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- 1975 -
Sykes Academy originally opened as a
private prep-school.
Small classes & a dedicated faculty produced an excellent educational
environment! All our opening Kindergarteners have since graduated from
college, & we are proud of them! Our very 1st-enrolled student was
REBECCA SYKES (back
row, left) enrolled at age-4, & then graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in
Finance from the University of Utah. She is currently working on
her Masters of Mathematics!
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#2) - However, we discovered there were many classroom-based private-schools,
but very few individually-tutored programs for students who needed to progress
at Different Speeds.
 .#3) - 1993
- So, Sykes Academy switched to a wonderful old-fashioned
concept of a "one-room-school-house", using individual workbooks, instead of mass-classrooms! Our 1st-student in the new
program was
ROBBY SYKES, enrolled at age 15,
then graduated from high-school in 2 years time!
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#4)-
This is a Texas State Recognized Home-Study Program
w/Tutors! We do the State
required Testing & Documentation, but at the Student's own Self-Pace. It
allows ranching students, Olympic-training students, students who
travel a
lot, students with various Learning-Disabilities, students with
health problems, & students who are Young
Moms to finish their Diplomas at their own Rate of Speed! Our Graduates
can apply to any University of their choice by transitioning
through 1-year at their local Jr.College first, & then transferring.
No SAT's or TAKS needed!
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Robert & Golda Sykes...........1964
The early years brought exposure to the
needs of children, especially in education!
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Robert & Golda Sykes...........1984
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Closed the prep-school, & dedicated themselves to more education, more training, &
re-opened with a differently-designed format for
education: "One-to-One", with modern workbooks, in an
old-fashioned one-room school-house, giving students individual
attention, but in an interactive classroom!
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Rebecca Sykes Young....2002
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attended Sykes Academy in
Kindergarten, & has returned as a degreed & gifted teacher. She is now the
Education Director, while completing her Masters of Mathematics!!
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