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• Aurora's Ombudsman REBOUND graduates celebrate success (Aurora, Colo.)

  December 20, 2010

  Mike Jennings wanted to be an example for his older brother when he walked across the stage to receive his high school diploma earlier this year. He was a guest speaker during the graduation ceremony held Dec. 17 at the Aurora Public Schools Professional Learning and Conference Center. He watched his brother, Richard Jennings, receive his high school diploma, along with other students who had run the risk of dropping out. Both Mike Jennings, 19, and his brother Richard Jennings, 20, had enrolled in the Ombudsman Rebound program through APS.

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  The Aurora Sentinel

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• Ombudsman program in Aurora, Colorado gives students alternate route to graduation

  December 03, 2010

  Ombudsman’s partnership with the Aurora Public Schools demonstrates its commitment to increasing the city’s graduation rate and providing the resources necessary for youth development that produce results. “There are many detours in life, but the courage that the students demonstrate when they show up every single day and attend Ombudsman REBOUND to earn their high school diploma is evidence of their character and the quality of the students, as well as the wonderful options that we have in the City of Aurora,” said Aurora Public Schools Superintendent John Barry. “This program allows us to provide an option for our students to come back to school, earn a high school diploma and then be able to go on to bigger and better things like attend college or serve our country.”

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