The Stories & Insights That Matter
ECAA Grad Devon Linhardt: ‘They Were There for Me at a Really Low Point in My Life
When Devon Linhardt moved to Pensacola with his father, a spell of hard times forced them to live in a van and made Devon uneasy about enrolling at a traditional high school to finish his diploma. He ...
At Marion County Academy, Best Friends Soar Together
Adrianna Wann and Leilani Brown walked very different paths to Marion County Acceleration Academies, but these besties have something vital in common: a drive to move past adversity into a promising t...
MDAA Grad Christian Johnson Tunes Up for Success
From the time he was young, Christian Johnson has been a gifted trumpet player. That spark grew into a flame when he was in fourth grade and got invited backstage to meet legendary trumpeter Wynton Ma...
ECAA Grad Nathan Godwin: ‘Personalization is Everything’
Even before the car crash, traditional high school wasn’t working for Nathan Godwin. A serious-minded young man, Nathan signed up for AP chemistry, calculus, physics, statistics and other challenging...
TV News Crews Cover Grand Opening of New St. Lucie Campus
Tuesday was a big day at St. Lucie Acceleration Academies, as the latest class of graduates strode across the stage to get their diplomas and educational leaders officially cut the ribbon on a spaciou...
Friends Find Fuel for their Dreams at MDAA
After facing bullying in elementary and middle school, Anaya Garnes decided she was going to map her own way through high school. During the Covid pandemic, she shifted to an online program but found ...
At New Marion Academy, ‘I Feel Much Better Here Than at Any Other School’
By Jeffrey GoodMako Velez is a strong student from an immigrant family that values education. Until she found Marion County Acceleration Academies, though, she had begun to wonder if a high school dip...
SLAA’s Deonna Parker: ‘You Need to Be True to Yourself’
“I was making stupid decisions with the wrong people,” says graduation candidate Deonna Parker. But at St. Lucie Acceleration Academies, she says the educators have never given up on her. “The teache...