THE KING’S ACADEMY 1 PRESIDENT’S REPORT COVER PHOTO Mission Statement Since 1999, The King’s Academy has cared for children around the The King’s Academy exists to assist the home and church world by partnering with Samaritan’s in their endeavor to “train up a child in the way he should Purse’s shoebox ministry, Operation Christmas Child. Last year, King’s go” (Proverbs 22:6). Its mission is to share salvation students shared the Good News of through Jesus Christ and to graduate Christian leaders our Savior’s birth by donating more than 600 gift boxes to this effort. who seek to impact their world for the King of kings Pictured: TKA junior kindergartner Taylen Bostic. through academic excellence and spiritual vitality. A LETTER FROM TKA’S PRESIDENT Dear TKA Family, TKA Cares! As we review the 2017-2018 school year, it’s clear that God’s Kingdom is advancing locally and globally through the ministry of The King’s Academy. TKA Last year, with a fantastic group of King’s faculty and staff, I had the privilege of escorting the Class of 2018 through five countries comprising the British Isles and of Cares joining TKA’s International Studies Program in three cities across China. One of my favorite memories of the senior trip was an outdoor Sunday morning devotional with our students led by TKA Director of Student Ministries Stephen Kimpel. At the bottom of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, within walking distance of beautiful yet spiritually-dead Scottish cathedrals, God’s Word was alive and proclaimed. In China, I was told that students often choose King’s because it is a Christian school and Chinese families know that Christian teachers are more caring and nurturing. The love of Christ is alive at TKA, and students know us by our love. Last year, prior to the current political unrest, TKA students served in Nicaragua by building homes, feeding the hungry, donating school uniforms, and loving children. They were the hands and feet of Christ to the poorest of the poor. They were hope in an otherwise hopeless situation. Currently, plans are underway for next year’s first-ever senior trip to Iceland—a country where naturalism and new age mysticism now exceed the former influence of Christianity. The largest Christian church in the country has only 200 members, but as we travel to this beautiful land, King’s Class of 2019 will be a witness for Christ. For almost 50 years, God has called us to be counter-cultural at TKA—to be His light to the lost. And, that is exactly what we are doing and will continue to do. God’s redemptive plan for a hurting world must be on display at The King’s Academy and wherever we go. Thank-you for loving God, serving one another, caring for others, and helping 60 acres of good soil at the corner of Belvedere and Sansbury to produce a global harvest. As you read this report, please join me in praising our King, the One who makes this excellence possible! Sincerely, Randal L. Martin President THE KING’S ACADEMY 3 PRESIDENT’S REPORT TKA YEAR IN REVIEW 2017-2018 AUGUST 2017 2 3 8 9 9 10 10 16 17 2 The King’s Academy’s faculty and staff returned to campus and were welcomed back with breakfast in the TKA Café. President Martin challenged them to be rooted in prayer and to avoid complacency. 3 The gym is renovated and renamed the M. Nelson Loveland Athletic Center. 8 TKA welcomes more than 200 new students to campus, including Kristina Sheveleva from Kazakhstan who, with mother Vera, presented President Martin with a beautiful pictorial book about her home country. 9 TKA kicks off the new school year with Get Acquainted Day. 9 The high school administrative building is overhauled, including beautiful hallway murals thanks to designer Christin Diddle. 10 TKA Kindergarten teacher Miss Delia Albee celebrates her 40th year of teaching at TKA. 10 TKA founder M. Nelson Loveland’s great-grandchildren and son Jeff Loveland take an annual picture by his memorial tree. 16 TKA’s new strategic plan, “The Future is Now,” is unveiled to the TKA family. 17 TKA’s volleyball team becomes First Serve Pre-Season Tournament Champions on its way to an undefeated regular season. THE KING’S ACADEMY 4 PRESIDENT’S REPORT TKACares 18 18 18 21 24 26 27 27 30 18 Senior Cory Croteau is named ESPN West Palm Beach’s Impactful Player of the Year. 18 Students lead a new student Bible study called ONE80. 18 TKA Lions football starts the fall season with a 51-16 victory over Cardinal Newman for its 17th straight victory. 