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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.  

Practice 1pm-1:50pm 

Armed Forces Day Opening Ceremonies

Your support is greatly appreciated,

Civil Air Patrol

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

A drill competition between the flights at APA will be held on the morning of Friday 21 May.  This is the first of what is expected to be a tradition within APA.  Weather permitting, the activity will be outside and everyone is invited to attend. 

Uniform turn-in is to be done on Monday 24 May throughout the day.  Uniforms will be expected to be cleaned or washed and on hangers.  Any items not received in good condition will be charged to the parents.  Please make every effort to assist in making this effort go smoothly.  Thank you.

APA's Color Guard has been invited, to participate in the Color Guard Flag Ceremonies.

North Anderson Shadyside Park- Anderson Little League baseball field (on Broadway).

Note: All Color Guard members are to participate.

Time to Arrive: 08:00am 

Dress: Color Guard attire, white gloves, cords and white belts.

Saturday April 17th, 2010.  

Lt. Carter  ncarter@goapa.org

All 6th and 7th grade CAP classes received a Resume explanation packet.

Questions for Thought, Resume Guide, Cover Letter, Job Task , and three job Selection Charts. 

Cadets are writing three careers in which they would like to pursue in 10-15 years from now.

 Students are to write why they are interested in the career they have chosen and what are the qualifications for the careers. 

All received Resume explanation packet and are to research those careers.

Lt. Carter

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

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

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

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

 Character Development

Duration: 6 weeks of class sessions

OVERVIEW:  Students will pick a Social Cause they support and formulate an Action Plan to Support the Cause.

of action to further that cause. Examples: Homelessness, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse, Students Against Drunk Drivers, Health care Reform, Teens Against Smoking , Cure  for Breast Cancer, and Humane Society, United Way, Salvation Army, Contact Daycare Providers and read books to preschoolers, create little Christmas stories read them to daycares, contact assisted living homes and read Christmas stories to patients etc....

These are just some suggestions.

“I Made a Difference”

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. 

APA will be hosting the State Civil Air Patrol Color Guard Clinic 

There are specific cadets, 7th and 9th graders that will be partcipating in this clinic. 

There is a $20.00 fee that the school will be paying for the 9th and 7th grade color guard participates.   

INWG CADET COLOR GUARD CLINIC

DATE: OCTOBER 9TH, 10TH AND 11TH

WHERE: Anderson Preparatory Academy

Address: 3205 W. 25th Street Anderson, In 46016

Uniform: BDU's

Questions, see Lt. Carter or email ncarter@goapa.org 

"Other people do not determine your potential."

As of Wednesday, 16 Sep all of the promotions are current.  The first class day after the break, we will take our class time to allow cadets to take the next promotion test that is applicable for them. Cadets new to APA this year should be concentrating on Chaper one and two in the Leadership Book.  This will give them their first promotion and part of their second one.  Once the leadership tests are completed, then the new cadets should start through the Aerospace booklets Volumes 1 and 2.  Those returning students should be starting on Ch 3 and reviewing the first three chapters of the Leadership book for the comprehensive exam to get their Staff Sergeant promotion.  

REMEMBER THAT 25% OF THEIR GRADE IS ONE PROMOTION PER SEMESTER. 

We gave each of the cadets a promotion progress chart at the start of school which outlines the things that they must do for promotions.  If there are any questions please consult the chart or giveus a call.

The cadets are working on their drill and ceremony proficiency in order to be prepared for the parade to be held at the OPEN HOUSE on Sept 24th.  Please encourage the cadets to practice a bit on their own. We will need to have all of the cadets present for the Open House.

New cadet officers, flight and group commanders, flight sergeants and element leaders have been selected to lead the cadet corp. They are  now in place and we expect a lot of activity to generate from their efforts.  These positions will require either early or after school meetings, so please be patient with the schedule fluxations.

We are still seeing some uniform issues.  Please ensure that your cadet gets these resolved in the next 10 days.  They are responsible for bringing issues to our attention.  We will do our best to get everyone properly fitted.  Thanks for your assistance.

