Little Rock Christian Academy
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Little Rock Christian Academy Students Selected for 2010 Arkansas Governor’s School

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Little Rock – May 11, 2010

Five Little Rock Christian Academy students were recently selected for the 2010 Arkansas Governor’s School.  Grace Cho (Instrumental Music), Kunhee Kim (Natural Science), Faye McConnell (English/Language Arts), Mary Simpson (English/Language Arts) and Juliann Tucker (Social Science) were selected based on the basis of their special aptitudes in one of eight fields: Choral Music, Drama, English/Language Arts, Instrumental Music, Mathematics, Natural Science, Social Science, or Visual Arts.  Connor Shewmake was chosen as an alternate in Natural Science.  Six hundred and fifty Arkansas students applied for the four hundred available positions.  “Scholars deserve scholarships”, said Dr. Gary Arnold, Head of School at LRCA.  “Little Rock Christian Academy is proud of our home-grown scholars who have earned the Governor’s School scholarship – the zenith of scholarships in Arkansas.”

The Arkansas Governor’s School is a four-week summer residential program for gifted and talented students who are upcoming high school seniors and residents of the state of Arkansas.  The program is funded by the Arkansas State Legislature as a portion of the biennial appropriation for Gifted and Talented Programs through the State Department of Education.  State funds provide tuition, room, board, and instructional materials for each student who attends the four-week program on the site of a residential college campus, leased by the State.  The Arkansas Governor’s School is a non-credit program that seeks to create a unique experience for a select group of Arkansas’ best students—the potential leaders of the 21st century.  Additional information about the program can be found at www.hendrix.edu/ags.

 

 

About Little Rock Christian Academy
Founded in 1977, Little Rock Christian Academy is an independent, co-educational, college-preparatory Christian day school serving grades K4-12 and is committed to "Excellence in the Pursuit of Truth from a Christ-centered Worldview." Little Rock Christian students were offered over 3.4 million dollars in college scholarships in 2008 and have been awarded with 14 National Merit Scholars and one National Achievement award over the last two years. In addition to an excellent academic education LRCA offers extensive fine arts and athletic programs. Little Rock Christian Academy is accredited by the Association of Christian Schools International and the Arkansas Non-Public Schools Accrediting Association; it is a member in The College Board, National Honor Society and National Beta Club.

 

 

Contact: Debbie Lee                                                                                    
Tel. 501-868-9822
Email: debbie.lee@littlerockchristian.com