Tempe Preparatory Academy Verum Bonum Pulchrum

1251 East Southern Avenue, Tempe, Arizona 85282 Phone: 480-839-3402 Fax 480-755-0546 www. tempeprep.org _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

WEEKLY NEWSLETTER December 16 2019 _____________________________________________________________________________________________________

View Calendar UPCOMING EVENTS Dec 17 Final Exams for Periods 1 and 2/Early Release (12:30 pm) Dec 18 Final Exams for Periods 3 and 4 for HS; Periods 3 and 5 for

MS classes/ Early Release (12:30 pm; Front Office closes at 1:30 pm)

Dec 19 Final Exams for Periods 6 and 7 classes/ Early Release (12:30 pm; Front Office closes at 1:30 pm)

Dec 20-Jan 5 Winter Break Jan 6 School Resumes Jan 14 Chamber Recital Jan 20 No School Jan 30 High School Open House for Current 8th Graders and Parents (6:30 pm)

SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS Dear TPA Community, Thank you for the trust you put in us to educate and watch over your children. We take this responsibility very seriously and do our best to nurture them to be great human beings as well as to prepare them for all of their future endeavors in life. I also want to thank our parents for your generous and enthusiastic support of the school. As the calendar year comes to a close, I wish you all the best as you spend time with your families and enjoy some time away from school. I look forward to another great semester starting on January 6, 2020. Sincerely, Dr. Porter

Click HERE to donate to Community Investment and HERE to donate to Tax Credit.

ACADEMIC EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES Classic Clubs 1st Places This past weekend, 5 members of the middle and high school Classics Club attended the Saturnalia Certamen at Brophy College Prep. Borislava Panayotova, Grace Diehl, Ethan and Eowyn Stojanowski, Noah Frazier attended the event, competing with students from Cicero Prep, Scottsdale Prep, Candeo, Trivium Prep, and Xavier.

• Congratulations to Borislava Panayotova for placing 1st in Intermediate Certamen • Congratulations to Grace Diehl for placing 1st in Advanced Certamen.

Gratias maximas to the parent drivers and Io Saturnalia! Speech & Debate What a great way to end the year with multiple awards at the Division 1 Winter Trophy Tournament at ASU!

• Violeta Panayotova: o Congressional Debate 1st Place CHAMPION! o Winner of a $100 Markert Scholarship! o 2nd Place in Program Oral Interpretation o 5th Place in Informative Speaking

• Stella Lovelady - 5th Place in House 2 Congressional Debate • Connor Clark - 5th Place in House 3 Congressional Debate • Natsuki Saballos - Humorous Interpretation Semifinalist • Nishat Ahmed and Elizabeth Hollmann - Varsity Public Forum Quarterfinalists • Stella Lovelady and Violeta Panayotova - Varsity Public Forum Octafinalists

Our team would like to wish everyone Happy Holidays and we cannot wait to continue our season in 2020 and invite new students to join us and start competing in the New Year Juniors: Tempe Sister Cities Summer Program Abroad – Due Friday, Dec. 27 at 5 pm Juniors who live in the City of Tempe have the opportunity to travel abroad at virtually no cost to them during the summer after 11th grade with the award-winning Tempe Sister Cities Summer Exchange Program. Applications (and teacher recommendation form) are at www.tempesistercities.org and are due Friday, December 27, 2019 at 5 pm (must be at City Hall Clerks Office by then or emailed to: tscexchange2020@gmail.com Congressional Award – Next Meting Monday, Jan. 27 at 7 pm Do you like making New Year’s Goals? Join the U.S. Congressional Award program over the holiday to make goals with community service, physical fitness, personal development, and expedition/exploration and receive recognitions from the U.S. Congress this new year. Our TPA Congressional Award Club is here to help you! For more information, contact Mrs. Moffitt at kmoffitt@tempeprep.org.

PARENT ORGANIZATION (TPAPO) Lunch Program – Parent Volunteers Needed for Spring Semester The volunteer sign up for 2nd semester is now open at Lunch Vol Sign-up Boonli ordering for 2nd semster will be open starting Dec 4. Thank you to all who have supported the program with their time and/or money! We’ve had an amazing

semester for volunteers and big numbers for snack sales! Please keep up the great work! TPALunch@gmail.com for questions.

