TAPA (TA Parent Association)
TAPA (TA Parent Association)
Parents are our partners. Together with you, we are raising smart, strong, confident, and healthy young students.
Dear Tuscaloosa Academy Family,
Welcome to the 2024-2025 school year! After serving within the Tuscaloosa Academy Parents’
Association (TAPA) in some capacity for many years now, I am excited to serve as your TAPA
President. My husband, Will, and I have three daughters, Virginia, Julia and Elizabeth, all of
whom are in lower school at TA. We have loved seeing our family grow in the TA community.
TAPA is a great way to get involved and engage in your child’s school and education. The
mission of our association is to support the students, teachers, and faculty of Tuscaloosa
Academy.
TAPA organizes events like Punkin’ Knight, Bake Sale, teacher luncheons and various events
associated with teacher/student appreciation like Dine with the Dean and duty-free lunch. We
host parent education seminars and run the Knights Armour school store. In addition, we raise
and contribute funds each year to help with “Wish List” items that are not covered by tuition or
the Annual Fund.
We encourage you to volunteer in any way you can to share your time and talents. The Parent’s
Association offers a wide variety of volunteer opportunities throughout the year. The variety of
volunteer opportunities allows you to engage as little or as much as you like. Please fill out the
form on the TA website and indicate how you would like to get involved. (QR code below)
TAPA truly appreciates each and every volunteer who has dedicated his/her time to creating a
better school for our children. It is my hope that you join us and engage in your child’s time at
Tuscaloosa Academy. I, along with the entire TAPA Committee, welcome you and look forward
to seeing you around campus and at Parents’ Association events.
Best,
Nancy Vandervoort
2024-2025 TAPA President
2023 - 2024 TAPA BOARD
President - Nancy Vandervoort
Vice President - Blakely Blakeney
Secretary - Mandi Drain
Treasurer - Kacie Spruill
Punkin Knight Chair - Lauren Poe
Bake Sale Chair - Betsy Shields
Teacher Appreciation Chair - Lindsey White
Student Appreciation Chair - Kelly McDonald
Knights Armor - Lindsey Johnson
Parent Education - Meredith Wagner
New Family Representative - Kelly Wilkin
Past President - Kaila Phillips
Senior Advisor - Amy Matthews
Senior Advisor - Peggy Ball
TA Knights Armour
TA Knights Armour is the school store for Tuscaloosa Academy. Our mission with the store is to provide affordable and functional TA merchandise that you enjoy and allows you to support TA at the same time. The Knights Armour is funded by the Tuscaloosa Academy Parents’ Association (TAPA). All proceeds made by the store allow TAPA to fund their many projects/events such as meals and snacks for the faculty, Dine with the Dean for Lower School and Student of the Quarter or Middle and Upper School, Book Fair, as well as many more activities.
The TA Knights Armour is located at the football pavilion. It is open every Wednesday 1:15 -2:45 p.m. for walk-in shopping or curbside pickup for online orders. You can also contact the store and set up an appointment if the store hours do not work with your schedule or you need an item sooner than the allotted pickup day.
Be sure you follow the TA Knights Armour on social media to keep up with the “items of the week”, last call for when there is only one item left of something, clearance sales, pop-up sales info., pre-orders, and more. Click on the logo to go to our online store!
You can follow us on:
Facebook TA Knights Armour
Instagram @taknightsarmour
