Creating a Sense of Community on the Court

On November 17th, LION Middle School gathered staff and students to participate in the first ever Turkey Bowl basketball game hosted by the Middle School Director of School Culture Ms. Whitney Helton and Special Education Teacher Imani Burroughs. Team Camara, led by Special Education Teacher Muhammed Camara, faced off against Team Chase, captained by Middle School Teacher Lessey Chase. Students and staff worked together as teammates as they battled up and down the court for

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Elementary School Students Pledge LION Is No Place for Hate®

LION Charter School is one of over 1,800 schools nationwide who have joined the movement to make our community No Place for Hate®. LION became an official No Place for Hate® site in 2013 thanks to the dedicated efforts of our counseling team and staff. Rooted in our pillars of leadership and social justice, we remain committed to creating an environment of equity and inclusion, confronting and combating biases and bullying, and upholding our students’

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LION Announces Class of 2024 Posse Scholars

LION is proud to announce that seniors Geoff Adom and Hayden Asiedu have been selected from approximately 3,000 high school nominees nationwide as members of Babson College Posse 21 and Brandeis University Posse 17! These LION scholars are receiving full-tuition, four-year scholarships valued at over $200,000 from their Posse partner colleges. In the words of Director of College Advising & Post-Secondary Success Sika Bediako, The Posse Foundation chose Geoff and Hayden “because of their hard

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LION’s K-12 Hispanic Heritage Celebrations

Our community celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month by having three unique experiences, one per division. These celebrations brought joy to our community and recognized the important contributions of Hispanic/Latinx/e individuals in our world.  Additionally, they allowed us to highlight the diversity in our own school community. Below three staff members, Dani Nicolosi, Christine Davis, and Kimberly Rivera, provide their perspectives of these memorable events.  Elementary School: A Celebration of Dance, Art, and Cuisine In the Elementary

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National African American Recognition Award: Class of 2024 Recipients

We are pleased to announce that two of our LION seniors have been selected as College Board National Recognition Program awardees. Hayden Asiedu and Bountouraby Cisse (pictured above) received the National African American Recognition Award. Bountouraby and Hayden earned this award due to their academic achievements and performance on Advanced Placement (AP) exams or the PSAT exam. Eligible students must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and excel on the PSAT exam or earn

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Alumni Spotlight: Briyant Frimpong (LION ‘23), Recipient of the Brandon Hendricks Scholarship

We are proud to announce that Briyant Frimpong (LION ‘23) was one of two recipients of the Brandon Hendricks Scholarship this year. This scholarship honors the life of an inspiring Bronx youth and aims to invest in the college experiences of Bronx high school graduates. Recipients are awarded $20,000 and benefit from continued mentoring from Oyate staff throughout their college careers. For more information about the Oyate Group and the Brandon Hendricks Scholarship please click

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