Students at APA will be given the NWEA on line tests over the next two weeks.

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

SWINE FLU Memo: To all students, Parents, Faculty & Staff:

From: Robert Guillaume, Commandant

April 30, 2009

Everyone is aware of the national and state concerns that have developed over the Swine Flu influence in our country.  Across the nation several schools have closed.  Our state has asked that everyone take precautions such as:

·        Washing hands regularly ·        Do not shake hands·        Do not share drinks, food, etc.·        Be concerned about travel, large gatherings, etc.

Our school is taking what we believe are the appropriate steps to assure our students complete their required state testing, classroom assignments, and the remainder of the school year.  Thus, we are making the following changes to our school’s schedule of events. 

·        The Science Fair will be moved from a Saturday, May 2, 2009 event to an in-school event during study hall on Tuesday, May 5 for 6^th grade; Wednesday, May 6 for 7^th grade; and Thursday, May 7 for 8^th grade.

·        All out-of-town field trips have been canceled at this time.

This situation is something very much out of our control.  I have been advised by a medical doctor to take this seriously.  I appreciate your understanding.

R. Guillaume, Commandant

Dear APA Families and Staff,

There is one survey per family or individual staff member. 

APA FAMILIES:

Funding for charter schools is being discussed by our lawmakers and it is essential our legislators know about you and your support.  There is a Charter School Rally in the Indiana State House on March 23 at 12:00 noon.  Our color guard is scheduled to open the ceremony.  Come and join parents and families from around the state in support of school choice and charter schools.  Thanks. 

Commandant Guillaume

APA FAMILIES,

REMEMBER THAT TODAY AND TOMORROW WERE SNOW DAY MAKE UP DAYS.  WE ARE GOING TO SCHOOL FOR JUST 1/2 DAY TOMORROW AND WILL DISMISS AT 12:30.  LUNCH WILL BE SERVED.  RIGHT NOW, THIS CATCHES US UP AND WE ARE ON TARGET TO HAVE OUR LAST DAY OF SCHOOL AS MAY 22. 

TEACHERS WILL HAVE TRAINING IN THE P.M.

THANKS. 

Dear Parent/Guardian of a Public Charter School Student:

Early this week, the Indiana Senate will vote on a bill that will treat charter school students equal to other public school students in terms of funding.  A moment of your time could mean the difference between success or failure of this effort!  SB 227 could bring additional money for facilities, special education, and technology to your charter school.  Every extra dollar the legislature makes available for charter schools means more money that can go into the classroom.

We have provided the link below so you can easily email this message to your legislator. It only takes a few contacts from constituents to get a senator to support a bill. I can assure you that anti-charter forces will be organized to kill this bill, but I am confident that if most of the parents who receive this message act, this bill will pass the Senate. 

To contact your senator, click here and follow the simple directions: http://capwiz.com/publiccharters/issues/alert/?alertid=12674861

Thank you, and please feel free to contact the Indiana Public Charter Schools Association at 317-972-5880 if you have any questions. Remember, it may only take a couple emails from constituents to get a legislator's attention, so your action on this issue is critical.

Thank you,

Russ Simnick

President

APA FAMILIES: 

Spring Photos:

The date has been changed to Friday March 27^th  (due to ISTEP on the original photo date of the 11^th.)

ISTEP DATES:  WRITING PART CALLED "APPLIED SKILLS" - MARCH 2 THROUGH MARCH 11

BASIC SKILLS MULTIPLE CHOICE PART:  APRIL 27 THROUGH MAY 6

NWEA TESTING WILL BE THE SECOND WEEK OF MAY.

Starting the next 6 weeks period, students that are not fully in compliance with the dress code will have to call home and have their parents come and get them for the day. 

All students must comply with the dress code.  Please reread and follow the code in the student handbook.  No colored hair ribbons other than the basic uniform colors will be accepted.  Students must wear black belts, all black shoes (no white or other color markings) and black or blew crew socks.  (No anklets; no white socks) Hair cut rules must be followed.

These are the rules the students agreed to when they came to APA.  No exceptions.  Thanks for helping us maintain excellence.