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25-05-2025
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145 Southland College Prep seniors receive full college scholarships for 12th year
The Brief For the 12th year in a row, all 145 Southland College Prep seniors received college scholarships, totaling over $52 million this year and $300 million overall. Forty percent earned full-ride scholarships, with at least two students offered more than $1 million each from top universities. Families and staff celebrated the class of 2025 at Harris Theater, highlighting determination and breaking stereotypes about Black student success. RICHTON PARK, Ill. - For the 12th consecutive time, graduates from at Southland College Prep Charter High School have all been offered a college scholarship. This comes as families and faculty members gathered to give them a send-off before their next chapter in life. What we know The Harris Theater was packed with family and loved ones celebrating the next generation of professionals at Southland's 2025 graduation ceremony. Geraldine Franklin wiped away tears as she cheered on her granddaughter Julia, the senior class president. "There is a stigma thinking that Black students can't achieve, but when you see a school with 100% students, majority Black, going to university, top universities, it warms my heart," Franklin said. All 145 seniors in the Class of 2025 are college-bound, with scholarship offers totaling more than $52 million collectively. Forty percent received full-ride scholarships, and at least two students were offered more than $1 million each from top universities. One graduate spoke candidly about his journey. "I was a bad kid, did a lot of acting up. Southland really shaped me up," one student said. Southland College Prep CEO Blondean Davis encouraged students to stay focused. "You can learn from any environment, you just have to put forth the effort. It's not so much academics that we're teaching although we teach that. It is the mindset and determination," Davis said. Southland's graduating seniors have received a collective total of more than $300 million in scholarship offers.
Yahoo
19-05-2025
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Cape Coral High School Class of 2025 graduates; see the festivities in dozens of photos
Cape Coral High School Class of 2025 graduated May 18 at Alico Arena at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. More than 475 seniors at the high school were among thousands of Lee County School District students graduating this year. The school was founded in 1979 as Cape Coral's first high school. The International Baccalaureate program is offered at Cape High, the only high school in the west zone to do so. The school's mascot is Breezy the Seahawk, and the school colors are blue and orange. Cape High is off Santa Barbara Boulevard in Cape Coral. Support local journalism by subscribing to The News-Press This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Cape Coral High School graduation 2025: See commencement photos
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19-05-2025
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Cape Coral High School Class of 2025 graduates; see the festivities in dozens of photos
Cape Coral High School Class of 2025 graduated May 18 at Alico Arena at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. More than 475 seniors at the high school were among thousands of Lee County School District students graduating this year. The school was founded in 1979 as Cape Coral's first high school. The International Baccalaureate program is offered at Cape High, the only high school in the west zone to do so. The school's mascot is Breezy the Seahawk, and the school colors are blue and orange. Cape High is off Santa Barbara Boulevard in Cape Coral. Support local journalism by subscribing to The News-Press This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Cape Coral High School graduation 2025: See commencement photos
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18-05-2025
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Mariner High School Class of 2025 graduates; see the festivities in dozens of photos
Mariner High School Class of 2025 graduated May 18 at Alico Arena at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. The approximately 439 seniors at the Cape Coral high school were among thousands of Lee County students graduating this year. The school was founded in 1987. The school's mascot is the Fightin' Triton, based on the son of the mighty Poseidon, and the school colors are black and silver. There are a variety of academies within the school, including hospitality and tourism, engineering, leadership, marketing, sales and service, medical, outboard marine services, veterinary assisting and visual arts and multi-media. Mariner High School is on Chiquita Boulevard in Cape Coral. See dozens of photos of their ceremony and celebration. Support local journalism by subscribing to The News-Press This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Mariner High School graduation 2025: See commencement photos
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18-05-2025
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Riverdale High School Class of 2025 graduates; see the festivities in dozens of photos
Riverdale High School Class of 2025 graduated May 17 at Alico Arena at Florida Gulf Coast University in Fort Myers. They were among the thousands of Lee County School District students graduating this year. The school moved to its current location — on Buckingham Road — in 1972. The school's mascot is the Raider Man, and the colors are garnet and gold. See dozens of photos of their ceremony and celebration. Support local journalism by subscribing to The News-Press This article originally appeared on Fort Myers News-Press: Riverdale High School graduation 2025: See commencement photos
