If it wasn’t for Kosciusko County Educational Development, Kayla Creech might have never graduated high school. Creech is a 2014 graduate from Whitko High School. She started with KC-Ed halfway through her junior year at Whitko. She said that were it not for the relationship she had with her graduation coach, and knowing she had someone who cared about her success, she would not have graduated high school, according to a press release from KC-Ed. In regards to pursuing her high school diploma, she said, “I want to do what my parents didn’t do.” And she did. Not only did she graduate, but she did so while working 40 to 45 hours per week as a senior, the release states. Her hard work and determination to catch up and finish strong paid off. She is now working two jobs and will begin her pursuit of a special education degree by taking courses at Ivy Tech in January. Creech is passionate about people and wants to be that positive relationship for someone else, the release states. KC-Ed’s mission is to promote high school graduation, one relationship at a time. Its kindergarten to 12th-grade programs serve four area school corporations: Tippecanoe Valley, Warsaw, Wawasee and Whitko. KC-Ed is in its fifth year of operation and has served nearly 400 students during that time. KC-Ed is a 501(c)3 public charity and funded by grants and individual or corporate donations. For more information about KC-Ed, visit www.TheKCED.com
