We're looking for a Kindergarten Teacher to join our elementary team! Help us cultivate scholars, empower leaders, and instill core values in our youngest cadets! Know someone who would be a great fit for APA? Tag them or share this post! Apply today! https://app.hirenimble.com/jobview/117997

The book fair is coming to the elementary school October 21st!

Students will preview the fair, have opportunities to shop during school and the fair will also be open during all of the parent/teacher conferences! TIP of the DAY: Books make great gifts. Here's your chance to shop without your kiddos!

To make shopping even easier for your student, set up an e-wallet! Follow this link to get started and preview the fair!


¡La Feria del Libro llega a la escuela primaria el 21 de octubre!
Los estudiantes tendrán la oportunidad de visitar la feria, conocer los libros disponibles y hacer compras durante el horario escolar. ¡La feria también estará abierta durante todas las conferencias de padres y maestros! CONSEJO DEL DÍA: ¡Los libros son excelentes regalos! Esta es su oportunidad de comprar algunos libros sin que sus hijos estén presentes y guardar una sorpresa.
Para que las compras sean aún más fáciles para su estudiante, ¡configure una eWallet (billetera electrónica)! Siga este enlace para configurar su eWallet, obtener más información y ver un adelanto de la feria.
¡Esperamos verlos en la Feria del Libro!

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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!

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Happy Custodian Appreciation Day! We're biased but we have the best ever! Thank you to our day and night crews who keep our buildings clean and put together. We couldn't do it without you. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Congratulation to our Pre-Academy Cross Country team! They recently ran their final meet of the season at the Pioneer Academic Athletic Conference (PAAC). Ending her season on a high note, Emilee Highsmith placed 7th. Also wrapping up well run seasons, Ricky Martinez and Ethan Highsmith ran great races. 

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Anderson Preparatory Academy is excited to announce that our cadets will be participating in a program called “Honor Their Courage,” offered by Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP).

Leading up to Veterans Day, we will be learning about the history, sacrifices, and experiences of service members and fundraising to support injured veterans. Last year we raised enough funds for WWP, we were able to invite a veteran to speak to our cadets. We're hoping to make that goal again!

Learn more and support our efforts by donating here: https://honortheircourage.woundedwarriorproject.org/participants/28495/donate

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Picture Day is coming on Monday, October 5!

You can place your order on mylifetouch.com using your Picture Day ID:

Elementary code: EVTPDJ8VC
Pre-Academy and Academy code: EVTGXJGP4

Order before midnight on Picture Day to get FREE shipping!

Your child can also bring their completed flyer with cash or check on Picture Day. Need an extra packet? Find it in the front office of each building.

Orders after Picture Day must be placed online on mylifetouch.com

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🎃 Science, farming, and five-senses fun! 🎃 Our kindergarteners became real agricultural scientists today! As part of our social studies unit on farming and the pumpkin life cycle, we rolled up our sleeves and did some hands-on exploring. We used all five of our senses to investigate our classroom pumpkins inside and out! We will taste the seeds after baking them!  Yum! #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Military families often pack up and move every two to three years — and that includes military kids who must start over at new schools, make new friends, and find where they fit in. You can help make those transitions smoother!

Join APA in celebrating #BlueStarWelcomeWeek from September 26th to October 4th — a time to show military and veteran families and their children that they’re not alone, and they do belong.

Find out how you can support families in your area — including the youngest newcomers — at bluestarwelcomeweek.org or @BlueStarFamilies. Let’s give military families, and their kids, the warm welcome they deserve.

APA is a proud Purple Star School. With only over 100 Purple Star Schools in the state of Indiana, APA is proud to support active duty and veteran military families as they spend time at APA.

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A big thank you to SFC Thomas Lewis, Station Commander and Talent Acquisition Specialist with [@U.S. Army Recruiting Station Anderson], for coming out to APA to lead PT for our CAP cadets! SFC Lewis walked our cadets through the same warm-up routine soldiers use to get ready for their PT workouts, and showed them why each movement matters. Our cadets got a first-hand look at the discipline and preparation the Army builds into every workout, and they kept up the whole way. We appreciate SFC Lewis giving his time and experience to our students. Sessions like this give them a real-world picture of what leadership and readiness look like. #GoArmy #ArmyPT #LeadershipInAction #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Join us in celebrating our fall seniors tonight at Senior Night! Your APA fall sport athletes and their families will be recognized but APA Athletics tonight during the Varsity Soccer half time. The game starts at 7, half time will occur right around 7:40pm. Seniors and senior families, please arrive no later than 7:15pm. #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

29th Street SPARK Team Congratulations our secondary Teachers of the Month! These two were voted as Teacher of the Month by the cadets: Pre-Academy science teacher, Lt. Norman, and Academy history teacher, Lt. Wheeler. Thanks for everything you do to make learning fun and enjoyable in your classrooms! SPARK Team is a 6-12 APA initiative fueled by a few secondary faculty members focused on keeping the *spark* alive in teacher morale and camaraderie. #SparkItLikeItsHot

College Application Week

SEPTEMBER 21-25, 2026

College Application Week is part of College GO! And is a national initiative of the American College Application Campaign (ACAC). The goal is to help high school seniors navigate the college admissions process and ensure each student submits at least one admissions application.

Many Indiana universities join in the celebration by taking away their college application fees for a week or longer so that students can apply for free.

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Congratulations to APA's 2026 Intersect, Inc.'s Be the Majority representatives! Julisa Balerrama and Kyle Green represent everything that an APA cadet should be and more! With the help of Intersect, Inc., they're reminding cadets that the majority of teens are not participating in using alcohol, drugs, or vaping. Look for their posters around our school And billboards in the coming months around the county! #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Happy National Arts in Education Week! We are so, so grateful to have an INCREDIBLE K-12 Arts Department that ranges from Elementary art and music to advanced art, band, music, and visual arts classes. We hope you join us and be #StrongerTogether celebrating Arts in Education Week. You can learn more about this week here: https://www.nationalartsineducationweek.org/ #JetPride #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

You have until 8pm to vote for Capt. Stottlemyer and Lt. Barker! https://us.givergy.com/CommunityChefs2025/?controller=pledges #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Come see us today at Harmon Park for APD and The City of Anderson's final Block Party of the season! #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!

#MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Thanks to your efforts, we have been able to help over 200 APA family members and Anderson community members. I am happy to announce that we will be continuing distributions for APA families and community members who are currently in need. We had to take some time to move and regroup, but we are ready to open our doors again. If you would like to donate to our continued efforts to support our families and communities, donations can be dropped off at the front office at our 29th St. campus or can be sent in with your cadet and we'll get them to where they need to go. If you are interested in making a financial donation, you can do so using this link: https://public.eventlink.com/fundraising?cd=250 or drop off your donation to the front office at either campus. After tomorrow's organization day and following each distribution, we will send out a list of our donation needs. Additionally, if you, your family, or someone you know is in need, please let them know the days and times we’ll be doing actual distributions. These will be on Wednesdays at 29th St. from 4pm – 6:30pm. We will use the Academy Cadet Entrance (S1) and will be working out of Room 103 for now. We’ll also post the information to our socials. If you have any questions, please email me at jbarker@goapa.org. Thank you for your support for our community! Commandant Barker #MakeYourDreamsTakeFlight

Our first year of the elementary soccer showcase was a success. While we didn't keep score, we felt like all of our participants were winners. Thank you to everyone who participated and we look forward to an even bigger celebration next year.

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