Volume 1 | March 2019
IA LIONS don't need 4-leaf clovers
to feel blessed!
Welcome to the Lion's Roar, Inspiration Academy's OFFICIAL newsletter.
Read on to find out how we are blessed this month !
Mark Your Calendar
March 1
  • Parent's Pride Meeting 8:15am
  • Teacher Treat Day
  • JV Baseball Game - Home 6:00pm
March 4 MS Baseball Game - Home 5:00pm
March 5 JV Baseball Game - Home 4:30pm
March 6
  • JV Baseball Game - Carrollwood Day 6:00pm
  • VS Baseball Game - Home 4:30pm
March 7
  • JV Softball Game - Community Christian 6:30pm
  • VS Baseball Game - Countryside Christian 7:00pm
March 8
  • MS Baseball Game - Home 5:00pm
  • JV Baseball Game - Riverview HS 6:00pm
March 9 VS Baseball Game - Keswick Christian 11:00am
March 11
  • MS Baseball Game - BCS 5:00pm
  • JV Baseball Game - Home 6:00pm
March 12
  • MS Baseball Game - Home 4:30pm
  • VS Baseball Game - Southwest HS 6:00pm
March 14
  • JV Baseball Game - Home 4:30pm
  • VS Baseball Game - Seffner Christian 4:30pm
March 15
  • MS Baseball Game - Home 6:00pm
  • JV Baseball Game - Seffner Christian 4:30pm
  • VS Baseball Game - Home 4:30pm
March 18-29 SPRING BREAK - School Closed
March 18 JV Baseball Game - Palmetto HS 4:30pm
March 19
  • Softball Game - Canterbury Christian 6:30pm
  • JV Baseball Game - Tampa Catholic 3:00pm
  • VS Baseball Game - Tampa Catholic 6:00pm
March 21 VS Baseball Game - Home 6:00pm
March 22 JV Baseball Game - Seffner Christian 4:30pm
March 25
  • JV Baseball Game - Central Point Chrisitan TBD
  • VS Baseball Game - ODA Tournament 7:00pm
March 26 Baseball Game - Carrollwood Day 5:00pm
March 28 Baseball Game - Imagine 6:00pm
March 29 Softball Game -Canterbury Christian 6:30pm
Come see us TOMORROW at . . .
Please join us for ArtSlam 2019! Inspiration Academy students will be celebrating the Arts in downtown Bradenton at this FREE event on Saturday, March 2 nd from 9:00-4:00pm representing IA through this year’s theme: Every Hero Has a Story. We will have a Make-It-and-Take-It tent where we will be designing masks, a giant photo-op area with props and graphics, caricature artists, a collaborative art piece celebrating our personal heroes in our lives, and our very own Worship Team performing all day. There’s so much to do and see aside from our tent! Come join us for a great family day of artistic adventure!
2019/20 Registration
Re-Enrollment:
Thank you to all our families who re-enrolled for the 2019-20 school year. If you did not get a chance to re-enroll, and are still interested, please contact Kimber Jimenez in Admissions or click on the following link to access your re-enrollment forms:
If you need financial assistance . . .
Every family who would like to explore financial assistance options at Inspiration Academy, must apply with TADS. Please click on the link www.mytads.com or visit our website for more information about Financial Aid http://www.inspirationacademy.com/financial-aid/

I nspiration Academy also accepts the following scholarships. You can apply for these scholarships through their websites.

Step Up for Students Scholarship:
Step Up for Students is opened for NEW families to apply. If you did not get a chance to apply for the 2018-19 school year, please click on the link below. And remember, it is a first come-first served scholarship:

AAA Scholarship:
AAA opened to returning families mid-February to re-apply. If you haven’t already done so, please renew your scholarship for the 2019-20 school year. If you did not get a chance to apply for the 2018-19 school year, we anticipate AAA to open for NEW family’s mid-March. Please click on the link below:
Re-Accreditation

Inspiration Academy will be going through a re-accreditation visit this spring. The accreditation team will be on our campus for three days, March 12 th -14 th . Every year we are responsible for health & safety reviews and training as well as a school improvement plan and various reports. Every 6 years our main accrediting body, the Association of Christian Teachers and Schools (ACTS), does a site visit to evaluate our campus for health & safety as well as oversight into our acade mic programs. 
 
