On October 15, the Central Florida community added a new dimension to its private education landscape when the ribbon was officially cut on the new Residential Life facilities at Lake Mary Prep. Research indicates that the program is the first in Seminole County, and only the second in the entire four-county area (Orange, Seminole, Lake and Volusia). 
The event was well attended by parents, students, and faculty, and had a number of local dignitaries on hand including Lake Mary mayor, David Mealor, representatives of the area's Chamber of Commerce, and Lake Mary law enforcement. 
After a few brief words from the Mayor and LMP headmaster, Dr. Spencer Taintor, the ribbon was easily dispatched with a bit of help from a special guest. According to Residential Life Program director, Pam Whitney, "One of last year's original [residential program] students who will be among those in the program's inaugural international graduating class, Kevin Fei Ren, helped Mayor Mealor cut the ribbon!" 

 

 

LMP STUDENTS EARN AP® SCHOLAR HONORS 

 

 
Seven students at Lake Mary Preparatory School have earned AP Scholar Awards in recognition of their exceptional achievement on AP Exams. 

The College Board's Advanced Placement Program® (AP®) provides motivated and academically prepared students with the opportunity to take rigorous college-level courses while still in high school, and to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both for successful performance on the AP Exams. About 18 percent of the nearly 1.7 million students worldwide who took AP Exams performed at a sufficiently high level to also earn an AP Scholar Award. The College Board recognizes several levels of achievement based on students' performance on AP Exams.

At Lake Mary Preparatory School:

One student qualified for the National AP Scholar Award by earning an average grade of 4 or higher on a five-point scale on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 4 or higher on eight or more of these exams. This student is Troy Ferrell.
Two students qualified for the AP Scholar with Distinction Award by earning an average grade of at least 3.5 on all AP Exams taken, and grades of 3 or higher on five or more of these exams. These students are Troy Ferrell and Scheherazade Kahn. 
 
Five students qualified for the AP Scholar Award by completing three or more AP Exams with grades of 3 or higher. The AP Scholars are Allison Chambers, Ashkan Towhidnejad, Amanda Dudley, David Savrda, and Elliott Yen.
 
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LOWER SCHOOL STUDENTS "LOVE" TENNIS!

AN EVENING IN VIENNA
An Experience to be Treasured
 
An Evening in Vienna is a major component in the 7th grade Language Arts curriculum. Students will meet with me to choose a 19th century European royal to study, research, and become for our special event on March 25, 2010. The program begins with the choice of royal. From there we will go to the computer lab where students can look on various websites to ponder pictures of their royals and get an overall sense of them, their place in history and best of all, their connection to other royals in the class.
Our class will learn the art of formal letter writing and will craft a letter to a descendant of their royal. Sometimes this requires the purchase of an overseas stamp, as many descendants still live in Europe, although not all. It is especially exciting when students receive their own personal letters to keep as a memento. These letters are copied and presented the night of the ball.
We will be coordinating costume fittings with Century Costumes in Orlando sometime in the next month. You will be alerted through email from our committee on the time for your child's fitting.
Starting in January students will learn MLA format in class, along with finessing a research paper complete with in-text citations and works cited page. Because we will do the majority of the work in class, I will be there to help your child through the different crafting stages. We proceed in small increments so it is not overwhelming to your child and they learn that when large things are broken down into small parts, that they can find success, building confidence in themselves and their abilities. Additionally, we will offer etiquette lessons to your children so they may learn the art of fine dining and manners which they will find to be life lessons. We will take a field trip to experience an English high tea and enjoy learning how to ballroom dance. The night of the ball will find your student basking in the glow of a job well done. It is empowering to them to see the outcome of their hard work, perseverance, and skill as they gather with family and friends for this momentous night.
As you can imagine, it will cost a great deal of money to put this extraordinary event together. Our goal is to defray the cost to parents as much as possible, thus we are hosting fund raising events throughout the year. Any gifts toward this end are much appreciated.
Our first fund raiser will be the sale of cheesecakes and the forms will be coming home with your child. Please watch edline for dates of meetings as everyone's help in ensuring success for the program is needed.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to email or call me.
 
Warm regards,
Betsy Hertenstein, MS
 

School spirit was everywhere on campus in October as Lake Mary Prep celebrated its 10th anniversary as well as Homecoming Week. Here are a few of the scenes you might have happened upon:

 

 

 

Other Homecoming events included a Powder Puff football game on Thursday, October 22, in which students from the Junior and Senior classes were pitted against Freshmen and Sophomores. The combined Juniors/Seniors beat the Freshman/Sophomore team, 14 to 0.

 

Friday was the Homecoming Pep Rally and Football game.  Tailgating before the football game took place between 5pm and 6pm with past and present faculty and alumni. The Homecoming football game opening ceremony, celebrating our past faculty and students, began at 5:30pm with Dr. Taintor recognizing each individual. The week capped with the Homecoming Dance, A Night in Miami, on Saturday evening.

 

Homecoming photos taken by the official provider of school event photography can be viewed and purchased at www.joedaylor.com.

 Lake Mary Prep's Community School is pleased to offer another session of tennis classes! Students have a ball (!)learning the "FUN"damentals of tennis from Middle School Tennis Coach, Thad Hawkes. Coach Hawkes is also a tennis instructor at Heathrow Racquet Club, and has over 30 years' experience as a player and instructor. Your child will have hours of fun while learning the basic skills of tennis such as eye-hand coordination, basic motor and muscle skills, etiquette, and sportsmanship.  Classes will be held on Mondays or Wednesdays according to the following schedule:  Mondays (PreK-2nd grade) 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. (11/2-12/14), Mondays (3rd grade - 5th grade) 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. (11/2-12/14), Wednesdays (PreK-2nd grade) 3:15 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. (11/4-12/16), Wednesdays (3rd grade - 5th grade) 4:15 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. Please note: no classes the week of Thanksgiving!  The class fee is $100. 
If you are interested in enrolling your child, please complete a Community School Registration Form  (also found on LMP's website). Completed forms along with payment should be sent to Nadine Gorman in the Lower School.  Enrollment is limited so don't delay! GRIFFINS CAN HELP GIVE KIDS THEWORLD - Hurry! Event is 11/7/09!

 

For Admissions information or details on any of the programs of Lake Mary Prep, contact the Director of Admissions or telephone (407) 805.0095.

 

Lake Mary Preparatory School is a Member of the Meritas Family of Schools.