Southland College Prep continues its streak of remarkable success as all 133 graduating seniors of the class of 2024 have received college acceptance letters.
In an annual ceremony held on Tuesday, graduating students proudly announced their chosen colleges, symbolically raising the banner of their achievements.The senior class, comprising 133 members, has collectively garnered $50 million in scholarships to attend numerous top-ranked colleges and universities across the country.Among the standout achievers is valedictorian Nyeema Martin, who clinched a prestigious Gates Millennium Scholarship and secured admission to all 30 schools she applied to.
"QuestBridge is a scholarship program for low-income/first-gen students to reach the top universities in the country being able to afford to go to those universities as well. I'm going to Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee," said Isaiah Adegoye, a QuestBridge Scholar.
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