Selects Spelman College, an elite Black Ivy League school.
Amanda also earned acceptance to Seton Hall and St. John's.
PDA's College Center is pleased to share that Lorrine Evans, 2010 has earned a full academic Mathematics Major scholarship - including books, fees and living expenses to Hampton University which has one of the largest endowments of any university in the country. Congratulations to Lorrine and her family.
PDA's Eric McKnight has made it official, signing a National Letter of Intent to continue his studies and play Division 1 basketball at Iowa State University.
This is the second consecutive year that PDA has sent a student-athlete to the prestigious Big 12 Conference.
Last year NPSAA All-American Jon Underwood signed with the University of Missouri where he maintained a 3.1 GPA during his freshman year.
PDA's Cheer Squad, which won the regional championships in Richmond, Virginia moved one step closer to a national title winning the Mid-West Intermediate Varsity
championship downing 275 teams from across the country.
Congratulations to PDA's Cheer Squad for such an incredible achievement in just their first year of competing for the Storm!
Penn State received over 55,000 applications for the 2010 fall semester - All five PDA students who applied were accepted including Tyia Thompson, Cierra Washington, Joshua Byrd, Sarah Fadairo and Eric Freeman.
PDA COLLEGE CENTER NEWS - ACCEPTANCE UPDATES
Amanda Randolph, 2010 worked with PDA's College Center and earned early acceptance and a scholarship to prestigious Seton Hall University in Orange, New Jersey and St. John's University in Queens, New York where she will study alongside Rhodes, Truman, and Fulbright Scholars.
PDA'S LORRINE EVANS EARNS FULL MATH MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP TO HAMPTON UNIVERSITY
PDA ROCKS YOUTUBE!
PDA'S CHEER SQUAD PLACES FIRST AT FINAL DESTINATION CHAMPIONSHIPS IN CINCINNATI, OHIO
PDA'S SENIOR CLASS PRESIDENT ERIC MCKNIGHT EARNS ATHLETIC SCHOLARSHIP TO IOWA STATE
PDA'S JOSHUA BYRD ACCEPTED TO PENN STATE UNIVERSITY'S COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
The PDA College Center is pleased to share that Joshua Byrd, Valedictorian of PDA's Class of 2010 has been accepted to Penn State University's College of Engineering.
PDA's senior class boasts just 15 students and remarkably, Joshua is the 5th member of the Class of 2010 to be accepted to Penn State. Congratulations to his family and to Josh on continuing PDA's 100% college acceptance rate!
PDA'S GABRIELLE DAVIS ACCEPTED TO CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY
The PDA College Center is pleased to share that Gabirelle Davis, 2010 has been accepted to Clark Atlanta University in Georgia.
Gabrielle is a member of PDA's 2009-10 championship Cheer Squad and also performs with PDA's Liturgal Dancers.
Congratulations to her family and to Gabrielle on continuing PDA's 100% college acceptance rate!
PDA'S SARAH FADAIRO ACCEPTED TO PENN STATE AND OTHERS
The PDA College Center is pleased to share that Sarah Fadairo, 2010 has been accepted to prestigious Penn State University.
A member of PDA's 2009-10 championship Cheer Squad who performs with PDA"s Liturgal Dancers, Sarah was also accepted at University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Virginia Union Uinversity in Richmond.
Congratulations to her family and to Sarah on continung PDA's 100% college acceptance rate!
CONGRATULATIONS TO PDA's CLASS OF 2010
PDA's Class of 2010 (several pictured left at their prom) continues PDA's 100% college acceptance rate tradition.
A powerhouse unit of 15 high-achieving graduates, the Class of 2010 earned scholarships and acceptance to leading schools across the country including Penn State, Seton Hall, Iowa State, St. John's, Spelman, UMBC, Mt. St. Mary's, Indiana, UMES, Clark Atlanta, Hampton, George Washington, York, California, Missouri, Texas Southern, Hartford, Delaware State, Voorhees, Nyack, Elmira and many, many others.
