Adolesco Preparatory Academy

Congratulations to our Director of Advancement Veronica Ricca Leto, for finishing her year in the Leadership Tangipahoa program. Her time was deeply enriching and she is eager to continue learning how she can best serve our community here at APA and the surrounding area. She calls this experience “tremendously rewarding!”

What does Picasso have to do with classical education?

Before the dawn of Cubism, Picasso first learned from the masters inside the Louvre. In the same way, classical education immerses students in great books, art, and music, forming a foundation for wisdom, creativity, and excellence.

Read our latest blog to learn more.

Classical Education: The Architecture of Beauty - Adolesco Preparatory Academy Why classical education? Adolesco Prep embraces this model because students learn excellence best by studying and imitating excellent models.

If you enjoy inspiring young minds towards wisdom and truth and partnering with parents to raise the next generation of Jesus followers, APA might be the place for you.

For more details about APA, visit adolescoprep.org or to inquire about these positions, send your resume to [email protected]

We’re looking for a Director of Marketing to lead our communications, storytelling, and digital presence.
This role shapes how our school shares its mission, celebrates its community, and connects with families and supporters.

If you’re a strategic communicator with a heart for Christian education, we’d love to connect.

To inquire, please email [email protected]

We’re hiring a Director of Advancement to help grow and sustain the mission of our school.

This role leads fundraising, donor relationships, and community engagement to effectively connect generosity to lasting impact.

If you are passionate about building meaningful relationships and advancing Christ-centered education, we’d love to hear from you. Email [email protected] for details.

We are delighted to welcome Gina Shirley as our new Director of Students – Lower School!

Mrs. Shirley brings a deep love for Christ, children, and the work of forming students in wisdom and virtue. With a Master of Arts in Christian Education and a background in Early Childhood Education, she has faithfully served students and families for decades through teaching, educational leadership, children’s ministry, and classical education.

A longtime homeschool and classical educator, Mrs. Shirley is deeply committed to cultivating truth, goodness, and beauty in the lives of students. Her gracious spirit, love for young children, and dedication to partnering with parents make her a wonderful fit for our Lower School community.

We are grateful the Lord has brought her to Adolesco Prep and look forward to the wisdom, joy, and faithful leadership she will bring to our school family.

It is a joy to celebrate three remarkable women who exemplify excellence, character, and a love for the Lord. Their lives bear fruit as they seek to abide in His Word each day.

Mrs. Joanne Folks, our 2025-26 Teacher of the Year, is honored for her dedication to continual growth and her commitment to her students. She is deeply loved and truly deserving of this recognition.

Bethany Lupo, Grammar School Student of the Year, is an inspiring young woman who strives for excellence and seeks to be Christlike in all she does.

Sadie Husser, Logic and Rhetoric Student of the Year, is a thoughtful leader who pursues truth and continues to grow in wisdom and virtue.

We are so proud of each of them!

“By their fruit you will recognize them.” Matthew 7:16

Graduation last week was a beautiful reflection of our mission: to partner with parents in raising disciples through exceptional academics. Our graduates are a testament to growth and God’s faithfulness at work in their lives.

As we celebrate the diligence of our graduates, we also look ahead with anticipation. This time next year, we will celebrate our very first senior class! With a senior ring presentation, we honored our 11th graders, three young women who are already distinguished by their faithfulness, discernment, eloquence and commitment to excellence. They exemplify APA’s Portrait of a Graduate and what it means to pursue what is Good, True, and Beautiful.

As they consider important questions about identity and calling, they are faithfully looking to the Lord for wisdom, truth, and guidance.

We encouraged our Kinder and 8th grade graduates to look to them as a steady beacon marked by virtue and an earnestness for Jesus, following their example with purpose and hope as they are formed for the same end.

Congratulations to our 2026 graduates!

Thank you for capturing the night, and Reece Photo & Film for the video!

Our last day of school started with a student-led Rise&Shine so they could present their hard work in entertaining and meaningful ways. We heard from our Latin and Logic students in skit format, along with our upper Grammar history students who demonstrated their knowledge of the Medieval Era by song and award-worthy interpretive moves. The cherry on top was the finale presented by our littlest Preschool - Kinder students singing to us. There was a moment for everyone and we are proud of them! We finished our time together with Field Day and snowballs! Congrats, Orange Team!

We will see y’all back in August!

Thank you for capturing the day Melanie Lane Johnson!

Praying for our NAUMS, Inc. University-Model Schools neighbor in McComb, MS. Protection from the current tornado threats and safety over their campus and school family 🙏🏼