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Latest Press
Tee Off for a Great Cause at the Falcon Fright Golf Tournament
2026 Falcon Fright Golf Tournament Golfers, sponsors, and community supporters are invited to join Pepin Academies for the 2026 Falcon Fright Golf Tournament on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at...
Pepin Academies Teacher Allen Gowan-Smith Recognized with Prestigious REEL Award
Pepin Academies is proud to celebrate Allen Gowan-Smith, a teacher at our Tampa campus, for being named a 2026 Economic Educator & Leadership (REEL) Award Winner by the Florida Council on...
Celebrating Excellence: Anthony Olivera Rivas Named 2026 Dr. Carlo Rodriguez Scholarship Recipient
Pepin Academies is proud to celebrate an outstanding achievement by one of our own. Anthony Olivera Rivas, Tampa Campus Class of 2026 Salutatorian, has been selected as a recipient of the...
Pepin Academies Announces Valedictorians and Salutatorians
Class of 2026 Pepin Academies is proud to celebrate the exceptional academic achievements of the Valedictorians and Salutatorians from the Class of 2026. These honors represent years of...
Celebrating Silver Medal Win at the FCCLA State Leadership Conference
This past week, students from across Florida gathered in Orlando for the 2026 FCCLA State Leadership Conference, and one of our own made us incredibly proud. After placing first in our district...
Where Labels Don’t Limit Learning: Our Yass Prize Roadshow Experience
Yass Prize Roadshow Visit to our Tampa Campus In February, we had the honor of welcoming the Center for Education Reform’s Yass Prize Roadshow to Pepin Academies. Having the group visit our Tampa...
Excellence in Action: Celebrating Our Hillsborough Nominees
We are proud to shine a spotlight on our outstanding Hillsborough staff members who have been nominated for the FDLRS Parent Services Hillsborough County Excellence in Action Award. What makes this...
Pepin Academies Named Finalist and recipient of STOP Award as Part of the Yass Prize Initiative
We are honored to be named a Yass Prize Finalist and one of four recipients of a STOP Award We are thrilled to share that Pepin Academies has been recognized with a STOP Award as part of the...
Pepin Academies Named 2025 Yass Prize Contender!
We are thrilled to announce that we have been selected as a 2025 Yass Prize Contender! This honor places us among 23 extraordinary organizations nationwide recognized for their commitment to bold,...
Celebrating Excellence: Melissa Merchant Named Best Public School Teacher at Best of the Bay!
We’re thrilled to share some exciting news! Melissa Merchant, an exceptional elementary teacher from our Tampa campus, has been honored as Best Public School Teacher in Creative Loafing's Best of...
Dine out and make a difference this September!
Pepin Academies is honored to be part of the 1905 Family of Restaurants Community Harvest Program — and while we are not listed on the ballot, you can still support us by writing in Pepin Academies...
Vaping in Schools: What Parents Need to Know
On Wednesday, August 27, the front page of The Tampa Bay Times read, “Tobacco Use in Schools Spikes”. The article confirms what we see in our own schools is occurring across the state. We have...
Pepin Academies Falcon Fright Golf Tournament
Falcon Fright Golf Tournament Tees Off for a Great Cause Get ready for a ghoulishly good time on the green! The Falcon Fright Golf Tournament is set for Saturday, October 25th at Rogers Park Golf...
Catching Up with Alumni Jed Murphy, Class of 2016
Alumni Spotlight - Jed Murphy As Pepin Academies celebrates 25 years of empowering students with learning and learning-related disabilities, we’ve taken time to reflect on the many lives touched by...
Celebrating 25 Years of Pepin Academies – Highlights from Our Anniversary Event
This past school year we hit a remarkable milestone here at Pepin Academies—25 years of serving students with learning disabilities. The Osprey Observer recently featured a heartfelt recap of our...
Pepin Academies Student Honored with Statewide Scholarship Award
Big news from our Tampa campus! We are thrilled to share some exciting news from our Tampa campus! One of our graduating seniors, Jethiel Morales, has been awarded the Carlo Rodriguez Scholarship by...
Chamber Breakfast Highlights Non-Profits
North Tampa Bay Chamber Breakfast Highlights Non-Profits We were honored to represent Pepin Academies alongside fellow nonprofit organizations at the North Tampa Bay Chamber’s June Breakfast...
Pepin Academies Featured on the School Choice Roadtrip!
Check out our School Choice Roadtrip Video! We’re thrilled to share that Pepin Academies was recently highlighted as a stop on the National School Choice Awareness Foundation’s (NSCAF) inspiring...
Pepin Academies 25th Anniversary Celebration
Pepin Academies Celebrates 25 Years! On Saturday, May 3rd, we came together to celebrate an incredible milestone—25 years of Pepin Academies! The evening was filled with joy, connection, and...
New Port Richey Classroom Featured on Bay News 9
Pepin Academies’ New Port Richey Classroom Featured on Bay News 9! We are thrilled to share that Pepin Academies has been featured in a Bay News 9 story highlighting the impact of Artificial...
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