Lovin' the Mayor's Visit on April 21, 2012

On Saturday, April 21, 2012, the Northeast GED Center was honored to welcome Mayor Nutter to help us celebrate our two-year anniversary at our Cottman Avenue location. 20 GED graduates were invited back to have the Mayor sign a copy of their GED in recognition to their great accomplishment. The Mayor was so inspiring to all of us. We also awarded five full scholarships to the Mayor for him to give out to people who were bullied out of high school. This is our way of thanking the Mayor for his stand on this horrific incident that contributes to the 7,000 high school dropouts around the country EVERY DAY. As the television commercial with basketball star Lebron James keeps reminding us, every 29 seconds a student drops out of school. We know that a substantial number of these students were bullied out of school. The Mayor gave words of encouragement and support to all of us--both students and staff. He inspired us to continue to do our best in life because we are the future of Philadelphia. Thank you, Mayor Nutter, for recognizing the important work that we are doing at the Northeast GED Center in preparing our students to make a difference in the future of our wonderful city.