Success Stories
Here are just a few of our students' stories. Ready to write your chapter? Get started today! Natalia"I remember when I moved to the United States, everything was so new for me." After facing setbacks, Yisleidy enrolled at North Nicholas High School, graduated within one year and went on to manage a Family Dollar store — turning challenges into motivation and proving that resilience leads to success.  Jenevaeh“They treated me like an adult with a future,” she said. “They made me feel like I had options and that I wouldn’t be the failure that I heard so many times before from my other school.” With a renewed sense of optimism and reassurance from her mom and teachers, Jenevaeh’s doubts surrounding graduating began to fade as she was able to recognize her academic capabilities. “I was smarter than I was giving myself credit for,” she said.  Yisleidy"I remember when I moved to the United States, everything was so new for me." After facing setbacks, Yisleidy enrolled at North Nicholas High School, graduated within one year and went on to manage a Family Dollar store — turning challenges into motivation and proving that resilience leads to success.  ElijahElijah was already struggling at times with his studying, when a loss in the family caused him to fall even further behind “I kind of got lost studying. It was very hard for me. Then with my grandma, you know, she was gone. I missed out on half a year,” he says, reflecting on missing so much time: “we definitely get forgotten during middle school.”  Ariel“It’s nerve wracking in the beginning,” Ariel says of changing high schools to come to North Nicholas. “I missed time. I didn’t make my credits.”
He found quick success at North Nicholas. “Here it’s way better. You can level up in your classes faster. Here it’s more concentrated. That’s easier for me. I like this way better,” he says, before adding, “I love it.”  Makena“If I could talk to my younger self,” Makena imagines, “I would have told her: ‘You should have listened when you started falling behind sophomore year and were told about North Nicholas. You could have caught up then in a year and graduated on time.’ If my younger self had listened, I would have graduated on time. But, everything happens for a reason, and I’m so glad I came here. I just wish I would’ve come here sooner.” Read Makena's full story here Jack“It’s good money,” Jack says of his job, where he works installing screen enclosures, before explaining what keeps him motivated these days as he finishes high school, “but I want something new.” He explains, “I’ve only done it for a year, but I’m ready for something more. I don’t want to work in the sun all day. I want to use my brain. The money is there, but I don’t want to be the manual labor guy. That’s not it for me.” Read Jack's full story here KennyAt North Nicolas “it’s a lot easier because it has that peace and quiet. You don’t have to worry about what others are doing.” “As a youth you don’t know where your life is going to end up. And that’s where people like Ms. Simmons guide you so that you can have the best future…If I never graduated from North Nic I would never have become what I’m doing now.” Read Kenny's full story here CalebCaleb knew “the traditional way of teaching [didn’t] always work for me…The fact that you could see everything on the screen…was a welcome change.” Completing four classes in less than two months, Caleb was able to graduate at the same time as his peers. Read Caleb's full story here |