Hilltopper Academy Boosts Student Success  

 

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October 28, 2014 by Lee Hobson (Director of Media Relation)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Two incoming freshmen took advantage of the Hilltoppers Academy Basketball program this week as they prepared for a successful college years on and off the court.

 

There are many University that offer players away to continue their basketball winning ways but, not one college will let you attend if you are not ready to be a top academic student in the class room. Some of our plalyers that want to attend college, but some of them need to pickup their academic skills while also wanting play basketball in college also. This is why they attend an annual end-of-summer session for students/players who may need remedial work or extra assistance to ensure a strong first year experience when beginning to attend college.

  

Incoming Freshmen next year David Downing, Timothy Wintergreen, Anne Brockie, Nick Chew and Lawrence Wynn who came from Chicago Illinois, to attend college in San Jose, after attending Hilltoppers Academy program. The Hilltoppers Academy have their Year-end Awards Banquet that closes the Hilltoppers Academy year August 31st of each year.
 

“This program is a proven winner for students/players. Incoming Freshmen who sign up for the Hilltoppers Academy always generally do better and are more confident when school begins,” said Carl Lee, Asst. director of the program for outbound students. Carl Lee, is retention specialist for classes and is part of the student-rebuilding program of Learning and Student Development in the class room, where all players must be a participant. It offers academic and cultural support for students, along with careers services, counseling and more for players that need this extra work in the class or on the court.
 

Hilltoppers Academy is a Basketball program, that gives Bay Area residential basketball players mostly from the South Bay Area, a summer-bridge program designed to increase college readiness among entering freshmen year with at-risk pre-entry factors, like low scores on college entrance tests. Qualifying in-comming freshmen who are invited to participate in the college programs are much more ready. The Academy begins in early February but other younger players are in all year-around. Students/players are not required to do so until March 15th.
 

Participants engage in a basketball program of high skill-building activities, critical-thinking, on and off the court strategies and time management. Students participating in tournaments all around the USA.
All the players enjoyed meeting other students and players from many of the tournaments that they attend,” said Coach Shaw head of the Sports program at Hilltoppers Academy.  In the summer of 2014. The Hilltoppers Academy enjoyed completion of the program in August 31st 2014.“It was a great summer and a lot of kids feel better prepared for college basketball programs David Awolowo, Isaac Cruz and Delbertson just to name a few players that are now attending colleges.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To help provide our players the opportunity for a high quality undergraduate, graduate, and professional education with the simplicity of the game of basketball.