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Radio Program Puts Spotlight on South Carolina Academies
The fast-growing South Carolina Acceleration Academies in North Charleston and Myrtle Beach were featured on episodes of the Kids First Radio show, with each school’s leaders extolling the benefits of...
South Carolina Acceleration Academies Policy – Gavin’s Law
THE BOARD OF SOUTH CAROLINA ACCELERATION ACADEMIES, INC. And Its Schools: LOWCOUNTRY ACCELERATION ACADEMY and CAROLINA SHORES ACCELERATION ACADEMY Student Safety Policy: Erin’s Law and Gavin...
LAA Grad Rises to Leading Charleston Pastry Chef
South Carolina’s biggest newspaper this week put a spotlight on Carolina Domínguez Lopez, one of the first graduates of Lowcountry Acceleration Academy — and now a culinary leader at one of Charleston...
Young Pastry Chef: LAA Was My Key Ingredient
Just two short years ago, Lowcountry Acceleration Academy alumna Carolina Dominguez Lopez wasn’t sure she’d ever finish high school. Mired in depression, overwhelmed by the crowded classrooms and hars...
Celebrating the LAA Class of 2023: ‘It’s Just a Completely Different Way of Doing School’
Lowcountry Acceleration Academy (LAA) celebrated its biggest-ever class of graduates, learners who arrived from across South Carolina’s Lowcountry with one thing in common — a drive to earn the high s...
Twins Find Support They Need at LAA: ‘It’s Like Magic’
Twin siblings Michael and Catherine Gorey have been at Lowcountry Acceleration Academy since the day it opened in 2021, and they’ve felt at home ever since. “There are teachers willing to help you out...
David Espinoza Cervantes: ‘Vine Aquí Para Tener una Vida Mejor’
Dos años después de mudarse a los Estados Unidos desde su México natal, David Espinoza Cervantes tiene firmemente en mente su sueño americano. Le gustaría convertirse en electricista, formar una famil...
Olivia Jones Finds Success and Community at LAA
When schools finally reopened after being closed for months during the Covid pandemic, Olivia Jones had fallen far behind. And the large, traditional high school to which she returned only made things...
LAA Grad: ‘This School Just — Boom! — Changed Me’
When it comes to describing her experience at Lowcountry Acceleration Academy, LaDayshia Tavelle doesn’t mince words. “This school just — boom! — changed me,” says LaDayshia, who went from being a str...
David Espinoza Cervantes: ‘I Came Over Here for a Better Life’
Two years after moving to the United States from his native Mexico, David Espinoza Cervantes has his American dream firmly in mind. He’d like to become an electrician, build a family, and return to hi...