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QUICK LINKS 🔗 for the Week Ahead

🎁 Holiday Donation Drive for Meals on Wheels Tampa: Items collected until Dec. 7

❄️ Upper School Spirit Days           
Monday Dec. 7 & Tuesday Dec. 8: Ugly Sweater Day (can be holiday themed or just ugly!)
Wednesday Dec. 9 & Thursday Dec. 10: Pajama Day

🩸 Blood Drive Tuesday, Dec. 8 & Wednesday, Dec. 9

 🎞️ Arts Reel Webinar: Thursday, Dec. 10 at 6:30 p.m.

 📖 Yearbook Tribute Deadline: Tributes must be purchased by Dec. 11

🗞️ Links to recent newsletters are in the Parent Portal under the Newsletter tab.

Missed a virtual event? Watch recorded webinars here.

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Kevin Plummer and the Arts Department  invite you to pull back the curtain for a behind-the-scenes look at how Tampa Prep’s Art teachers have developed innovative in-person and remote lessons to ensure students fully leverage our hybrid model.

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 The TPPA is pleased to announce that we are providing Fall Lunch to students during the weeks of Dec 7 & 14. Full details, including a volunteer sign-up opportunity, can be found on the TPPA Upcoming Events page in the parent portal.

This week at

Elle Ashworth's 7th and 8th grade 3D Artists studied different ways to create surface embellishments on fabric by printing. They recently looked at East Indian Woodblocks and how they are carved and used to print textiles. These talented 3D students created several unique designs on paper. Their strongest concept was then laser cut on our Glowforge laser cutter. Each student hand-printed their own textile. Each bag was then cut, pinned, sewn on our sewing machines, filled with pellets, and whip stitched by hand to create a bean bag for the game Corn Hole. They went out to the Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park to try their hand at the game with the beautiful bags that were fabricated.

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World Language & Culture Classes Enrich Curriculum with Guest Speakers 

Throughout the month of November, several upper school World and Classical Language classes hosted guest speakers to deepen student learning.

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Being Earnest: Our School Blog

Tips for Remote Learning: By Students, For Students, compiled by Academic Support Counselor Sarah Johnson

As an academic counselor at Tampa Prep, I’m often called upon to give advice. And as vain as it may sound, I really like giving advice. This year, of course, has thrown all of us advice-givers for a loop. 

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Reminder: Students can shop at the school store and items purchased can be charged to their student account!