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> Achievement

• 100% of our seniors in all six graduating classes have been accepted to college. This year, our seniors were accepted to a wide range of schools including University of Michigan, Temple University, The University of Texas--Austin, Bates College, and the University of Vermont. One student was the first Thurgood Marshall Academy student to receive the Posse Foundation scholarship for full tuition to Lafayette College.
• Through our partnership with the DC College Success Foundation, 44 seniors were awarded an Achievers Scholarship, which will provide $50,000 towards college expenses and college counseling support.
• Our Green Club is one of the most active after-school clubs, and is currently working on expanding the school garden in a shared space with Savoy Elementary School. They also toured the White House garden with Chef Sam Kass and helped to install the solar panels on the roof in 2009.
• Several US History students earned accolades for their presentation and research skills at the DC National History Day Fair competition in April 2010. One student placed third in the Individual Exhibit category, and a team received first place for their presentation on graffiti in urban areas.
• Our sophomores participated in our annual Job Shadow Day, which is designed to introduce them to a wide range of potential career options. Students spoke with Representative Dave Obey, learned about freedom of speech at the American Civil Liberties Union, and honed their legal skills at many area law firms.
• Two students competed in the EnvironMentors Science Fair. For the competition they chose an environmental topic of interest, researched it, conducted an experiment, and wrote a paper. One student took home first place for her project on green roofs!  As a prize she received $800 in scholarship money and moved on to the national fair. 
• In February 2010, students from 9^th, 10^th and 11^th grade participated in the annual ADL: A World of Difference training session. Learning about prejudice, discrimination, and the other “isms” that plague society, our students learned how to become effective peer trainers to educate their classmates about effective ways of combating hate. In February 2010, 25 students participated in two days of training to begin becoming peer trainers.
• The 10^th grade health class hosted a community-wide health fair in May 2010, concurrent with a Green Fair hosted by students from the environmental science class and the school’s Green Club. Metro TeenAIDS distributed information on HIV and students led presentations on nutrition, blood pressure, relaxation, fitness, and body mass index. Students from the Green Club and science class provided information on environmentally-friendly practices and gave tours of the school’s gardens.
• Thurgood Marshall Academy students excelled in competitive summer programs including Phillips Academy Andover's competitive (MS)² minority math and science program; the Washington University Summer Program; The National Bar Association's Crump Law Camp; Upward Bound; the Hoops Sagrado exchange program in Guatemala; Outward Bound; and a number of other rigorous summer programs.
• Community service is not only a graduation requirement for students, but a On Martin Luther King, Jr. Day this year, 20 devoted students spent their day off from school honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with a day of service. The students spent the day at Ferebee Hope Elementary School right here in Southeast, re-painting the halls of the school. Inspired by the MLK Day of Service, a large contingent of that group, joined by others who’d heard how amazing the experience was, spent one Sunday in April cleaning up the Anacostia River. Students took turns in the kayaks so that they could get the garbage impossible to reach from the banks.
• AP English Literature students wowed the crowd with their interpretations of Shakespeare's Henry V at the Shakespeare Theatre Company's annual Text Alive! program. After reading and discussing the selected play in class, students peform reimagined scenes onstage at the Company's theatre in Gallery Place.