Ms. Samyra Lewis received a golf scholarship to attend Delaware State University.  Ms. Lewis is majoring in Business Management.  She recently completed her sophomore year at Delaware State University.  In 2011-2013 she volunteered at Carroll Park Golf Club, as an assistant for the Junior Golf Instructor by helping the younger players with the basic fundamentals and short game techniques. As she started as a student of the First Tee of Howard County, she learned the nine core values - honesty, integrity, sportsmanship, respect, confidence, responsibility, perseverance, courtesy, and judgment which she continues to live by and share with her students.  Ms. Lewis has demonstrated excellence in the classroom and on the golf course. In high school she was the only female golfer at Oakland Mills High to ever take her school to the State Championship for all four years.  She was the captain of the Oakland Mills golf team from 2012 – 2014. She received the Athletic Varsity Award for her participation in Varsity Golf from Oakland Mills High School, while making an impressive ranking in the county and state championships all four years.  She also received the “Player of the year” award from Ping Elite Players Junior Golf Association and has won numerous awards and accolades as a Maryland junior golfer. To finish off her high school golf accomplishments, she was awarded the “Distinguished Athlete” Award from the U.S. Marine Corps at the Oakland Mills Graduation.  At the end of her first successful collegiate golf season Samyra was awarded MVP as a freshman at Delaware State University. 
Ms. Lewis learned to play golf at Fairway Hills Golf Course as well as other golf courses throughout Howard County and Baltimore.  Ms. Lewis is teaching and mentoring golf to children at Waverly Woods Golf Course as a junior coach during her summer break from college.   When she isn’t playing golf, she enjoys writing short stories, drawing, listening to music and spending time with family and friends.  Her parents have instilled in her to always have respect for others, good work ethics, do more listening than talking and most of all believe in yourself and to be the best that you can be… “because you can be anything you want to be”.  Her parents would tell her this every morning before leaving out for school.   She resides in Howard County, graduated from Oakland Mills High School in May 2014.  She started playing golf at the age of 10 years old when her parents purchased her and her siblings a set of golf clubs, eventually being the only one to stay with it and has not turned away from the game since. First Tee became her foundation, allowing her to learn the fundamental rules and regulations of the game and open up plenty of great opportunities. Her dad, also a golfer, taught her the game until he recognized her natural talent and decided to seek out guidance of a golf professional.  She has been mentored by George Bradford, PGA golf professional, Canadian Tour Player, and fellow advisory board member of Cristata Cares throughout her high school years. Her goal in life is to help youths realize there is a tremendous opportunity to go to college on a golf scholarship like herself.