This past Friday, college guidance hosted its annual Commitment Day ceremony in which all the seniors announce in front of the school, their parents, and managers from the Corporate Work Study Program where they will be attending college this coming fall. It was so exciting to see all of their hard work this year pay off in a very tangible way - getting those big packets from schools with scholarships is very rewarding! Our students will be attending a number of schools, including Loyola Marymount (a Jesuit university), St. John's in Minnesota, Marist in NY, historically black universities including Fisk and Tuskegee, many Cal State schools and some community colleges.
One thing Verbum Dei prides itself on is that by graduation, 100% of our seniors have been accepted to a 2 or 4 year college. The most important thing is that they have options to choose from. It is the expectation that they continue on and that is the culture that has been created here.
As I mentioned before, this ceremony was in front of the rest of the school. I hope the underclassmen are inspired by the success of their peers and that they realize they will be on that stage in just a few short years...
Here is a video montage of all the announcements, enjoy! Notice at the end the response of the senior class when one of the seniors is touched by the moment and shows emotion on stage. Not only is it generally taboo for a black male in South Central to appear vulnerable, but all his brothers, both black and Latino went on stage to show him support. It was truly touching to see.... so check out the video below!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IGRm_72NWNE&feature=youtu.be
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