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.
Thurgood Marshall Academy in the News--Again!
The National Law Journal called Thurgood Marshall Academy a "groundbreaking law-themed school" in an August 2010 article. Visit the Press page to read the article.
2010 DC CAS Update
The 2010 administration of the DC CAS shows that Thurgood Marshall Academy is the highest-performing open enrollment school for the second year in a row! Go to our News & Events page to read more.
Congratulations to all students!
The Achievement Gap Initiative Reports on Thurgood Marshall Academy
The Achievement Gap Initiative at Harvard University recently published a report that highlights practices at Thurgood Marshall Academy. The report, "How HIgh Schools Become Exemplary," is based on their 2009 conference. You can read it here.
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?
We're nowaccpeting applications for the Mentor Program! Email Zoe Fried, Assistant Director of Programs, at zfried@tmapchs.org and get more information on our mentoring page.
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 has gone green! Through a partnership with the Earth Day Network, Thurgood Marshall Academy installed 15 solar panels on the roof of the school. The panels offset the school's energy costs by 12-15%! The panels also provide an amazing educational resource for all students, faculty, and the community.
Click here to see our energy-saving contributions!
