Thurgood Marshall Academy Featured on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric
Thurgood Marshall Academy Public Charter High School was featured on the CBS Evening News with Katie Couric on Thursday, June 17. The piece highlighted our 100% college acceptance rate for graduates and our Alumni program.
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Congratulations to the Class of 2010
To read the graduation speech, given by Justin Williams (Thurgood Marshall Academy ‘05, Morehouse College ‘10), please click here.
Spring Portfolio Presentations
Each year all Thurgood Marshall Academy students organize and present a formal portfolio consisting of their project work, goals and reflections of the entire year before a 3-4 person panel of faculty, staff, administrators, parents, and other students. Portfolio presentations require students to account for their performance in the classroom and as citizens of the Thurgood Marshall Academy community, by providing details about academic projects and reflecting on disciplinary violations. 12th grade students will be presenting the June 1-4 and all 9-11th grade students will present during June 7-11.
If you are interested in getting involved and sitting on a student panel, please contact Kyle Morean at (202) 563-6862 x148 or email him at kmorean@tmapchs.org
Community Health and Environmental Fair
Environmental Science and Health students reached out to the community at the Health and Environmental Fair on Saturday, May 22nd from 11 am to 2 pm. Students in environmental science educated the community on topics such as: Composting, Sustainable Agriculture, Renewable Energy, Watershed Protection, Waste Reduction. Students in Health class focused on Nutrition (including smoothies and sorbet shakes), Blood Pressure, Body Mass Index, and Sexual Health. There were a number of community organizations presenting as well. The event was free and open to the public!
Thank you to Ms. Allison for coordinating the event.
10th Annual Shining Star Gala
The 10th Annual Shining Star Gala was held on May 20, 2010. Thank you to everyone who made it such a huge success! To learn more about the gala click here.
Looking for a great way to get involved with Thurgood Marshall Academy?
On Friday, May 7th all 95 tenth graders participated in Thurgood Marshall Academy's annual Job Shadow Day program. The students headed out on their own to spend a day shadowing professionals in the DC metro area. This was a great opportunity for students to gain experience in a professional environment of their choice. If you are interested in learning more about the Job Shadow Day program please contact Tim Prendergast at tprendergast@tmapchs.org or 202-563-6863 x213.
Thurgood Marshall Academy hosts 2010 Spring College Fair
On Thursday, May 6 Thurgood Marshall Academy hosted a city wide college fair with over 20 colleges and representatives from: College Success Foundation, POSSE Scholarship, Gates Millenium Scholarship, and OSSE and other organizations. Students from across the city were in attendance.
For more information on the College Fair, please click here.
Thurgood Marshall Academy Has Been Nominated for the United States Department of Education's Blue Ribbon Schools Program.
The Blue Ribbon Schools Program honors public and private elementary, middle, and high schools that are either academically superior or that demonstrate dramatic gains in student achievement to high levels. Thurgood Marshall Academy is one of two secondary schools nominated by the DC Office of the State Superintendent of Education.
For more information on the Blue Ribbon Schools Program, please click here.
Thurgood Marshall Academy Makes Adequate Yearly Progress for Second Straight Year
Thurgood Marshall Academy made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in both reading and math for the second straight year, becoming the first high school in Washington, D.C. to exit school improvement status under NCLB.
Please click here for the press release.
