Bethany Leggio looked out at her fellow members of the Wichita Acceleration Academies Class of 2023, at the family members and friends who had supported them on an often-arduous journey, at the educators who had never let them give up.

High school can be difficult, and many students question if it’s even worth it. With how challenging the coursework can be and how scheduling issues come up, it’s normal to wonder if you should just drop out of high school.

When it comes to completing high school, there is no “right” way to finish. Every student has their own needs, and traditional high school tracks can’t always fill those needs. Each school year, students everywhere pursue alternatives to traditional school to obtain their high school diploma. And...

At a ceremony filled with pomp, circumstance and an extra serving of joy, Sarasota Acceleration Academies (SAA) celebrated its latest class of graduates.

High school can be difficult, and many students question if it’s even worth. With how challenging the coursework can be and how scheduling issues come up, it’s normal to wonder if you should just drop out of high school.

When Jayden Mixon came to Clark County Acceleration Academies during his senior year, he thought he had pushed through some serious challenges: schools closing due to Covid, a distracting social life, finding a school where he could get serious about his studies.

Alyssa Hooper had always been a gifted student, earning good grades in advanced courses and delighting in discussing the fine points of history and other subjects with teachers and classmates alike.

At her old high school in Belleview, Florida, Talea Washington got tired of less-serious students getting in the way of her goals. While Talea wanted to buckle down and learn, too many of her classmates were goofing off — to the point where teachers would sometimes just cancel the class.

Kaden Gulley is the oldest of three brothers and he wants to set a good example. “It would send a message for them to do well in school,” he says. “I’m a role model for them.”