{"id":1,"date":"2023-07-28T07:08:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-28T07:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepillarofhope.com\/Home\/?p=1"},"modified":"2026-08-28T02:59:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T02:59:25","slug":"welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepillarofhope.com\/index.php\/2023\/07\/28\/welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome Parents and Scholars!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dear Parents, Families, and Scholars,<\/span><\/p>\n

Welcome to\u00a0The Pillar of Hope Academy, where we believe that education is about so much more than academics. It is about developing the whole child, building confidence, cultivating character, discovering purpose, and creating an environment where every scholar has the opportunity to grow and succeed.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the Principal and Administrator of The Pillar of Hope Academy, it is truly an honor to serve our scholars and families. I believe that every child has been uniquely created by God with gifts, abilities, and purpose. Our responsibility is not simply to educate them, but to help cultivate what God has placed inside of them.<\/span><\/p>\n

At TPOHA, we are committed to providing a safe, structured, nurturing, and academically challenging environment where scholars are encouraged to think, learn, grow, and become the best version of themselves. We understand that every scholar learns differently, and we are committed to meeting them where they are while challenging them to reach beyond where they have been.<\/span><\/p>\n

To our parents,\u00a0thank you for trusting us with one of your greatest treasures, your child.\u00a0We do not take that responsibility lightly. We believe that the greatest results happen when the school and the family work together. Your partnership, communication, involvement, and support are invaluable to the success of our scholars.<\/span><\/p>\n

And to our scholars, I want you to always remember this:\u00a0You belong here. You are capable. You are valuable. You have purpose, and your future is worth preparing for.\u00a0There may be moments when learning becomes challenging, but never allow a difficult moment to convince you that you cannot succeed. Keep showing up. Keep learning. Keep growing. Keep believing.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Pillar of Hope Academy is more than a school.\u00a0We are a community. We are a family. We are building scholars today who will become tomorrow\u2019s leaders, innovators, entrepreneurs, professionals, and world changers.<\/span><\/p>\n

I am excited about all that God has in store for our scholars, our families, and our Academy. I look forward to another year of learning, growth, excellence, and achievement.<\/span><\/p>\n

Welcome to\u00a0The Pillar of Hope Academy, where we are not simply preparing scholars for the next grade level.\u00a0We are preparing them for life.<\/span><\/p>\n

With Purpose,<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. La Shonda D. Smith-Lyons<\/span>
<\/span>Principal\/Administrator<\/span>
<\/span>The Pillar of Hope Academy<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Dear Parents, Families, and Scholars, Welcome to\u00a0The Pillar of Hope Academy, where we believe that education is about so much more than academics. It is about developing the whole child, building confidence, cultivating character, discovering purpose, and creating an environment where every scholar has the opportunity to grow and succeed. As the Principal and Administrator […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"1080","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepillarofhope.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepillarofhope.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepillarofhope.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepillarofhope.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepillarofhope.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/thepillarofhope.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":793,"href":"https:\/\/thepillarofhope.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1\/revisions\/793"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepillarofhope.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepillarofhope.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepillarofhope.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}