May
03, 2015

Lift for Life Academy’s 5th Annual Celebrating Success Fashion Show

Story by Midge Greenberg

Photos by Midge Greenberg

Lift for Life Academy's 5th Annual Celebrating Success Fashion Show

at The Ritz Carlton St. Louis benefiting Lift for Life Academy at 12:00 PM

Lift For Life Academy presented its 5th Annual Celebrating Success Fashion Show Sunday, May 3, 12:00 PM – 3:00 PM at The Ritz-Carlton, St. Louis. The fashion show embodied a fundraiser to benefit the students at Lift for Life Academy, St. Louis’ first independent charter school. Students from the school’s Fashion Design class had the unique opportunity to showcase their runway-ready designs at this lunch event.

Thanks to the St. Louis Fashion Fund and Laura Kathleen Baker, all of the student designs at this year’s fashion show competed to be manufactured and sold online. Guests or visitors could browse through the Vote For The Look 2015 Gallery and select their favorite looks, and then, check back in a few days to vote for a winner.

Lift For Life Academy encompasses a challenging learning community where all students are empowered to maximize their full potential as students and citizens. It offers an exciting learning community where students, staff and families work together to ensure that every student soars to lifelong excellence in academics and character. Lift for Life Academy follows four guiding commitments: We All Count; Respect, Teamwork, Excellence.

 

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Event Info

  • Honorees:

    Student Designers

  • Event Chairs:

    Cindy Brinkley, Marylen Mann, Kate Hatfield

  • Founders:

    Marshall Cohen, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Lift For Life Academy

  • Executive Director:

    Marshall Cohen

  • President/CEO:

    Scott Dolan, Board President

  • Staff:

    Angel Abernathy, Maintenance Technician, Donnell Banks, Transportation, Bert Bazemore, Guidance Counselor, Charles Bishop, Transportation, Michael Boulanger, Middle School Counselor and High School US History Teacher, John Breenm, Alternative Education, Jennifer Bush, Development Office Manager, Cynthia Cross, Food Services, Kristen Dancy, Dean of Middle School, Dan Gaines, Transportation, Jeanne Godar-Kriss Social Worker/Middle School Guidance Counselor, Michal Grace, Business Office Manager, Barry Hamilton, Development Office Graphic Designer, Videographer and Photographer, Kenny Hayden, Chef; Faculty-Ted Ahrens, Special Education, Yang Ai, Chinese Teacher, Bennie Anderson U.S. History/Civics, Lauren Ashman, Middle School Science, Laura Kathleen Baker, Adjunct Fashion Design Teacher, Laura Beckman, Art teacher for the middle and high school, Kyle Bert, 8th Grade Communication Arts Teacher, Adriel Betts, Physical education, assistant Athletic Director and JV boys basketball coach, Stephanie Blue, English Department chair and English teacher, Michael Boulanger, Middle School Counselor and High School US History, Felicia Boykin, Special Education Teacher, Alicia Brand, Art teacher in the Middle School and High School, Casey Caldwell, Middle School Specialist, Maire Schultz, 6th grade science, Danny Commes, 8th grade social studies

  • Sponsors:

    St. Louis Fashion Fund, Arlene Lilie Interior Design, Centene, JW Terrill, US Bank, Energizer Holdings, BMO Harris Bank, Joan Callis

  • Models/Fashion:

    Lift for Life Academy's Fashion Design class

  • Ticket Prices:

    Call for more information.

  • Event Committee:

  • Board of Directors:

    Scott Dolan, President, Tami Rosen Fernandez, Vice President, Gina Wischmeyer, Secretary, Jeff Bensky, Sandy Boxerman, Brian Liberman, Mary Jo Liberstein. David Carroll, Tim Conway, Jack Burke, Sandy Boxerman, David Carroll , Dexter Evans, Gregg Garland, Katharine D. Hatfield, Debbie Champion Snyder