{"id":4763,"date":"2019-11-18T09:21:39","date_gmt":"2019-11-18T14:21:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=4763"},"modified":"2019-11-18T09:21:56","modified_gmt":"2019-11-18T14:21:56","slug":"28-students-to-be-recognized-for-solo-flight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2019\/11\/18\/28-students-to-be-recognized-for-solo-flight\/","title":{"rendered":"28 Students to be Recognized for Solo Flight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Friday, November 22, 2018 at 10:00 a.m., 28 students will place special engraved commemorative bricks in the\u00a0Pathway to Success\u00a0walkway in front of the Central Florida Aerospace Academy (CFAA).\u00a0Located on the SUN \u2018n FUN Expo Campus, the annual\u00a0Solo to Success\u00a0Ceremony\u00a0sponsored by the\u00a0Aerospace Center for Excellence<\/a>\u00a0(ACE)\u00a0recognizes the exceptional accomplishment of students\u00a016 to 18 years of age\u00a0that have completed the necessary steps to\u00a0independently pilot an aircraft or \u201csolo\u201d\u00a0in the past 12 months. Many of these student pilots are recipients of a\u00a0$12,500 ACE flight scholarship.\u00a0ACE awards 3-4 of these scholarships each month to qualified high school age students from in or near Polk County. Earlier this year, the program was expanded to also include the entire state of Florida through a new initiative called Florida Takes Flight. ACE has the proud distinction of being the world\u2019s leader in producing licensed teenage private pilots and this ceremony recognizes the first milestone on their journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Guest speaker Dr. Angela Falconetti, President of\u00a0Polk State College<\/a>, will share her thoughts on the ACE Scholarship Program and the significant financial benefit it has provided to many students studying aerospace programs at her institution.\u00a0Community leaders along with government and Polk County School officials will be on hand as well to share in the celebration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are thrilled to recognize these 28 young men and women on this major accomplishment.\u201d said John “Lites” Leenhouts, President \/ CEO of Aerospace Center for Excellence. \u201cThe Solo to Success Ceremony commemorates not only the first milestone along a young person’s path to flight, but also their commitment to excellence no matter what path they choose in life. There are no children in airplanes, only responsible young adults. It takes determination and resolve to learn to fly, and those attributes will help them in any endeavor they undertake.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Solo to Success Ceremony<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Friday, November 22nd at 10:00am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Central Florida Aerospace Academy<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(located on the SUN \u2018n FUN Expo Campus)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4175 Medulla Rd. Lakeland, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About Aerospace Center for Excellence, Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Aerospace Center for Excellence (ACE), a 501(c)(3)\nnon-profit, has emerged as a nationally recognized leader in STEM-related and\naerospace education through its various learning centers, outreach programs,\nsummer camps and scholarships aimed at preparing students for tomorrow’s\naerospace challenges. The organization\u2019s mission is to \u201cEngage, Educate, and\nAccelerate the Next Generation of Aerospace Professionals.\u201d Located on the SUN\n‘n FUN Expo Campus in Lakeland, Florida, the organization is known for its\nannualSUN ‘n FUN Aerospace Expo<\/a> fundraising event as well as\nthe Florida Air Museum<\/a>, which is Florida’s Official Aviation\nMuseum and Education Center. ACE is the world’s leader in producing licensed\nteenage private pilots and delivers youth programs that engage over 50,000\nstudents a year. For more information, visit www.ACEedu.aero<\/a>. <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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