{"id":3640,"date":"2022-06-01T18:09:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-01T18:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/?p=3640"},"modified":"2024-06-24T18:20:36","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T18:20:36","slug":"purdue-polytechnic-high-schools-to-celebrate-several-firsts-with-upcoming-graduation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/2022\/Q2\/purdue-polytechnic-high-schools-to-celebrate-several-firsts-with-upcoming-graduation","title":{"rendered":"Purdue Polytechnic High Schools to celebrate several firsts with upcoming graduation"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"purdue-initial-words-wrap\"><p class=\"purdue-initial-words wp-block-paragraph\">INDIANAPOLIS and SOUTH BEND, Ind. &mdash;<\/p> \n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/purdue-polytechnic-high-school\/?_gl=1*rc0ev*_ga*NjY0NTAwNjc1LjE3MDY1NjEyNDI.*_ga_PF1CYQ27F6*MTcxOTI0OTc5MS4yOS4xLjE3MTkyNTI3ODMuMC4wLjA.&amp;_ga=2.181868007.1538798389.1719228781-664500675.1706561242\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Purdue Polytechnic High Schools<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 with locations in Indianapolis and South Bend \u2013 will celebrate its second graduating class on June 10 with a series of firsts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The network will graduate its first four-year class from PPHS North and also have graduates from PPHS South Bend, which opened in fall 2020. PPHS leadership, coaches (teachers), family and friends will celebrate the Class of 2022 with a commencement ceremony at 2 p.m. ET on June 10 at PPHS Schweitzer Center at Englewood, 3029 E. Washington St., Indianapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">PPHS was established first in Indianapolis to build new K-12 pathways that lead to Purdue University, especially for Hoosier students who are underserved by traditional high schools and underrepresented in higher education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are 113 candidates for graduation from the three locations. The number from each school is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>95 from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pphs.purdue.edu\/about\/our-schools\/englewood-campus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PPHS Schweitzer Center at Englewood<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>14 from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pphs.purdue.edu\/about\/our-schools\/north-campus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PPHS North<\/a>\u00a0near Indianapolis\u2019 Broad Ripple neighborhood,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Four from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pphs.purdue.edu\/about\/our-schools\/south-bend-campus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PPHS South Bend<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Class of 2022\u2019s post-high school plans include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>34 \u2013 or 30% \u2013 have accepted their admission offers to Purdue\u2019s West Lafayette campus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>40 \u2013 or 35% \u2013 have been accepted at other higher education institutions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>13 \u2013 or almost 12% \u2013 will attend trade schools or have signed up for military service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/laneman-nathanLO.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3641\" style=\"width:1000px\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/laneman-nathanLO.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/laneman-nathanLO-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/laneman-nathanLO-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Nate Laneman, Class of 2022 from PPHS South Bend (Purdue University photo\/Charles Jischke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;All of us at PPHS took a great deal of pride in last year&#8217;s historic first graduating class. It is with equal pride that we celebrate our second class, which&nbsp;includes graduates from all three PPHS campuses. These graduates have persevered through&nbsp;a pandemic and&nbsp;temporary&nbsp;locations to successfully complete their high school journey,\u201d said&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/building-a-high-school-from-the-ground-up\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Scott Bess<\/a>, PPHS executive director. \u201cWe once again had 30% of our graduates accepted to Purdue University in West Lafayette, setting a standard for all future classes to meet or exceed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Established in 2017, the growing, multischool&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/pphs.purdue.edu\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">PPHS<\/a>&nbsp;system immerses students and their families in an innovative learning community. PPHS offers tuition-free, authentic, STEM-focused experiences that prepare high school students for a successful future. These experiences include internships, industry projects, dual-credit courses and technical certifications. PPHS also offers its students a unique path to college; graduates who achieve Purdue\u2019s admission requirements are assured admission to many of the university\u2019s programs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Watch&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Zlj0LUGUiyc\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Building a Pipeline: PPHS Origins Story<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;<\/em><em>to learn how and why Purdue Polytechnic High School is revolutionizing education and changing students\u2019 lives.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both PPHS at Englewood and PPHS North are innovation schools through a partnership with Indianapolis Public Schools. PPHS South Bend is a public charter school. All schools work to address the declining number of students \u2013 especially underrepresented minority students \u2013 who were applying and being accepted to Purdue from Indianapolis Public Schools and South Bend Community School Corporation districts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/new.www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/medina-alanLO.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3642\" style=\"width:1000px\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/medina-alanLO.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/medina-alanLO-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.purdue.