John Mann had a vision when he first connected with LFLA in 2001. At that time, the school had three grades, 6th – 8th. Both he and Marshall Cohen thought it was crucial to add a high school, 9th - 12th grades in order to ensure that students had a better chance of graduating and pursuing
Moses Gogra's story is one of perseverance. Transplanted from Sierra Leone West Africa to the U.S. at the age of 11, he had major challenges. Read his stirring Post-Dispatch story.
We are pleased to announce that due to three recent generous grants, we are close to meeting our funding goal for the construction of the John Mann High School Wing expansion. The six new classrooms, including new Science and Fashion Design labs, will address our biggest organizational challenge to physically grow the LFLA campus to
Article written by LFLA sophomore Tylea “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” – Dr. Seuss If this quotation from Dr. Seuss holds any truth, then LFLA sophomore Montel will be going a lot of places. Lift For Life Academy ensures
by: Karlos Coleman, LFLA Class of 2017 My name is Karlos Coleman. I am 18 years old in the 12th grade, and I have been attending Lift for Life Academy for 7 years. Over the years, Lift For Life has helped me overcome several things in my personal life that have affected my performance at
Today, Ms. Tiffany Simms works as a United States Postal Service employee, but two decades ago she was training to go to the Olympics with the United States Weightlifting Team. “I started going to Lift For Life Gym when I was seven because my older brothers were going there,” said Ms. Simms. “I used to
Mr. Rodney Malone On November 4, Mr. Rodney Malone was awarded the Missouri Charter School Teacher of the Year award at the Missouri Charter Public School Association’s 2016 Charter School Conference. Mr. Malone is an exceptional, educational leader at Lift For Life Academy not only because of his dedication to instructing our teachers
Lift For Life Academy junior, Janai Stewart, has been reading in her free time since she was in elementary school. “I have always loved reading,” said Janai. “In 3rd grade, I finished the entire Harry Potter series, and then I had to move on to something else. I really like reading fantasy books with mythical
Coach Johnson with the 2015-16 Football Team As Lift For Life Academy rings in the new school year, we also ring in the new football season with a team of many new freshman faces. Coach Gary Johnson is excited to see what his new team can do after having many of his key
Every year, we have students who are unable to purchase all of their school supplies on their own, but we are constantly amazed by how the St. Louis community rallies together to give these students the materials they need to learn in school. This year was no exception, as Lift For Life Academy received amazing
