We are thrilled to announce that ACE-Leon Adult Community Education recently hosted our inaugural Summer Graduation Ceremony—a historic milestone for our program and its incredible graduates! This event united family, friends, educators, and community members to celebrate the hard work,
By Martha Clark The answer to one question helped 30-year-old Douglas Sutton face his fear of school and propel him on a journey for a career. The 2012 Adult & Community School graduate said one day his wife asked him,
By Martha Clark Encouragement from his parents is what Wayne Phillips Jr. says is the main reason he enrolled in GED® Prep classes to help him earn his high school diploma. If everything had worked perfectly in Wayne’s educational career,
Opportunity. Opportunity is what drove Lian Mung’s 11-year journey to U.S. citizenship. The chance to have a better life is why the ACE English student applied to come to the United States from his native country of Burma. “The reason
Note: This inspiring story was written by ACE English student Diadie Bathily. Dance was the common joy he experienced through difficult circumstances growing up in Africa and ultimately opened up the opportunity for him to come to the United States.
By Martha Clark His parents inspired him to plan for a future career, and ACE helped him find the path he needed to achieve it. “Without ACE I wouldn’t have had a way to achieve my dreams,” the 17-year-old explained.
By Martha Clark “I was jumping like a kangaroo,” Malana Smith said when she learned she had passed the final section test of the GED®. The 20-year-old started at ACE in October 2019. She was discouraged because she had tried
By Candace Gautney We often get questions about minors taking the GED® test. Persons over 18 years of age can register online to take the GED® test at any time. However, the state does not allow minors to register for
Seventeen-year-old Micah Xavier Ling is a second-generation Adult & Community Education School graduate and his Mom couldn’t be prouder of him. “Micah had been telling me for a year he wanted to come to ACE,” his mother, Maggie Patterson,
“Don’t ever give up!” Brianna said through tears of joy as she shared her story of passing the GED® test. Brianna’s grandmother and constant encourager, Betty Savage, explained, there were a lot of tears of sorrow. “We both cried every
