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Tiger Aquatics is happy to announce that two of our very own
were named to the 2008-2009 Scholastic All-American list
by USA swimming. Both Laura Furr and Gisele
Calderon were awarded the honor for the past academic year.
They were two of three females from the state of Louisiana to
achieve this status!
About the
Scholastic All-America Pogram
The Scholastic All-America program is open to all
10th-12th grade USA Swimming members who earn
a 3.5 GPA or better and achieve a Junior National Bonus Time
Standard or swim in a selected disability championship meet or the
Open Water National Championships. The program begins each
July 1st and continues through June 30th of
the following year. Applications, including a copy of the
official year-end school transcript and a copy of the
swimmer’s times, are due on August 1st of each
year. Applications for the 2009-2010 year will be available in
March 2010.
SAA members
receive three certificates, a pin for those earning a 4.0 GPA and
three-time recipients receive a travel alarm clock. The
program began in 1986 and has recognized 12,368 USA Swimming
members since its inception.
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