TMA Students Trained to be Poll Workers
At TMA, students are continuously give the opportunity to be active citizens and help put democracy in action. On Election Day, 46 Thurgood Marshall Academy seniors were …read more
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Thurgood Marshall Academy Students Outperform Peers on PARCC
WASHINGTON – Results on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) show that Thurgood Marshall Academy (TMA) is the best high …read more
Positive Role Models Keep Students on Track
After leaving a government contractor job at the Pentagon in 2015, Kevin Bruno didn’t know what was next. He just knew that the “routine position” …read more
Executive Director Pens Open Letter to TMA Teachers
Dear TMA Warriors: For the past two weeks, during Teacher Academy and as we prepared ourselves to be and do our best for students, I …read more
TMA Continues to Include Families in Students’ College Career Planning
For 15 years, Thurgood Marshall Academy has been providing college preparatory resources to students from Wards 7 and 8, DC’s most underserved neighborhoods. In addition …read more
Meet Melanie Sala, Thurgood Marshall Academy’s Head of School
Melanie Sala, Head of School, holds a Bachelor of Science from The Pennsylvania State University, a Master of Education from the University of Massachusetts, and …read more
Flashback from the Past: Ladies Who Gave Life-lessons on the Court
Longtime faculty and staff Tara Allen, Kena Allison, and Renee Short have done more than their day-to-day duties at Thurgood Marshall Academy. Allen, a 9th …read more
Colleges Accepting Graduates from the Class of 2016
The Class of 2016 applied to more than 250 colleges and universities across the country, and 85% of TMA seniors were accepted to two colleges …read more
TMA Alumnus Talks Sports and Time Management: Malik’s Story
In 2015, Thurgood Marshall Academy (TMA) graduated its first student with a full athletic scholarship to college. Malik McMillian (TMA ’15) currently plays basketball at Barton College, a division II junior college in Kansas. McMillian, who plans to study engineering when he transfers to a four-year university in 2017, admits that balancing both basketball and academics was challenging his first year.
Class of 2016 Celebrate ‘Living Legend’ Status at Graduation
On June 10, Thurgood Marshall Academy celebrated seniors’ academic success and applauded their 100% college acceptance rate during the 12th annual graduation ceremony. More than 800 …read more