This past Wednesday, Gompers Preparatory Academy had the incredible honor of hosting a special Naturalization Ceremony, held by the U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services. 50 people from over 30 countries took an oath of allegiance to become the newest citizens of our country. Also at the ceremony, Olympian and marathon icon Meb...
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Eagles Welcome Assemblywoman Gonzalez Fletcher in GPA Style!
“You all are amazing! You have so much to be proud of! Wait, how many of you were admitted to UCSD? Wow!” Those were some of the sentiments expressed by Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher during her visit to Gompers Preparatory Academy (GPA) on April 7. The Assemblywoman, after working...
Director Riveroll Hosts the President of National University
Director Riveroll was honored to host Dr. David Andrews, President of National University, and Beth Kransberger, Director of the Teacher Inclusion Pathway Program.
GPA Paves the Way for CCSA
The California Charter Schools Association (CCSA) has assembled a first-of-its kind dataset combining data from the University of California (UC) system, the Cal State University (CSU) system, and all California public high schools, which demonstrates that charter schools are helping increase access to college for thousands of historically disadvantaged...
Author Dave Burgess Brightens GPA’s Monday Morning!
GPA’s staff was ecstatic for Dave Burgess’s visit– enough to come in on a Monday morning fully dressed in costume to offer a warm welcome to our guest. We would like to give a huge thanks to Dave Burgess, author of the powerful book Teach Like A Pirate, for sharing...
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...
Tom “Terrific” Schenck Motivates Our Marvelous Senior Monday
Superheroes aren’t only for the movies! On Monday morning, March 7, GPA’s class of 2016 had the pleasure of meeting keynote speaker and author of, The Superhero Factor, Tom “Terrific” Schenck. Mr. Schenck motivated our students during college class by helping them realize their full superhero potential. He taught students...
A Visit From The U.S. Coast Guard
Gompers Preparatory Academy was honored to have Captain Joe Buzzella & Commander Eric Cooper from the U.S. Coast Guard visit our campus! Our Eagles filled our visitors with #JOY as they learned about GPA’s history, REACH values and our school culture. They visited classrooms, toured our amazing campus, as...