Anderson Preparatory Academy

Anderson Preparatory Academy will be on a 2-hour delay today, Tuesday, December 10, due to dense fog. School will begin exactly two hours later than normal. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Join us this Friday, December 13 at 6:30pm in the Hangar to hear our Pre-Academy and Academy band and choirs perform. This is a free performance but, as always, donations are appreciated. We are excited to show off our Fine Arts program. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Due to unexpected tutor absences, all fourth and fifth grade STAR tutoring will be canceled for today, Tuesday, December 3rd. I apologize for the short notice. Questions? Please reach out to Jessica Hornocker, jhornocker@goapa.org or reply to this message.

Miss Valentina’s Cadets are learning more about Habit 3: Put First Things First! Cadets learned about big rocks and used them to demonstrate priorities and life balance. These Cadets are working hard to develop the leader within themselves. #PutFirstThingsFirst #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Please join us this Friday for our K, 1, 2, and Ms. Sorrell's Class HOLIDAY Music and Art Show! Doors open at 5:15 and the show will begin promptly at 6pm. Can't wait to see you there! #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Please join us for "A Grinchy Good Night of Reading" at APA Elementary on Wednesday, December 11th from 5:30-7 pm. This is a family event so please plan on attending with your cadet, students must have an adult present to attend. The literacy night events and snacks are free but the Holiday Shop will be open for shopping. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at APA! We are so very grateful to serve our cadets and families. We hope you have a wonderful holiday and we will see you on Monday! #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Join us tonight at The Hangar for a Varsity double header against Alexandria! Girls Varsity will play at 6 and Boys Varsity will play after, around 7:30pm. Can't make it live? Live-stream it here: https://click.school.nfhsnetwork.com/?qs=ef3454fef251afaed225d6107981a7c5a52f2a26aedf855179f0d0d15b2bb4e5116a65e371b5c3465107dcd9a79ed59896e6f30eae2247a37f8413d9ee7cb303 #PrepareToLaunch #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Make sure to check out campsite #27 on weekends in December at Mounds Nights of Lights! Our Event Management class and some special helpers set up a campsite for viewers to see all throughout the holiday season. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Kindergarten hosted a mock Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade for their cadets on Friday. Each cadet designed a balloon and was able to walk the halls, as the older cadets lined the walls and cheered. It was such a success and brought smiles across the building! #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

We are so grateful for our cadets, staff, and families here at APA. We hope you have a wonderful WEEK off! School will not be in session all week next week, November 25-29. School will resume until winter break on Monday, December 2. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Miss Fraley’s Kindergarten Class has been finishing learning their letters and sounds. One of their letters last week was Q. Each cadet was in charge of designing one piece, so they could put it all together to make one giant Q Quilt! #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Mr. Moore's Honors World History class continued their journey around the world by attempting to make bao, a Chinese dish dating back 2000 years. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

With the winter season quickly approaching, now is the time to be school-weather prepared. Please make sure you have notifications for APA turned on and your contact information is correct in Skyward so it syncs correctly with ParentSquare. We will send out delay/closure updates as soon as we have made the decision. Please know these weather decisions are not made lightly and keeping our cadets safe is our very top-most priority. Notifications will be sent via the APA app, ParentSquare, Facebook, Instagram, a automated message phone call. If you have questions about this, please reach out to brue@goapa.org. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

On behalf of Cadet Council and the Lighthouse Team, secondary (6-12 only) cadets may dress down for FREE on Wednesday, 11/20, and Thursday, 11/21, of this week. Wednesday, secondary cadets are encouraged to wear school-appropriate pajamas. (No slippers) Thursday, secondary cadets are encouraged to wear colors of fall (brown, red, orange, yellow). Friday will remain a spirit wear day for K-12. If you have questions about the dress down days please reach out to Director Miller at cmiller@goapa.org #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Cadets GG Cox, Breydon Ball, and Amon Robinson visited Purdue University last week! We love cadets taking opportunities to explore their future endeavors! #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

K-12 picture retakes are tomorrow, Monday, November 18th. If you were unhappy with your original photo, please return the original packet for retakes. If you were not here or not in uniform, please expect to have your photo taken tomorrow. K-5 cadets need to be in regular cadet uniform while cadets in grades 6-12 need to be in CAP uniform. Virtual cadets should come in with a solid colored polo on. Need to order? Please visit multitouch.com to place an order for up to 48 hours after picture day. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Hello! K-12 Picture retake day is coming up on Monday, Nov 18. Please have your cadet grab a form from either front office or you can always order online at mylifetouch.com.

We are cultivating scholars here at APA! Yesterday, cadets from several elementary classrooms earned snow cones for their growth on the IXL snapshot assessment for math and reading from the beginning of the year through fall break. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Have you been looking for a one-stop-shop help resource list? Check out MadCo.FindHelp.com for local organizations ready to help this holiday season. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight