Crooms AoIT virtual graduation, new teachers, and more!

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City of Sanford, FL created outdoor banners for 2020 graduates that were on display in May and June.

Check out the Crooms AoIT Class of 2020 virtual graduation

It has been a difficult second half of the year for our Class of 2020. COVID-19 has reshaped the educational experience for students all across the country - with seniors particularly being impacted. In lieu of this, Crooms AoIT is offering students two chances to celebrate their graduation. Students first got to celebrate their graduation in a virtual graduation ceremony (you can view online here and also make a "congrats" post on Facebook). The second will be an in-person graduation on July 18 that practices social distancing. Please take a moment congratulate our Class of 2020 graduates in these uncertain times.

Alumni Association award three scholarships

For the first time in a single year, the Alumni Association awarded three (3) graduating seniors from the class of 2020 with scholarships. These include one $1,000 Tech Innovation Scholarship (sponsored by the Class of 2009), one $1,000 Community Scholarship, and one $250 runner-up scholarship were awarded. Read more here.

Year-end financials released for Alumni Association

Each year the Crooms AoIT Alumni Association releases its consolidated income and balance sheet to provide full transparency into how your financial support is used. The Association's fiscal year runs from July 1, 2019 to June 30, 2020. Interested members can view the financials on our website or e-mail scholarship@croomsalumni.com.

CroomsCon breaks record, donates $13,000 to The Children's Miracle Network!

CroomsCon - a mainstay at Crooms AoIT for 10 years - donated $13,000 to the Arnold Palmer's Children's Hospital in Orlando to support The Children's Miracle Network. CroomsCon is a 13 hour LAN-fest (video game event) that invites all Florida students grades 7-12 to take part. The event features games, prizes, contests, and food all in the name of supporting charity. Learn more here.

New teachers joining Crooms AoIT in the Fall semester

Crooms AoIT has announced several new teachers will be joining the Crooms family in the fall. These include math teacher Paul Wojcik, science teacher Michael Keyser, social studies teacher Katrina (Katy) Vina, Class of 2015 graduate Casey Brown (Casey is transitioning from her current role as our marketing coordinator to being the Digital Design & Web Programming teacher), Class of 2013 graduate Nicholas Santos (who is joining the English department), science teacher Courtney Young, and DIT teacher Coach Keith Wright (who currently coaches the girls' basketball team). Click on the links above to add your "welcome" messages.

Tell us, Croomies: "Where are they now?"

Let us know how you are doing since graduating. Crooms AoIT is restarting the "Where are they now?" project. The project is looking to highlight the career successes of alumni as a way to promote academic success for current Croomies. A bulletin board or electronic display could be created to highlight where all of our alumni are and what they are doing, and responses could even support future Crooms AoIT marketing material. Participate now by taking 3 minutes or less to fill out the Where are they now? Google Form.

Like what you see? Interested in supporting Crooms AoIT further? Please consider joining to the Crooms AoIT Alumni Association. We are a 501(c)3 non-profit that has supported Crooms AoIT since 2007. You can join on our website or make a donation using the PayPal Giving Fund.