{"id":48726,"date":"2019-06-04T07:05:26","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T11:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/?p=48726"},"modified":"2019-06-04T00:10:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T04:10:33","slug":"chester-charter-scholars-academy-fka-the-chester-charter-school-for-the-arts-will-graduate-its-first-ever-senior-class","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/chester-charter-scholars-academy-fka-the-chester-charter-school-for-the-arts-will-graduate-its-first-ever-senior-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Chester Charter Scholars Academy, FKA The Chester Charter School for the Arts, will graduate its first-ever senior class"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CHESTER, Pa., June 4, 2019 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Chester Charter Scholars Academy (CCSA) to Graduate 100% of First-Ever Senior Class, June 10, 2019, 1 p.m., Lang Performing Arts Center, Swarthmore College (by invitation only).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/19-0604-Jahbree-Ballard-CCSA-696x522.jpg\" alt=\"Jahbree Ballard CCSA Grad\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/19-0604-Jahbree-Ballard-CCSA-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/19-0604-Jahbree-Ballard-CCSA-696x522-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>100% of CCSA\u2019s 45 seniors will graduate, poised to create a bright new future for themselves, their families and the Chester<\/li>\n<li>Every member of the class has been accepted into a post-secondary education program.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Graduates will pursue a wide range of career paths. Jahbree Ballard (pictured above), who has attended CCSA since 9th grade, will enter Williamson College of the Trades. \u201cI don\u2019t know where I would be today without my CCSA family,\u201d says Jahbree.<\/p>\n<p>Saayidah Carter (pictured below) is headed to Swarthmore College, where she promises to tackle her academic career with the same \u201cSabers\u2019 spirit\u201d that guided her through high school.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/19-0604-Saayidah-Carter-CCSA-696x522.jpg\" alt=\"Saayidah Carter CCSA Grad\" width=\"696\" height=\"522\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-48586\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/19-0604-Saayidah-Carter-CCSA-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/19-0604-Saayidah-Carter-CCSA-696x522-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Joy Gates Black, President of Delaware County Community College, will serve as graduation speaker.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What: <\/strong>CCSA to Graduate 100% of First-Ever Senior Class<\/li>\n<li><strong>When: <\/strong>June 10, 2019, 1 p.m., Lang Performing Arts Center, Swarthmore College<\/li>\n<li><em>By invitation only<\/em><\/li>\n<li><strong>Contact: <\/strong>Donna Armand, darmand@thechesterfund.org, 610-742-9032<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>About CCSA:<\/h3>\n<p>CCSA is an arts-integrated, academically rigorous, non-profit public charter school offering an exceptional educational option to children and families in Chester, one of the most under-resourced communities in America. CCSA\u2019s vision is that 100% of its students will graduate, prepared for college, conservatory, technical school, the military or gainful employment.<\/p>\n<p>CCSA was founded in 2012 with 320 students in grades K-6. By adding a grade every year since then, it became a complete K-12 school in September 2019. In 2017, CCSA opened the doors to a new $30 million campus on Highland Avenue in Chester, funded in part through private donations. The beautiful facility now stands as a beacon in the community, sending a powerful message of permanence and hope to Chester\u2019s children and families.<\/p>\n<p>More information: <a href=\"https:\/\/ccschoolarts.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/ccschoolarts.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chester Charter Scholars Academy (CCSA), 1500 Highland Avenue, Chester, PA 19013 | 610.859.2988<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CHESTER, Pa., June 4, 2019 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) &#8212; Chester Charter Scholars Academy (CCSA) to Graduate 100% of First-Ever Senior Class, June 10, 2019, 1 p.m., Lang Performing Arts Center, Swarthmore College (by invitation only).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7595,"featured_media":48588,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45,1,280,56,54],"tags":[11381],"class_list":["post-48726","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-education-news","category-business-news","category-arts-culture-news","category-non-profit-news","category-pennsylvania-news","tag-lang-performing-arts-center","has-post-title","has-post-date","no-post-category","no-post-tag","no-post-comment","has-post-author"],"acf":[],"views":5048,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48726","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7595"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48726"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48726\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/48588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48726"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48726"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48726"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}