Pre-Academy Monthly Newsletter
January 2023 Edition
Dear APA Families,
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 Pre-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.
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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS
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 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.) CHEER BLOCK – MIDDLE SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL GAME
APA Pre-Academy Student Council will be hosting a middle school cheer block section on Monday, January 16 at 5:30 p.m. Our middle school boys basketball team will be playing Lapel on our home court. The student council would love to have all cadets in grades 6-8 come out and support our boys basketball team. All cadets in grades 6-8 will get free admission into the game that night, and our theme will be BLACKOUT! All cadets should dress in all black to be part of the cheer block section. Some other fun activities will also take place that evening. Be sure to come out and participate!
4.) INCENTIVE TRIP
Cadets who received honor roll for the fall semester (As and Bs) will be invited to take a trip to Urban Air! Qualifying cadets will receive personal invitations with information on the cost, date and time of the trip, etc. We are so proud and excited for the cadets who truly did their best this past semester!
5.) DATA WARS
Our Cadets in grades 6-8 competed in our Winter IXL Data Wars. Here at APA, we use IXL to supplement our curriculum in Language Arts and Math. Every term, our cadets take a diagnostic test. The tests show where students are growing and where they are currently performing academically. In order to motivate the students to do their very best, our teachers agreed to get pied in the face by the winning flight. The Data Wars went on for a total of three weeks and it ended on December 16th. Flight 8C were the winners and showed the most growth from the beginning of the year to now. Flight 8C got to spin the wheel and pie the teachers!
Congratulations to all of our cadets! MANY of our students had HUGE growth. I wanted to give a special shout out to Gavin House and Dava Dale. These two students grew the most out of the entire Pre-Academy! I would also like to celebrate the students below for being top performers on IXL in their specific flights.
Top Performers in Math (based on growth)
- Amanda Frierson
- Yazmin Santiago
- Johsalyn Jones
- Stephney Smith
- Habib Aguilar
- Hannah Konkle
- Antonio Austin
- Are’On Love
- Gavin House
- Garrett Aukerman
- Emileah Soto
- Alicia Benitez
- Manuel Cintron
Top Performers in ELA (based on growth)
- Natalie McKinney
- Dava Dale
- Timothy Manning
- Khyron Weir
- Addison Crutcher-Smith
- Ka’vion Grinston
- Jaelyn Young
- Kyle Green
- Antonio Austin
- Domonic Cox
- Jeffrey Flowers
- Brendyn Hileman
- Harmoney Blevins
6.) 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
7.) 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!
8.) 21ST CENTURY SCHOLARS:
The 21st Century Scholarship is an opportunity for students to afford college in Indiana. The 21st Century Scholarship pays up to 100% of tuition at public colleges in Indiana and part of the tuition at private or independent colleges. Learn more about the schools, colleges and universities that accept 21st Century Scholarships.
Students must enroll in the 21st Century Scholars program by June 30 of the end of their 8th grade year. Indiana offers many other financial aid programs if you missed the enrollment deadline.
Get started at ScholarTrack.IN.gov.
Email our Pre-Academy School Counselor, Capt. Julie King, at jking@goapa.org if you have any questions about 21st Century Scholars.
9.) LAPTOP BAGS:
Help us keep our cadets' laptops safe! We highly recommend that cadets purchase laptop bags to protect their laptops! Most laptop damages can be prevented with a laptop bag. If you're interested in helping us out, please check out our Amazon Wishlist here. Thank you for your support.
10.) 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.
11.) 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.
12.) WINTER SPORTS:
Please click here if you are interested in attending any APA winter sporting events.
13.) 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.
14.) 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.
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STUDENT SHOUT-OUTS
- BREEZY GILL
- CORTNEY ARTERITANO
- DEJON BROOKS
- JOSH CARMAN
- JEFFREY FLOWERS
- JULIA ANDERSON
- MALAYA ELDRIDGE
- DA'NYA EVANS
- TYWAINE FULLER
- JALYN BILBREY
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PBL/MAKERSPACE
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CAP NEWS & PROMOTIONS
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
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LEADER IN ME
Our Lighthouse Team is also moving forward with the 8th grade Graduation Brick Project. Each eighth grade student will decorate a school brick to promote school pride and to celebrate their transition to high school! This will be a new 8th grade tradition for our cadets.
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PRE-ACADEMY CLUBS
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.
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PRE-ACADEMY SPORTS
1.) GIRLS MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL:
- Click here for the Girls Middle School Basketball schedule.
2.) BOYS MIDDLE SCHOOL BASKETBALL:
- Click here for the Boys Middle School 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!
- We are excited to offer middle school baseball and softball for the first time!
Questions? Just stop in the athletic office and ask!
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REMIND 101 CODES
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SKYWARD ACCESS & NOTIFICATIONS
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.
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CHAIN OF COMMAND
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COMMUNITY SERVICE HOURS
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.
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BREAKFAST & LUNCH INFO
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.
- 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.
- 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.
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IMPORTANT TERMS TO KNOW
- 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.
- Rotational learning is an instructional model where students are divided into small groups and they rotate on a fixed schedule among different learning stations.
- SEL stands for social emotional learning. Specifically, we are teaching students to manage their emotions and develop empathy for others.
- 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.
- 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.
- GLE stands for grade level equivalent. This information is used to differentiate instruction in the classroom.
- Mindplay is a program we use to improve students' reading skills.
- MobyMax is an online K-12 curriculum that Pre-Academy teachers use to supplement their PBL/middle school curriculum.
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UPCOMING CALENDAR EVENTS
Homecoming Game
- 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
Saturday, Jan 14, 2023, 06:00 PM
101 West 29th Street, Anderson, IN, USA
ABOUT US
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