Article Contributed on: 5/8/2008 11:06:12 AM
How do you get low-income at risk students ready for the future? One Westminster school seems to have the answer - incorporate tennis and chess into daily academic lessons.
The Ricardo Flores Magón Academy is a one-of-a-kind state-funded K-8 Charter school, that opened its doors August of 2007. With students who are mostly of Mexican descent, the goal of the academy is to encourage students to move beyond economic limitations and prepare for high school, college and beyond. In addition to a strong academic curriculum, the Ricardo Flores Magón Academy includes tennis and chess as part of its daily lessons. This is the only public K-8 school that has tennis as part of its curriculum in which students have daily instruction with a certified tennis professional during school hours. The Academy believes tennis and chess not only teach the students to learn focus, determination and concentration, but are proven to help with academic development in the classroom. The waiting list to get into the Ricardo Flores Magón Academy is growing and so is the need to expand the school to accommodate incoming students. With limited state funding, outside donations are needed to make this school a success.
As a way to give back to the community,
Pamela and
John Subry with The Subry Group at RE/MAX Northwest and
Dean Obenauer with Merrill Lynch are joining forces to sponsor the First Annual C.A.R.E. Classic Tennis Event to be held at the Ranch Country Club in Westminster on Friday, May 30 from 6 to 9 p.m. The evening will include social tennis play provided by the tennis professionals at the Ranch Country Club, an exciting exhibition tennis match featuring some of the area's top tennis professional players, as well as terrific silent auction items to bid on.
Come and join us for a great night of tennis and help support a school in need. Tickets are $20/person and can be purchased at the Ranch Country Club tennis pro shop. For more information about the First Annual Care Classic Tennis Event, call 303-255-4359.