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By Lindsay Peyton A whole different type of pep rally was held in the Matt Griffin YMCA gym at noon today. Instead of getting a student body pumped up for an upcoming game, the goal of the event was to ignite passion in the community members for a cause. The movement is called “Graduate! Highline” – and the mission is to boost the number of students who leave the district with diplomas. GA_googleAddSlot("ca-pub-4956332358238235", "highline_story_text_region_slot_1");GA_googleFillSlot("highline_story_text_region_slot_1");
J.D. Hill, executive director of the Matt Griffin YMCA, serves as the community leader for the program. “It’s a movement driven by the community to push highline graduate rates sky high,” he said. “I represent a team of community members, business leaders, parents, grandparents, friends and advocates, who came together a year ago to see how we can help.” Hill posed a single question to the audience. “What if the entire community rallied around one goal?” He outlined the mission -- to promote student success and provide guidance on a path toward graduation and careers beyond the high school years. read more |
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Newspaper Article Archive of
West Seattle Herald
Seattle+, Washington