21 Students in Mrs. DeProspero’s STEM class check out the solar eclipse. 24 In chapel, Mr. Stephen Kimpel, Director of Student Ministries, asks, “Have you been climbing the wrong ladder?” 26 TKA Lions football team notches its 18th win in a row and starts 1-0 on the regular season. 26 TKA’s Summer McCarty ’17 is cast as Eponine in a professional concert version of Les Misérables. 27 TKA’s James Holland ’14 leads Colgate’s football team to a 20-14 upset over #23-ranked Cal Poly with 91 yards and a TD. 27 King’s celebrates the Grand Opening of the Page Family Center for Performing Arts. 30 TKA’s swim team breaks six school records at the first meet of the season. THE KING’S ACADEMY 5 PRESIDENT’S REPORT TKA YEAR IN REVIEW 2017-2018 SEPTEMBER 2017 1 1 2 10 MILLION VIEWS 4 5 8 10 11 12 1 TKA’s varsity volleyball team defeats Lake Worth Christian in three sets to remain undefeated on the season. 1 TKA’s football team beats Westminster Academy 48-7, collects 19 straight wins and is 2-0 on the season. 2 TKA’s golf team finishes 4th in their national title defense at the Antigua National Golf Invitational in Arizona. 2 Senior Logan Othmer shoots 7-under 65 in the final round of the Antigua National Golf Invitational, finishing 2nd overall. 4 The King’s Regiment performs at the Miami Marlins baseball game. 5 Hurricane Irma closes school. TKA alum Matt Wensing’s state-of-the-art Riskpulse.com helps King’s prepare for the storm. 8 TKA’s YouTube Channel, TKALionheart, achieves more than 10 million views. 10 Even as Irma’s winds rage the Christian flag is still flying high at TKA; a symbol of our hope and trust in our King. 11 TKA alum Austin Stack ’09 flies helicopters for the US Navy. 12 TKA parent Travis Benjamin’s LA Chargers vs. TKA alum Emmanuel Lamur’s Minnesota Vikings on Monday Night football. 15 Classes resume post-Hurricane Irma, thanks to TKA volunteers working side-by-side with King’s maintenance dept. THE KING’S ACADEMY 6 PRESIDENT’S REPORT TKACares 17 22 22 23 26 27 ORANGEWOOD TOURNAMENT 28 29 CHAMPIONS 30 17 TKA’s Sarah Collins ’14 becomes Stetson’s all-time leading goal scorer, scoring two goals for the Hatters. 20 The undefeated Lady Lions volleyball team beats Benjamin 3-1 and the game is streamed by the TKA Broadcast Crew. 22 TKA football notches 20 wins in a row and is 3-0 on the season. 22 Lady Lions volleyball downs Cardinal Newman to improve to 10-0. 23 TKA’s cross country team finishes 1st (girls) and a close 2nd (boys) in Class 1A at the Spanish River Invitational. 26 The Boswell Science & Technology Center’s beginning is marked with a Groundbreaking Ceremony. 27 Lady Lions volleyball beats Oxbridge to remain undefeated. 27 TKA students meet for “See You at the Pole” and prayer. 28 TKA’s spectacular production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast opens in the Page Family Center for Performing Arts. 29 The undefeated Lions football team beats Calvary Christian 27-3 on Elementary Night, marking 21 wins in a row. 30 The undefeated Lady Lions volleyball team improves to 14-0 and is named Orangewood Tournament Champions. THE KING’S ACADEMY 7 PRESIDENT’S REPORT TKA YEAR IN REVIEW 2017-2018 OCTOBER 2017 3 5 5 8 8 10 13 13 13 3 Demolition continues at TKA, making way for TKA’s Boswell Science & Technology Center. 5 Pastor Robert Madu speaks at RUSH chapel, where King’s celebrates 17 new Christ followers. 5 TKA’s Joel Loveland ’99 designs the first autonomous floating microgrid platform for electric marine propulsion vessels. 8 TKA’s volleyball team completes an undefeated regular season, winning its third tournament title at North Broward Prep. 8 TKA eighth grader Mia Rodriguez wins the Melbourne HS Invitational by more than 30 seconds with a 20:58.84 time. 10 TKA’s junior girls are victorious over the seniors 42-20 in the annual powderpuff game. 13 TKA football makes it 23 victories in a row at homecoming, and Henry Erwin and Gigi Perez are named King and Queen. 13 TKA’s Gilda Doria ’10 is inducted as the newest member of The King’s Academy Athletic Hall of Fame. 13 King’s celebrates the 25th anniversary of its first FHSAA team state championship with the 1992 Lions baseball team. 16 TKA Lions golf team brings home a FHSAA district trophy. 17 King’s Philharmonia, featuring violinist Nathan Clifford ’18, plays a side-by-side concert with the PBA Symphony. THE KING’S ACADEMY 8 PRESIDENT’S REPORT TKACares 17 18 19 19 22 25 DISTRICT CHAMPIONS 26 27 30 18 Pastor George Estornell and TKA football players teach elementary students during spiritual emphasis week.