Anderson Preparatory Academy

Anderson Preparatory Academy will be on a 2-hour delay tomorrow, Tuesday, January 20, 2026. School will begin exactly two hours later than normal. We also hear that cream and crimson are known to help fight the cold, so cadets and staff can wear cream and crimson and/or IU spirit wear tomorrow, if they so choose, free of charge. Hoo-Hoo-Hoosiers! #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Lt. Cook's class did an experiment to see which type of bubble gum blew the best bubbles. They researched three types of gum. Then made a hypothesis for which would be the best for blowing bubbles. We did our experiment by chewing, making bubbles, measuring, and charting our data. Finally, we analyzed our data and decided that Bubble Yum was the best at making bubbles. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

We are excited to share that a team of your very own teachers and staff will be participating in the upcoming 2nd annual Lip Sync Battle competition performed at the historical Paramount Theater on January 24,2026! We are asking for your support and donations as we prepare for this exciting event. Every donation big or small is greatly appreciated and helps us put on a show stopping performance. You can also support us by purchasing tickets and voting for our team! 🎟️ APA Ticket Block Information Seating Location: Rear Left Side Rows: X (1–12), Y (1–12), Z (1–12) 30 tickets available $30 per ticket To purchase tickets, please contact the Paramount Box Office: 📞 765-642-1234 🗳️ Voting Platform Votes can be placed using the following link: https://cbo.io/app/public/bidapp/plsb26 Even if you’re unable to donate or attend, your encouragement and support mean the world to us. Thank you for cheering us on and helping represent our school in such a fun and meaningful way. We truly appreciate your support and look forward to making you proud! #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Dear APA Family and the Anderson Community,

As you may be aware, APA recently became the subject of a social media post regarding our food service operations. We take these allegations extremely seriously, and the health and safety of our students and staff are paramount to what we do at APA. We understand the reactions from our community to these posts and would like to address the context of these photos and our current operations.

We have reviewed the social media post, and from what we can surmise, these photos were not taken during this school year or during the course of normal school operations. The assumed source for these photos is a former employee of our Food Service Management Company (FSMC) who has not worked in our buildings since the end of August 2025. They appear to have been taken during a deep cleaning that occurred over summer break when kitchen operations had been closed for several weeks.

These photos do not represent the current operational status of either of our kitchens. The Madison County Health Department did visit APA today and confirmed that these do not reflect our operations. Our FSMC follows all food safety protocols and health department regulations as required. APA has worked with a pest control company for proactive pest management for several years and continues to do so. These services include regular monitoring and mitigation.

We will continue to proactively work with our pest control management services, our FSMC, and the Madison County Health Department to ensure that our operations, levels of sanitation, and all necessary safety protocols are followed at all times of operations.

We thank you all for your concerns and support during this time as we know it means that you are just as passionate about our students as we are. We appreciate your continued support during this matter.

Sincerely,

Jill M. Barker, Commandant


If you'd like to read the PDF, it can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H7-XWFSLvgzH5UHyDj41PQWj5zNXBip7/view?usp=sharing

If you have further concerns you'd like addressed, please reach out to Commandant Barker at jbarker@goapa.org or Capt. Rue at brue@goapa.org.

Reminder: APA will be on e-learning this Friday, January 16, 2026, and APA will NOT be in session on Monday, January 19, 2026, for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We hope our families participate in the MLKJ Day activities happening downtown. Details below:

Join the community for the Martin Luther King Jr. City Wide Celebration on Monday, January 19, 2026 at 12 PM at the Paramount Theatre Centre and Ballroom Anderson.
Doors open at 11 AM. This free event is a time to come together, reflect, and honor Dr. King’s legacy. ✨
Find more details: https://tinyurl.com/579ahev6

 We are excited to share that a team of your very own teachers and staff will be participating in the upcoming  2nd annual Lip Sync Battle competition performed at the historical Paramount Theater on January 24,2026!   We are asking for your support and donations as we prepare for this exciting event. Every donation big or small is greatly appreciated and helps us put on a show stopping performance.   You can also support us by purchasing tickets and voting for our team!   🎟️ APA Ticket Block Information   Seating Location: Rear Left Side   Rows: X (1–12), Y (1–12), Z (1–12)   30 tickets available   $30 per ticket   To purchase tickets, please contact the Paramount Box Office: 📞 765-642-1234   🗳️ Voting Platform Votes can be placed using the following link: https://cbo.io/app/public/bidapp/plsb26   Even if you’re unable to donate or attend, your encouragement and support mean the world to us. Thank you for cheering us on and helping represent our school in such a fun and meaningful way.   We truly appreciate your support and look forward to making you proud!

