In adddition to raising $8,000 at a benefit this spring, the students at Northgate Middle College High School have one more thing to be proud of: Tomorrow, 18 of its once at-risk students will be graduating at 7 p.m.
Among its graduates are Joe Lee, pictured above with instructor Beth Brunton, who last month was titled North Seattle Rotary’s Student of the Month.
Nearly 100 family members, friends and supporters are expected to attend the ceremony, which is taking place at the school’s location on the second floor of Northgate Mall. The space is rented free to Seattle Public Schools through a partnership with the mall’s Simon Youth Foundation, which sponsors alternative schools around the nation that provide at-risk youth the opportunity to earn their high school diploma.
J. Michael Durnil, president and chief executive of Simon Youth Foundation, will address the graduates at the ceremony and present Simon Youth Scholarships valued at $34,000 total.
Applause to the students, their families, and Simon.