| Learning Curves |
| For two months, as winter segued into spring, about 40 students who had either dropped out or been kicked out of the Dallas area's Arlington public high schools attended class inside a decrepit, two-story gray stucco office building that sat woefully ...Read More |
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| New Wife, Mother Seeks to Help Others as Registered Nurse |
| There was a time when Ana Hernandez didn’t have much hope for what her future might hold. Her days were filled with severe bouts of depression, sadness and even thoughts of suicide. ...Read More |
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| Houston Can! Student Graduates From Football to the Firehouse |
| Having been offered a full athletic scholarship for football, Brian Hernandez believed he would live his dream of playing at collegiate level, and perhaps even as a professional. That dream, however, ended abruptly due to a serious knee injury. ...Read More |
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| Grateful, Appreciative Parent Thanks Dallas Can! Staff |
| With her son approaching graduation from Dallas Can! Academy Oak Cliff campus, an appreciative parent takes the time to thank those who have helped him get there. ...Read More |
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| Houston Can! Student Soars to Success |
| Have you ever been so close to something you can taste it? Have you ever been on the brink of something great only to have it taken away? ...Read More |
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| Houston Student becomes “All He Can! Be” |
| Upon first glance Derrek Williams may seem like a typical 19-year-old guy. He goes to school, makes good grades and is a star pupil here at the Can!. ...Read More |
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| Beating the Statistics and Having it All |
| At 30 years of age, Ana-Maria Narro has everything she wants…career, family and an education that will never fail her. All because she chose to pursue her GED with Dallas Can! Academy. ...Read More |
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| Determined Student Sets Example for Others |
| The halls of Houston Can! Academy are filled with students who were at-risk of not completing their high school education. Nikosha Jordan is no different. But what is different is her unwavering determination ...Read More |
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| Despite the Odds, Student Succeeds at Austin Can! |
| Joshua Burton was born and raised in New Orleans. Shortly after his father died, Hurricane Katrina further devastated the family. Joshua fled from his housing project as the water rose, fearing the worst because he cannot swim. ...Read More |
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| Perseverance Pays Off for Graduate |
| Amanda Quintero, 2003 Dallas Can! Academy graduate, realized after graduation that she’d learned more than she expected. Not only did she learn mathematical equations, English literature and scientific practices... ...Read More |
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| It’s never too late to find success |
| Among the crowd at the June 2006 graduation ceremony was the elated family of twenty-something Britnany Hollowell. Being older than most of her classmates at TEXANS CAN!-Carrollton Farmer’s Branch did not seem to bother Britnany. ...Read More |
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| Foster care student finds home at Austin Can! |
| Ashley Gallardo was put into foster care as a young girl. Over six years, she was placed in seven foster homes in three different cities and attended 15 different schools. ...Read More |
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| Young professional finds security at Dallas Can! |
Career leads him back to academy once again.
“Crazy!” That’s the only term Hector Quintero can utter about his high school experience at Sunset High in Dallas, Texas. ...Read More |
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| Can-do student earns Horatio Alger scholarship |
| Cynthia Miles, principal at Fort Worth Can! – Campus Drive tells of a student for which she is especially proud. ...Read More |
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