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on the terrapin trailspring 2013 tempo11centers to the University of Tampa. Herhusband, Jack, is an Art professor at UTwhere Tampa Prep faculty have the benefitof attending classes tuition-free.Dean of Faculty Donald Morrison wasone of Jack’s ceramics students and later,one of hers. When Morrison mentioned ajob opening at Tampa Prep, she jumpedat the chance.“This school has been wonderful,” saidKing. “I love the autonomy of what Iteach, I love the kids and my colleagues—Ihave wonderful friends here.”King is a member of the “purple”group, a contingent of faculty and friendsover age 50. They swim in the TampaPrep pool, do yoga in the Library and gofor walks together. She said she’s going tomiss them, and her kiln.“I’m definitely going to miss my kiln,”King said, eyeing the concrete square edificeon a patio outside her classroom. Herhusband built it for her and the school.“This one is gorgeous.”King plans to continue creating art;she’ll do adjunct teaching at theUniversity of Tampa as she has the past17 years; and will keep busy traveling,gardening, being outdoors and sailing.She also wants to volunteer with hergranddaughter’s Girl Scout troop as shedid for her own daughter years ago.In looking back, she hopes her studentscome away from her classes withjust one thing—an appreciation for theVisual Arts.“From choosing a painting for theirhouse or finally framing a piece they madehere at Tampa Prep,” King said, “I hopethey’ll have art in their life in some way.”In her 16 years as a Tampa Prep teacher,Kaki King received a Grady Grant and aCouncil on International Exchange(CIEE) travel grant to China. She was therecipient of the Faculty Award selected bythe Alumni Association Board in 2011 andshe coordinated the Tree of Life projectwith visiting artists in 2012.peter shepleyby jamie amzilFollowing the lead of Tampa Prep seniorswho are writing six-word memoirson a white board wall in the student center,Associate Head of School Peterpeter shepleyvictory tour part iBorrowing inspiration from some of the classic bandsof the rock world, the Peter Shepley Victory Tour wasconceived: coast-to-coast alumni parties marking Mr.Shepley’s retirement in June. Mr. Shepley, a classichimself, and Mrs. Kennedy, Alumni Relations Director,hosted parties in Boston and Washington, D.C. inOctober, distributing coveted t-shirts to alums whoattended. The Tour t-shirts in a red and black vintagedesign seem to make everyone smile.The Tour stops next in Philadelphia, and after thatLos Angeles and New York City. A special salute to Mr.Shepley is set for April 20 on campus.
12on the terrapin trailtempo spring 2013Shepley has come up with two memoirsof his own.“Where did all the time go,” and “Youwant me to believe what?”After 45 years of working in education—25 at Tampa Prep—Shepley, who alsoserves as Director of the Upper School,will end his last day at the School in June.“I will miss the people I work with,”said Shepley, who’d like to spend his summersin Maine where he is from originally,and remain connected to Tampa Prep.“I have a great deal of interest in athleticsand the arts, so I’ll still come to gamesand performances here,” Shepley said.He’s also looking into part-time or seasonalwork starting in the fall, perhaps inthe student center café or in horse racing.For the time being, he’s enjoying thePeter Shepley Victory Tour and reconnectingwith alumni around the nation.“It’s been a great deal of fun,” he said.“When kids come back for reunions, it’s awhole different relationship. Before, Idon’t want to say they’d cringe when theysaw me in the halls, maybe their waryantenna would go up, but now they arehappy to see me. It’s fun to see folks onthat different level.”Shepley said the students havechanged over the years, becoming lessliberal and more conservative. “We don’thave the rabble rousers like we used to,”he laughed. “It’s a more pleasant environmentnow, though with its own interestingchallenges.”Arriving in Tampa for his first day ofwork in 1988, the school was across thestreet at the University of Tampa’s campus.There were 285 upper school students.Now there are over 600 studentsincluding middle and upper schoolers.“The change of facility made a bigimpact, allowing us more space,” he said.“We became more of an indoor school.”Shepley came to Tampa after servingas Director of Admission and Dean ofNinth Grade in Albany, New York, at anall-boys military academy, so Tampa Prep“was very different.”“Tampa Prep has always been anextraordinarily good environment forfemales, right there at the forefront,which is something I inherited,” he said,noting the leadership roles females tendto be drawn to in academics as well asextracurricular activities, and theirprowess in athletics, especially volleyball.Shepley has seen three heads of school,each with their own unique managementstyles, and has witnessed an evolution inthe function of parents over the years.“Parents used to leave education to uswithout a lot of questions or demands,”he said. He attributes this to the growthin their children’s demographic, whichincreased applications to colleges andwhich decreased the acceptance rate.“Now they are much more activelyinvolved,” Shepley said.Shepley has held the same job titlesince he got to Tampa Prep. “All I’vedone is shed responsibilities as the school
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