Archive for TAPPS
Track Team Shines at State Tournament
Posted by: | CommentsCongratulations to the Regents track team, who won honors at the TAAPS 1A State Track and Field Tournament in Waco, Texas, on May 5-6, 2012.
Will Young placed 2nd in the state in both the 1600 meters and the 3200 meters events, breaking the state record in the 3200.
Aaron Bryant placed 2nd in the state in the 800 meters and 7th in the 1600 meters events.
Will Alders placed 8th in the state in the 400 meters event.
Pictured below are the boys with their coaches Michael Kunk and Tim Young.
Golden Tones
Posted by: | CommentsCongratulations to Regents junior Miranda Kunk!
Miranda competed in the TAPPS State Music competition held at the University of Mary Hardin Baylor last Friday. She was awarded a gold medal for her solo violin performance. The music she played was a UIL Class Rating 1 for which she received a “Superior” ranking (which means she played a selection from the top level of music and received the highest score you can earn).
This was our first foray into TAPPS Music competition. Great job, Miranda!
TAPPS Speech and Academic State Team
Posted by: | CommentsCongratulations to the Regents high school TAPPS Speech and Academic team, which won 6th place in the 1A division at the state competition at Concordia University in Austin, Texas, on March 30-31.
TAPPS District Champs
Posted by: | CommentsRegents Academy high school students competed in the TAPPS 1A district speech and academic competition at the Westwood School in Dallas over the weekend. The Regents team finished in first place with a total of 197 points. The second and third place teams scored 115 and 69 points, respectively, so this was a decisive victory.
Several of our students also competed in the art competition and finished in 4th place overall.
This is a real credit to the hard work and dedication of these students. They competed as a team in speaking events such as persuasive speaking, solo and duet acting, original oratory, and poetry and prose interpretation. Academic events (tests) included mathematics, current events, spelling, social studies, science, and ready writing. The team had a total of 8 first place victories which earned students the title of district champ in an individual competition.
Eleven of our high school students will go on to compete at the state 1A speech and academic competition in April: Sam Alders, Will Alders, Payton Andrews, Adrienne Duke, Haley Duke, Mitchell Henry, Ashley Herminitt, Kelsey Kunk, Miranda Kunk, Ashli McDonald, and Tyler Sowell.
Four of our students’ art will go on to compete at the state level: Will Alders, Ashley Herminitt, Kelsey Kunk, and Ashli McDonald.
Also competing with the team and earning points for the overall victory were Aaron Bryant, Anna Daniel, Jacob DeLoney, Ali Hosseinpour, Tim Marshall, and Dylan Richardson.
We are very proud of our team. Great job!
Student Spotlight: “All the Good Things”
Posted by: | CommentsRegents Academy ninth grader Miranda Kunk recently presented a prose selection called “All the Good Things” by Sister Helen Mrosla at an Open House event. Miranda performed this piece at the TAPPS (Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools) district competition, where she won first place. She went on to the TAPPS state competition and placed fourth.
Miranda’s piece spotlights the fine work all Regents Academy students do from day to day, but her piece especially displays the presence, poise, and excellent rhetorical skill endowed to students through the Regents classical program. Miranda is growing in both wisdom and, as evidenced in this video, eloquence.
Miranda’s teachers join her parents, Michael and Francesca Kunk, in congratulating her.
