Volume 1 | April 2019
Spring has sprung at Inspiration Academy!
Welcome to the Lion's Roar, Inspiration Academy's OFFICIAL newsletter.
Read on to find about all of the excitement this month !
Mark Your Calendar
April 1
  • Classes Resume
  • JV Baseball Game - Home 6:00pm
April 2 MS Baseball Game - Seffner Christian 4:30pm
April 3 JV Baseball Game - ODA 6:00pm
April 4
  • MS Baseball Game - Home 5:00pm
  • JV Baseball Game - Palmetto 6:00pm
  • VS Baseball Game - IMG 6:00pm
April 5
  • Founder's Day aka "Socks & Sandals Day"
  • Parent's Pride Meeting 8:15am
  • Teacher Treat Day
  • MS Baseball Game - Home 6:00pm
  • VS Baseball Game - Charlotte HS 7:00pm
April 6
  • JV Baseball Game - Home 11:00am
  • VS Baseball Game - Home 2:00pm
April 8 Cheerleading Tryouts 3:30pm
April 8-10 MS Baseball ODA Tournament
April 9 -12 Terra Nova Testing
April 9
  • Cheerleading Tryouts 3:30pm
  • JV Baseball Game - Charlotte HS 6:00pm
April 10 VS Baseball - Tampa Jesuit 6:00pm
April 11
  • Cheerleading Parent Mandatory Meeting
  • MS Baseball Game - BCS 5:00pm
April 12 VS Baseball Game - Central Point Christian 3:30pm
April 13-20 JV Baseball Game - Riverview HS
April 15 VS Baseball Game - Home 5:00pm
April 16
  • MS Baseball Game - Home 4:30pm
  • VS Baseball Game - Auburndale HS 7:30pm
April 17 MS Baseball Game - Home 5:00pm
April 19
  • Good Friday
  • School Closed
  • VS Baseball Game - IMG 4:00pm
April 21 HAPPY EASTER
April 22
  • JV Baseball Game - ODA 7:00pm
  • VS Baseball Game - Winter Haven HS 7:30pm
April 23 MS Baseball Game - Home 5:00pm
April 24
  • JV Baseball Game - Home 6:00pm
  • VS Baseball Game - Hit Factory 6:00pm
April 25 MS Baseball Game - Suncoast Academy 4:00pm
April 26 VS Baseball Game - Home 7:00pm
April 27 JV Baseball Game - Home 1:00pm & 3:00pm
April 29
  • Senior Chapel 1:30pm
  • MS Baseball Game - Keswick Christian 4:45pm
  • VS Baseball Game - Bayshore HS 5:00pm
April 5th Is Founders Day!
Friday, April 5th we will celebrate Mr. Speir's Birthday which we call "Founders Day". Please wear white socks with sandals in honor of Mr. Speir and his favorite footwear!
Standardized Testing April 9-12
IA Student will be participating in annual standardized testing April 9th-12th. Help your student achieve their best score by ensuring they have a good night of sleep, a healthy breakfast, and arrive at school on time. More information will follow soon.
Senior Chapel Is April 29th
As our school year draws to an end, we want to celebrate our FABULOUS Seniors. Please join us for a special Chapel service to honor them, their educational journey, & their parents on Monday, April 29th at 1:30pm.
Our 2019 Giving Challenge is Coming!
We will be launching our 2019 Challenge in the next few weeks with a goal of raising over $20,000 for students lockers and STEAM equipment. Stay tuned for more details and instructions about how you can spread the word!
Shout Outs From The English Department!
  • Sennamon Adams and Daniel Michaelis have submitted entries for the National Poetry Contest. 
  • Dmitry Spiridonov and Robert Gica were accepted into Honors English courses. 
  • A special shout-out to Jacob Stillwell for his genuine heart of service exemplified in the joy with which serves.
Re-Accreditation

On March 14, 2019 the accreditation team presented their recommendations to our community. They were pleased to recommend Inspiration Academy for the highest standard of accreditation. 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 families and brings glory to God.

Middle & High School Sports

Lion Cheerleading

Our Lion Cheerleaders had an exciting April! At the beginning of the month they received an invitation to the Macy's Day Parade! Then, over spring break they participated in the Reach The Beach Competition and achieved 1st Place. CONGRATULATIONS!! ON TO THE US FINALS AND NEW YORK!!

You can support our Cheerleaders on their journey by EATING PANCAKES! On May 18th, you can join the Lion Cheerleaders for breakfast at Applebees. Seating is limited so be sure to purchase your tickets today by contacting Amanda@inspirationacademy.com!

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

Tennis Academy
Inspiration Academy Tennis had a productive March with much happening both on and off the court.
  • We were visited by players from Czech Republic, Brazil, Puerto Rico, Kansas, and New Jersey for training. First timers and returners integrated seamlessly and were a pleasure to work with.
  • Lori Riffic, USTA National Coach Player ID & Development spent a day with our academy — sharing her experience and getting to know our players. Here is a snippet of her discussing the slice backhand with our players.
  • Southern Wesleyan University from South Carolina came to Inspiration and competed against Inspiration players for a week and used Inspiration as a training base.
  • We have started promoting our summer camp and have received much interest. We are offering demanding training for committed players on a weekly basis from June 3rd to August 9th. Please follow our social media for more information.

Players competed hard both home and away in various formats.
  • Brooklyn spent a few at the National training center in Orlando to play matvhes with the best 12-year-olds in the Florida section.
  • The academy took a trip down to Naples for the Academia Sanchez-Casal February 2019 Level 6 (T ID: 150041919) with Carter Olson and Alexa Karatantcheva winning the boys’ 14 and girls’ 12 respectively.
  • Over the course of the month, we had 6 tournament wins and 5 tournament finalist performances.
  • To close out the month our players competed against the ladies team of State college of Florida and Inspiration won 8-1.
  • Sofia Rojas won the Florida L4 18s at Lake Nona (top 64 in Florida) and Hayley Roberts finished 3rd in Girls 12s at the same event.
  •  Our athletes and coaches participated in the Inspiration Academy 5km. Zvonko and Valeria posted the best male and female race times, and our athletes and coaches won or medaled in 4 other categories on the day.
Baseball Academy
Our baseball season is off to a great start! Check out the schedules below, and come out and support our boys!
Varsity defeated Out-of-Door Academy 6-0 in the championship game of the prestigious
Taylor Emmons Memorial Classic!

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From the Desk of Parent's Pride

Hi all,

We hope that everyone had a great spring break.Parents Pride is starting to prepare for our biggest Pride event of the year, Teacher & Staff Appreciation Week. It will be here before we know it, from May 6th-10th. It is a week dedicated to the wonderful men and women who lend their passion and skills to educating our children. Please try to attend our meeting this Friday morning to help us come up with ideas for each day of this special week. Also keep an eye out for upcoming volunteer opportunities, posts and emails to find out ways to get involved.

Don't forget, Friday, April 5th Teacher Treat Day and Parents Pride Meeting 8:15am!
 
Thank you for all of your ongoing support!

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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