Director Vincent Riveroll of Gompers Preparatory Academy will stop at nothing to ensure that his 6th through 12th grade students experience JOY every day that they are in school. Once a failing school plagued by violence, low attendance and low achievement, GPA is now a thriving college prep academy...
Congratulations, Class of 2016!
Gompers Preparatory Academy is very proud to announce the Commencement of the Class of 2016 at the Joe & Vi Jacobs Center! The GPA Family will celebrate our 5th graduating senior class with breaking records! 109 out of 123 have been accepted to a 4-year university. 46 students have been accepted...
Senior Scholarship Awards
GPA would like to congratulate seniors Destany S., Nyabel T., Kayla S., Maria T., and Sacred B. for earning a $1,000.00 scholarship from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and would like to thank GPA Board member Jacque Nevels along with Carol Patrick, both members of Alpha Kappa Alpha, for recognizing...
After – Prom Prom 2016
Dear Senior Families, In response to the overwhelming request of your students, the staff at Gompers Preparatory Academy is proud to offer the class of 2016 the first ever after prom event, “The After – Prom Prom”. This event will be held at Gompers Preparatory Academy, on Saturday, May...
GPA Invites You to Senior Talk 2016
Dear GPA Families, As part of GPA’s graduation requirements, every Senior must compose and present a Senior Talk. For the past 25 weeks each Senior has volunteered his or her time to serve others and will showcase the resultant learning through a presentation called the Senior Talk. Senior Talks will...
May Testing 2016 Calendar
During the month of May, students will participate in state end of year assessments. This year all students in grades 6 through 11 will be taking one or more exams that reflect individual progress and the progress of the school. Please see the calendar below for the dates and...
Get Ready for the Big Show!
Get ready for our BIG SHOW! You don’t want to miss this amazing encore performance that GPA’s class of 2016 has worked hard on all year. The class of 2016 will perform the Lip Sync Show and Motown show on Friday, April 15 at 6:00 PM, so be...
Eagle Playwrights In The Making
Drama is not something Gompers Prep is a part of – unless, of course, our students are participating in a Playwrights Project. Our 7th and 10th grade students worked with a resident teacher from the Playwrights Project, Ms. Ordon, for six weeks and were not only able to use their creativity to write plays of their own, but they also watched them come...
