First Graduates from VALE Honored

This December, VALE (Venture Academy of Leadership and Entrepreneurship) celebrated its first graduates! Not only did these three students graduate early, they are prepared for the future and are college and workforce ready. 

VALE opened and welcomed its first ninth and tenth grade students in August 2023. From day one, the school led with a bold mission anchored in two promises. This first is to prepare students for the world as it exists today, ensuring their learning experiences position them for academic readiness and success in a rigorous college environment. The second promise is to prepare students for the world yet to come by cultivating an entrepreneurial mindset and providing industry relevant experiences, credentials and licenses that allow them to step confidently into what’s next.

With impressive post-high school offers presented to them, all three students chose early graduation to take the next step into their future. “Our December graduates are true trailblazers,” VALE Principal LeeAnn Hayen shared. “They placed their trust in us, embraced every opportunity and helped shape what VALE has become. I am incredibly proud of the legacy they leave behind, the standard they have set for future graduates and the signal they send about what education can and should be.”

Graham Carter is headed to the Charles Schwab Investment Academy and is already operating several self-started businesses.

Riley Edington is beginning a cosmetology program following her robust internships at VALE.  

Amara Fantl has been accepted to Georgetown University and will be interning in the spring for the House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. 

Learn more about VALE. Congratulations, graduates!