TAPA

Hello Tuscaloosa Academy Family! My name is Leigh Hollyhand and I am honored to once again serve as Tuscaloosa Academy Parent Association (TAPA) President. I have two students at TA: Brilyn (9th Grade) and Ainslee (7th). My family has been at TA for five years and during that time we have gotten to experience the Lower and Middle Schools and this upcoming school year will begin the journey of Upper School. We have loved being at TA and am thankful for the supportive faculty, extracurricular activities/sports, and opportunities to be involved in the school. The role of TAPA is to assist and support the faculty and students of TA. It is through our parent volunteers that TAPA can host events such as Punkin’ Knight in the Fall and Bake Sale in the Spring, host teacher luncheons, Dine with the Dean for our academic honor roll students, provide duty-free lunch for our teachers, and snacks for our faculty/staff in the teacher’s workroom. TAPA also provides Parent Education Seminars, operates the Knights Armour School Store, and contributes funds for school improvement projects each year to the Annual Fund. TAPA is in its sixth year and every year we strive to grow and improve. COVID brought many challenges and changes last year, but it also brought us many new students and TA families and as we move forward, we want to find ways to include/involve all of you and show you what TAPA is all about. Please consider signing up for a committee or participating in our events...this is a great opportunity to get involved in your child’s school as well as meet some wonderful parents during the process. Opportunities to volunteer range from events that are once a year, to once a quarter, or monthly; anything you do will be appreciated not only by TAPA, but your child will love that you are at their school helping (even the older ones that might not act like it…ha!). Feel free to contact me if you have any questions. Also, if you see or hear great ideas other schools are doing through their Parent Associations, pass that information along, too. You can reach me at (205) 799-2428 or tapa@tuscaloosaacademy.org. Looking forward to a wonderful year. Leigh Hollyhand TAPA President