001Hi, I'm here because my daughter um is graduating from the Prep Academy and I just wanted to tell you guys how much I do appreciate the support and the dedication and just backing the Prep Academy. Richland Community College did it. We have a couple amazing mentors that have been with my daughter for the last four years. Um, and to be able to be a parent and go and celebrate my child graduating from Richland Community College on Friday and then from MacArthur High School on Saturday is huge. So, I want to just say thank you guys because Prep Academy is an amazing program that I wish I had when I was a child. Um, I do have two other children that are in um, DPS as well. One is at Dansby and I hope and pray
002that by the time she gets up to 8th grade that it's still available for her as well. So, thank you guys for backing um DPS or DPS for Prep Academy. Thank you guys for back backing Prep Academy for all your support, your dedication. And I also thank Richland Community College as well. Thank you. Olivia Bray. Hi, my name is Olivia Bray and I just wanted to um talk about Prep Academy and brag on it really quick. I'm a senior at MacArthur High School and I the Prep Academy has given me so many opportunities that I would have never had if Prep Academy wasn't a thing. And I have so many amazing mentors that are through the program that I will keep forever in my back pocket and they will always be there for me to
003support me no matter where I go and no matter what I do. And just knowing that I have that support even after high school is just an amazing opportunity and an amazing program in itself. And I just want to thank DPS and I want to thank Richland for the opportunity to do this for the past four years. And I want to thank and I just really hope that the program like keeps going because like my mom just said, I have a I have both siblings in DPS and this program will genuinely I think thrive and go so many more places in the next I don't know how many years and I think if it keeps getting the support and this funding and everything that's getting the support from everyone then it'll definitely flourish. So, I
004just want to say thank you. >> Congratulations.