About: Gretchen Pigott

Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam Putnam will serve as Honorary Chairman for the Achievement Academy’s third annual “Top Chef of Polk County” event, which will be 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…

Two Achievement Academy staff members were nominated by their colleagues to represent Achievement Academy at an awards ceremony to be held on April 24, 2017 for charter schools in Polk County. Missy Kopp, Lakeland teacher, was honored as our Teacher of the Year and Rebecca Lidle, Lakeland paraprofessional, was honored as our Support Person of…

We, along with several other nonprofits in Polk County, were fortunate to be selected by the The Libertore Fund For Children as one of the recipients of their #GivingTuesday campaign! We met our $5,000 match goal in just two days! With matching funds from The Libertore Fund, the funds we raised from donations from generous people in…

Check out the article about Achievement Academy in the October Kids Issue of the Lakelander on Pages 32-40!

Congratulations to Chef Ronald Mayer of Florida Presbyterian homes for being crowned "Top Chef of Polk County" for the second year in a row! To see a list of all of the winners from this year, click here.

Two Achievement Academy staff members were nominated by their colleagues to represent Achievement Academy at an awards ceremony that was held March 14, 2016 for charter schools in Polk County. Monica Franklin, Lakeland teacher, was honored as our Teacher of the Year and Laurie Turner, Early Interventionist and School Nurse, was honored as our Support…