Angeline Academy of Innovation

{{Short description|STEAM 6-12 school in Land O' Lakes, Florida}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

{{Infobox school

| name = Angeline Academy of Innovation

| logo = Angeline Academy of Innovation Seal.png

| address = 8916 Angeline School Way

| city = Land O' Lakes

| county = Pasco County

| state = Florida

| zipcode = 34638

| established = {{start year and age|August 10, 2023}}

| sister_school = Dayspring Academy-Angeline

| coordinates = {{coord|28.28691|-82.53690|type:edu_region:US|display=title,inline|format=dms}}

| pushpin_map = USA Florida

| pushpin_mapsize = 170

| district = Pasco County

| school_number = 0153

| principal = JoAnne Glenn

| grades = 6-12

| enrollment = 830 (2023-2024)

| ratio = 21:1

| hours_in_day = 8:10 AM - 2:30 PM

| colors = Green and Navy Blue

{{color box|#80bc44}}{{color box|#0e2b4c}}

| athletics = Volleyball, Cross Country, Golf, Swim & Drive, Soccer, Basketball, Competitive Cheer, Weightlifting, Wrestling, Track & Field, Lacrosse, Flag Football, Tennis

| mascot = Archer

| nickname = Angeline

| newspaper = The Bowman's Beacon

| website = https://aai.pasco.k12.fl.us/

| lastupdate = 2025-04-28

}}

Angeline Academy of Innovation (AAI), also known as Angeline Academy, or Angeline, is a seven-year, 6-12 STEM school located in Land O' Lakes, Florida. It is part of the Pasco County School District. The school day is from 8:10 AM to 2:30 PM.{{Cite web |title=Pasco County Schools |url=https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/site/pcs_bell_schedule |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=www.pasco.k12.fl.us}} The student/teacher ratio of the school is 21:1.{{Cite web |title=Angeline Academy Of Innovation |url=https://www.schooldigger.com/go/FL/schools/0153010697/school.aspx |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=SchoolDigger |language=en}}

Campus

Angeline Academy is located on a 19 acre campus next to Florida State Road 589. The school has a footprint of 187,000 square feet with a maximum student capacity of 1,694.{{Cite web |title=Pasco County Schools Angeline Academy of Innovation |url=https://stobuildinggroup.com/projects/pasco-county-schools-school-lll-6-12-high-school/ |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=STO Building Group |language=en-US}} The campus is shared with Pasco eSchool, the county's Florida Virtual School franchise.{{Cite web |title=Pasco County Schools |url=https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/schools/info/pasco-eschool |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=www.pasco.k12.fl.us}}{{Cite web |title=Parent F.A.Q. {{!}} Pasco eSchool - Personalize Your Learning Experience! |url=https://eschool.pasco.k12.fl.us/parent-f-a-q/ |access-date=2025-05-12 |website=eschool.pasco.k12.fl.us}}

= Athletics facility =

The school's sports complex, called the Angeline Athletic Complex, is located off-campus and opened in November 2024 for its first games.{{Cite web |last=Beacon |first=MIKE CAMUNAS, Tampa |date=2024-11-12 |title=Angeline Academy, Pasco County show off new athletic complex |url=https://www.tampabeacon.com/pasco_county/angeline-academy-pasco-county-show-off-new-athletic-complex/article_70f9f7f2-a122-11ef-a9ae-671e6cbef00b.html |access-date=2025-01-29 |website=TampaBeacon.com |language=en}} It includes a football stadium with a press box, Pasco County’s first artificial turf field, tennis courts, a running track, and a 28,145 square foot gymnasium.{{Cite web |last=Stein |first=Shannon |date=2024-11-15 |title=Creative Contractors Celebrates Completion of Angeline Academy Athletic Facility |url=https://creativecontractors.com/creative-contractors-celebrates-completion-of-angeline-academy-athletic-facility/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Creative Contractors |language=en-US}}

History

Construction of the school's building began in 2022 by Ajax Building and PBK Architects, and was designed by Harvard Jolly Architecture.{{Cite web |title=Pasco County Schools Angeline Academy of Innovation |url=https://www.ajaxbuilding.com/projects/pasco-county-schools-school-lll-6-12-high-school/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Ajax Building Company |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2022-09-13 |title=New Pasco School To Be Called Angeline Academy Of Innovation |url=https://patch.com/florida/landolakes/new-pasco-school-be-called-angeline-academy-innovation |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=Land O' Lakes, FL Patch |language=en}} The construction finished in August 2023, costing $52.7 million.{{Cite web |date=2023-08-15 |title=Pasco's Angeline Academy begins its inaugural year |url=https://lakerlutznews.com/pascos-angeline-academy-begins-its-inaugural-year/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=The Laker/Lutz News |language=en-US}} The school held its first classes the same month on August 10.{{Cite web |title=Students prepare for inaugural year at new Angeline Academy of Innovation |url=https://baynews9.com/fl/tampa/news/2023/08/04/students-prepare-for-inaugural-year-at-brand-new-angeline-academy-of-innovation |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=baynews9.com |language=en}} The school opened with 830 students enrolled from grades 6-10, adding grade 11 the following year.{{Cite web |title=Search for Public Schools - ANGELINE ACADEMY OF INNOVATION (120153010697) |url=https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&County=PASCO&ID=120153010697 |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=nces.ed.gov}}

