Student Stories
Student Success Stories
Our students inspire us by their courage and perseverance, and are a reminder that obstacles can be overcome when you have just one person cheering you on to the finish line.
Tyron’s Story
Life on the streets made high school seem
irrelevant to Tyron’s own survival.
“I live in a rough neighborhood. There are people doing drugs. There are shootings almost every night so you see cops and ambulances everywhere. People die a lot,” says Tyron. “Because of my environment, I was hanging out with the wrong people. And, school was bad because it was gang affiliated so I started going less and less.”
But Tyron didn’t want to be another statistic so he sought out another option. Flex High School gave him a safe environment to attend school and the one-on-one attention he needed so he wouldn’t become another dropout statistic. His teacher listened to him to understand his challenges and mentored him. “I like that my teacher got to know me and really cares, it’s a big family here.”