On the afternoon of Thursday, June 25, Thurgood Marshall Academy held their 17th Commencement Ceremony at The Abyssinian Baptist Church. The ceremony was particularly special to the StreetSquash family because one of our most accomplished alumna, Mel Sandoval, StreetSquash '09, spoke on behalf of the TMA alumni. Mel was introduced to the podium by our...

June 24, 2015 StreetSquash staff proudly gathered at Teachers College Cowin Center to cheer on our six seniors graduating from Frederick Douglas Academy II. Our very own Nick Little presented a wonderful Salutatorian speech and had the honor of introducing the key note speaker, Reverend Lakeesha Walrond. After Chris, De'Quan, Isaiah, Jovi, Nick and Taim walked...

Thursday, June 25, 2015 - StreetSquash staff had the pleasure of watching 13 of our eighth graders "move up" from eighth grade to ninth grade at the Opportunity Charter School Moving Up Ceremony. We were overjoyed to watch Trina '19 give her wonderful valedictorian speech to her peers. Congratulations to Mauricio, Aye, Tindakay, Balla, Chance,...

Nearly a quarter of the 8th grade graduating class at Frederick Douglas Academy II was made up of our hard-working StreetSquashers! Congratulations to Andrea, Geraldo, Jahquan and Michael on completing eighth grade and moving on to high school! Special Recognition: Michael - Most Improved in Science, Excellence in Reading Geraldo - Scholarly Presence, Excellence in Math, P.E...