Armstrong H.S. Golfer Selected For Leadership Academy in San Diego

Robbinsdale Armstrong High School freshman Sarah Sontowski has been selected to attend The First Tee Life Skills and Leadership Academy in San Diego, Calif., from July 24-30. 

Sontowski, a member of the First Tee of Three Rivers Park District, will join more than 90 participants of The First Tee, ages 13-17, to participate in the national event.

The Academy, hosted by The First Tee of San Diego, Sycuan Golf Resort and San Diego State University, provides participants valuable character education and leadership instruction during the week-long event. Participants will have the opportunity to develop and hone skills to become leaders in their chapters, schools and communities while experiencing championship golf, career exploration and dorm living.

During the week, Sontowski will learn from and interact with the top coaches in The First Tee network and meet a variety of young people from around the world.

Sontowski of Robbinsdale plays on the Armstrong varsity golf team and has been a participant in the First Tee program for the past seven years. She is a member of the Youth Leadership Team and was selected to speak at the Taste of The First Tee charity event last October. She was also a junior course reporter at the 3M Championship last summer.

“This is a great opportunity for Sarah,” said Brian Pabst, Director of Instruction for the Three Rivers Golf Academy, which is an official First Tee Chapter. “She is certainly deserving of this honor. Not only is Sarah a great golfer, but she really represents the life skills and character that The First Tee is all about.”

At The First Tee, life and golf skills are seamlessly integrated into each experience. The First Tee Life Skills and Leadership Academy is focused on recognizing and rewarding exceptional teen participants of The First Tee for their accomplishments while enhancing skills that will help on and off the golf course.

(Information provided by a Three Rivers Park District press release.)