Tampa Prep News

Sign up for Summer Programs Now

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:10:00 -0000

Camp Terrapin begins Monday, June 4, 2012 — don't miss out! Sign up for Summer Programs, including Academic and Enrichment Courses, Sports Camp and Camp Terrapin. Visit www.tampaprep.org/summer.

Chris Carnes Presidential Scholar Semifinalist

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:44:52 -0000

Congratulations to senior Chris Carnes who has been named one of approximately 550 semifinalists in the 2013 Presidential Scholars Program! The semifinalists were selected from more than 3,900 candidates on the basis of superior achievements, leadership qualities, personal character and involvement in community and school activities.

Semifinalists were chosen by a panel of distinguished educators after a review of students' essays, self-assessments, descriptions of activities, school recommendations and school transcripts.

Final selection of the Scholars will be made by the Commission on Presidential Scholars, a group of eminent citizens appointed by the President, and will be announced in May. The commission will select one young man and one young woman from each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S students living abroad; up to 20 students representing the visual, literary and performing arts and 15 students at-large.

Learn more about the United States Presidential Scholars Program at http://www2.ed.gov/programs/psp/index.html.

Rowing Takes State Titles in Five Events

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:08:00 -0000

At this year's FSRA Sculling State Championships, Tampa Prep took two state championship titles: Josh Kravitz took the Men's Single title and Krissi Damm and Astrid Skjaerpe earned the Women's Varsity Double title for Prep's second consecutive year!


2013 Men's Single Scull Scholastic State Champion Josh Kravitz.	2013 Women's Varsity Double Scholastic State Champions (L - R) Astrid Skjaerpe and Krissi Damm.

In the Men's Single Grand Final, the Prep A boat (Josh Kravitz) took 5th behind four club teams to win the Scholastic State Championship. Kravitz made it to the Grand Final after a thrilling four-boat finish in the semifinal, where all four boats finished within two seconds of each other. This is Prep's first Scholastic State Championship in the Men's single, ever! The Women's Varsity Double team (Krissi Damm, Astrid Skjaerpe) finished 3rd overall and 1st scholastically to take home the Scholastic State Championship for the second year!

Women's Varsity 4, Men's Varsity 4 and Freshman 4
bring home state championship titles!

In the FSRA Sweep Rowing Championship, Tampa Prep took scholastic state titles in three events! The Men’s Freshman 4 (Luke Smith, Matt Leonardo, Spencer Burdge, Elias Latimer, Audrey Carver), Men’s Varsity 4 (Marc Bremmer, Colin Bentley, Austin Hunter, Robbie Carter, Natalie Waller) and Women’s Varsity 4 (Krissi Damm, Astrid Skjaerpe, Nathalie Damm, Madelynn Rey, Colleen Shiels) all brought home titles!

Early on Sunday, the Men’s Freshman 4 crossed the finish line first in their grand final, restoring the championship to Prep after last winning it in 2010. The Women’s Varsity 4 advanced straight from heats into an exciting semifinal race. In the final the girls finished 6th overall, but first scholastically, defending their state title from 2012 with two new rowers in the boat! And lastly, the Men’s Varsity 4 had to beat St Edward’s School in the grand final in order to take the scholastic state championship; and did so after a dead sprint to win by two seconds. These rowers had been eyeing a state championship after finishing runner up last year. They earned their title by committing to both in-season and off-season training.

Tampa Prep finished up the day 7th in the scholastic points standings among 23 schools, and was the 2nd most decorated team from the Tampa area. The rowers enjoy an unprecedented level of success in both the scull and sweep championships this year, winning five state titles! Congratulations to all our rowers on a great season. Row Red, Row Gold. Way to go, Champs!

Coach Cindy Schofield to be Inducted in FSU Athletics Hall of Fame

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 18:59:50 -0000

Tampa Prep's Girls Soccer Coach Cindy Schofield was selected for induction into the Florida State University Athletics Hall of Fame! The ceremony honoring her will take place in September 2013. Coach Schofield will be the first soccer player to be inducted into FSU's Athletics Hall of Fame. Read the story about her illustrious athletic career as published in The Tampa Tribune at www.tboblogs.com/index.php/sports/comments/tampa-preps-schofield-to-be-inducted-into-fsu-hall-of-fame. The Tampa Bay Times also covered the story at www.tampabay.com/hometeam/blog/tampa-prep-coach-cindy-schofield-be-inducted-fsu-hall-fame/16994. Congratulations, Coach Schofield, on this tremendous accomplishment!

iPad 1:1 Information for 2013-2014

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:00:00 -0000

As a leading private school in the area, Tampa Prep prides itself on our innovation, creativity and tradition. As part of our focus on providing what's best for students, we are instituting two exciting changes to the 2013-2014 school year: a later start to each school day and a 1:1 Apple iPad initiative. EVERY student attending Prep will need an iPad tablet in this exciting, new blended classroom environment. Please visit www.tampaprep.org/ipad for information about required specifications, purchase options and more.

Second Consecutive State Title for Boys Soccer

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 15:50:00 -0000

Congratulations to Tampa Prep's Varsity Boys Soccer team on winning the 2013 1A State Title! The Terrapins took on Hillel Community Day School in a rainy State Final game yesterday, coming out on top, 1-0! This win is the second consecutive title and the 6th State title for the Boys Soccer program in the past 9 years! Congratulations!

In the News:
From The Tampa Tribune: "Tampa Prep wins Boys Soccer Class 1A State Championship"

From Bright House Sports Network (Be sure to view the video link for highlights!): "Tampa Prep Boys Soccer Wins Back-to-Back State Titles"

From Tampa Bay Times: "State Boys Soccer: Tampa Prep Stays on Top"

Prep's International Student Program Recognized

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 19:55:38 -0000

The Tampa Bay Times featured Tampa Prep's impressive International Student Program in "Tampa Prep International Program Grows with 17 students." Read it at http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/tampa-prep-international-program-grows-with-17-students/1269681. For more information about our International Student Program, visit www.tampaprep.org/international.

Terrapins Featured in BHSN Full Court Press

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 21:42:00 -0000

Bright House Sports Network is following Tampa Prep's Boys Basketball team in a documentary-style series entitled "Full Court Press." Check out the latest installment, featuring senior Ephraim (Fri) Lavey and his success both on the court and in the classroom at www.baynews9.com/content/news/baynews9/sports/article.html/content/news/articles/bhsn/2012/12/28/bhsn_full_court_pres.html. Be sure the click the video link. Go Prep!

Austin Hunter Commits to Boston University

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 15:21:16 -0000

After much hard work and dedication, Austin Hunter earned and accepted an offer to row for Boston University next fall. Boston University's Varsity Men's Crew finished 6th at the 2012 IRAs (rowing's national championship) while their freshman class finished 2nd; meaning he will be rowing for one of the fastest programs in the country. We would like to congratulate Austin and our entire Prep rowing senior class for their work over the past few years in making Prep rowing the best it can be.

Follow Tampa Prep Athletics on Twitter

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 14:00:00 -0000

Keep up with all the latest Tampa Prep Athletics news — follow @TPrep_Athletics on Twitter to see instant results from various sporting events. Go red! Go gold! Go TERRAPINS!