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Bluebag Media
ACES Program
graduates 30 students for 2015
GREENVILLE – “These kids are doing things they didn’t think was
possible,” said Jeff Vaughn, Gateway Program Coordinator for Darke
County. He looked at the students sitting together at the graduation
celebration at Romer’s Catering May 20. “It is great seeing these kids
succeed. Some of them came to us with little hope… they found out they
can go to school without being worried or picked on.”
He noted 30 Gateway students will get their diplomas from their home
schools this year. Nearly all Darke County schools are represented, but
Vaughn mentioned three districts in particular: Arcanum, Tri-Village
and Mississinawa Valley… each had six students graduating from the
program.
“These are small districts. Think about the loss if, rather than coming
here, they might have ended up as dropouts.”
Vaughn said Gateway Program had a 90.5 percent attendance rate, the
students had passed their OGT’s and several will be pursuing additional
educational goals. “We had 66 students come together this year… it’s
one of the best groups we’ve ever had,” he added...
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