Watching Students Getting Accepted Into Some Of The Most Prestigious Universities Is Outstanding
I’m not crying, you’re crying
Happy Friday!
Are you tired of bad news flooding your timeline? Me too. It’s a day that ends in “Y” and I have no doubt before the clock strikes midnight, the universe will have something for us to read, watch and/or hear that’ll make us cringe. For now, let’s focus a few minutes on the work of the Landrys.
TM Landry College Preparatory
Michael and Tracey Landry started teaching five students in 2005 and didn’t intend to open a school. Slowly, more students began showing up and for several years the school didn’t even have a name. They enroll 140 students. The average ACT score 27 out of 36. The average score in Louisiana is 19.5. TM Landry College Preparatory is an independent co-education year-round college prep school. This program is for intellectual, “out-of-the-box” thinkers who want to pursue a serious, purposeful education, with the ultimate goal of achieving success in college and beyond.
Decision Week is LIT
As the Washington Post points out, Some schools have homecoming week. Others have spirit week. But for the 140 or so students at TM Landry, the highlight of the year is early decision week. Indeed. I was absolutely delighted to have spent time watching all of TM Landry College Prep students’ college acceptance videos. I never heard of this school before and have never been so proud of complete strangers. You are going to say to yourself, I’ll watch these clips later. That’s a mistake. Please watch the moment every senior got accepted into college.
This is inspiring
Not only is it good news, it’s good news that is about people of color. I am smiling ear to ear. Take a look at the video from the school. Want more? Good. Read this story about the two brothers, Alex and Ayrton Little, who got accepted into their dream schools of Stanford and Harvard University within four days of each other on the Because of Them website. Alex, who plans to major in physics and computer science, found out he got into Stanford last Friday. He was among his classmates at T.M. Landry College Preparatory in Breaux Bridge, Louisiana when he opened the email from Stanford saying congratulations. The entire room immediately burst out into cheers.
“I push all students to attend elite schools not for them to think that they’re better than anyone else, but to change their mind and their perception of who they can become.” — Michael Landry
