Knights Tackle Football

The Clearwater Academy Knights have begun their tackle football season with a bang. Both the JV and Varsity teams are undefeated so the season is off to a great start.

The JV Knights have a strong team with many returning players and some talented new ones. They are looking to repeat their undefeated inaugural season from last year.

The Knights varsity team is looking just as strong with three all-state players returning that are supported by a full roster of experienced players.

Both teams play Beacon of Hope this Friday in St. Augustine. Watch for game updates on both twitter and facebook.

GO KNIGHTS!!

Graduation 2010

The opening song for Clearwater Academy Graduation 2010 - enjoy!

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Ice Cream Social 2010

Friday May 28th was the annual Ice Cream Social at Clearwater Academy! All the kids lined up to make their own sundaes - adding all the toppings they could fit in the bowl. Every year the CAI PTA hosts this event which brings to a close our academic school year and gets everyone ready for the summer! For more photos click here.

CAI Alumni Lunch 2010

Clearwater Academy Executive Director, Jim Zwers, along with other CAI executives hosted the annual Alumni Lunch on Friday May 28th. Alumni from various graduating classes attended, welcoming the new alumni from the Class of 2010. Alumni also shared with each other what they are currently doing and working on, including some of their recently recorded music. For more photos click here.

Chelsea Magnano has worked hard over the last year. In addition to going flat out on her academic program, Chelsea helped head the Prom Committee, was active in Performing Arts and worked a part-time job. Graduation is just a week away and she is feeling great!

E-news: How has Clearwater Academy International helped you be able to pursue your goals in life?

Chelsea: There are so many amazing things Clearwater Academy has done for me, but above all, the one thing I have appreciated the most and benefited from the most is the unbelievable support the school has given me in my life decisions. When I wanted to study a long course outside of school, the school totally supported my decision to do this and helped me arrange my schedule so that I could do it. When I decided to pursue acting and singing, the school encouraged me to follow that purpose.

E-news: What would you like someone to know about Clearwater Academy International?

Chelsea: The educational environment at CAI is creative and fun. I have truly enjoyed school. I have friends that go to other high schools and their days are filled with seriousness and stress. I am so happy to have been able to experience my education with a spirit of play and all along having it connected to my basic purpose in life.

Also, as being a part of the Performing Arts Program at CAI my ability and reach for the Performing Arts has improved dramatically. I use to be terrified of singing and now I can sing! This is such a win for me as I intend to pursue acting and singing as a career. Whatever one decides to do in life Clearwater Academy is there to back you up on it and set you on a road to succeed in it!

Congratulations to our Clearwater Academy Knights Flag Football. They ended their season with a great record of 7 wins and only 1 loss. GO KNIGHTS!!!

Graduating Clearwater Academy International

"I was going to a local high school which was supposed to be the best high school in the area. That may be the case, but I found that not to be true for me. First of all so many kids were into drugs and drinking. It was so common and kids even did drugs on campus. I had a really hard time making friends because of the extreme out ethics of the majority of the student population.

Also, there is no use of Study Technology*. Even though I knew the Study Technology I was made fun of for looking up my words. That was hard to deal with and because the teachers don't define words, I accumulated so many misunderstood words and found myself falling asleep in my classes. It was so hard. I was shy, introverted and completely miserable.

When I came to Clearwater Academy I was really worried I was going to be so far behind and have to go back so far and redo everything. But when I looked at the environment of the school I had been in, I knew that I had to make a change. The funny thing is that although I did have to go back, it did not take me long at all to catch up!

I really had forgotten the basics - you do that in public school. With the use of Study Technology I now have my basics in and can recall everything I have learned. Clearing up my misunderstood words and drilling key principles has enabled me to really know and understand what I am learning. There is so much confidence that I have obtained with this. I am no longer shy and no longer introverted.

The environment at CAI is very happy. Making friends is so easy. The students here are not judgmental. All of these things contribute greatly to the perfect space to be educated in. I am so happy I can now look back and say I love my school and I love my education."

- Darryn Rakestraw - Graduating Senior Class of 2010

*For more information about Study Technology click here.