Pro-Am tennis tournament to spotlight school choice Jan. 28

The community is invited to a Pro-Am Tennis Tournament and instructional clinic hosted by tennis pro Mike Rogers at La Casa del Zorro Resort on Thursday, Jan. 28.

Juan Bautista de Anza Online Charter School students will participate. The event is open to the public and JBDA is excited to celebrate athleticism and school choice options, said David Reichner, the charter school’s athletic/marketing director.

As the tennis event coincides with National School Choice Week 2016, the nation’s celebration of options in education, the charter school is happy to promote and participate in it, noted Reichner.

An instructional tennis clinic will kick off the day at 9 a.m. and will feature Geoff Griffin, director of Morley Field Tennis Facility and the Balboa Tennis Club in San Diego. Mike Rogers, La Casa del Zorro’s U.S. Professional Tennis Association elite tennis pro, will direct the clinic.

At noon, the Pro-Am tournament will begin featuring four amateurs and four tennis professionals playing four rounds in a round robin format.

La Casa del Zorro Resort is at 3845 Yaqui Pass Road in Borrego Springs.

“School Choice matters because it values an ideal education for everyone, and our school can allow them to feel comfortable knowing there is now a way to implement this ideal model,” said Reichner. “Our communities must value education to prosper, and with school choice families, students and communities can receive an answer to their problems, prayers and concerns.”

JBDA will also host an open house on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 1 p.m. at the school at 850 Main Street, Suite 204 in Ramona.

The charter school will also host an open house on Jan. 28th at the school at 2101 S. Marina Drive in Salton City.

More information about the charter school in Ramona is at 760-759-1200. More information about the school in Salton Sea is at 760-767-5850. Both are tuition-free and serve kindergarten through 12th grade.

National School Choice Week from Jan. 24-30 embraces all types of educational choice from traditional public schools to public charter schools and also includes magnet schools, online learning, private schools and homeschooling.

JBDA will be giving away free National School Choice Week scarves at all events.

For more information, contact Reichner at reichnerjbda@gmail.com.