[CharterSchools] Louisiana native eyeing bigger prize in blossoming golf career

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LOUISIANA GRADUATE EYEING BIGGER PRIZE IN BLOSSOMING GOLF CAREER




 
Her love of golf started when she was fouryears old. Now 18, Angelica Harris has won local, regional and national golftournaments, been featured four times on the Golf Channel for heraccomplishments, was a finalist last year in Wendy’s High School Heisman Program andhas now been named the female recipient of the 2016 USGA-AJGA Presidents’ Leadership Awardby the United States Golf Association and American Junior Golf Association.
The USGA-AJGA Presidents' Leadership Award was created torecognize one male and one female junior golfer who demonstrate leadership,character and community service through their involvementwith the Leadership Links program.
Such an honor fits well into Angelica’spersonal goals to attend Washington University in St. Louis and continue toplay golf. She graduated this past June from Louisiana Connections Academy, afree public, completely online charter school. 
“At LACA, I wasprovided with a flexible, yet challenging academic schedule that allowed me topractice golf daily without falling behind in my grade level,” said Angelica.“I received over a million dollars in scholarship offers from top-ranked universitiesthanks to LACA.”
            Theonline charter school allows athletes like Angelica to work their training andcompetition schedule into their daily studies. In fact, the school schedulingis flexible enough for an upper-classman like Angelica that the star athletestarted a golf program at Chartwell Center, a school for children with autism,and three Standardize Prep Courses across New Orleans where she tutors studentson the ACT.
            “My golf programis called Angelica’s Angels. I go toChartwell Center every week teaching the students how to play golf, followhealthy eating habits, and share the life lessons learned through golf,” said Angelica. 
            Throughher fundraising efforts, Harris has raised more than $1,400 for her program.She has also expanded the program to a local childcare center for low-incomefamilies and hopes to expand to other special needs schools in the future.
            Infact, Angelica has her own custom flip-flop business which she started when shewas 10-years-old, that underscores her national leadership qualities.
Harris was honored with the USGA-AJGAPresidents' Leadership Award on June 28 in Greensboro, Georgia, during theRolex Tournament of Champions. For her accomplishment, she will also receivetickets to a future U.S. Open Tournament and entry into the 2016 RolexTournament of Champions.
“Angelica exhibits the type of dedicationthat makes virtual schooling such a good fit for students that need somethingother than a traditional brick and mortar school to make their dreams andambitions come true,” said High School Principal Shaunnessy Matthews. “She hasa big heart too.”
Louisiana Connections Academy provides aK-12 public education with certified Louisiana teachers completely over astudent’s home computer, where they meet with other students online daily forinstruction, testing and study.
"LACA allowed Angelica theopportunity to pursue many more activities while getting a quality education,”said Dad Tim Harris. “An online school teaches her discipline, time-management,and independence. " 
Last year, Gambit Weekly honored Harrisfor overcoming her own learning disability, dyslexia, andbecoming a National Honor Society Scholar and Beta Club member. In addition toworking with her program, she also volunteers with organizations such as KellyGibson Junior Golf Tour, the Breast Cancer Center, Second Harvest Food Bank,The First Tee of Greater New Orleans, and the Ronald McDonald House Charity. 
 

(Harris at Pebble Beach)


MEDIA
Media - J. Barnes (504) 897-6110 
 
ABOUTLOUISIANA CONNECTIONS ACADEMY 
(www.LouisianaConnectionsAcademy.com) 
Louisiana Connections Academy is the state’s leadingprovider of high-quality, free public online charter schooling for grades Kthrough 12. Louisiana Connections Academy offers a superior, personalizededucation for students, offered by Louisiana certified teachers, with thefreedom and flexibility of an online education that meets the state’sstandards. As an online charter school, students access their lessons anytime,anywhere as long as they have the technology, tools and support of theirfamily. Accountability for meeting high academic student performance ismonitored by the non-profit charter board, Friends of Louisiana Connections Academy,Wade Henderson, President. The charter school is authorized by the LouisianaBoard of Elementary and Secondary Education to accept students from any parishin the state. The school curriculum includes tutoring, summer school, dualenrollment programs and high quality electives. The school is headquartered inBaton Rouge at 4664 Jamestown Ave., Baton Rouge, LA 70808. Student field trips,graduation ceremonies, parent-to-parent events and school information sessionsare regularly scheduled and promoted at the school website.



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