| News from past Academy Prep Graduate Support Pages - 2009 | ||
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Camp College Comes to Tampa The Southern Association for College Admission Counseling will sponsor a "Mini Camp College" event at Tampa Prep on March 7, 2009. This free event will begin at 8am, with registration and a light breakfast. The Mini Camp College workshop provides 10th and 11th graders the opportunity to work closely with college admission counselors and high school college counselors on many of the "ins and outs" of the college admission's process. The day will be filled with sessions to help college-bound students navigate the grasp a better understanding of the financial-aid process; the application process; essay writing; scholarship opportunities; the interview process; and much more! The workshop is scheduled to end at 1pm, and pre-registration is required. On Sunday, March 8, The National Association for College Admission Counseling will sponsor its annual College Fair. The fair will be held at the Tampa Convention Center from 12 - 3pm. More than 150 college representatives are expected to attend. All 9th-11th graders are encouraged to attend this wonderful event! Please visit the "What's New" page for more information and a link to the Camp College registration site. |
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Prep Graduates, "Bridging the Gap" Florida Air Academy, located in Melbourne, FL, has a wonderful record of academic achievement, service to its community, and an ability to improve the character and self-discipline of its students and graduates. Florida Air Academy is also the first boarding school to enroll graduates of Academy Prep, St. Petersburg, and Academy Prep, Tampa simultaneously. Cassandra Davis (Class of ’08, Tampa) and Makeera Ellis (Class of ’08, St. Petersburg) are making huge strides in the classroom and within the Florida Air Academy community by transferring the lessons learned on their respective Academy Prep campuses to the Florida Air Academy community. Though they never had the opportunity to meet, while attending Academy Prep, Cassandra and Makeera, collectively, are making a name for their alma mater… Academy Prep! |
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| Congratulations... Recently, Academy Prep, Tampa, Class of ’07 graduates, Derecia Timmons and Essence Grant, who are currently sophomores at Academy of the Holy Names were inducted into the National Beta Club as two of the organization’s newest members. Academy Prep, Tampa was also represented in a TBO article honoring
the accomplishments of the Tampa Prep Debate team. Academy Prep,
Class of ’07 graduates, Dominique Barker and Aerial Reese
serve as members of the highly touted team, and are being groomed
to carry the torch of achievement for the program. |
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Academy Prep Welcomes Cecil Stodghill As New Head Of Graduate Support  A
native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, Cecil Stodghill graduated from the
McCallie School of Chattanooga in 1989. Cecil attended the University
of Miami, and received his B.B.A in Marketing in 1993, and a M. Ed.
in Educational Leadership from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
in 2006.He began a career in the field of Student Development at Hendrix College (AR) as Director of Intramural Sports and Dormitory Head. After serving as Assistant Director of Intramural Sports at Florida State University, Cecil returned to the University of Miami to head the Intramural Sports Department. In 1998, Cecil returned to the McCallie School where he initiated the Office of Multicultural Affairs. Cecil served as Director of Multicultural Affairs and Assistant Director of Admissions until 2006. From 2006 to 2008, Cecil served as Associate Director of Admissions at Berkeley Preparatory School in Tampa, where he also lead a successful Track and Field program in the role of Head Coach. |
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