Alcuin School, a leader in Montessori and International Baccalaureate education, is pleased to announce that it has been accepted as a member of the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS). Alcuin’s membership will open up new opportunities for its Upper School students in grades 9-12 to compete in a variety of sports, fine arts, and academic activities at the local, regional, and state level.
The purpose of TAPPS is to organize, stimulate, encourage, and promote academic, athletic and fine arts programs in an effort to foster a spirit of fair play, good fellowship true sportsmanship, and wholesome competition for boys and girls.
Alcuin’s track and field and tennis teams will be among the first groups to participate in TAPPS competitions in the 1A Division this spring.
“We are delighted to join TAPPS because of the tremendous opportunities and exposure it will give our students,” said Kay Herndon, Alcuin School Director of Athletics. “TAPPS firmly believes that competition among students from its diverse member schools promotes understanding, fellowship, and excellence.”
About Alcuin School
A vibrant, nurturing, coeducational academic community serving students from toddler to 12th grade, Alcuin School uses the Montessori and International Baccalaureate program methods to foster critical thinking and a lifelong passion for learning. With faculty support, students at Alcuin School are eager to embrace change, question the status quo, and prepare for their future as leaders in a global society. For more information, please visit www.alcuinschool.org.
About TAPPS
Chartered in 1978, the Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools (TAPPS) serves to organize, stimulate, encourage and promote the academic, athletic and fine arts programs in an effort to foster a spirit of fair play, good fellowship, true sportsmanship and wholesome competition for boys and girls.
From a humble beginning of 20 member schools in 1978, twelve of which remain members, TAPPS has grown to a membership of 230 schools with a combined enrollment of over 40,000 students. Schools are presently aligned in five classifications with districts across the state of Texas.