We are saddened to share the news that Lift For Life Academy lost a dear friend, passionate advocate and board member recently with the passing of John Mann. John served on the board of directors at Lift For Life Academy & Gym for over 10 years, 5 of which he served as board president. In [...]
Copper thieves have climbed on the roof top of a St. Louis charter school twice in one month to steal a commercial air conditioning unit along with copper and condensers from four other units. The latest thefts occurred Monday night at Lift For Life Academy on South Broadway in the Kosciusko neighborhood east of Soulard. [...]
Are you keeping up on your reality TV? If not, then you’re missing Laura Kathleen, Lift For Life fashion design teacher, compete on Lifetime’s Project Runway. In only a few episodes, Laura has made an outfit using her pajamas and a bed sheet, created a dress from pet store supplies, an amazing gown for a [...]
A chili festival with chili tasting, chili judging, arts and crafts, a beer and wine garden, music and entertainment, and a children’s area. It’s fun for the whole family! October 15th, 11-5pm. For more information, click here.
Picture this: Climbing a volcano on horseback, zip lining through the rain forest, swimming beneath a waterfall, tasting local fauna… No, this isn’t the line up for the newest reality TV show, it’s just some of the activities that four of Lift For Life Academy students experienced on their trip to Costa Rica. This trip [...]
Can you believe that it’s almost that time of year again? Time to pick out new folders, sharpen pencils, open new notebooks and cram it all into that backpack. Here at Lift For Life Academy, we can’t believe the summer break has gone by so quickly. While most of our students have been away, we’ve [...]
On Wednesday, April 27th, General Colin Powell visited Lift for Life Academy for the first time. He talked with students about his experience, leadership and life beyond high school. Here is the story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Here is a link to the story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. BY ELISA CROUCH • ecrouch@post-dispatch.com [...]
During the fall semester, Lift For Life Academy high school students visited two fashion designers at their Washington Avenue studio lofts. One designer was Project Runway Season 8 contestant, Michael Drummond. Drummond taught students about his fashion specialty– woven garments. The students saw his weaving machines as well as the type of fabrics he prefers [...]
On October 7, 2010, Lift For Life Academy’s high school softball team traveled to Webster University to take part in a special practice where they learned skills and techniques from the Webster University NCAA DIII Softball team. Throughout the day, Lift For Life Academy softball players were paired with a member of the Webster team and [...]
On September 27, 2010, News Channel 4’s Chief Meteorologist, Steve Templeton, visited Mrs. Cloeter’s science class. He talked to students about his education path and how he became a weatherman. From there he introduced the students to weather concepts including cold fronts, jet streams and many other ideas. But the most important thing all the [...]