HAPPY NEW YEAR! We hope you had a relaxing winter break, but it's time to get back to work! Let's have a successful spring semester! LET'S GO JETS!

Don't forget to download our new APA app!

• Download for Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/detailsid=com.apptegy.andersonprep

• Download for iPhone: https://apple.co/3ShKLlf

Several parents have been asking about Remind codes. Please scroll down to the "Remind101 Codes" section to find the remind codes for all Academy teachers.

Don't forget to review APA's attendance and dress code policies with your children. We will be enforcing these policies with fidelity this year. Our school policies promote our mission to Cultivate Scholars, Empower Leaders, and Instill Core Values.

Please follow us on our school website and social media to stay updated with APA news, info, and events:

• Website - goapa.org
• Facebook - Anderson Preparatory Academy
• Twitter - @apajetnation
• Instagram - @apajets

If you have questions about anything published in this newsletter, please email mmccullough@goapa.org or jnahlik@goapa.org.

1.) HOMECOMING INFORMATION:

Homecoming is the week of January 9th and this year’s theme is Greek! Please see below for ways to get involved!

Dress Down Days

• Week of January 9th
• $1 per day (pay homeroom/classroom teacher)
• K-12 can participate
• See graphics below for the dress down day descriptions and guidelines for 6-12.
• Monday: Power Up Day
• Tuesday: Medusa Day
• Wednesday: Element Day
• Thursday: Bold & Gold Day
• Friday: Olympic Day

Door Decorating Contest

• Week of January 9th
• K-12 can participate
• Theme: Constellations/Astrological Signs OR Greek/Roman Theme

Pep Rally—The Olympic Games…APA Edition

• Friday, January 13th
• During school
• Be on the lookout for ways to compete in the games!
• Outside guests not permitted

Homecoming Dance

• Friday, January 13th
• Academy cadets only
• 8-11 p.m.
• Small Gym
• $10 cash only paid at the door
• Semi-Formal
• Outside guests require forms from Mrs. Armstrong due January 6th.

Homecoming Game

• Saturday, January 14th
• 29th St. Gym—The Hangar
• JV tips at 6 p.m. with varsity to follow
• Homecoming Royalty recognized
• Pep Band & Cheer
• $6 admission cash only
• Concessions available

2.) HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULING INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS:

This semester, the counseling department will host four informational sessions for families and cadets to learn about high school scheduling and what the high school has to offer. Each night is specific to a certain grade level, but families can come to any meeting that fits in their schedule, just remember that each meeting has a theme. All meetings will be hosted in the 29th street cafeteria at 6 p.m.

• 8th Grade = Monday, January 23rd
• 9th Grade = Wednesday, January 25th
• 10th Grade = Monday, January 30th
• 11th Grade = Wednesday, February 1st

Topics covered at the meetings:

• Course offerings
• Pathways
• Diploma types & requirements
• Credits
• Transcripts
• Extra Curriculars
• D26 Career Center

Questions? Email mstottlemyer@goapa.org.

3.) APA PRE-ACADEMY BAND:

Jazz Band in January

• Saturday, January 21st, 2023 - Purdue Jazz Festival

Pep Band Games 2022-23

All 7th grade-12th grade students who have played for at least one year are required to play in the APA Pep Band.

• Saturday, Jan. 14th, 5:30pm arrival BB (Homecoming)
• Tuesday, Feb. 7th, 6:30pm arrival BB
• Tuesday, Feb. 14th, 6:30pm arrival BB

4.) CLASS OF 2023 - SCHOLARSHIPS AT COLLEGE BOARD

Big Future Scholarships

There are no essay, minimum GPA, test score, or citizenship requirements. It’s easy to enter scholarship drawings each month. Simply complete one of the steps before the deadline, and you’ll be automatically entered to win $500 and $40,000! Students whose families earn less than $60,000 a year have extra chances at scholarships because they’re eligible for two entries each drawing.

FAFSA

Now until February 28, 2023

The FAFSA is the free federal form that students complete to apply for financial aid for education after high school, including federal grants, work-study, and loans. Many states and colleges also use the information you provide on the FAFSA to determine your eligibility for state and institutional aid. For this reason, it’s a critical step toward receiving money for your college education, including for universities, community colleges, and vocational or technical schools.

Apply to Colleges

Now until February 28, 2023

Students in the class of 2023 who apply to two or more colleges will earn entries in monthly drawings for $500 and $40,000 scholarships

Explore Scholarships Scholarships

Now until February 28, 2023

Students in the class of 2023 who explore the BigFuture Scholarship Search will earn entries in monthly drawings for $500 and $40,000 scholarships. That’s right: By discovering your own list of other scholarships, personalized for you, you’ll qualify for scholarships from BigFuture.

5.) JOHNS HOPKINS 2023 VIRTUAL SUMMER PROGRAM OPPORTUNITY:

Johns Hopkins University would like to invite the students of Anderson Preparatory Academy who are interested in global health and medicine to apply for our 2023 virtual summer program.

