I would like to begin this week's letter by saying "Congratulations" to our girls Varsity Volleyball team for their continued undefeated season after Wednesday's 8th grade recognition and first ever "Blue Out" spirit night. It was an amazing event in a packed gym! A special thank you to Coach Matt Bucknell for pulling it all together, it was a wonderful expression of our vibrant school community, and a lot of fun!
Coming in less than two weeks is our Royal Palm Academy Fall Festival on Friday, October 22. Please see the flyer for this event in our newsletter, and be sure to order your tickets for this great family event. Courtney Huling and Eileen Bode have been hard at work since the summer making all of the arrangements: inflatables for all ages, games, food trucks, a DJ, and more! It will be held on the RPA soccer field from 5-7 pm. You will not want to miss this amazing community event!
Be sure to check out the flyer for the Royal Palm Academy Shop Day for Lilly Pulitzer and California Pizza Kitchen at Waterside Shops on Saturday, November 6. This shop day event is part of the build up for our annual 8th Annual Lilly Pulitzer Fashion Show that will be held on Friday, November 19. Sherri Waller, Afshan Hussain, and their team of PVO volunteers have been working since the late spring on this major fall event for our school. The Fashion Show is held at the Ritz Carlton and is a wonderful fun event for Dads, Moms, Grandparents, Friends, Business Partners, and Guests alike! Please see our Fashion Show flyers and order your tickets soon! Tickets are available at https://www.royalpalmacademy.org/support-rpa/lillypulitzer.cfm and we still have sponsorship and advertising opportunities available. You will not want to miss this amazing event that provides incredible support to our school program!
Our annual Royal Palm Academy Grandparents Day will be held on Thursday, November 18 at 9:00 a.m. This event is being planned as an outdoor event in the Royal Palm Academy courtyard. We will have outdoor seating for grandparents and guests. November 18 will be a early dismissal day for all students. Invitations and details for this fun annual event will be mailed soon!
Stay tuned for updates on these and other fun school events coming in the fall semester!
Semper Altius!
Sincerely,
Michael J. Bussman
Head of School
mbussman@royalpalmacademy.org
Calling all golfers! It's time to register for the SJN Sports Booster Club Annual Celtic Scramble! We're teeing off on Saturday, October 16 at Arrow Head Golf Club to raise money for the Neumann athletic program. Grab your buddies for a round of fun and support the Celtic athletes!
This is an advertisement for the Neapolitan Family Magazine Cover Kids Contest. This contest is not run by or affilated with Royal Palm Academy.
If you are planning on entering your child in this year’s Cover Kids Contest, here are eight tips that will help you choose the best photo to enter. Best of luck to all entrants!
Face front. Be sure your child is looking directly at the camera. Eye contact is essential, and we want to see your child’s entire face in the frame. Let us see all of that adorableness – no sunglasses, hats, etc. that might block our view.
Keep it casual. Catch your child playing or when they are quiet and involved in an activity. Don’t try to dress them up, style their clothing, and still expect a relaxed photo.
Lighting is the key. Photos with dark shadows or with your child squinting into the sun won’t portray them in the best light (pun intended!). Photos taken during the “golden hour,” which is the hour after sunrise and the hour before sunset, offer the best lighting. If you’re indoors, bounce light off walls or put your child near a window. Avoid back lighting, which results in a photo where the child is darker than the background.
Watch the background. The beach, open grass at the park, a hiking trail – all offer simple but beautiful backdrops for a good photo. Avoid busy street scenes, signs, or crowded theme parks. And definitely avoid a bunch of distracting people in the photo with your child. Make sure your child is the star of the show.
Your child’s personality should shine. A twinkle in the eye, a little bit of a smirk, or a huge grin – little extras make one cute kid stand out from all the other cute kids. Missing teeth, a mud-covered shirt, and a crazy outfit your kid chose themselves all can add up to a distinctive entry that we will notice.
In focus, please. Blurry and low-resolution photos are the worst offenders. We print photos out to 5x7 to choose the finalists. If we print your photo and everything is fuzzy, we have a hard time telling what your child looks like.
Limited or no makeup. Makeup makes it hard for us to see what your child looks like, and often masks their unique personality. Less is definitely more when it comes to makeup.
Don’t take it personally. Every year we have to make choices, and there are always kids we wish we could choose. If your child isn’t chosen, it’s not because they aren’t adorable. It may be because we have enough sibling groups or we need a child of a different age. We try to vary chosen models by gender, age, ethnicity, and sibling groups that will work for specific cover themes. We promise that your child is cover material – there simply aren’t enough months in the year for all of the kids who enter.
"Rejoice in the Lord always; again I will say, Rejoice. Let all men know your forbearance. The Lord is at hand. Have no anxiety about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which passes all understanding, will keep your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
Philippians 4:4-7
Prayers Requested For: Antonio Trigo
Gladys Blanco
Repose of the Soul: Shirley Ann Baier
Jimmy Limb
If you would like to have a name added to our RPA prayer list, please contact Michael Bussman at mbussman@royalpalmacademy.org
Fall Festival Tickets: https://royalpalmacademy.factsmgtadmin.com/form/VPGXADQPc
Click on the image to be taken to the Lilly Pulitzer Fashion Show ticket page.
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