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/medina-alanLO-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alan Medina, Class of 2022 from PPHS South Bend (Purdue University photo\/Charles Jischke)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of the students who is converting his small step to a giant leap is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/engineering-problem-solving-drives-first-gen-student-success\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alan Medina, a Class of 2022 member from PPHS at Englewood<\/a>. In the fall, Medina will be attending Purdue, where he plans on majoring in mechanical engineering technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve been interested in STEM ever since I was a little kid,\u201d Medina said. \u201cBut my four years at PPHS really showed me what Purdue has to offer. During my junior year of high school, I lived at Purdue for a month in the summer and experienced campus to the fullest. That\u2019s when I knew Purdue was for me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a first-generation student, Medina didn\u2019t have family members to mentor him through the college application process. Attending PPHS, where self-directed learning empowers students to take charge of their own education, taught him to be resourceful and advocate for himself to achieve success.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Medina participated in several extracurricular activities at PPHS, including robotics, cross country, mock trial, a city council commission and the IUPUI (Indiana University Purdue University-Indianapolis) SPAN program, which provides the opportunity for motivated high school students to take college courses for credit. By completing dual-credit courses offered by PPHS, Medina\u2019s college credits will transfer to Purdue Polytechnic Institute in West Lafayette.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his freshman year, Medina participated in an industry project where he was part of a team solving a problem for Citizens Energy Group, an Indianapolis-based utility company. The students met with industry professionals and learned about resource management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThrough industry projects, I applied STEM concepts to real-world issues,\u201d Medina said. \u201cI used to believe that the problems that our community faced were impossible to solve. Working with industry partners showed me that no effort is too small, and it can lead to innovative ideas. Now, when I encounter a problem, I implement the design thinking skills I\u2019ve learned.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/on-the-fast-track-to-purdue\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Nate Laneman, of South Bend<\/a>, will be one of several students to give remarks and participate in the commencement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Laneman transferred to PPHS last year and is graduating a year early. He will attend Purdue this summer to begin work on his mechanical engineering degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAttending PPHS is similar to being in college in terms of how your education is in your own hands, and you can take charge of your schoolwork and determine your own pace of study,\u201d Laneman said. \u201cComing to PPHS afforded me a lot more opportunity to direct my future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Working at his own pace motivated Laneman to take responsibility for his education in ways he hadn\u2019t been challenged to attempt in more traditional school environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOne of the biggest things I\u2019ve learned is that effort and hard work goes a long way,\u201d he said. \u201cPPHS is a great launchpad that set me on the path to Purdue. There are so many great things I\u2019ll have the opportunity to experience. This is only the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Purdue University<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Purdue University is a top public research institution developing practical solutions to today\u2019s toughest challenges. Ranked in each of the last four years as one of the 10 Most Innovative universities in the United States by U.S. News &amp; World Report, Purdue delivers world-changing research and out-of-this-world discovery. Committed to hands-on and online, real-world learning, Purdue offers a transformative education to all. Committed to affordability and accessibility, Purdue has frozen tuition and most fees at 2012-13 levels, enabling more students than ever to graduate debt-free. See how Purdue never stops in the persistent pursuit of the next giant leap at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/stories.purdue.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"note\" class=\"post-content__attribution \">\n    <div class=\"columns\"> \n                    <div class=\"column\"> \n                <p class=\"post-content__source\">\n                    <strong>Writer, Media contact:<\/strong>\u00a0Matthew Oates, 765-586-7496 (cell),\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:oatesw@purdue.edu\">oatesw@purdue.edu<\/a>, @mo_oates<br><strong>Sources:<\/strong>\u00a0Scott Bess,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sbess@pphs.purdue.edu\">sbess@pphs.purdue.edu<\/a>; Ellen Walsh,\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:ewalsh@pphs.purdue.edu\">ewalsh@pphs.purdue.edu<\/a>                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"column is-narrow\">                 \n                <div class=\"post-content__editor-note\">\n                    <p class=\"post-content__editor-note--header\">Note to journalists:<\/p>\n                    <p>    \n                        Journalists interested in attending or covering the PPHS graduation ceremony should contact Matthew Oates at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:oatesw@purdue.edu\">oatesw@purdue.edu<\/a>. Images are available via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/drive\/folders\/1uY-KgltYtPi5tqoFJCgEkXwoVKs76vuJ?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Google Drive<\/a>.                    <\/p>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INDIANAPOLIS and SOUTH BEND, Ind. &mdash; Purdue Polytechnic High Schools&nbsp;\u2013 with locations in Indianapolis and South Bend \u2013 will celebrate its second graduating class on June 10 with a series of firsts. 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