6/10/2008 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 10, 2008 – CARROLLTON – High school graduation is often thought of as the moment when a kid becomes an adult.

For the kids at Texans Can! Academy, graduation represents more than a transition to adulthood, but also proves to the students, faculty and their families that they are embarking on new journeys with new lives.

Several of the kids at the Texans Can! Academy have successfully completed their high school education and will receive their diplomas at a graduation ceremony Wednesday.

Perseverance and a collective sense of determination, from both the faculty and the student body, have motivated this group of graduates to live the dream of sprinting through the academic finish line.

Having overcome various hardships to meet this life-changing goal, the 2008
graduating class eagerly awaits the upcoming challenges life will throw at them next.

What: Graduation Ceremony for Several at-risk kids
When: 7pm, Wednesday, June 11, 2008
Where: R.L. Turner High School
1600 Josey Lane
Carrollton, TX 75006

About Texans Can! Schools:

Texans Can! Academies offer a second chance at education for thousands of kids throughout Texas. 78% of our graduates plan to continue on to postsecondary
education. Our relationship-based education works and is changing lives of more than 7,500 kids annually. Visit our website for more information at www.TexansCan.org.