And they have liftoff! With sufficient credits under their belts, twenty Gorton High School students are off and running to college a semester early thanks to their participation in the FLIGHT program (Future Leaders Inspired and Getting a Head Start on Tomorrow).

This is the 6th consecutive year that Gorton seniors who complete graduation requirements have the opportunity to graduate in January instead of June.

They will be back in June for their formal commencement with the rest of the Class of 2018.

Congrats to them, their families, and their teachers!

The FLIGHT graduates are:

• Fatimah F. Adegoke
• Amayrani Aguilar-Bermejo
• Mei-Lin Summer Alvarado
• Kelia Ariana Anderson
• Serge S. Azor
• Rahlique M. Batista
• Alyndria E. Brower
• Imani Brown
• Rosita A. Cruz
• Tatyana Gomez-Bisono
• Damian Gomez
• Evelyn A. Gonzalez
• Alex A. Green
• Alexa T. Guerrero
• Harpreet Kaur
• Umar M. Khaja
• Angel P. Lugo
• Jean David Mayancela
• Ray-Ann S. Mighty
• Janiya N. Nicholas
• Santo Sam
• Tiana Sigler
• Dayna X. Vasquez
• Rolando Velazquez
• Kyah B. Washington
• Rachel Wilson
• Nyasia Worrell
• Alisandra T. Ylarde