Michaela Brown and her grandson Walter Brown graduated together from Upward Hope Academy’s 16th graduation. This year’s graduating class had a total of 60 students. Students varying in ages from 17 through grandma and grandpa were all part of the graduation ceremony held at First Baptist Church in Galveston. UHA provides the opportunity for students, regardless of their age, to get a high school diploma. It is a free, private, non-profit school that believes every student has a purpose and works to give students who aren’t doing well at traditional high schools a second chance.
Ruth Ann Ruiz, our feature’s editor, came to The Post Newspaper with 25+ years of journalism experience. She has written for The Tucson Citizen, The Arizona Daily Star, The Aztec Press, Tucson Lifestyles Magazine, Galveston County Daily News and Guidry News where she advanced her skills as a photojournalist.
Her writing and photography have been filling our front page for two years.
Her background also includes two published books, Coping with the Death of a Brother or Sister and Self Esteem, Team Mental Health. She also brings her broadcast journalism experiences from Southern Arizona to the Texas Gulf Coast.
Most of her work is generated through her own initiative. Ruth has a sense of what makes the county special. We love the way she has taken on the task of not only reporting, writing, and photography but also finding so much of the best of Galveston County!!!
