Citizenship
Every cadet in grades K-5 must complete twelve (12) hours of community service per school year. We will celebrate community service successes at the end of the school year, during our awards celebration and class parties. Please watch for communication home regarding community service opportunities. Please check with your cadet's teacher for specific class-related community service hour possibilities.
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All APA cadets in grades 6-12, as per our charter policy, are required to complete twenty-four (24) volunteer hours of community service per year. We will celebrate community service successes at the end of year awards day. APA strongly believes in serving others and our community.
Clubs and Organizations
National Honor Society
Color Guard
Quilting Club
Girls Who Code Club
Archery
Junior National Honor Society
Radio Control Club
Elementary Neuroscience
Elementary Reading Club
Elementary Journalism Club
JROTC
APA Academy cadets are eligible to participate in the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (AFJROTC) as long as they meet AFJROTC criteria. The AFJROTC is a Federal program in high schools throughout the United States and our unit is sponsored by the U.S. Air Force.
Goals of the AFJROTC:
Good citizenship and patriotism
Self-reliance and leadership
Excellence in written and verbal communication
Emphasis on physical fitness
Team-building and basic military skills
Opportunity for advanced ranking in post-graduate military service
Click Cadet Orientation.pdf for the 2021-2022 Cadet Orientation Information.
AFJROTC Activities:
Color Guard - AFJROTC students presenting the colors.
Drill Team - AFJROTC cadets performing drill routines.
Top Staff - AFJROTC cadets coming together to make decisions for the JROTC student body.
C.I.A. Trips - Curriculum In Action Trips.
Curriculum:
AS 100 - Rocketry, Aerospace
AS 200 - Communication
AS 300 - Exploring Space, Career Opportunities
AS 400 - Survival, Principals & Management
Instructors:
Lt. Colonel Smith - Room 33
TSgt. Tidwell - Room 36
Civil Air Patrol (CAP)
Click here for APA's CAP Unit Website
Click here for CAP Official Website
Civil Air Patrol has been a fundamental part of Anderson Preparatory Academy since the beginning. All Pre-Academy cadets (grades 6-8) are enrolled in CAP. APA is the nation’s largest CAP cadet program with over 235 cadets! Civil Air Patrols leadership and aerospace education curriculums make up our educational program.
Civil Air Patrol Mission Statement: Volunteers Serving America’s Communities, Saving Lives, and Shaping Futures.
Civil Air Patrol Core Values: Integrity, Volunteer Service, Excellence and Respect.
In our classrooms we focus on leadership training through Civil Air Patrol’s Learn to Lead program. Cadets learn the value of teamwork, attention to detail, and communication. Military drill training reinforces these aspects.
Our staff incorporates aerospace education into the classroom with projects like rocket building, drone flight, RC plane flying, and flight simulation. The project-based learning utilized by the CAP program is in line with APA’s goal of incorporating more hands-on learning experiences into classrooms.
APA requires all students in grades 6-8 to participate in the Cadet Program of the Civil Air Patrol, a civilian volunteer organization sponsored by the U.S. Air Force. The Cadet Program instills the core military values of integrity, service, respect and excellence. Citizenship, leadership, character, physical fitness, personal accountability, benevolence and safety are hallmarks of the ideal Cadet. The Cadet Program introduces students to core military and school values and makes them aware of the opportunities available after high school graduation such as college, employment and military service.
Radio Control Club
Sponsor: Lt. Mike Dean (Click Here) to contact Lt. Dean
Description: APA’s Pre-Academy Radio Control club is open to Pre-Academy cadets who are also Civil Air Patrol members. Started in January 2022, the RC club meets the first and third Tuesday of every month. The length of the meetings will be determined by the weather and if we are flying planes. The goal is to introduce cadets to RC airplane building, operation, and maintenance. Cadets can also gain experience with small recreational drones and basic rocketry.
CAP Instructors:
Lt. Michael Austin, Unit Commander Click here to contact
Lt. Michael Dean, Deputy Unit Commander Click here to contact
Lt. Joshua Fathauer Click here to contact
Lt. Jonathan Yergin Click here to contact