For Dylan Pettigrew, a traditional high school simply did not work. “It was just really overcrowded and they could not help you with personalized learning.”

Lowcountry Acceleration Academy celebrated its largest-ever class of graduates recently — 77 young learners who found their way to success at the innovative South Carolina public charter school.

When Canaan Piercy’s mom was fighting breast cancer during his freshman year of high school, he didn’t have to think twice about his priorities.

For Briseyda Valdez-Alonso, the last chapter of high school was anything but carefree. One of her cousins got in a terrible car crash and landed in a coma. Another cousin, a baby, died. Heartbroken at home, Briseyda felt unmotivated to show up for classes at her former high school.

It wasn’t easy for Chad Dawson to make it through high school. Raised in an isolated evangelical community in Alabama, he escaped to Florida as a high school junior only to be told by school officials that he had the academic skills of a 5th grader.

St. Lucie Acceleration Academies (SLAA) celebrated its latest class of graduates at a ceremony in which Acceleration Academies CEO Kelli Campbell and others applauded the young people who had pushed through challenges to earn their diplomas and launch their adult lives.

A joyful group of family members, friends and educators gathered to celebrate the latest class of graduates from Escambia County Acceleration Academies (ECAA).

Family members, friends and educators gathered recently to celebrate the latest class of graduates from Bethel Acceleration Academies — 50 young people who pushed through adversity to realize their dream of a high school diploma.

Amya Marston found the best way to celebrate her 18th birthday — by joining the Class of 2024. Amya says she couldn’t have done it without St. Lucie Acceleration Academies (SLAA).