Here is your cheerful reminder that the due date for our annual winter cheer clinic is January the 20th to ensure your cadet will receive their bow and shirt. Cash or check can be turned into Miss Tiffany at the elementary. Any other questions email Coach Misha king at cking@goapa.org #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Volunteers Needed for the Elementary JA Spotlight day! WHAT: JA (Junior Achievement) SPOTLIGHT DAY-Volunteers come in to the classrooms to share about their career journey & profession with elementary students in kindergarten through 5 grade WHEN: January 28 8:15-9:45 am HOW: Fill out the volunteer form HERE: https://jaindy.formstack.com/forms/apa_speaker_spotlight_2026 We would love to have a wide variety of professions represented. Please share with any friends or family that you are connected with that might want to volunteer. Share the attached flyer! #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Building community, supporting education 💙✈️ Join us for our next Parent Nation meeting and be part of something bigger! See you at our next meeting on Thursday, January 15, 2026 at 5:15pm in the 29th Street Cafeteria. Learn about Parent Nation and hear from special guest, VOICE. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Today, Lt. Norman's classes set up lab stations to test different properties of matter!

#JetPride #MakeyourDreamsTakeFlight

Did you know that breakfast (and lunch) at APA is FREE for ALL students?

That’s right! Every single student can pick up a hot meal for breakfast and lunch daily for free.

We hope to see you in line tomorrow!

#JetPride #AllSystemsCheck #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

This winter our 2nd and 3rd grade girls were able to compete against local schools in the Future Lady Athletes league. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

🎤💃 JET NATION… IT’S GO TIME! 🕺🎶 Our faculty & staff are trading lesson plans for lip syncs and bringing the ENERGY to the 2nd Annual Lip Sync Battle at the historic Paramount Theater They’re rehearsing, they’re committing, and honestly… they’re about to steal the show 😏 Now they need YOU to show up and show out with your support! 👉 Support our team by donating here: https://cbo.io/app/public/bidapp/plsb26 💙 Every donation helps ✈️ Every share spreads the hype 🔥 Every like proves Jet Nation rides HARD for its people 📣 Like it. Share it. Post it. Repost it. Let’s make some noise and let everyone know Jet Nation ALWAYS shows up for its own. 💙✈️🎤

Families: We wanted to provide you with an update from our Board meeting last week that makes a few changes to our instructional calendar for next semester. Due to our need for ongoing PD, we’ve added three e-learning days. New e-learning days:   Friday, January 16, 2026 Friday, April 3, 2026 Friday, May 1, 2026 Cadets will not report to school on these days but they will have assignments to complete. If you have questions about these days, please reach out to your respective principal; elementary mstottlemyer@goapa.org or secondary jhenry@goapa.org Thanks you and we can’t wait to see everyone on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

We know how much you want your child to continue learning and to feel connected to school. Yet every winter — snow, freezing temperatures or even heavy rains — can present challenges to getting children to school. So can illnesses such as colds, flu and fevers. Attached are tips to help you during the winter months.

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Lt. Norman's classes played holiday Minute to Win It games to practice their teamwork! #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Lesson plans by day, elf duties by night at APA. 😉 #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Mrs Bowman, Miss Kitchens and Mrs Brumback worked on developing fine motor skills through holiday themed activities. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Final Secondary Teachers of the Month – Closing Out 2025! 🍎🎉 As we wrap up an incredible year, we are excited to recognize our final secondary Teachers of the Month for 2025! These outstanding educators were once again voted by their students, which makes this honor especially meaningful. 👏 Congratulations to: Raymond Schaaf Lacrisha Baker Jerek Jarvis Your dedication, passion, and commitment to creating engaging, supportive learning environments continue to make a lasting impact on our students. Being chosen by students speaks volumes about the positive relationships you build and the difference you make every day. Thank you for your continued excellence and for helping us close out 2025 on such a high note. Please join us in celebrating these amazing educators! #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Research shows that missing 10 percent of the school, or about 18 days in most school districts, negatively affects a student’s academic performance. That’s just two days a month and that’s known as chronic absence. Read more about chronic absenteeism and its affects here: http://awareness.attendanceworks.org/wp-content/uploads/Research2016.pdf

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