About: Gretchen Pigott

Two Achievement Academy staff members were nominated by their colleagues to represent Achievement Academy at an awards ceremony to be held in April 2018 for charter schools in Polk County. Nicole Jackson, Lakeland teacher, was honored as our Teacher of the Year and Trista Brown, Physical Therapist, was honored as our Support Person of the…

An article featuring Achievement Academy Lead Teacher, Susan Shipe, was published in the December 2017 issue of the Polk Life Magazine. Check out the article on page 18: http://cdn.coverstand.com/33202/460907/4f8ebe4445ad9c7d1650f054a3a91dcc8cff503f.pdf

A wonderful article written about Achievement Academy is featured in the December 2017/January 2018 Issue of the Heartland Living Magazine. Check it out on pages 42-60: https://issuu.com/heartlandlivingmagazine/docs/heartland_living_magazine_dec-jan_i

Achievement Academy's Lead Teacher, Susan Shipe, was honored recently at the Florida Charter School Conference in Daytona Beach.  Susan was recognized by the Florida Consortium of Public Charter Schools as a 2017 Charter School Champion Teacher.  She has taught at Achievement Academy for more than 20 years and in 1997 was a founding member of…

Steve and Sandy Earley recently presented the Achievement Academy with an automated external defibrillator (AED) for its Winter Haven campus.  An AED is a portable device that checks the heart rhythm and can send an electric shock to the heart to try to restore a normal rhythm. AEDs are used to treat sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), a condition…

The George C. Forsythe Family Foundation provided funding for CPR materials and training for the staff of Achievement Academy. The items included junior and baby training mannequins, Heartstart trainer pads and CPR instructor training cost.  “This training is vital to all 62 staff members. They will master and keep their certifications current to save lives…

Thank you to the Watson Clinic Foundation for donating an automated external defibrillator (AED) to our Lakeland campus. This unit will provide a potentailly life-saving piece of equipment for our students and staff. Read the full article here. Pictured: (L-R) Steve Earley, Achievement Academy Board Member; Laurie Turner, RN, Achievement Academy School Nurse; Louis Saco,…

Many individuals and companies from across Polk County helped Achievement Academy this summer. While children were out of school playing and enjoying their summer vacation, volunteers pitched in behind the scenes to make a huge difference at all three of our campuses. Gator Giles, owner of Gator Pressure Cleaning & Custom Painting, Inc. of Winter…

Check out the article featuring our Top Chef of Polk County 2017 event in the June/July Issue of the Heartland Living magazine on pages 100-105!

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam served as Honorary Chairman for the Achievement Academy’s third annual “Top Chef of Polk County” event, which was held on Monday, April 10, at the Lakeland Center. “I am honored to be asked and happy to serve as Honorary Chair of the Top Chef of Polk County that will support the…