Achievements

= School and faculty achievements =

In the 2023-24 school year Angeline received its first grade from the Florida Department of Education, determined by factors such as student scores in Mathematics and English Language Arts, receiving an 'A' grade.{{Cite web |last=Solodev |date=2024-12-18 |title=Florida School Accountability Reports |url=https://www.fldoe.org/accountability/accountability-reporting/school-grades/ |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=school-grades |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Solodev |date=2025-01-22 |title=Florida Department of Education Announces 2024 School Grades Under New School Grading ScaleFlorida Department of Education Announces 2024 School Grades Under New Scho |url=https://www.fldoe.org/newsroom/latest-news/florida-department-of-education-announces-2024-school-grades-under-new-school-grading-scale.stml |access-date=2025-01-22 |website=www.fldoe.org |language=en}}

In March 2024, Chad Mallo, the teacher for Business and Entrepreneurship, was awarded Pasco County's Career and Technical Education (CTE) Teacher of the Year.{{Cite web |last=Beacon |first=MIKE CAMUNAS, Tampa |date=2024-03-19 |title=Angeline Academy instructor named CTE Teacher of the Year |url=https://www.tampabeacon.com/pasco_county/angeline-academy-instructor-named-cte-teacher-of-the-year/article_9f3133a4-e30b-11ee-ba72-2fb3a30e786f.html#:~:text=Chad%20Mallo,%20business%20instructor%20at,the%20Year%20on%20March%207.&text=Chad%20Mallo%20was%20definitely%20surprised,social%20media%20on%20March%207. |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=TampaBeacon.com |language=en}}

The school got an awarded for outstanding school design, in the American School & University Educational Interiors Showcase.{{Cite web |title=Pasco Schools Angeline Academy of Innovation |url=https://pbk.com/project/pasco-schools-angeline-academy-of-innovation/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=PBK Architects |language=en-US}} The school design also got awarded from the Tiltupconcrete Association for Excellence in Achievement of education, #1 on the 10 Tallest Cantilever Panel list, #10 position on the 10 Tallest Panels list.{{Cite web |title=Ajaxbuilding Instagram |url=https://www.instagram.com/ajaxbuilding/reel/DC1obTvO1sx/ |access-date=2025-05-14 |website=Ajaxbuilding Instagram}}

= Student achievements =

In April 2024, Davina Horowitz, a business student at Angeline, was awarded a one-year scholarship to the SMARTstart incubator program, for achieving first place at the Young Pasco Entrepreneurship Competition.{{Cite web |title=Pasco County Schools |url=https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/news/page/angeline-academy-of-innovations-davina-horowitz-win-scholarship |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=www.pasco.k12.fl.us}}

On April 11, 2025, Angeline won 1st place at the Beginner level at Cyberlaunch 2025. The students on the team were Chris Workentin, Logan Prescott, Malakai Jefferson, and Christopher Devoe.{{Cite web |url=https://cyberflorida.org/cyberlaunch-2025/ |access-date=2025-05-15 |website=cyberflorida.org |title=CyberLaunch 2025 |date=11 April 2025 }}

In May 2025, Davina Horowitz, a business student at Angeline, was awarded $2,500 grant to perfect and patent her prototype device, IV Ease, for achieving first place at the Pasco County Schools’ District Young Entrepreneurship Competition. Her product is meant to find veins and reduce the patients' stress.{{Cite web |last=Beacon |first=MIKE CAMUNAS, Tampa |date=2024-05-06 |title=Land O' Lakes freshman easing into the entrepreneurial world |url=https://www.tampabeacon.com/pasco_county/land-o-lakes-freshman-easing-into-the-entrepreneurial-world/article_7445e7aa-098c-11ef-83f8-a74ba7865cdd.html |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=TampaBeacon.com |language=en}}

Course pathways

Angeline is the Central Pathway School of Pasco County for high-school. Students are required to take one primary pathway, with secondary pathways being optional.{{Cite web |title=Pasco Pathways - Educational Programs and Innovative Options |url=https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/school_choice_catalog/page/steam |access-date=2024-12-19 |website=www.pasco.k12.fl.us}}

= Primary pathways =

= Secondary pathways =

Athletics

Sports are split up by gender, middle-school (MS), and high-school (HS). Sports are further divided into the fall, winter, and spring seasons.{{Cite web |title=Angeline Academy of Innovation (Land O' Lakes, FL) Sports - Basketball, Volleyball, and more |url=https://www.maxpreps.com/fl/land-o-lakes/angeline-academy-of-innovation-archers/ |access-date=2025-01-07 |website=www.maxpreps.com}}

= Fall sports =

= Winter sports =

= Spring sports =

Principals

As of 2025, Angeline is currently headed by JoAnne Glenn who has been principal since it opened in 2023. Angeline also has many vice and assistant principals.{{Cite web |title=School Staff |url=https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/library/school_staff/aai.html |access-date=2025-04-08 |website=www.pasco.k12.fl.us}} JoAnne Glenn was the principal of Pasco eSchool before 2023.{{Cite web |title=Pasco County Schools |url=https://www.pasco.k12.fl.us/news/page/pasco-eschool-leader-is-principal-of-the-year |access-date=2025-05-16 |website=www.pasco.k12.fl.us}}

See also

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