{"id":814814,"date":"2026-05-23T18:54:03","date_gmt":"2026-05-23T18:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/?p=814814"},"modified":"2026-05-23T18:54:03","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T18:54:03","slug":"volunteerled-resilience-leadership-academy-marks-year-one-first-graduation-on-may-22-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/volunteerled-resilience-leadership-academy-marks-year-one-first-graduation-on-may-22-2026_814814.html","title":{"rendered":"Volunteer-Led Resilience Leadership Academy Marks Year One; First Graduation on May 22, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2026\/05\/6a0794606edc4de5f51fe7ec06793bd6.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Conroe, TX &#8211;&nbsp;<\/strong>After a full year of volunteer-driven leadership support, Resilience Leadership Academy (RLA) is preparing to graduate its first class on May 22, 2026.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Resilience Leadership Academy (RLA) today announced the completion of its first year in operation and its preparation to graduate its first class. Guided by Dr. Tyra Hodge, RLA was founded to meet a critical need: educational resources and supportive learning environments for Recovery High School students&mdash;students who have often been overlooked, discouraged, or left without a pathway forward.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2026\/05\/2ddbf45085c9468f610e0239c155553d.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Dr. Tyra Hodge: Resilient By Experience, Dedicated to Purpose <\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dr. Hodge&rsquo;s leadership is rooted in her own resilience through life&rsquo;s battles. According to RLA leadership, she recognized a need&mdash;and a lack of resources&mdash;in education for students who are rebuilding their lives, and she &ldquo;gave up everything to start the school.&rdquo; As both a founder and a volunteer, Dr. Hodge helped ensure RLA could begin its mission quickly and intentionally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As she has said, &ldquo;The important part was for us to get started.&rdquo; RLA&rsquo;s goal is simple and steadfast: to offer students who need hope&mdash;hope they can learn with, live with, and build upon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Volunteer-Powered Community Moving Students Toward Graduation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">RLA is led and supported by a committed community of volunteers who believe in second chances, mentorship, and steady guidance. This volunteer-powered model helps create the structure and encouragement students need to move forward academically and personally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>RLA will host its First Graduation Ceremony on<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&bull; Date: May 22, 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&bull; Time: 11:00 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&bull; Location: 17555 TX-242, Conroe, Texas 77302<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event is open to the public. Following graduation, an Open House will be held at 12:00 PM for community members, families, and supporters to learn more about RLA&rsquo;s programs, mission, and students&rsquo; progress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">As she has said, &ldquo;The important part was for us to get started.&rdquo; RLA&rsquo;s goal is simple and steadfast: to offer students who need hope&mdash;hope they can learn with, live with, and build upon.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Volunteer-Powered Community Moving Students Toward Graduation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">RLA is led and supported by a committed community of volunteers who believe in second chances, mentorship, and steady guidance. This volunteer-powered model helps create the structure and encouragement students need to move forward academically and personally.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Graduation Details: Public Invited<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">RLA will host its First Graduation Ceremony on:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&bull; Date: May 22, 2026<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&bull; Time: 11:00 AM<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">&bull; Location: 17555 TX-242, Conroe, Texas 77302<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The event is open to the public. Following graduation, an Open House will be held at 12:00 PM for community members, families, and supporters to learn more about RLA&rsquo;s programs, mission, and students&rsquo; progress.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/upload\/2026\/05\/bd5023fd7de1868c9319216772d2fd66.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>About Resilience Leadership Academy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Resilience Leadership Academy is a private school focused on nurturing the academic, emotional, and spiritual growth of students who have faced challenges, providing a safe, structured environment designed to help students rebuild their lives and become resilient leaders.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">For additional information visit:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/resilienceleadershipacademy.org\/\">https:\/\/resilienceleadershipacademy.org<\/a> or send an email via <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"mailto:info@resilienceleadershipacademy.org\" target=\"_blank\">info@resilienceleadershipacademy.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style='font-size:18px !important;'>Media Contact<\/span><br \/><strong>Company Name:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/companyname\/resilienceleadershipacademy.org_189484.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Resilience Leadership Academy<\/a><br \/><strong>Contact Person:<\/strong> Dr. Tyra Hodge<br \/><strong>Email:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/email_contact_us.php?pr=volunteerled-resilience-leadership-academy-marks-year-one-first-graduation-on-may-22-2026\" rel=\"nofollow\">Send Email<\/a><br \/><strong>Phone:<\/strong> 346-612-6366<br \/><strong>Country:<\/strong> United States<br \/><strong>Website:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/resilienceleadershipacademy.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/resilienceleadershipacademy.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/press_stat.php?pr=volunteerled-resilience-leadership-academy-marks-year-one-first-graduation-on-may-22-2026\" alt=\"\" width=\"1px\" height=\"1px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conroe, TX &#8211;&nbsp;After a full year of volunteer-driven leadership support, Resilience Leadership Academy (RLA) is preparing to graduate its first class on May 22, 2026. Resilience Leadership Academy (RLA) today announced the completion of its first year in operation and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/volunteerled-resilience-leadership-academy-marks-year-one-first-graduation-on-may-22-2026_814814.html\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[437,423,404,443,416],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-814814","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-Lifestyle","category-Professional-Services","category-US","category-Website-Blog","category-World"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814814","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=814814"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/814814\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=814814"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=814814"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.abnewswire.com\/pressreleases\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=814814"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}