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We are heartbroken to share that KIPP DC College Preparatory senior Larelle Washington has passed away after a senseless act of gun violence. We are grieving for his family, friends, and teachers, and are wrapping our arms around the KCP community to support them. 💔
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We are heartbroken by the loss of Kemon Payne. Kemon was a beloved and charismatic 9th grader. He loved sports, his family, and could command the attention of any room. We are grieving for his family, friends, teachers, and our KIPP DC College Prep community.
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We are heartbroken by the loss of Tyshon Perry, a student at KIPP DC College Preparatory high school.
We are grieving for his family, friends, and teachers, and are wrapping our arms around the KIPP DC College Prep community to support them.
More: bit.ly/2FBLNSV
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Congratulations to KIPP DC College Preparatory seniors Raia and Breon on being accepted to Duke University!
Join us in celebrating the hardwork of our KIPPsters with a RT to your friends! #KIPPDC #ToandThrough
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We’re celebrating #CollegeSigningDay! @MorganStateU & @Norfolkstate #BetterMakeRoom for KIPP DC College Preparatory’s Class of 2019.
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KIPP DC categorically believes Black lives matter and unconditionally rejects racism, hate, violence, and divisive rhetoric. #DCValues #Indivisible #UnitedToLove #BlackLivesMatter
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Happy #CollegeSigningDay! The KIPP DC Class of 2020 received 653 acceptances from 285 different colleges & universities across the country. Excited to see students excel in college & beyond! @KIPP @BetterMakeRoom
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#MayorForLife Marion Barry will be the first African American statue on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Historic day in D.C.
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We’re excited for the unveiling of the #MayorforLife commemorative statue!
Mayor Marion Barry Jr. was a true champion and worked tirelessly to create a better D.C. for our future leaders!💚 #MarionBarry
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. @MayorBowser announced that District employees, including DCPS teachers and staff, must be fully vaccinated for COVID 19. As a public school system, @KIPP_DC supports Mayor Bowser’s decision, and will join with the city in implementing a similar policy for @KIPP_DC staff.
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Congratulations to KIPP DC Heights Academy for being named a 2019 National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education! 🥇🎉 #KIPPDC @NatlBlueRibbon @KIPP @dcpcsb
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#KIPPDC is very proud of our students #PARCC results. We’re proud to be the highest performing PreK-12 school system in Washington, D.C. 📚📈✏️ kippdc.org/news/kipp-dc-rema…
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HAPPENING NOW: Distributing meals and remote learning packets at ALL KIPP DC Schools! Meals will be given out from 12-3pm.
Parents: If you did not receive a packet visit your students school before 4:30pm today.
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Happy #CollegeSigningDay! KIPP DC College Preparatory's Class of 2019 are deciding where to go #toandthrough college. #BetterMakeRoom
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Without action, our words are meaningless. KIPP DC schools will be closed tomorrow, Tues, June 2 in solidarity with our Black students, staff, and families. Please stay safe and take care of yourselves and each other. #BlackLivesMatter
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When you wake up early and realize there is no school until Tuesday, Sept 4! #Mood 🎉
Enjoy the extended weekend, KIPPsters!
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We are excited to announce that longtime friend and local education leader Shannon Hodge will be our next President. Shannon has led a number of key organizations in the DC education community and we are thrilled for her to bring this experience to KIPP! tinyurl.com/ya48wnt2
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We #BetterMakeRoom for the Class of 2018! College decisions are rolling in at KIPP DC College Preparatory. #ToandThrough
Congratulations to Kayla, Christal, Asha, Daijha, and Richard!
@DukeU, @DelStateUniv, @TrinityDC, @MorganStateU, and @_HamptonU
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We are proud to announce that Jami Dunham has been chosen as our new Chief Equity & Inclusion Officer! Learn more: bit.ly/3hoEQrQ #KIPP #DCCharterProud
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Today, and every day, #blacklivesmatter✊🏾 We grieve for George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and countless others. We demand justice. We demand a more just world for our students.
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Honored to be starting our Friday with an All-Staff Conversation with @DrIbram Thank you, Dr. Kendi!
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Welcome to the 2018-19 school year! #DCcharterPROUD #KIPP
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We’re ecstatic to welcome Legacy College Prep students to their new home today! Follow along for a behind the scenes look! #DCCharterProus #Ward8Proud
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Join us in celebrating our two newest KIPP DC College Preparatory’s Class of 2019 college decision makers!
SeQiah will be attending Norfolk State University and Shamia will be heading to Morgan State University in the fall! 🎉🎓
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We’re proud to share that KIPP DC’s Promise Academy was named a National Blue Ribbon School! Major accomplishment for our hardworking students, families, & staff! #KIPPDC ✨
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It's #CollegeSigningDay at KIPP DC College Prep! Exciting to hear where all our students head in the fall.
