Students, mentors, friends and family celebrated together as Monroe County’s Take Stock in Children program celebrated its 22nd annual graduation on May 21 at Marathon High School.
Fulfilling and exceeding the promises they made when they signed their Take Stock contracts – maintaining a 2.5 GPA, pledging to remain crime- and drug-free, earning passing scores on state assessments and meeting with their mentors on a weekly basis – 59 students with a class GPA of 3.66 will now make their way to Florida state universities, colleges and technical schools, courtesy of $2.2 million in scholarships awarded by the organization.
“This community in Monroe County has come together because of its belief in you,” said Bryan Green, president of the Monroe County Education Foundation. “I’m not sure you knew what a life-changing opportunity you were being offered, but I suspect you do now. It gives me tremendous pleasure to congratulate each and every one of you for your persistence, determination, and the sheer grit you showed in graduating.”
A sincere congratulations from Keys Weekly to the Take Stock Class of 2022.
Photos by Alex Rickert and Kendall Bulkiewicz
