that doesn’t mean forgoing record-breaking performances […]