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...
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Eagles Step Up To The Mic In Honor Of Poetry Month
Snaps all around for GPA’s middle schoolers for stepping up to the microphone in front of their colleagues!! Students gathered around the courtyard as 7th and 8th graders stepped up to the podium, one by one, and courageously opened up to their classmates. A unique flow of words and stories were...
Chancellor’s Associates Scholars Reception 2016
University of California San Diego hosted a reception for students from Gompers Preparatory Academy, Lincoln, Pruess, and Tribal Students who received the Chancellor’s Associates Scholarship, on April 29th, 2016. A record breaking 44 GPA scholars were in attendance full of JOY! Chancellor Khosla congratulated and encouraged all the scholars and...
Rudy Francisco Celebrates Poetry Month at GPA
2010 Individual World Poetry Slam Champion, Rudy Francisco, brings his powerful, poetic words to Gompers Preparatory Academy! In honor of National Poetry Month, the poetry slam champion stepped up to the microphone and blessed our ears with his clever rhymes and beautiful stanzas. Middle schoolers and high schoolers...
Charter schools tout greater UC access
By Maureen Magee April 19, 2016 Vincent Riveroll, the director of Gompers, rings a bell as part of a procession and ceremony to start the day at the school. — Peggy Peattie SAN DIEGO — A report released by the California Charter Schools Association on Tuesday shows that independent...
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...
The Big Show of 2016!
The Big Show of 2016 is here!! Friday, April 15, 2016 – 6:00 pm GPA Auditorium Tickets: $5 Seniors German C., Jorge M., and Jorge S. have organized and coordinated “The Big Show,” a charity event that features performances by our very own GPA students. Some of the proceeds of...
April’s Coffee With Assistant Director
Attention Parents! Wake up and smell the coffee here at GPA. Enjoy a cup of JOY with Assistant Director Firpo on Friday, April 15 from 7:30-8:30 am in Room 5. Parents, you’re encouraged to meet PTSC Board Members and other GPA parents. We look forward to seeing you!