What to expect for students/parents:
During their visit, parents and students may be interviewed and teachers/classrooms will be observed.
 
Why this is important:
This oversight ensures our parents, students & athletes that Inspiration Academy is meeting or exceeding state and national standards for its academic programs and protects graduates and athletes by giving them a stamp of approval from an accredited school. It also provides feedback and continuous improvement on the school’s academic programs and policies. Along with ACTS re-accreditation of I.A., we will also receive re-accreditations from our 4 other accrediting bodies that are also recognized by higher education schools and colleges. The Inspiration Academy School Board decides which accreditations are necessary for its students and student athletes to have the best opportunities for higher level opportunities.
 
Inspiration Academy is accredited by:
Association of Christian Teachers & School (ACTS) 
Southern Association of Colleges and School (SACS)
National Council for Private School Accreditation (NCPSA)
Middle States Association for Colleges and Schools (MSA-CESS)
Accreditation International (AI)
 
This is our 6 th year and we are grateful to all of our parents and students that step in to make Inspiration Academy a special community. We continually look for ways to improve and appreciate your patience as we go through growing pains. We believe it only makes us stronger and we will continue to strive to make Inspiration Academy a transformational school that impacts the lives of students and famlies and brings glory to God.
2019/2 School Calendar
   Below you will find a link to a Draft of our Inspiration Academy 2019-2020 Academic Calendar. There will be a separate “Events Calendar” released at a later date that will include such events as Homecoming, Prom, and other events.
RECAP & CELEBRATION
A HUGE thank you to all of our sponsors and participants. The Inspiration 5k was a great success! Congratulations to our 5K overall winners: Tennis Player and IA 7 th grade student, Valeria Sanchez and Tennis Player & IA Senior, Zvonko Bencedic.
It was a magical night!
Middle & High School Sports

Lady Lion Softball

Come out and support our Lady Lion Softball team! They only have a few games left.

3/7 @6:30 p.m. at Community Christian School
3/19 @6:30 p.m. at Canterbury Christian School
3/29 @6:30 p.m. at Canterbury Christian School
4/8 @5:45 p.m. at Bradenton Christian School

Email Matt.Bowman@inspirationacademy.com for more info about Middle & High School Sports.

Tennis Academy
Baseball Academy
Our baseball season is off to a great start! Check out the schedules below, and come out and support our boys!
Congratulations to our MS Baseball Team!!
From the Desk of Parent's Pride

Spring has really sprung around here!

February brought us some great IA events. Our first Father Daughter dance was a huge success! We were thrilled with the turnout and the girls, mentors and dads seemed to have a wonderful time. Our students were a blast to watch out on the turf at the Powder Puff game this past Friday, great job SGA. The 5k and Fun Run last Saturday also brought our community a lot of fun and laughs. Thanks to everyone who helped and supported these events.
BUT the fun does not end! ArtSlam is on Saturday in downtown Bradenton on Old Main Street. Thousands of people attend this free event that is sponsored by Realize Bradenton. There will be something for everyone. Please come out wearing your IA gear and take advantage of the Farmers Market, Food Trucks or restaurants, retail vendors and local artwork all while supporting our IA VPA program. We are excited to have an even larger space this year. Mrs. Perez, Mr. Neagle, Ian Wilkes and our students are bringing their super powers POW to our "Every Hero has a Story" themed booth. It will be an awesome day and we really hope to see you there!
 
Our March Pride meeting is on Friday at 8:15 in room 202 . On the agenda: 5K recap, ArtSlam info and Ciaran Dwyer will be in attendance to give us an IA update.
Many Blessings,
Sabrina Ullmann, Lisa Hodo & Parents Pride

 
If you have any questions regarding Parent's Pride, please contact us at parents.pride@inspirationacademy.com
 
*Please take a moment to join our private Facebook page if you haven't already done so at: Inspiration Academy-Parent's Pride .  
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