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7 Reasons Why A High School Diploma is Important
If you’ve stumbled across this post, you’re likely wondering whether or not you should pursue your high school diploma. Maybe your family circumstances have made it difficult to commit to the demands ...
Smiles, Cheers and Happy Tears: Celebrating the SAA Class of ’22
Sarasota Acceleration Academies recently celebrated the graduating Class of ‘22, a group of young men and women who worked hard and pushed past adversity to claim the diplomas they had worked so hard ...
Helping Teen Parents — and Their Children — Learn and Grow
At Ector County Acceleration Academies, educators care not only for high school students but also the most special people in their lives — their babies. Working in partnership with the Ector County In...
Maria José Paz: ‘They Never Give Up on You. Never.’
When Maria Jose Paz’s mother died, she left behind a fervent wish: that her daughter complete her high school education and take the first step toward a better tomorrow.“She wanted me to have a better...
ECAA’s Kendell Mast: ‘We Have a Mutual Agreement of Respect’
Like many Acceleration Academies students, 17-year-old Kendell Mast had a hard time thriving in a large, crowded high school. It was too easy to fall behind in her coursework and feel lost in the crow...
Friends Urge Each Other to Success at Lowcountry Academy
When Archie Jackson Jr. and Nick Porter were classmates at a traditional public school in Charleston, SC, the crowded classrooms and lack of personalized attention had them struggling to stay on track...
Daughters Thrive, and their Moms Couldn’t be Happier
Sonia Casadiego is a mom who’s grateful for the difference Miami-Dade Acceleration Academies has made in her daughter’s life. Her daughter, Sofia, is a shy young woman who felt overwhelmed by the crow...
Mya Kirce: ‘They Put Me Back Together’
It wasn’t so long ago that Mya Kirce didn’t think she’d ever graduate. In the final stretch of her senior year at her old high school, family turmoil left her homeless and she lost hope. “I didn’t hav...
Lowcountry Recruiter Shows Students the Road to ‘I Can Do This’
Since opening its doors in August 2020, Lowcountry Acceleration Academy has attracted more than 250 students, a number that grows by the week. Many of them learned about the school from a passionate e...
Giovanni Llanes: ‘You Definitely Need School to Build a Career’
Between the class clowns, the noisy hallways and the lack of personal attention from teachers, Giovanni Llanes said he couldn’t hit his stride like his old night school. “I dreaded going.” Then he en...
Nicholas Joseph: ‘It Proved to Me that I’ve Got What it Takes’
Now that Nicholas Joseph has a high school diploma in hand, the sky’s the limit — literally. “Space, it’s the future,” says Nicholas, a well-spoken young man who wants to study astrophysics in college...
Kimberly Morris Maps Her Own Route to Success
KImberly Morris says there was never really any question about her sexual identity. “I never liked boys — always knew.” In public, some people misgender her, she says. ”I’m a girl that comes off mascu...
