Getting into college is difficult for many students and it looked near impossible for the seniors at one school. But they didn’t let that stop them.
The seniors of Frank W. Ballou Senior High School in Washington, D.C. faced unique challenges that gave their acceptance rate into higher education a low probability. However, they took those odds and the school earned an inspirational 100 percent college acceptance rate for the graduating class.
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According to WUSA9, Ballou High School is surrounded by violence and poverty. Last year, only three percent of its students met the city-wide standards for reading. Read more…
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