Kenisha Lee: From Super K to Special K

She was dubbed Super K as a hooper.
Today, just call her Special K.

That’s because today, Kenisha Lee is teaching at Uncommon Charter High School, 1485 Pacific Street.

“I currently teach five Physical Education classes per-day, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays,” she told the Eagle. “And four classes per-day on Tuesday and Thursday.”

Uncommon Charter High School is a public school that is part of New York State Department of Education.

It serves 530 students in ninth-to-12th grades.

And its teachers have had four projects funded on Donors Choose.

“Uncommon Charter High School also has advisory classes on Fridays,” she said. “I am co-advisory for ‘The University of Connecticut.’”

Advisory, she explained, is where she works with a group of students to help set goals and implement plans to improve their grades in each class and overall GPA.

“I also reach-out to the parents/guardians and update them on their scholars’ progress as the year continues,” she said.

Quite the transition for the one-time basketball star.

A three-year performer for the girls’ squad at Banneker Academy, she averaged 15 points-a-game and 10 rebounds – good enough for her to compete at the next level – Dean College, a private institution in Franklin, Mass.
She served as a Peer Mentor Tutor for student athletes on academic probation while at Dean.

Why not? She was an Honors Scholar. Made the Dean’s List twice, the President’s List twice, received Dean’s Academic Athletic Achievement Award twice and was awarded the NJCAA All-Academic Superior.

And, if that doesn’t impress you, for graduation she received as award from Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges in Recognition of Merit and Accomplishments; was awarded the Trustees’ Prize for the School of Business Degree Program.
Did we mention – she graduated Summa Cum Laude.

Her basketball continued at UConn – where she served as student…