Lacrosse is not a game usually played in the inner cities of the United States. More typically, it is associated with wealthier, suburban, eastern prep schools. So when Landmark Education graduate Sean Mckeon decided to bring a varsity lacrosse program to the Manual Arts High School in South Central Los Angeles where he worked as a teacher, it was a completely novel idea. Mckeon founded the team as his project in the Self-Expression and Leadership Program. It hasn’t always easy–Mckeon notes that sometimes gunfire from a drive-by shooting can sometimes be heard from the practice field. Nonetheless, he has brought hope and fun to an extraodinary group of youths who had never played lacrosse before. This fall, they won their first game!