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Reminder to HS soccer players and parents:

There will be no soccer conditioning this week.  Our next meeting will be Tuesday, July 13th from 4:30-6:00pm.  Following the practice, I would like to meet briefly with parents. 

A few things to keep in mind:

Before July 17th all HS soccer players must order the required equipment on-line.  The flyer describing how to make this order is attached and ONLY the items stared are required (Nike America Short and both black and white Twin City socks).  I will also be passing the flyer out at the meeting on the 13th and possibly placing orders there.

If physicals have not been done yet they need to be done as soon as possible!

Thanks and I hope everyone had a great 4th of July!

Coach Lewis

APA On-line Soccer Equipement.jpg (1.24 mb)

Just a reminder that soccer conditioning will begin tomorrow night (July 1st).  The conditioning session will be held at the APA middle school building and will last from 4:30 to 6:00pm.  There will not be another session until Tuesday, July 13th.  I hope to see many high school soccer players tomorrow!

Coach Lewis

High School Soccer Players and Parents,

I have made a few revisions to the summer conditioning schedule, which is attached to this posting.  The changes will hopefully be reflected in the master schedule soon.  There has been a change in the start date.  We will begin on July 1st, but there has been a week that has been cancelled.  If you have any other questions please let me know!

 Coach Lewis

2010 Soccer Calendar.pub (89.50 kb)

Archery practice will be every Tuesday and Thursday in the month of June starting on June 1st.   Times are from 10:00 am -12:00 pm and 12:30-2:30 pm.  In July, practice will be only on Tuesday, July 13, 20, and 27.

Dear APA Families and Staff,

  

APA Color Guard has been invited to participate in the opening flag ceremonies of a city-wide Armed Forces Day and Veterans of Madison County celebration on May 15^th.

The celebration is to say “THANKS” to all our past and present military men and women. The Color Guard will do the Flag Retreat presentation. The celebration is to start at 2pm. I am requesting all APA Color Guard members to promptly arrive at 1pm. The day of “THANKS” will include various entertainment and dinner. The VFW Post from Kokomo will be performing the Military Rites and the Boy Scouts of America will have a flag burning ceremony that evening.  

Color Guard Arrive 1pm

Practice 1pm-1:50pm 

Armed Forces Day Opening Ceremonies

Location: 3607 E. 10^th Anderson, IN 46012

  

 

Your support is greatly appreciated,

 

Civil Air Patrol

 Natalie  Carter 

Lt. Col Larry Lopshire/ Chair Aerospace Studies

2Lt Michel Edwards/ Director Military Culture

2Lt Natalie Carter/ Cadet Programs Instructor

 

Dear APA Color Guard Families & Staff,

APA Color Guard has been invited by the Veterans of Madison County to participate in the opening ceremonies, of the Armed Forces Day. The Color Guard will be participating in a city- wide military ceremony for National Armed Forces Day. The Color Guard's performance will start promptly, at 14:00 hours (2pm) on May 15th at the Veteran's of Madison County located at 3607 E. 10th Street. The planning of the day is to say, “THANKS” to all our past and present military men and women. The Day of “THANKS” will include various entertainment and dinner. The VFW Post from Kokomo will be performing the Military Rites and the "Boy Scouts of America" will have a flag burning ceremony that evening.  APA Color Guard needs to arrive at 13:00 (1pm) for practice and set up time.

This event is MANDATORY for All Color Guard Members.

APA Color Guard will Arrive at 1pm

Practice 1pm-1:50

Armed Forces Day Parade 2pm

3607 E.  10^th St Anderson, IN 46012  

Your support is greatly appreciated,

 

-Natalie Carter: Cadet Programs

 

Civil Air Patrol

Col Larry Lopshire Chair Aerospace Studies

 

Cadets/Archers/Parents,

        First off let me apologize for not having more practices over the last few weeks, as the Cadets have been inquiring. I have taken a new job which has involved a lot of my time. I too miss the practices, and look forward to getting back on track as soon as a schedule's in place.

     I have consulted with the APA Athletics Director, and asked that he try to schedule Archery meets against local schools, as well as, practices (gym use). Hopefully I will have answers regarding schedules during our banquet.

The banquet/fundraiser is scheduled for this coming Thursday at 6pm. All team members should be present and all those interested in archery are invited!

     We had lots of arrows break and become defective which are not cheap to replace, as well as, parts on the bows needing care and replacement. Also funds will be applied towards gas for the school bus for meets we may have scheduled either this year/next year 2010/2011 season. With the addition of a new High School for APA, we will need another set of equipment as trying to relocate equipment will surely cause damage. We need all the funds we can gather to pay for needed equipment/repairs to existing equipment.

