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[![](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/hubfs/GCAA-Idaly-Morales.jpg)](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/gcaa-student-overcomes-challenges-finds-support) Student Stories ## [GCAA Student Overcomes Challenges, Finds Support](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/gcaa-student-overcomes-challenges-finds-support) April 23, 2024 | Jeffrey Good Idaly Morales’ parents brought her and her brother to the United States from Mexico in hopes of giving them a broader range of opportunities — opportunities that, Idaly knows, begin with a good education. [![](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/hubfs/Acceleration-Academies-Support.jpg)](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/5-things-to-know-about-los-angeles-acceleration-academies) Academies News & Events ## [5 Things to Know About Los Angeles Acceleration Academies](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/5-things-to-know-about-los-angeles-acceleration-academies) April 16, 2024 | Hali Schaefer It’s no secret that a high school diploma is important. No, really, the data doesn’t lie. [![](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/hubfs/WWA-Grad-1.jpg)](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/wichita-academy-celebrates-class-of-24) Graduations ## [Wichita Academy Celebrates Class of '24](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/wichita-academy-celebrates-class-of-24) April 15, 2024 | Jeffrey Good Wichita Acceleration Academies (WAA) celebrated the Class of 2024 in a ceremony featuring inspiring words, big hugs and tears of gratitude and joy. [![](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/hubfs/BAA-Kemani-Hurd-.jpg)](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/success-story-bethel-grad-kemani-hurds-journey-to-graduation) Student Stories ## [Success Story: Bethel Grad Kemani Hurd's Journey to Graduation](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/success-story-bethel-grad-kemani-hurds-journey-to-graduation) April 10, 2024 | Jeffrey Good Kemani Hurd tried both online and in-person high schools, but he couldn’t seem to hit his stride. Trying to master physics during his junior year, he would go after school for extra help but found himself in a crowded classroom with teachers who couldn’t give him the attention he needed. [![](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/hubfs/GCAA-March-Graduation.jpg)](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/grads-beyond-thankful-for-the-opportunities-they-found-at-gcaa) Graduations ## [Grads ‘Beyond Thankful’ for the Opportunities They Found at GCAA](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/grads-beyond-thankful-for-the-opportunities-they-found-at-gcaa) April 4, 2024 | Jeffrey Good Looking out at members of the Spring 2024 graduating class of Gwinnett County Acceleration Academies (GCAA), Director Hashima Carothers urged them to draw on the resilience they showed in earning their diplomas as they move through adult life. [![](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/hubfs/SAA-Graduation-March24.jpg)](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/sarasota-graduation-march-2024) Graduations ## [In Sarasota, Grads Celebrate the Road Well-Taken](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/sarasota-graduation-march-2024) April 2, 2024 | Jeffrey Good Addressing the graduates of the Sarasota Acceleration Academies Class of 2024 at their recent commencement celebration, academy director Michelle Llinas reflected on Robert Frost’s most famous poem. [![](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/hubfs/BAA-Jax-Randles-Graduation.jpg)](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/bethel-grad-finding-a-second-chance-at-acceleration-academies) Meet Our Graduates ## [Bethel Grad: Finding a Second Chance at Acceleration Academies](https://info.accelerationacademies.org/blog/bethel-grad-finding-a-second-chance-at-acceleration-academies) March 14, 2024 | Jeffrey Good When Jax Randles looked out at other members of the Bethel Acceleration Academies (BAA) Class of 2024, he marveled at how far he and his classmates had come. 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