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Our 8th grade Class of 2024 has GRADUATED! 🎓🎊 Before they left, we asked them to give some advice to our incoming 8th-grade cohort, the Class of 2025. Here's what they had to say...

Can you believe it's already June?! Our Class of 2024 is graduating THIS WEEK! In our 21-year history, 100% of DC Prep's 8th-grade graduates have been accepted to college-prep high schools. This year, over 40% of our 8th graders were accepted to DC's top 3 selective public high schools -- Banneker, Walls, and McKinley Tech. Many were also accepted to some really terrific selective private schools. 🎓 Find out where everyone is heading in the fall! 🎓

The enrollment deadline for matched students is May 1! Hear from a few current families (and a special guest) as to why they love DC Prep 🤗 💙 #WeAreDCPrep 💛

🎉✨ WELCOME TO DC PREP!! ✨🎉 My School DC lottery results were released today – congratulations, DC Prep matched families, on being matched with one of the highest-performing networks in the city! Our students, staff, and families are so excited to welcome you into the DC Prep community. To secure your child’s seat at DC Prep for SY2024-25, you just need to complete 3 easy steps by May 1: ✅ Complete the online form ✅ Submit proof of residency documents ✅ Sign the DC Residency form We can’t wait to see you! 🤩

We’re DC PREP students – of COURSE we exude pride, excellence, and joy in everything we do! 💙💛 #WeAreDCPrep 💙💛

Peek inside a 1st grade classroom at DC Prep! Ms. Baptist teaches at Anacostia Elementary Campus. Check out our YouTube channel for the full video: https://youtu.be/UxJoc3Vr_H8?si=6Uwcb5tY5RbvDlog Reminder: The MySchoolDC application deadline is FRIDAY, March 1! Go to www.myschooldc.org to submit your application for DC Prep!

Peek inside a 3rd grade classroom at DC Prep! Ms. Carr teaches math at Benning Elementary Campus, a 2022 National Blue Ribbon School. Ms. Carr is a 2024 nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math & Science Teaching. Check out our YouTube channel for the full video! https://youtu.be/A_pQl_0z-wY Reminder: The MySchoolDC application deadline is next Friday, March 1! Go to www.myschooldc.org to submit your application for DC Prep!

Peek inside a PK4 classroom at DC Prep! Ms. Hilliard and Ms. Childs teach at Edgewood Elementary Campus, a 2013 National Blue Ribbon School. Ms. Hilliard has taught at DC Prep for over 13 years, while Ms. Childs is a DC Prep alum herself! Check out our YouTube channel for the full video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_yG7o58eWs Reminder: The MySchoolDC application deadline is March 1! Go to www.myschooldc.org to submit your application for DC Prep!

Peek inside a 6th grade classroom at DC Prep! Mr. Myers and Mr. Mathern teach math at Edgewood Middle Campus, the top-scoring middle school in the city according to OSSE’s DC School Report Cards. Mr. Myers is a 2024 nominee for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math & Science Teaching. Check out our YouTube channel (link in our bio) for the full video! Reminder: The MySchoolDC application deadline is coming up at the end of the month! Go to www.myschooldc.org to submit your application for DC Prep!

We offer multiple extracurriculars at all of our campuses (families, be on the lookout for Spring 2024 announcements)! Benning Elementary's Choristers made their debut last month at BEC's Winter Arts Festival, performing Tevin Campbell's "I2I"! BEC's Choristers are led by music teacher Mr. Kenniebrew and P.E. teacher Coach Williams. 🎼🎤🎼 #WeAreDCPrep

Anzjole Callahan is our Licensed Clinician at our Benning Middle Campus (BMC)! Ms. Callahan joined DC Prep in 2018 as a 2nd grade ELA teacher. She always knew that she wanted to become a school-based clinician, so she went to grad school to get the necessary credentials. Now in her role as BMC's Licensed Clinician, Ms. Callahan provides a range of in-house student support services that help our students thrive at school and beyond. We are so proud to have Ms. Callahan on our BMC leadership team! #WeAreDCPrep 💙📚💛

Our Licensed Clinicians serve as important members of our campus leadership teams, supporting all students to grow and succeed. Hear from our Licensed Clinicians -- Ms. Marcelin, Ms. Ehrlich, Ms. Callahan, and Ms. Makstein -- as to why they love what they do, and why they love doing that work here at DC Prep! #WeAreDCPrep

India Martin is the Behavior Specialist at DC Prep Edgewood Middle Campus (EMC). Ms. Martin joined DC Prep in SY17-18 as an Academic Intervention Fellow while in grad school. She fell in love with working with students at DC Prep and subsequently took on a variety of roles throughout the school, including Reading Interventionist and 7th/8th-grade Social Studies Teacher, before applying to become the Behavior Specialist. We are so proud to have Ms. Martin as a member of the EMC leadership team! #WeAreDCPrep 💙📚💛

Here at DC Prep, we take great pride in our beautifully decorated and organized classrooms, so that all Preppies come to school each day excited and ready to learn! Ms. Hood, a 1st-grade teacher at our Edgewood Elementary Campus (EEC), gave us a tour of her classroom right before the 2023-24 school year started! Take a peek inside Pepperdine with us!

