Graduation
The impact of the pandemic continued to be felt throughout the 2021-2022 academic year. While some Academies saw a return to some normality when it came to graduation ceremonies, other Academies had to cancel their ceremonies for a second year. Academies that were able to have ceremonies arranged for them to be staged in open air areas with masks and social distancing. For the first time in two years, SYF staff was able to travel to graduation ceremonies to celebrate our scholars.
SYF is proud to have celebrated with our 2,196 graduates from the 2021-2022 academic year. Students persisted through the pandemic and 93% of our anticipated graduates walked across the stage after earning their diplomas. These remarkable students increased the number of SYF graduates to 26,048 since the inception of the Foundation.
Graduate Spotlight: Arynne
Arynne graduated from Simon Youth Academy at McKinley Alternative School in Kokomo, IN in 2022 after beginning the year as a high school junior. During the 2022-2023 academic year, Arynne will attend Ivy Tech Community College in Indianapolis to complete her general studies credits with a Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, and Communications Associate degree. Arynne was awarded a 4-year SYF Academy Scholarship with a total value of $15,000.
After earning her associate’s degree at Ivy Tech, Arynne plans to continue her studies at Ball State University, to pursue a Bachelor’s in Health Education and Promotion with a minor in Apparel Design.
Arynne said her education at the SYF Academy has had a great impact on her. “My overall school experience was about learning to prepare myself for college,” Arynne wrote. “It also helped prepare me as an adult because it helped me learn how to maneuver in the real world.”
“My overall school experience was about learning to prepare myself for college. It also helped prepare me as an adult because it helped me learn how to maneuver in the real world.”
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