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Enrolling for Fall 2023, What to Know About Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy
As Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy prepares to open for Fall 2023 in South Carolina’s Grand Strand, here is everything you need to know about this tuition-free public charter high school. No. 1: ...
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...
ABC News Covers Lowcountry’s Biggest-Ever Class of Grads
When family members, friends and educators packed the auditorium to celebrate Lowcountry Acceleration Academy’s biggest graduating class yet, they were not alone. A news crew from the Charleston ABC a...
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...
Aubrianna Morris Finds Her Learning Home at Lowcountry
What advice would Lowcountry Acceleration Academy grad Aubrianna Morris offer to other students who might be struggling in traditional high schools? “Definitely come here to LAA,” she says. “Everybody...
Lowcountry’s First Grad: ‘They Want You to Own Your Success’
Montana Ferrell recently became the first graduate of the newly opened Lowcountry Acceleration Academy in North Charleston. Montana says math content coach Sarah Aquino provided a lifeline, sitting do...