     Monday April 26th, 2010, I will be sending all "APA Team Archers" home with an envelope with 5 tickets. I want them to sell those 5 tickets which can be to family, friends, or even classmates to purchase tickets, as this is a fundraiser to help the archery fund. I posted notices throughout the school all last week, and really need a headcount for the catering services by this Tuesday. I realize this does not leave cadets much time to sell tickets, but it's been posted over a week and the banquet is this Thursday. We really need a headcount and need help with funds!

     For those of you that are interested in archery, now is the time to come and meet fellow archers, ask Coach DeGies questions about archery and requirements, fill out paperwork, etc.  Tickets may still be purchased at the front office from Mrs. Armstrong by no later than TUESDAY APRIL 29th, 2010, for $6.25 each ticket (checks made payable to APA), which includes pulled pork, two sides, a dessert, drink. Again, funds are needed to pay for catering service with remaining funds to go to archery fund.

I look forward to seeing everyone there, and appreciate everyone's cooperation!!!!

Coach DeGies

 

Letters have been sent home and hopefully you have heard about the 2010 Charity Auction for the APA athletic department. APA needs yours and others' donations to help make this a success. Please contact Alex Bare if you have something that could be auctioned and help us get the money to start our football program. There will also be a dinner served the night of the auction.

If you have questions, comments, or things to donate please contact Alex Bare.

(765) 356-0017 or abare@goapa.org

 

Come out and support the Lady Jets on Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Baptist Academy as they kick-off the Allie Jean Hale Tournament...our first game is at 3:30p.m. at Baptist Academy in Greenwood.

Baptist Academy
2565 S. Villa Avenue
Indianapolis, In  46203

Lady Jets Schedule 2009 - 2010.pub (202.00 kb)

Come out and support the Lady Jets!!  Practice and game schedule attached.

The 7th grade Color Guard, 9th grader Andrew DeGies drummer, will be Presenting the Colors at  the Anderson Airport on December 4th for the Airport's Facility Dedication.

All Color Guard cadets need to be at the school at

07:00am and will return at 10:00 am.

This time may be subject to change.

If you have any questions Contact:

Colonel Lopshire at

llopshire@goapa.org

 

  

Entrepreneur and Innovator Pete Bitar, will be our Guest Convocation Speaker for Aerospace Day  http://www.xtremeads.com/ on Tuesday November, 3, 2009 at 1:00pm. 

We will also be honoring Mr. Bitar, with the Glenn Thomas Award. "The Father of Naval Aviation."

 

He and his team, as seen on History and Discovery channel ,will be giving demonstrations of the Non-Lethal Directed Energy Weapons he has invented for the US Military.  

Pete Bitar is the founder, President and CEO of Xtreme Alternative Defense Systems (XADS) as well as AirBuoyant, LLC, and is also the Team Leader for Team LunaTrex, a competitor for the Google Lunar X PRIZE, a $20 million Grand Prize competition to land and operate a rover on the Moon. 

Pete is the inventor of the StunStrike(tm) directed lightning system.  He has patented the technology for directed energy related products. Pete has founded and sold several entrepreneurial ventures during his business career. Mr. Bitar is a consultant in the Directed Energy sector for the Gerson-Lehrman Group.  He is also the developer of the VertiPod, a VTOL, flying platform aircraft as well as the inventor of two wind-turbine designs. Additionally, Pete has designed a family of all-electric, manned aircraft, which will fly later this year. Pete lives with his wife and two children in Anderson, Indiana. XTREME ALTERNATIVE DEFENSE SYSTEMS NAMES RETIRED MARINE CORPS LIEUTENANT GENERAL TO ADVISORY BOARD

ANDERSON, IN. (April, 2009) — Xtreme Alternative Defense Systems (XADS),  a pioneering producer of Non-Lethal and anti-materiel Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) based in Anderson, Indiana  has announced the appointment of Lieutenant General John F. Sattler, United States Marine Corps (Ret.), as Mentor to the company's Advisory Board.

A highly decorated officer, General Sattler retired in 2008 after more than 37 years of active duty service. His last post was as Director for Strategic Plans and Policy, J-5, The Joint Staff, based in Washington D.C. General Sattler previously served as Commanding General, I Marine Expeditionary Force and Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Central Command, commanding forces in combat in Operation Iraqi Freedom.  A graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy he has also served as the Congressional Liaison Officer to the U.S. House of Representatives, Commanding General, 2D Marine Division and deployed as the Commander, Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa.

