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Priscilla Alonzo Named Winner of EdTech Chronicle’s Best in Education Awards
Las Vegas, NV — EdTech Chronicle has named Priscilla Alonzo, Director of Clark County Acceleration Academies East, as a 2024 Best in Education Award winner for Best Leader of a K-12 School. This recog...
Acceleration Academies’ 5,000th Graduation Candidate: ‘It Feels Great!’
When Reannah Bautista became Acceleration Academies’ 5000th graduation candidate this week, she didn’t just create a milestone for the nationwide network of personalized high school programs. She also...
Jayden Mixon: After Gunshot, CCAA ‘Offered Me a Second Chance at Life’
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,...
Clark County Graduates Celebrate ‘Second Chance’ During June Commencement
Surrounded by cheering family, friends and educators, more than 150 young people — the largest graduating class ever — celebrated the high school diplomas they worked so hard to earn at Clark County A...
CCAA Grad Alivia Angelina Erbella Apodaca: ‘You Can Do This’
While many students lost ground when the Covid pandemic temporarily shut down schools, Alivia Angelina Erbella Apodaca found her sweet spot studying remotely. “I get easily distracted by my friends at...
Rhyannon Jovan: Helping Young Learners Find Their Authentic Voices
To Rhyannon Jovan, there’s nothing more rewarding than helping a young learner find their voice through writing — especially if it’s a voice that’s been squelched through racism, poverty and other for...
For the Chupps, Learning at CCAA is a Family Matter
Melisa Chupp has eight children ranging in age from 7 to 17, all adopted through the foster care system. Each comes with a history of turmoil in their home lives, and Chupp is determined to give them ...
CCAA’s Aleizha Keliikuli-Kuhia Perseveres on the Long Ride to Success
Before Aleizha Keliikuli-Kuhia and her family moved to Las Vegas from Hawaii in January, the young woman lacked the motivation to show up for class, do her homework, lay the groundwork for her future....
Halima Hamadi: ‘I Was Hurting Because I Really Wanted to Walk the Stage’
Halima Hamadi was supposed to graduate with the Class of 2021. But life — specifically, becoming a teen mom and moving across the country — got in the way. “When I saw my friends from Houston graduate...
Adrianna Egbert: On a Mission to Change the World — and Herself
As a senior, Adrianna Egbert had only one class left, but her old school wanted her to do a full semester’s worth of classes before walking across the stage. No thanks, she said. “I never liked being ...