West Palm Beach, FL – February 10, 2012 –The King’s Academy is pleased to invite the media to attend our Foreign Language Department’s Sidewalk Cafe on:
DATE: February 10, 2012
TIME: 7:30 a.m. – 8:45 a.m.
LOCATION: The King’s Academy, Cafeteria Patio
8401 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, FL 33411
WHAT: The King’s Academy Foreign Language Department’s Sidewalk Cafe

The King’s Academy’s Foreign Language Department will be hosting a Sidewalk Cafe to expose students and parents to the diverse cultures that our Mandarin Chinese and Spanish courses represent. Come and enjoy live music, dance presentations, student displays of Chinese and Spanish art, exquisite Chinese and Spanish pastries and a wonderful fresh fruit & vegetable market.
The media is invited to attend this observance.
For more information, please call Teresa Blakeney, Director of Communications, at 561-686-4244 ext. 354 or t.blakeney@tka.net.

The King’s Academy is a nationally recognized private Christian school serving approximately 1,200 students from preschool through twelfth grade and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Association of Christian Schools International, and the Florida Association of Christian Colleges and Schools. The King’s Academy serves students and their families across Palm Beach and Hendry Counties at its main campus at Belvedere Road and Sansbury’s Way in West Palm Beach, its Clewiston campus on Caribbean Avenue, and its satellite preschool campuses in Greenacres, Lake Worth, Palm Beach Gardens, and Royal Palm Beach. More information about The King’s Academy is available online at www.TKA.net.

Last Season Record: 13 – 12 – 1 Runner-up in District

The theme for the lady lions this year is, One Team, One Spirit, One Goal – Can’t lose. “That they may be one as We are One.” John 17:21

The team is looking forward to a great season under third year varsity coach Tim Willcox. Last year the team made important strides by becoming runner up in the district and going to a regional playoff game. The girls have put in a full year of hard work and are constantly getting one step closer to becoming the district champion and a run at state. Although the team will miss the leadership and ability of longtime softball player Brooke McCleod, this young team is poised for future greatness.

The lions will be led by senior Pitcher Aubree Murphy and veteran infielder and catcher Kim Valdes. Their leadership combined with the determination of middle infielders Amanda Willcox and Kristen Wright is sure to make for a solid offensive and defensive presence. After a year away, sophomore Abby Cornelius will return to anchor down first base. In the outfield we have third year varsity starters Allison Willcox and Sarah Kincaid who are true hustlers whenever the ball gets to the grass.

TKA has an abundance of young second year varsity starters. Becca Gomez will continue her excellent play at catcher and last year hit a rare out of the park home run as an eighth grader . Becky Gaidosh brings a big bat and a diverse ability to play three positions. Caytlyn Rolston will add another quality arm to our pitching staff and can play on the clay or the grass. Rounding out the team is Rena Patel, Sam Chaison, Naomi Cortez, and Monique Belanger who will add depth and versatility to the lineup.

The outlook for the 2012 softball season is very promising. All the hard work of the coaches and players is sure to pay off in a big way.

The Camille La Vie dress came from Group USA at Sawgrass Mills. It’s full-length and strapless, predominantly white with strips of material with a gold-and-black design on the sides. The top is beaded and gold, giving it a flair of ancient Egypt.

Jamie Clement loved it enough to wear it to The King’s Academy prom in May. Seventeen magazine loved it enough to name her the winner of its “Show Us Your Prom Style Contest.”

“They said they liked my dress the best, and they also liked the way I looked,” said Clement, who traveled to New York to do a photo shoot for the magazine’s March issue. “I was on the phone crying. I was freaking out.”

The trip and the photo shoot – images of which also will be seen in the Camille La Vie and Group USA catalogs online – capped what began as a lovely evening for Clement, then a junior at the private school near Wellington.

“It was the first time I had gone to a formal dance, as our school doesn’t have homecoming dances,” Clement said. “All of my friends went, and we took a limousine. We had a nice dinner, and it was a whole lot of fun.”

After the prom, Jamie’s mom, Laurie, submitted her photo to the contest. The phone call came in mid-November and the all-expense-paid trip to New York quickly after that. Her prize included two nights at a hip hotel, a $1,000 shopping spree and a tour of Seventeen’s offices.

“I had wanted to go to New York before Christmas and then this came along,” Clement said. “We got to see the Rockettes at Radio City and walked around the city for 12 hours one day.”

It added to what has been a busy senior year for Clement, who is co-captain of her school’s varsity cheerleading squad, which has won state titles the last two years, took second at nationals last year and hopes to win championships at both competitions this year.

Clement said all her friends are eagerly awaiting the magazine’s arrival.

“They want to see my photos,” she said, “and they want my autograph.”

TKAC Students donned various shades of pink shirts, socks, shoes and other accessories to rally support for a local toddler who is battling cancer on Monday, October 17. “Our students have been praying for several people throughout the school year concerning their cancer treatments, but there is one in particular that we would like to support this year,” explained Mr. Sentgeorge.

One-and-a-half- year-old Hannah Kate Johns is currently being treated for leukemia. It was a personal effort for TKAC’s students since many are former students of Hannah Kate’s grandmother, Cheryl Stein. Ms. Stein is a beloved Clewiston middle school teacher and friend of the TKAC community.  Hannah Kate, who lives with her family in nearby Belle Glade, has been undergoing treatment for her leukemia at St. Jude’s Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.

Students shared their ideas of how to honor the Johns family. “After presenting the plan for Pink Day to the students, they asked if they could collect money and make a donation,” said Mr. Sentgeorge.  In addition to wearing pink and praying for the Johns family, students collected $70, which will be donated to St. Jude’s Hospital in Hannah Kate’s name.

Coach Alison Sanchez described the first cross country meet on September 13 at Lake Placid High School as “a new experience.”

The best times were run by Sophomore Dakodah Davis (32:34) and 7th grade student Aubrey Lee (33:39).

The team redeemed themselves at their meet on September 22, which also took place at Lake Placid High School. Coach Sanchez explains, “They shaved major minutes off their previous times. I was so proud of their effort.” Middle school students Dylan Kurtz (27:34) and Aubrey Lee (28:56) had the team’s shortest times.

Coach Sanchez commends her team, most of who train and compete in more than one sport. She adds, “I’m really impressed with their commitment to their schoolwork, their coaches, their teammates and most of all their work for our Lord. They take it to the finish line.”

TKAC’s next cross country meet is at Labelle High School on September 27 at 4:30 p.m.