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11:30am – 1:00pm Meet students Tour the School 1pm – Join the Journey Walkathon  

Red Robin Fundraiser Supported by Students On Tuesday, December 18, 2012, students showed their support of a fundraiser hosted by Red Robin for LYDIA Urban Academy. 10% of the proceeds for the day were donated to the academy. Red Robin also collected school supplies: Backpacks, pencils, paper, pens, highlighters, and copy paper.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BMO HARRIS BANK INVESTS IN AT-RISK YOUTH PROGRAM: DONATION MADE TO LYDIA URBAN ACADEMY Rockford, IL (December 11, 2012) – BMO Harris Bank makes a contribution to LYDIA Urban Academy, a drop-out prevention and recovery program, where students have second chance to earn their high school diploma. Andrea Ward, Rockford Market President of BMO Harris Bank congratulates the academy on such
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ROCKFORD (WIFR) – LYDIA Urban Academy has received a check, from a donor who would like to remain anonymous, for $20,000. The much needed donation will help the academy to continue providing high school students a second chance to earn their diploma. “At first, I didn’t think I was seeing the right amount of zeros on the check,” says Lynne Strathman Director of LUA,“but
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Rockford, IL (October 15, 2012) – LYDIA Urban Academy would like to say a special thank you to their students for making a great impression on the community during their Open House and Ribbon Cutting ceremony on Thursday, October 18, 2012. Nearly one hundred community partners and friends came to the open house and all of them were impacted by the students. Each student
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ROCKFORD — Mandy Ross, principal of the LYDIA Urban Academy in Chicago, will teach first aid to students at Rockford’s LYDIA Urban Academy (LUA), 223 S. Winnebago St., third floor, from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. today. Lynne Strathman, executive director of LUA, said, “This training is intended to prepare students for future success by teaching them skills that others may not have. It
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As with many faith based organizations, there are numerous regulatory and financial challenges, but our school is having great success helping students change the trajectory of their lives and move on to being responsible, productive citizens. In addition to regular classes, students are given instruction in workplace preparedness with focus on things like learning how to fill out applications, interview well and learning what
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