July Leadership Retreat (JLR) starts TODAY! Our leaders across all six of our campuses are so excited to prepare for School Year 2023-24. We want to introduce another familiar face who will be taking on an exciting new role this upcoming school year: Ms. Emma Harbaugh is the incoming principal of Benning Middle Campus (BMC)! Ms. Harbaugh joined the BMC community in 2014 as a 4th grade teacher, looping every year with our founding class in 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade. Years later, she still maintains strong relationships with this group of students and their families! Over the years, Ms. Harbaugh has also served as math department chair (piloting the Algebra I program) and academic assistant principal at BMC. She is so excited to take on this new role with the BMC community.

As we prepare for the start of July Leadership Retreat (JLR) next week, we want to introduce to you another familiar face who will be taking on an exciting new role this upcoming school year. Please congratulate Ms. Brooke Jones, incoming Resident Principal of Anacostia Middle Campus (AMC)! Ms. Jones has been teaching and leading at DC Prep since 2017, when she joined our Benning Middle Campus (BMC) after working at and helping open other charters in Ward 7. She wore many hats at BMC, including 6th Grade ELA Special Education Teacher, 8th Grade Gen Ed Teacher, 8th Grade Grade-Level Leader, and Director of High School Placement. In 2020, she joined the AMC founding team as the Community Assistant Principal. Ms. Jones is passionate about creating a strong, joyful middle school experience that helps prepare Preppies for high school and beyond. Ms. Jones will spend SY23-24 working closely with AMC Principal Bivona before becoming the principal of AMC in SY24-25!

As we prepare for the start of July Leadership Retreat (JLR) next week, we want to introduce to you another familiar face who will be taking on an exciting new role this upcoming school year. Please congratulate Ms. Brooke Jones, incoming Resident Principal of Anacostia Middle Campus (AMC)! Ms. Jones has been teaching and leading at DC Prep since 2017, when she joined our Benning Middle Campus (BMC) after working at and helping open other charters in Ward 7. She wore many hats at BMC, including 6th Grade ELA Special Education Teacher, 8th Grade Gen Ed Teacher, 8th Grade Grade-Level Leader, and Director of High School Placement. In 2020, she joined the AMC founding team as the Community Assistant Principal. Ms. Jones is passionate about creating a strong, joyful middle school experience that helps prepare Preppies for high school and beyond. Ms. Jones will spend SY23-24 working closely with AMC Principal Bivona before becoming the principal of AMC in SY24-25!

Our teachers and leaders are taking some well deserved time off now before jumping into preparing for School Year 2023-24 at July Leadership Retreat (JLR) next month! As a ramp up to JLR, we want to introduce to you a few familiar faces who will be taking on exciting new roles in the fall... First up: Ms. Janee Easley, incoming Resident Principal of Edgewood Elementary Campus (EEC)! Ms. Easley joined DC Prep back in 2013 as a 3rd-grade math teacher. She has taught and led across our BEC, EEC, and EMC campuses. For the past several years, she has served on the EEC leadership team as an Assistant Principal, demonstrating tremendous love and drive for our young Preppies in all that she does. She has led across various content areas from kindergarten to 3rd grade, and has supported individuals to bring academic and social-emotional growth among Preppies and teachers in her capacity as coach. Ms. Easley will spend SY23-24 working alongside EEC Principal Mr. Caldera before becoming the principal of EEC in SY24-25!

Our mission of bridging the educational divide does not stop when our students graduate from DC Prep in 8th grade. Because we are committed to the success of our alumni through high school, college, and early career, our PrepNext program supports all DC Prep alumni for TEN YEARS after 8th-grade graduation, throughout their educational journeys and the start of their careers. Our PrepNext team of counselors put together a congratulatory video for our Class of 2023 graduating college seniors – to watch the full video, visit our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@dcprepadmin To all of our graduates: we are so proud of you and can't wait to see where life takes you. Go forth and be great. #WeAreDCPrep

Graduation is TOMORROW! As our Class of 2023 prepares to leave DC Prep and go off to high school in the fall, we asked them to give some advice to the incoming 8th-grade class. Here's what they said...