“John Sattler is a superb military leader, with significant planning, operations, training and counter terrorism experience”, said Pete Bitar, Xtreme Alternative Defense Systems founder and CEO.   “I am confident that General Sattler will serve with distinction, in helping to guide XADS strategy and policy. We are fortunate to have available within our organization the wealth of knowledge and experience that he has accrued from four decades of service to his country.  John Sattler will help ensure that XADS is focused on assisting our country’s service people in performing their mission in as effective and safe a manner as possible.” Anderson, IN -- QUARTER 4, 2008 -- XADS was awarded a contract worth $1,100,000 to deliver 20 of its smaller StunStrike Counter-IED systems to NSWC Crane. The funding was made possible by a Congressional Earmark through our Congressman, Mike Pence for FY2008 in October, 2007, and we are pleased that the funding and contract has finally come through to XADS.
More on our Press Releases page


ANDERSON, IN. -- Quarter 4, 2008 -- Xtreme Alternative Defense Systems (XADS), a pioneering producer of Non-Lethal and anti-materiel Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) based in Anderson, Indiana, has announced the appointment of Lieutenant General Claude V.(Chris) Christianson, United States Army (Ret.), to the company's Advisory Board.
More on our Press Releases page Quarter 4, 2008: XADS received the Indiana Entrepreneurial Leadership Award for Innovation on October 28, 2008. XADS was among a group of 14 other companies to receive the award at the Indiana Roof Ballroom at the Indiana University and Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC)-sponsored gala event. The award was presented to Pete Bitar, CEO and Rick Busby, CTO by Mr. Nate Feltman, Indiana’s Secretary of Commerce.
More on our Press Releases page Anderson, IN -- Quarter 3, 2008 –  XADS has been selected among the State of Indiana’s inaugural class of the top 50 Companies to Watch, a statewide competition involving over 420 nominated companies, evaluated by the State’s leading financial and business leaders. The Companies to Watch program focuses on high-growth, high-technology companies in early stage development, with annual revenues ranging from $750,000 to $100 million. The Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), a State agency focused on economic development, awarded the prize. The award ceremony took place August 27. 

Anderson Preparatory Academy is looking for a wrestling coach. If you are someone you know is intrested in the postion please call Alex Bare at (765) 356-0017.

A reminder that middle school has a soccer game next week while we are still on break.  The game is Tuesday, 9/22 at Davis Park.  The game starts at 5:00p.m., so players meet us there no later than 4:30p.m.

The APA Athletic Dept. is currently searching for a Middle School and High School Wrestling coach for the 2009 - 2010 season.  Anyone interested in this position should contact Lt. Alex Bare at 765-356-0017 or abare@goapa.org.  A complete description of this position can be found under the Health/Physical Education/Sports category on the Indiana Department of Education website at: https://dc.doe.state.in.us/doeonline/jobbank/search.aspx.

Greetings to all of our Jets fans!  We have several fall sports in full swing right now and a jam-packed calendar for the month of September.  We'd love to see the APA family at our games!  Come on out and support our MS/HS Volleyball, MS/HS Soccer, and MS/HS Cross Country teams as they show the Anderson community what APA Jets can do! 


APA - JET PRIDE, CADET PRIDE!  HOOAH!

APA September Sports Calendar.pub (91.50 kb)

6th Grade

Outline pages 8-11 (some outlines needed fixed from last night-some are redoing them)

7th Grade

Research countries

The 2009 wing Cadet Olympics will be held on August 22nd at Lutheran High School in Indianapolis and will begin at 8:00AM sharp.  Those athletes who wish to compete were required to come to a meeting in my room August 14th after school briefly to pick up paperwork regarding the event as well as list there preference as to what event they may like to compete in.  Final team lists will be posted outside my room on Monday, August 17th.  For more information regarding transportation, how the team is choosen, what time to be at the event etc., please download and view the letter I am sending home with students (attached to this message).  Directions will be attached to the hard-copy letter.  Note: that parents are responsible for their son/daughter's transportation to and from the event.

If you have any questions please let me know! 

Sincerely,

Eric Lewis

APA Social Studies and Cross-Country

Cadet Olympics letter.docx (11.87 kb)

I would like to thank all the parents, and students for their participation in APA's Summer Archery Camp. I had a great time just watching Cadets grow with what I taught them. Every single Cadet improved form and accuracy tremendously! I remember the first day of camp where most students struggled to even hit the target at all, to some shooting tight patterns, and scoring high in points.
 
I enjoyed watching every Cadet play Archery Tic-Tac-Toe, elimination (bragging rights for the week), and of course shooting at balloons. What Cadets may not realize is: They were challenged in shooting techniques with all those games we played.
 
I personally have definitely noticed a dramatic change in all the students' form and accuracy! I am sincerely impressed with the cadets' enthusiasm and willingness to achieve perfection within this sport. I look forward to helping those who want to compete, and am doing my best to organize a team with APA. Please be patient, as there is lots to coordinate with other school programs going on as well during the week and needs to be coordinated by the athletics director.
 
