BATON ROUGE — In another example of LSU student-athletes making a positive impression on local youth, defensive back Curtis Taylor spent time with students at Arlington Preparatory Academy on Friday.
Taylor, a sophomore from Franklinton who sees action mainly on the special teams, visited with a P.E. class. He talked to the students and also played foosball with them.
The school visits are sponsored by the Shaquille O’Neal CHAMPS/Life Skills program. The CHAMPS (Challenging Athletes Minds for Personal Success)/Life Skills Program was designed by the NCAA to help student-athletes realize higher academic achievement, increase likelihood of graduation and enter a chosen profession with a higher level of vision, knowledge, motivation, self-responsibility and greater overall success. In Spring 2003, the CHAMPS/ Life Skills Program at LSU honored one of the Tigers’ most memorable graduates, Shaquille O’Neal, by naming the program after him.