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Big day! We’re welcoming more students back across the city for in-person programs! #DCCharterProud
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We're sending ❤️️ to KIPP Tulsa and the family of #TerenceCrutcher from all of our #KIPPDC campuses. #BlackLivesMatter
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Congratulations, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson! Young women will never look to our nation's highest court and not know a time when one of them could be a leader there. Justice and progress may be slower than we like, but we are moving forward❤️
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100% of KCP seniors have been accepted to college! Congratulations on continuing to climb the mountain #toandthrough
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College Signing Day isn’t complete without celebrating the many accomplishments with our KIPP DC families! #BetterMakeRoom
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We're loving our #KIPPsters' signs at the #MarchForOurLives!
The next generation of students are showing up and fighting for change! @KIPP
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This week join us in congratulating KIPP DC College Preparatory junior, Jamaal Thompson, on being accepted to the @OSSEDC Summer Scholars Program at @Harvard University!
#ToandThrough
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#KIPPDC is very proud of our students #PARCC results. We're excited to be the highest performing K-12 LEA in DC!
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.@RobertWhite_DC shadowed Marion to learn more about what safe passage looks like in practice. #AMileInMyShoes
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We’re kicking off the 2019-20 school year with our entire Team & Family!
Proud to have @MisterMinor here delivering the keynote!
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We didn’t get to march in the #DCPride parade this year because a false alarm of a shooting led to cancelation. We’re all OK and grateful to the team that ensured students got home safely. #StillProud of our amazing students and staff every day. 🏳️🌈🏳️🌈🏳️🌈
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We are excited to announce that this fall, Dr. Lin Johnson III will become KIPP DC’s next President. Lin brings more than 18 years of experience in education leadership to KIPP DC. Learn more about Lin and our national president search: bit.ly/3OmMS4O
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Today, we’re welcoming new employees to our KIPP DC team & family! Excited to kick off the 2018-19 school year with new faces!
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KIPP DC is proud to join the launch of #MyBrothersKeeper at the @WhiteHouse today. Thank you, Mr. President for expanding #OpportunityForAll
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Congratulations to the KIPP DC College Preparatory Panthers for winning the DCSAA Class A State Championship 55-47!
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KIPP DC Black Male Educator Convening was a huge success! 🥰 Thanks to the keynote speakers and sponsors for celebrating, uplifting, and sharing the tools to succeed as a thriving Black male educator! #blackeducators
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Congratulations to KIPP DC College Preparatory computer science teacher, Lynn Garnaat, on being selected among thousands of eligible teachers as a 2020 #Amazon Future Engineer Teacher of the Year Award! blog.aboutamazon.com/communi…
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KIPP DC middle school orchestra directors came together at Valor Academy’s Orchestra concert for a beautiful rendition of “Isn’t She Lovely” by @StevieWonder!
Proud to have such talented educators teaching, nourishing, and inspiring our young musicians!
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This past Saturday, 200+ middle and high school students and their fathers enjoyed a day of conversation and activity at KIPP DC’s first annual Young Men’s Empowerment Summit!
Read and find photos: kippdc.org/news/first-annual…
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Congratulations to the KIPP DC College Preparatory Panthers football team for getting the W and taking home the PCSAA Championship trophy! 🏆🐾
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The KIPP DC Class of 2020 has been accepted to 46 different HBCUs! We to see so many of our students joining older alumni to historical black colleges & universities. #WeLoveOurHBCUs @Bettermakerooom @KIPP
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KIPP DC Promise Academy’s Principal, Ms. Husbey accepts the National Blue Ribbon school award on behalf of all of her hardworking students, staff, and families!
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Happy Friday! KIPPsters are sending some extra 💙 to our amazing teachers and staff.
#ThankATeacher #KIPPDC
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Join us as we raise $48,000 in 48 hours to provide vital book scholarships to KIPP DC’s graduates.
Ensure our KIPPsters start college strong.
Donate today! kippdc.org/collegesendoff
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This school day, just like every other, we're here to remind our KIPPsters #BlackLivesMatter. Our students are mighty, powerful, and loved.
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Proud to congratulate KIPP DC College Preparatory alumnus, Bruce, on winning the National Excel Championship! @msexcel @KIPP @dcpcsb @DC_Edvocate @SirNathanWoods
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In partnership with @Amazon and @FIRSTweets, 53 KIPP schools - including 6 KIPP DC schools - will be awarded up to $20,000 to start a computer science course and launch a FIRST robotics team! #STEM
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This morning Councilmember @charlesallen shadowed students on their commute to our Shaw Campus to see what’s working and what’s not in our city’s safe passage efforts! We’re grateful for his leadership!
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This just in: KCP's Class of 2015 has earned over $3 million in scholarships, our best year to date! Way to go!
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Congratulations to KIPP DC College Prep graduate Justin for receiving the DC Office of Attorney General Right Direction Award!
