The nation's first all-ninth grade academy to receive the National Career Academy Coalition Model Status!

We are completely dedicated to making the freshman year a personalized success for every Islander student. My Choice, Our Voice.

The Academy of Freshman Exploration allows ninth-grade students to experience a positive transition from middle school to high school. In this academy, students can explore their interests and passions while learning about the opportunities in the upper academies at Grand Island Senior High.

- Fawn Gernstein, Academy Principal