We are currently looking into APA Archery, just the same as any other sport or athletic program within the school. We are awaiting a list of other schools involved in archery, in order for us to compete against, during the school year. Archery will need to be coordinated with other school activities such as boys/girls basketball and volleyball to include use of the school gymnasium for practices and competition during the normal school week. As soon as APA can get all activities coordinated, information will be posted within the APA Website/Athletics link. Again, we have a NASP State Tournament, which is held in Muncie every year (usually around April), open for any Cadet wanting to join our team. If we have any archers who score in the top during State Tournament, they can advance to Nationals, which were held in Reno-NV last year.
 
I've had both Parents and Cadets talk to me about purchasing equipment to own, for their personal use and training at home. I think this is an awesome idea! This would allow Cadets to practice at home as much as allowed. Cadets of course would still be entitled to use school archery equipment during archery practices at school. I would be more than willing to give information on specifics of equipment needed to include, bow, arrows, type of target needed, and regulation distances to shoot from, so that transition between use of school and personal equipment would be identical.
 
I thank you all, for allowing me the privilege of teaching archery to Cadets! I look forward to working with any of the Cadets wanting to continue their shooting skills.
 
Coach DeGies

Cross Country practice tonight (7/22) is cancelled.  Remember that we will still be conditioning next week on Monday (Shadyside Park) and Wednesday (Mounds) at 5:00.

A quick reminder to all 8th and 9th grade students wishing to run XC in the fall:  conditioning practice starts tomorrow at 5:00 at Mounds State Park.  We will be meeting very near the main park entrance (attached is a map to to the park as well as a trail map).  Please bring water and I will see you alll tomorrow!

 Coach Lewis

Mounds Trail Map.pdf (143.63 kb)

The APA Athletic Department is looking for all those interested in coaching during the 2009-2010 school year.  We are looking for parents, college students, and teachers that have an interest and/or experience in coaching the following APA athletic teams:

Junior High School -- Football, Boys and Girls Basketball, Volleyball, Cross-Country, Soccer, and Wrestling.

High School -- Wrestling and Softball

All interested should submit a cover-letter explaining their desire to coach and also their experience in said sport.  Please also send a resume to one of the following email addresses: abare@goapa.org or elewis@goapa.org.  We can also be reached at: 765-610-1050.

Archery Summer Camp - June 10 to July 29

This summer is an excellent time for Cadets to take advantage of their free time by learning the basics of archery through Archery Summer Camp. A registration fee of $25 includes use of equipment and maintenance. The archery instruction, led by Coach DeGies and his assistant, covers safety, terminology, the 11-point shooting technique, strict range use, and proper use of equipment.

The first class starts on June 10 and will meet weekly on Wednesdays from 9 a.m. to noon through July 29. Please check the blog regularly for archery updates.

Note: Parents will need to pick up students promptly at noon, as the school doors will not remain open after that time. We welcome all parents to come and observe the classes.

Sign Up

The camp is open to all APA students. To sign up, please contact Coach DeGies via email or by phone:

• Email: degies@comcast.net
• Phone: (765) 425-6740

For students who wish to take archery to the next level, there is an opportunity to compete in the state tournament held every April. Tournament-level competition requires practice, practice, practice so that archers can perfect the 11 points of shooting before entering the tournament.

Archery Page on the School Web Site (New!)

We have added an Archery page to the GoAPA web site with more information about archery and a welcome to our new archery coach Mr. Al DeGies!

Just a quick reminder that any 8th or 9th grade student who is interested in running cross-country this fall is invited to conditioning practices this summer starting on July 1st.  We will be conditioning at either Shadyside Park or Mounds State Park on Monday and Wednesday nights.  Students were asked to pick up a full schedule for all interested prior to the last day of school.  A full schedule will be posted on the blog prior to the start date of July 1st.  If you have any questions feel free to contact me.  The best way is through email: elewis@goapa.org.

Have a great summer and I look forward to seeing many of you in a little over a month!

Sincerely,

Eric Lewis, XC Coach

Summer XC letter.docx (11.83 kb)

Summer XC Schedule.pub (97.50 kb)

At the end of each school year, the CAP uniforms are to be turned in for storage over the summer at the Academy.  Beginning on 18 May, (Monday) we will start the uniform collection process during the cadets CAP class periods.  At that time, the cadets will be required to bring their uniform to school freshly washed and ironed on a hangar.  The things that they will be accountable for will be the Air Force blue shirt and pants, blue Air Force belt and buckle, Uniform hat, and collar insignia, either/or the rank or CAP insignia, which ever is appropriate.  This process will be completed not later than the 21st of MAy for the 6th and 7th grades.  8th grade cadets must do this turn in on Friday 22 May the next school day after graduation ceremonies.  For those uniform items that are missing or damaged beyond reasonable wear, the charges will be added to the activity fees for the next school year.   

Your cooperation will be appreciated