06/08/2026
🎓✨ Official graduation photos, video, and media are coming this week!
What an evening.
Yesterday, hundreds gathered as we celebrated the accomplishments of another incredible graduating class. We honored our 2026 Bridge Builder Award recipients and were inspired by powerful acceptance speeches from Marilynn Chadwick and Geraldine Brisbane Crooks.
Special congratulations to our Valedictorian, Robyn Young, and Salutatorian, Sara Samuel, along with every graduate who earned academic and institutional honors.
We’re equally proud of the graduates who have already secured their next steps. Some are headed to college, some to trade school, and others are launching careers, nonprofits, and purpose-driven ventures of their own.
A huge thank you to Parkwood Institutional CME Church and Pastor Dr. Cathy C. Jones for opening your doors and welcoming us so graciously. Special thanks to the A/V team, trustees, Officer Horton, and our entire security team for helping make the evening seamless and safe.
And we couldn’t have done it without our village. Thank you to Chris Terry and Ivory Bethea for making sure we had a tent until we build a tabernacle. ⛺➡️🏛️
From 28 more graduates crossing the finish line to a future that’s growing faster than our walls can hold, we’re grateful.
More photos. More stories. More celebration.
For now…
Job well done, Class of 2026.
💙 We Pivot. We Rise. We Finish. We Win. 💙
