MEDIA ADVISORY: First Class of USC Charter School Set to Graduate

Founded in 2012 by the USC Rossier School of Education and the Ednovate charter management organization, USC Hybrid High School will celebrate the graduation of its first class of seniors — all of whom have been admitted to four-year colleges and universities. USC President C. L. Max Nikias will speak at the commencement ceremony Sat., June 11 at 6 p.m. PT.

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USC Hybrid High School Graduation

WHAT: Commencement for USC’s first charter high school will take place Sat., June 11 at 6 p.m. PT. The school was the first opened by the Ednovate charter management organization, which USC Rossier School of Education established in 2012, in partnership with the Los Angeles Unified School District.

• The school focuses on combining great teaching and cutting-edge technology to tailor the learning experience to the individual needs of each student.
• The school is guided by the mission that all students will use their college degrees and careers to make a positive multigenerational change and the goal that 100 percent of graduates will be accepted into a four-year university with a 90 percent persistence rate after their first year.
• USC East College Prep opened last year in Lincoln Heights, and another school will open in Santa Ana in the fall.
• More than $4.8 million in grants and scholarship offers have been awarded to the graduating class, including a full-ride Questbridge scholarship to the University of Pennsylvania.
• Positive results have led the Los Angeles Unified School District to approve multiple expansions of the Ednovate charter network. It will open two more schools in fall 2017.

About the Class of 2016:

• 74% Latino, 22% African-American
• 85% qualify for free/reduced lunch
• 81% first-generation college students
• 10% “DREAMers”
• 100% of students completed an A-G curriculum and will graduate on time
• 100% accepted to a 4-year college
• More than 400 total college admissions to date, including USC, California State University, Emory, Pepperdine, San Diego State, UC Davis, UCLA, UC Riverside, UC Santa Cruz, University of Pennsylvania and Xavier.

WHEN: Sat., June 11, at 6 p.m. PT

WHERE: USC Bovard Auditorium, 3551 Trousdale Pkwy, Los Angeles, CA 90089

ABOUT USC ROSSIER: The mission of the USC Rossier School of Education is to improve learning in urban education locally, nationally and globally. Rossier leads the field in innovative, collaborative solutions to improve education outcomes.

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