--- title: Blog - Acceleration Academies | Jeffrey Good description: Stories and insights from Acceleration Acedmies --- [![acceleration academies logo](https://www.accelerationacademies.org/wp-content/themes/acceleration-academies/library/images/placeholder/aa-logo.png) ![acceleration academies logo](https://www.accelerationacademies.org/wp-content/themes/acceleration-academies/library/images/placeholder/aa-logo-footer.png)](https://www.accelerationacademies.org/) - The Program « Back - [High School Completion](https://www.accelerationacademies.org/the-program/high-school-completion/) - [Our Flexible Approach](https://www.accelerationacademies.org/the-program/our-flexible-approach/) - [Personalized Teaching](https://www.accelerationacademies.org/the-program/personalized-teaching/) - [Career Coaching](https://www.accelerationacademies.org/the-program/career-coaching/) - [Meet Our Graduates](https://www.accelerationacademies.org/the-program/ourgraduates/) - [Social Support & Aid](https://www.accelerationacademies.org/the-program/social-support-aid/) - 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[![](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/hubfs/SLAA-Gracelyn-Rouleau.jpg)](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/slaas-gracelyn-rouleau) Student Stories ## [SLAA’s Gracelyn Rouleau: ‘I Used to Hate Coming to School. Now I Love It’](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/slaas-gracelyn-rouleau) July 7, 2025 | Jeffrey Good Gracelyn Rouleau is wrapping up her time as a high school student at St. Lucie Acceleration Academies, but not long ago, she wasn’t sure she’d make it to graduation. [![](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/hubfs/LAA-Ann-Evans.jpg)](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/south-carolina-teen-overcomes-bullying-excels-at-charter-school) Meet Our Graduates ## [South Carolina Teen Overcomes Bullying, Excels at Charter School](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/south-carolina-teen-overcomes-bullying-excels-at-charter-school) June 9, 2025 | Jeffrey Good Nobody has to tell Ann Evans that high school students can be cruel. [![](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/hubfs/LCAA-Layla-Marie-Bradley.jpg)](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/from-dreading-high-school-to-loving-it-in-lee-county) Student Stories ## [From Dreading High School to Loving it in Lee County](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/from-dreading-high-school-to-loving-it-in-lee-county) May 21, 2025 | Jeffrey Good Not so long ago, Layla Marie Bradley dreaded going to school. The hectic hallways, crowded classrooms and lack of personal attention from teachers left her feeling lost. [![](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/hubfs/Eliana-Ruiz-EAA.jpg)](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/eaa-grad-eliana-ruiz) Student Stories ## [Grad Eliana Ruiz Finds Support — and Success — at Ector Academy](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/eaa-grad-eliana-ruiz) May 15, 2025 | Jeffrey Good At her former, traditional high school, Eliana Ruiz said she had trouble concentrating on multiple subjects at a time. And when she needed help with algebra and other challenging subjects, the teachers didn’t seem to have the time. [![](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/hubfs/MCAA-Gabriel-Romero.jpg)](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/for-marion-grad-the-sky-is-unlimited) Meet Our Graduates ## [For Marion Grad, the Sky is Unlimited](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/for-marion-grad-the-sky-is-unlimited) April 21, 2025 | Jeffrey Good One night, Gabriel Romero saw a rocket soar into the heavens above Florida’s Space Coast and knew what he wanted to do with his life — go to college and become an aerospace engineer. 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Enrolling at Carolina Shores Acceleration Academy, she found a supportive group of educators and the opportunity to make progress at her own pace — an effort that recently allowed her to celebrate earning her high school diploma. 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