Student ACES Center celebrates high school seniors with surprise graduation parade

The Student ACES Center in Belle Glade honored several high school seniors Wednesday with a surprise parade.

MANY CEREMONIES HAVE BEENCANCELED.

BUT THAT'S NOTSTOPPING ONE NON- PROFIT FROMHONORING ATHLETES WHO THEYCALL CHAMPIONS OF CHARACTER.WPTV NEWSCHANNEL 5'S DEREKLOWE VISITED THE STUDENT ACESCENTER IN BELLE GLADE TODAYFOR A SURPRISE CEREMONY.THEY JUST TOLD ME TO BE HEREAND THAT WE HAD AN IMPORTANTMEETING.

MADELYNN MOORE ISJUST ONE OF FIVE SENIORS FROEITHER GLADES CENTRAL ORPAHOKEE HIGH SCHOOL THAT WEREHONORED AT WEDNESDAY'S SUPRIPARADE.

CONSIDERING THECIRCUMSTANCES OF WHAT'SHAPPENING, WE CANT HAVE AREGULAR GRADUATION SO IT MADEME FEEL GOOD.

THESTUDENT-ATHLETES ARE ALL PARTOF THE ACES CENTER, A NONPROFIT THAT HELPS MENTOR OVER30,000 HIGH SCHOOLERS IN TTRI-COUNTY AREA.

WE GET TOKNOW THESE KIDS PRETTY WELL.ALL OF THEM WE'VE WORKED WITHSINCE SOPHOMORE YEAR.

ITS NOTNECESSARILY THE 4.0 STUDENT.IT COULD BE THAT 2.5 STUDENTTHAT GO THIS WAY OR THIS WAY.THEY JUST NEED THAT SUPPORTSYSTEM.

KRISSY WEBB IS THEEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THESTUDENT ACES CENTER.

SHE CALLSTHESE SENIORS, CHAMPIONS OFCHARACTER.

I LOVE THEM.

I MEANTHEY KNOW THAT IM SO PROUD OFTHEM AND THEY ALWAYS HAVE AHOME HERE.

THE CARAVANCONSISTED OF 15 TO 20 VEHICLESDRIVEN BY TEACHERS APARENTS.

THEY WERE THERE FORUS.

THEY WANTED TO DOSOMETHING FOR US TO MAKE USFEEL SPECIAL.

I SAW MY MOM, ISAW MY GRANDMA, I SAW MY GODBROTHER, I SAW EVERYBODY.

ASFOR WHAT'S NEXT FOR ALL OFTHESE STUDENTS, THEY'RE ALLGOING TO COLLEGE.

TWO WILL BEPLAYING FOOTBALL.

ONE PLANS TOGO INTO NURSING AND ANOTHERWANTS TO BE A PHYSICALTHERAPIST.

REPORTING IN BELLEGLADE, IM DEREK LOWE, WPTVNEWS CHANNEL 5.JOURNALING THROUGH THEPANDEMIC.

TONIGHT - WHY SOMEARE BEING ASKED TO WRITE A