The Gate May 2017 | Page 8

BGGA Student-Athletes Receive End of Year Awards It was a record-breaking year for Bishops Gate Golf Academy (BGGA) in terms of the number of students attending the Academy and the great results and improvements on and off the course. “We’ve had a fantastic year,” said BGGA CEO Andrew Summers. “I couldn’t be prouder of the success of each one of our students with progress in their academics, golf skill and character development. We pride ourselves at BGGA on developing well rounded student-athletes and strive to bring out the best in each student.” “This year has been a success,” said BGGA Director of Golf Kevin Smeltz. “We try to improve every year. We have a great group of coaches. They are dedicated. They care about the kids. They are really passionate about their career and combined with that they’re collaborative and want to learn from each other.” As the academic year comes to a close, it’s a time to celebrate student success. As voted on by the BGGA Coaches and Student Care team, here are this year’s award winners: Player of the Year Academic Excellence Award Julian Perico Anna Chen Tracy Lee Greg Shen Based on performance stats Highest GPA