Simon Youth Foundation continues celebrating the Class of 2011

Simon Youth Scholarship winners at the graduation for
the Simon Youth Academy at Independence Center

We are in full graduation swing at Simon Youth Foundation! It feels like our network of 25 nationwide Simon Youth Academies is hosting a ceremony a day for the next couple of weeks.

Most recently, the Simon Youth Academy at Independence Center, a Simon Property Group mall located in Independence, Mo., hosted its graduation ceremony on May 12, 2011.


We've already blogged about the May 13 graduation at the Simon Youth Pacers Academy at Washington Square, another SPG mall. The Indianapolis Star provided great coverage of that event, too, including a 24 photo slideshow.


The Simon Youth Peabody Learning Academy's Class of 2011
Photo courtesy of Andrew Cardinale and Peabody Patch


This week, on May 17, students from the Simon Youth Peabody Learning Academy at Northshore Mall, an SPG property in Peabody, Mass., honored its first graduating class. You can see photos of the event and read coverage at the local news site Peabody Patch and at the Boston Globe's website, Boston.com.

Congratulations graduates! We plan more updates as more ceremonies are held.