Our international conference is a Johns Hopkins University student and faculty-led program open to students in grades 9-12. Through our conference, students from around the world learn about issues in global health, public health, and medicine through world-class lectures from leaders in these fields, develop connections with like-minded exceptional students, and share their own work and ideas on global health-related topics at the international scale. Featured speakers at our conference have included leading global health researchers, renowned professors, physicians, policy developers, and Nobel Prize winners. In short, the purpose of our program is to reach passionate students of all backgrounds from around the world and develop the next generation of leaders in global health, public health, and medicine.

Virtual conference programming will be held throughout the summer of 2023. The conference consists of a series of multiple virtual events on multiple days throughout June-August 2023. If an admitted student cannot attend parts of the programming live, there will be asynchronous options for students to watch the content they miss. The conference registration fee for admitted students is 99 USD; if the fee places a significant financial burden on a student’s family, financial assistance is available as we do not want the fee to be a barrier for any deserving student. There are also no application fees.

The conference application is available on our website (https://glohea.org) and will be accepted until February 12th, 2023. Each year, admission into our program is competitive, so we highly encourage your students to apply at their earliest convenience.

Please do not hesitate to email our team at ghlcjhu@glohea.org or visit our website if you would like any clarification or have any questions.

6.) EUROPE TRIP:

Is your child interested in traveling to Europe during the summer of 2026? If so, please reach out to Lt. Allison Renner at arenner@goapa.org for more information. We are starting fundraisers to help people pay for their trips. The earlier you join, the better!

7.) SCOTLAND & IRELAND TRIP:

• Lt. South is taking students to Scotland and Ireland during the summer of 2025.
• The trip is scheduled for July 8, 2025 - July 17, 2025.
• Open for grades 9-12 only.
• Tour website link: http://www.explorica.com/South-6144.
• If you have any questions, please email Lt. South at wsouth@goapa.org.

8.) GOOGLE CLASSROOM:

Thanks to updates in Google Classroom, parents and guardians can now view missing homework assignments. Please reach out to one of your cadet's teachers to be invited to Google Classroom. Once invited, it will auto-invite you to all of your cadet's Google Classes. You will only be able to view missing homework assignments, not the entire Google Classroom.

9.) ONLINE PAYMENT SYSTEM:

Our online payment system is up and running! It's a convenient way to pay for school fees, sports fees, computer repairs, etc. Please click here to access our online payment system.

10.) WINTER SPORTS:

Please click here if you are interested in attending any APA winter sporting events.

11.) WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUBS:

We are looking for subs! You can earn $115 per day. Please send a resume, interest letter, and certified employee application to Diedre Powers at dpowers@goapa.org. The application can be found here.

12.) FAMILY OUTREACH:

Mattie Walsh is our Family Outreach Coordinator here at APA. If you ever need access to food, clothing, housing, etc., please email Mattie Walsh at mwalsh@goapa.org with the student's name, school they attend, and number of people in the household.

Here's a shout-out to the top 10 PBIS point earners who demonstrated leadership in the month of December:

• LEVI BLUMENSTOCK
• EMANUEL BENITEZ
• CAITLIN CALFEE
• NICHOLAS FLOOK
• RHORI CARTER
• JAYDEN ESCHLER
• BREYDON BALL
• AVA BUNDY
• VICTORIA COX
• WYATT DAY

Lt. Raper's cadets had the opportunity to research an endangered species of their choice and develop a plan to save their endangered species. Cadets created infographic posters to showcase their work!

Lt. Bienaime's economics class had the opportunity to create a Cake Pop business. Students created a business plan and a budget plan!

Capt. Rasbach's cadets had the opportunity to choose a topic they wanted to convince their peers to adopt a new perspective on! Cadets conducted research to investigate their position, collected supporting evidence, identified critical counterarguments, and developed effective rebuttals to their counterclaims.

I. CAP NEWS:

• CAP and JROTC Uniform Day are on Mondays this school year.

• CAP Uniforms Days for January 2023: January 9, 23, and 30th.

II. CAP PROMOTIONS:

Civil Air Patrol would like to recognize and congratulate the following cadets on their recent promotions during the month of December:

Rank:

• C/SrA: Addison Crutcher-Smith - Achievement 3
• C/SrA: Kevin Henson Jr - Achievement 3
  
• C/SrA: Corbin Mathis - Achievement 3
• C/A1C: Domonic Cox - Achievement 2
• C/A1C: Jayden Dickson - Achievement 2
• C/A1C: Liana Rivera-Miranda - Achievement 2
• C/Amn: Jose Miguel-Madrigal - Achievement 1

1.) QUILTING CLUB:

If you are interested in signing up for the Quilting Club, please sign up using the form posted outside room 201 or email Wendi South at wsouth@goapa.org.

2.) GIRLS WHO CODE CLUB:

If you are interested in signing up for the Girls Who Code Club, please sign up using the form posted outside room 201 or email Wendi South at wsouth@goapa.org.

The Girls Who Code Club flyers and sign up sheets are also attached below.

1.) GIRLS BASKETBALL:

• Click here for the Girls Varsity Basketball schedule.
• Click here for the Girls Junior Varsity Basketball schedule.

