School spirit is at an all-time high at Banning Lewis Academy! Director Rick Dahlman joined Fox21 News to showcase the academy’s vibrant culture and explain how the “Give Campaign” funds vital resources for families—from mental health workshops to the “Saddle Up for School” celebration.
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Banning Lewis Academy took home three major awards at this year’s ALIVE25 Summit, the annual gathering of ACCEL Schools leaders from across the country. The school earned the prestigious ACCEL Gold Award for overall excellence and Principal of the Year honors for Jordan Voltz’s standout leadership. Rounding out the accolades: a win for Outstanding Student Attendance.
“I’m inspired by the educators at Banning Lewis Academy for their dedication to our students,” said Ron Packard, CEO of ACCEL Schools. “They make a real difference in children’s lives, and we’re proud to recognize their success.”
Held annually, the Accelys celebrate the standout achievements of educators across ACCEL Schools’ network of 85+ public charter schools, which serve students from PreK through 12th grade. Awards recognize excellence in areas like student attendance, teacher commitment, enrollment growth, financial stewardship, and academic progress.
Congratulations to Banning Lewis Academy on a banner year!
Banning Lewis basketball player Matthew Lebron was named News5’s Athlete of the Week, which honors special teens working hard and playing right, all while making parents and coaches proud.
Thanks to Dante Williams at KOAA News5 for featuring this story. Read the full story at koaa.com.
Congratulations to Banning Lewis Academy on winning the coveted Gold School award at ACCELence2024, the annual leadership summit hosted by ACCEL Schools. The Gold School Award recognizes the highest-achieving schools in the ACCEL network that demonstrate strong academic outcomes and positive enrollment growth. The school also won an Accely for Outstanding Student Attendance.
“Banning Lewis Academy is a performance-rated school, the highest bracket of schools in Colorado. Principal Athena Rehorst and her team are very deserving of the Gold Award this year for their continued excellence in academics and attendance,” said ACCEL Schools CEO Ron Packard who presented the awards on July 10th. “It is an honor to recognize the staff and leadership who share our mission and strive to make quality education available to all children.”
Recognizing the hard work and success of schools, teachers, and principals is an important tradition at ACCEL Schools, a network of 98 public charter schools serving PK-12 students. The Accelys are awarded to schools with outstanding operational and academic results including student attendance, teacher retention, enrollment growth & retention, fiscal responsibility, benchmark assessments, and state testing. Additional awards recognize outstanding teachers and administrative leaders within the ACCEL Schools network.
This courageous little girl’s greatest wish is to go to Harry Potter World — and Banning Lewis Preparatory Academy is “Banning Together” to make this happen for her!
“We’re doing Wish Week this week,” said Banning Lewis Prep junior Hector Gonzalez. “Basically, we just have a themed spirit week based on what Macklynn likes, our Wish Kid. She’s really sweet, so I feel like this whole week, it deserves to be all about her.”
“We are raising money for kids like Macklynn, kids in the community with critical illnesses, to help grant their wishes. And we do this by different spirit days, different events throughout the week, sponsorship by restaurants, giveback nights, things like that,” said senior Sarah Frabbiele.
Thanks to KKTV for featuring this story. Watch the clip on the kktv.com
The Banning Lewis Prep Academy defeated Bishop Machebeuf 69-38 on Thursday afternoon to advance to the Class 3A Final Four. The Stallions will play Vanguard in the Final Four on Friday.
By: Rob Namnoum
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Thanks to FOX21 for highlighting Banning Lewis Academy as part of their coverage of this year’s Give! Campaign.
Rick Dahlman, our Director of Staff and Program Development, joined FOX21 Morning News Anchor Craig Coffey to discuss how we are looking to expand community engagement.
Watch the full segment and read the story on fox21news.com.