Snowstorm Breakfast – Parent Help Needed for Wed., Dec. 18 On Wednesday, December 18, the Parent Organization is providing breakfast for the TPA Faculty and Staff. There are still a few sign-up spots open to help out with the Snowstorm Breakfast. Help us show the Faculty and Staff our appreciation and love this Season. Sign up today: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/70a044fada72fa5f94-snowstorm

TPA Snowstorm – Ends this Week

ATHLETIC NEWS

Please use our TPA School Calendar to find updates on TPA Athletics games, dates, and locations. Titan Top Ten Wrestlers The Knights Varsity wrestling team competed in their first invitational of the season and had 5 wrestlers finish in the top ten out of a 33 team tournament. Congratulations to 6th place finishers, Louis Ternyik, Nick Murray and Michael Louton as well as top ten finishers Gabriel Ross and Texas Perez. With almost every weight class filled this winter the Knights will be looking to make a strong push as a team in Division IV wrestling sectionals at the end of the season with a chance to represent TPA at the State Championships in Prescott. Winter Sports Guide in your hands Our colorful, personal, and professional winter sports guide, created by Mr. Bob Schuster working with the Athletic Office, was distributed two weeks ago. The eldest (or only) student from each family at TPA was given a copy. Please look for yours from your student. Extra copies are available in the Athletic Office for $10.00 per copy. Here is a letter from AD Brittain regarding the essence of true victory as a TPA Knight. Need Help Paying for Your Child’s TPA Fees? 50/50 Tax Credit Voucher Program Tempe Prep offers a way to make more funding available for extra-curriculars called the 50/50 Tax Credit Voucher Program. When a student’s neighbor, relative, or friend makes a donation to our Tax Credit Program, 50% can go directly to the student to pay for any of that student’s fees. This at no cost to the donor. To qualify, these donations must be from a first-time donor, the donation must be unrestricted, the donor may not be a parent of a TPA student, and when you fill out the form, the donor must list the name of the student who will receive the voucher. Click HERE to view a printable list of program details with participation form or click HERE to donate online. And thanks so much for your support of TPA’s extra-curriculars. A true WIN-WIN: $25.00 Big 5 Gift Card for each winner! There are many victories that happen in the sphere of athletics at TPA that go far beyond a reported score to the Arizona Interscholastic Association. These can be captured and recognized through the Win-word ® drop-box found outside the Athletic Office. You as a parent or as a student-athlete can drop your entry in writing at any time between today and the end of the semester. These are commendations of the team, the coach, a particular student-athlete from TPA or even an “outside the lines” event of admirable service and excellence described in 25 - 50 words. Winners will be announced on the last day of finals so please make sure to write your complete name on your words of encouragement in the Win-Word ® drop box. All commended individuals will be notified in writing by A.D. Brittain of your words of encouragement.

COLLEGE CORNER College Corner: Important Dates Dec 16 Seniors: State Department scholarship applications due for seniors to study abroad with YES

Abroad (Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study) Dec 27 Juniors: Applications due for Tempe Sister Cities Summer Abroad (5 pm) Jan 10 Juniors: Last day to register for Feb. 8 ACT Jan 16 Juniors: Calvin Coolidge Scholarship Applications Due Grades 9-11: PSAT/NMSQT – Congratulations TPA! 200 Points above State and National Averages! Thanks to your hard work, TPA Junior’s PSAT/NMSQT scores were almost 200 pints above state and national averages! If you have not yet seen your scores, they are online. To see your scores, create your College Board account online (or login to your College Board account if you previously created it). If you put your email address on your answer sheet, you received an email on Dec. 11 with instructions on accessing your online score report, and using your access code to view your scores. If you did not receive that email, you can contact me to find out your access code. From your account, you will be able to print your online score report by clicking the Download Your Score Report button. Summer Programs Grades 9-11: Applications for Duke University Summer Session 2020 are open NOW! Click on one of the links below to apply to your program of interest TODAY:

• Summer College for High School Students • Summer Academy for High School Students • Accelerated STEM Academy

You can apply for multiple programs with one application. Grades 9-12: Health Careers Fair for High School at Mayo Clinic – Saturday, Jan. 11Interested in a career in health care? Which field? Click below to sign up to learn about the many different fields of health care!

SAT Test Prep Class to Increase Scholarship Opportunities – Register by Jan. 15 for Early Discount Sign up now for Saturday test prep seminars held at TPA beginning Jan. 25 and taught by Mr. Hansen and Mr. Volgo to help students improve test scores for more college scholarship opportunities. Click HERE for more information and to sign up. Register by Jan. 15 for the Early Bird Discount.

STUDENT NEWSPAPER Click HERE to view the most recent issue of Tempe Prep’s student newspaper, De Equitibus. For more Tempe Prep student news, including student art, more photos, and the latest sports, visit DeEquitibus.com.

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