2.) BOYS BASKETBALL:

• Click here for the Boys Varsity Basketball schedule.
• Click here for the Boys Junior Varsity Basketball schedule.

3.) SPRING SPORTS REMINDER:

• Its not too early to start thinking about Spring sports!
• Get your physical taken care of early and be ready for the first day of practices!

• If you are a high school student, we are still offering baseball/softball and track and field.

Questions? Just stop in the athletic office and ask!

APA strongly recommends that both students and parents/guardians sign up for Remind 101 texts. This is a great way for all of us to be on the same page. Remind 101 codes for each teacher are linked below.

Please use Skyward to access your cadet's attendance, grades, and discipline records. If you do not have access to Skyward, please email mdickson@goapa.org to get your accounts set up.

If you wish to receive email notifications from Skyward regarding your cadet's grades, attendance, and food service balance, please follow the directions in the attached documents below:

If you need to reach anyone at the school, please follow the chain of command as outlined below.

All APA cadets in grades 6-12, as per our charter policy, are required to complete twenty-four (24) volunteer hours of community service per year. We will celebrate community service successes at the end of year awards day. APA strongly believes in “giving back” to others and to our community. Check out the graphic below for some community service ideas!

We also have a newer program called the Jet Fuel program, where students, grades 6-12, can help maintain the community garden and put together food boxes for the local community. Cadets can earn up to 2 hours per week of community service through the Jet Fuel program. Please email Mattie Walsh at mwalsh@goapa.org for more information!

Cadets will record their hours using a community service form via Google Forms. Cadets can ask their homeroom teachers for the community service form. Cadets can also ask their homeroom teacher how many hours they have recorded. Cadets will fill out their own forms based on their service hours for the specific events/service hours they worked. It will later be approved by administration.

FREE BREAKFAST:

• Because Anderson Preparatory Academy feels that breakfast is a great way to start your child's day, every morning Pre Academy/Academy students are offered breakfast in the cafeteria. Pre Academy/Academy service time is from 7:20am-7:45am. Students must choose 3 of the 4 food items offered; one must be a fruit or vegetable. First student breakfast is FREE. Second student breakfast is $2.05. Adult breakfast is $2.35.
  

FREE LUNCH:

• All school lunches served consist of five food components; meat or meat alternative, grain, fruit, vegetable, and milk. Students must choose 3 of the food components offered and one of the components chosen must be a fruit or veggie. All 5 components may be taken if desired. Click here, (Spanish Version) for a PDF that has more details about how breakfast and lunch work at Anderson Preparatory School.

MyMealTime.com:

• Anderson Preparatory Academy has partnered with MyMealTime.com to provide convenient and secure online services for monitoring your student's lunch account and making credit or debit card deposits. Go to MyMealTime.com to access your account. You can also download the instructions (or click here to download in Spanish) to setup your account to get started!
  
• A la carte is available for cadets to purchase during lunch and breakfast. Cadets must have money in lunch accounts to purchase these items. Cash/checks may be given to your campus's Front Office for deposit. Monies turned by 9:00am will be available for use during the day's lunch service. NO money will be taken in the lunch line. To make lunch deposits electronically go to mymealtime.com. If issues are encountered contact Mealtime Customer Support at 1-800-755-0904 for assistance. The Support Department is open from 5:00 am until 5:00 pm Pacific Time, Monday through Friday.
  
• Virtual Learning families may receive free breakfast and lunch meals for APA students weekly. Food service staff will deliver meals right to your doorstep. We will be reaching out to families via text inquiring whether or not this service is wanted.

CREDIT CARD PAYMENTS:

• Need to pay school fees? APA is now accepting payments by Visa, MasterCard, or Discover Card. You can pay online at www.goapa.org under the school fees tab or contact Mrs. Kelley at kkelley@goapa.org. You will receive an email confirmation of the transaction.

The secondary breakfast and lunch menu for the 2022-2023 school year can be found here.

1. PBL stands for project-based learning. PBL encourages students to gain knowledge and skills by working collaboratively on a real-world problem. APA is transiting to PBL in all subject areas.
2. Rotational learning is an instructional model where students are divided into small groups and they rotate on a fixed schedule among different learning stations.
3. SEL stands for social emotional learning. Specifically, we are teaching students to manage their emotions and develop empathy for others.
4. SSC is our student support center for our IEP students. We have three rooms designated for this purpose. Lt. King is in charge of grades 6-7, Lt. Alexander is in charge of grades 8-9, and Lt. Renner is in charge of grades 10-12.
5. IXL is a diagnostic tool we use to gauge students' grade level equivalents (i.e., GLE). A students' GLE is used to differentiate instruction in the classroom. Students access IXL on their computers.
6. GLE stands for grade level equivalent. This information is used to differentiate instruction in the classroom.
7. Mindplay is a program we use to improve students' reading skills.
8. MobyMax is an online K-12 curriculum that Pre-Academy teachers use to supplement their PBL/middle school curriculum.

Website: https://www.goapa.org/
Location: 101 West 29th Street, Anderson, IN, USA
Phone: (765) 649-8472
Facebook: facebook.com/Anderson Preparatory Academy
Twitter: @apajetnation