Choosing to sacrifice some summer fun for an educational future, 147 local youth joined Centennial’s award-winning HYPE (Helping Youth Pursue Education) program this year to sample a rich learning experience at no cost to them.

The youth, aged 13 to 29, primarily from the Scarborough neighborhoods of Malvern, Kingston-Galloway and Scarborough Village, participated in six career-oriented courses – in automobile repair, food services, child studies, office administration, business entrepreneurship and esthetics – over the past six weeks.

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