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News and Events from the Academy Prep Tampa Center

August 29, 2011
Academy shows off a summer makeover

V.M. YBOR School may have been out for the summer, but July was a busy month at Academy Prep Center of Tampa.

A new artificial athletic field was installed, a school library remodeled, a recycling center assembled and SMART board technology was added in classrooms.

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Volunteers Install New Field At Academy Prep, Tampa

Students, graduates, faculty and community volunteers joined forces earlier this month, installing a new state-of-the-art synthetic turf at Tampa's Academy Prep Center.

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55 Seconds Of Academy Prep

Academy Prep has Gone Social!

We are excited to announce that we are now on Facebook and Twitter, the two leading social networking sites in the world. In an effort to keep family, friends, and donors up to date with the school, we will provide daily updates via our Facebook and Twitter pages.

Our updates will consist of news features, student acceptances to prep schools, graduate updates (including their admissions to colleges), pictures, and other information about the school. You will now be able to know all the wonderful Academy Prep news – hotter than off any old press!

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February 9, 2011
The Tampa Tribunes, Steve Otto features Academy Prep Tampa

The formation looked vaguely familiar, sort of like the ones I knew back in basic training.

Standing on the steps, the man looked down at rows of green-clad students and suggested that when he was talking they needed to show respect and stand quietly... (read full story - Click the TBO logo)

January 30, 2011
A Permanent Scar

Meet Sister Anne Dougherty. The Franciscan nun is one of the more remarkable people in this town. She teaches over at the outstanding Academy Prep where she also is director of graduate support.

She is involved with Hospice. Her team takes on those facing immediate death as a minister and counselor... (read full story - Click the TBO logo - story starts at center of page)

February 9, 2011
Why Do They Call It That? Centro Ybor

"Kids turn expectations, Bard's words into something grand..."

Read Ernest Hooper's St. Pete Times column about Romeo & Juliet
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An AmeriCorps Teacher's Experience - Click Here To Read

Academy Prep Archives

Stories from previous "What's New?" pages

Stories from 2010

Stories from 2009 - 2010

Stories from 2008 - 2009

Stories from 2007-2009

My Years As An Americorps Teacher - Kristy Craig

Stories from 2006-2007
"2007 What's New Archive"

Stories from 2005 - 2006
"2006 What's New Archive"

Summer 2005
Summer Update From Lincoln Tamayo

Fall 2004
Fall 2004 Update From Lincoln Tamayo

Summer 2004
Summer 2004 Update From Lincoln Tamayo

Spring 2004
"Academic Progress - Message from Lincoln Tamayo"

Academy Prep in The News

St. Petersburg Times, December 23, 2005
"More Than Academic"

Catholic Jewish Studies, December 19, 2003
"Innovative School is Center of Hope"

St. Petersburg Times, October 31, 2003
"Guiding Principal"

PGA Tour.com, October 28, 2003
"Chrysler Championship Educates"

WFTS TV-28, September 27, 2002
"Academy Prep Receives Donation"

St. Petersburg Times, September 5, 2002
"Grant Expands Junior Golf Program"

Florida Trend Magazine, August 2002
"Changing Lives"

Points South, Poynter Inst. June 27, 2002
"Home and Away"

St. Petersburg Times, October 31, 2001
"Masked Ball Patron Party"

St. Petersburg Times, July 25, 2001
"Junior Tennis Program"

St. Petersburg Times, April 4, 2001
"King's Journey"

St. Petersburg Times, December 23, 2000
"Rays Closer Opens World of Opportunity"

St. Petersburg Times, October 25, 2000
"Bucs Star Shines Light on Civil Rights"

St. Petersburg Times, October 25, 2000
"School's Bridge"

St. Petersburg Times, June 7, 2000
"A First Class Pact"

St. Petersburg Times, September 8, 1998
"A Tough Educational Truth"

St. Petersburg Times, August 27, 1998
"Test Scores Tell..."

St. Petersburg Times, June 16, 1998
"Lessons in Respect"

Florida Trend Magazine, August 1997
"Not Just a School"

St. Petersburg Times, August 21, 1997
"Boys Train Eyes On Learning's Prize"

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APT Family Newsletters Archive 2007

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APT Family Newsletters Archive 2006

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APT Family Newsletters Archive 2005

August 12, 2005

August 19, 2005

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September 16, 2005

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