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More great news! KIPP DC College Preparatory senior, Noelle, is headed to North Carolina Central University! We're eager to see her excel at a @KIPP partner college. #BetterMakeRoom #ProudtobeKIPPDC
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Today, our entire staff is gathered for a Development Day in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion with @DerrickGay!
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KIPPsters & families are showing teachers a little extra love this week. 💙 #TeacherAppreciationWeek #NationalTeacherDay
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Shoutout to Skylar for grooving to James Brown -The Godfather of Soul! Thank you to our incredible team & family for continuing to uplift our multifaceted KIPPsters 💛
#BlackHistoryisAmericanHistory #HappyWomensMonth
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KIPP DC College Preparatory seniors are on their way #toandthrough college and career! 1,092 applications submitted to colleges and universities across the country!
Join us every Sunday as we share the Class of 2018's journey to college. Tag a friend! @BetterMakeRoom @KIPP
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A huge thank you to @MayorBowser who stopped by to help celebrate the start of another school year at KIPP DC! We look forward to a wonderful year ahead with our students and families!
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Northeast Academy science teacher Mr. Woods channels his inner @BrunoMars for the 24kScience Trip to Tampa! Watch: bit.ly/2oaXjLX
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It’s a standing ovation for @MrSortosClass at Promise Academy after Las Estrellitas de Sorto’s performance at @KIPP’s 25th anniversary celebration! #KSS2019
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Happening Now: We’re prepping & shipping #chromebooks to be delivered to our middle school students! #Phase2 #RemoteLearning 💻
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We’re celebrating our Tier 1 recognition with @dcpcsb! We’re proud to have more than 4,000 KIPP DC students attend a tier 1 school! 🥇🎉
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Congratulations to our KIPP DC College Preparatory Panthers on winning the @DCSAASports Class A State Championship! Congrats on another historic season. #BackToBackChampions 🏀🏆🥇
More Photos bit.ly/38qHet2
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As we end #HispanicHeritageMonth, we are proud to highlight our Estrellitas De Sorto student dance group recent visit to the Department of Education and perform for Secretary Miguel Cardona and guests.💃🏾 Proud to highlight this amazing group of students! ❤️
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We're jumping with joy after a great first day of school! We cannot wait for an amazing year at #KIPPDC
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In the United States, Black males make up only 2% of educators. That's why we're launching the Black Mentorship & Educators Network (bMEN).
Read more how bMEN aims to support black male educators at KIPP DC bit.ly/2Urku8R
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Congratulations to students at KIPP DC AIM Academy, KIPP DC Honor Academy, and KIPP DC KEY Academy on their 8th grade promotions❤️ We are extremely proud of you and can't wait to see you in our KIPP DC high schools! Lookout for more photos from our other 8th grade promotions!
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Congratulations are in order for KIPP DC College Preparatory senior T'Aira! T'Aira will attend @DelStateUniv this fall on two merit-based scholarships! #ToandThrough. @KIPP
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KIPP DC will be closed on June 19, this year, and each year beyond in recognition of #Juneteenth.
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Good Morning, KIPP DC Family it’s Mr. Lewis from KIPP DC Arts & Technology Academy with an important Thursday Morning Update!
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Its College t-shirt day at KIPP DC Heights Academy! @HowardU alum, Mr. Brown and his future Bison! #Ward8 #toandthrough #collegeandcareer
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Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek! Proud to have so many terrific educators empowering students! Thanks for all you do. #ThankATeacher
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We are grateful to @MayorBowser & @DMEforDC for awarding @KIPP_DC the former Ferebee-Hope school site. We envision a hub of educational excellence, wellness, & lifelong learning.
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Special Thanks to the men of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity for stopping by KIPP DC College Preparatory to hand out Freeze Pops and ensure safe passage for our students! #KIPPDC
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Ms. Kristin Jackson, the Director of Development at KIPP DC Headquarters and July’s Staff Spotlight. She's worn many hats, from teaching to building donor support! Click here to learn how she makes a difference for students, staff, alumni, and supporters! tinyurl.com/4yb2557h
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Happy 100th Day of School, KIPPsters!
Students celebrated by dressing up as their selves at 100 years old. @KIPP
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Recently, @LawProfButler joined KIPP DC College Preparatory 11th grade AP English students and discussed his new book "Chokehold: Policing Black Men".
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As Nikki Giovanni said so beautifully, "the work that you do matters.. it is important."
🌹 From our talented teachers to phenomenal parents, we are so grateful for our Team & Family and everything they continue to do for KIPPsters.
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In partnership with @Amazon and @FIRSTweets, 6 KIPP DC schools will be awarded up to $20,000 to start a computer science course and launch a FIRST robotics team! #STEM
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We're proud to be here with @RedskinsCR as we cut the ribbon for our brand new #LoadsofLove laundry center at KIPP DC Shaw Campus! Special thanks to Flor & @Redskins LS @NickSundberg for joining us.
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Thank you @MayorBowser for prioritizing educators - we're excited to get back to normal, with healthy & safety first!
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