CONGRATULATIONS TO PDA'S CLASS OF 2011 ON CONTINUING TRADITION OF 100% COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE
PDA'S CHASTITY MORRIS ACCEPTED TO FAIRMONT STATE UNIVERSITY
The College Center is pleased to share that Chastity Morris, 2010 has been accepted to Fairmont State University in West Virginia.
Chastity was the captain of PDA's championship Cheer Squad and will be a perfect fit for the Eagles who last year won the NCAA championship in Competitive Cheerleading.
Congratulations to Chasity and her family on continuing PDA's 100% college acceptance rate.
PDA'S ERIC FREEMAN WINS SCHOLARSHIP TO ST. JOHN'S UNIVERSITY
The College Center is pleased to share that Eric Freeman, 2010 has been accepted to the prestigious Peter J. Tobin College of Business at St. John's University in Queens, New York.
Eric's outstanding high school career resulted in him receiving the annual Academic Achievement Award from St. Johns' Scholarship Committee.
Congratulations to Eric and his family on continuing PDA's 100% college acceptance rate.
PDA SETTLES IN ON HIGH-TECH BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND CAMPUS
Maryland's first all-digital high school is now located in Beltsville, Maryland on a new, high-tech campus setting alongside one of America's most dynamic ministries.
The Storm will continue to provide daily shuttle service from the Greenbelt metro and PDA's digital makeover including interactive digital Smart Boards in every classroom, an award-winning curriculum, textbooks on flash-drives, a student body outfitted with the latest net-books, tablets and laptop computers, Wi-Fi, PDA's comprehensive Internet, cloud-based school management system and our informative daily blog will remain as keys to PDA's acclaimed 100% college acceptance rate.
Kanu Aja - College of San Francisco
Bryan Akinkugbe - Columbia State
Jalen Bowe - Louisburg College
Deanna Braxton - Potomac State Coll
Jasmine Chambers - Garrett College
Kevin Cutler - NC A&T University
Cortez "Tre" Duncan - High Point U
Bria Edwards - St. John's University
Vashil Fernandez - Valparaiso U
Tessa Frazier - Bowie State U
Matthew Gorski - U of Illinois Chicago
Alexander Hazelwood - Robert Morris
Christian Leach - Missouri W. Plains
Stephane Manga - Salt Lake City College
Alexander Semidey - Virginia State U
Kareem Story - University of Utah
McCall Tomeny - Loyola U-New Orleans
Photo - Courtesy of Min. Stacy Smith
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With international students from across the globe, PDA has educated high-achieving scholars from China, England, France, Africa, The Dominican Republic, Scotland, The Cayman Islands, Jamaica, the Ukraine, Serbia, Russia, the Czech Republic and more!
CLASS OF 2012 EARLY COLLEGE ACCEPTANCE UPDATES
The prized Storm Wall of Honor continues to grow as the Class of 2012 adds to PDA's acclaimed 100% college acceptance rate. The Class of 2012 has earned nearly $500,000.00 in scholarships with an average of over $38,000.00 per student.
Updated daily with the latest on all things PDA, the Storm's new blog features daily updates on assignments, tests, quizzes, homework and information on our weekly themes, Scholars of the Week, PDA Fridays, sports and club updates and all the news you can use on the high achieving student scholar experience at PDA.
PDA SENIORS FEATURED ON FOX MORNING NEWS
Alexus Davis and Elizabeth Pope (pictured above l & r) - seniors in PDA's Ecology class - were featured on Fox5 DC's popular morning news segment, Ask The Weather Guys. Click the Atlantic Ocean Waves picture at right for exclusive video.
Michael Scott, 2012 has been accepted to Miami University, Flagler College and the University of Maryland. Mike will attend prestigious Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia where he was awarded a $124,000 academic scholarship.
An Honor's graduate, member of the National Honor Society and co-captain of the boys basketball team who carried a 4.0+ GPA for his senior year, Michael also earned a $40,000 scholarship from the Florida Institute of Technology.
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Allese Morrison, 2012 has been accepted to her school of choice, North Carolina A&T University. She has also earned acceptance to Delaware State University.
An Honor's graduate who earned a 4.0+ GPA for the entire school year, Allese was a member of the Lady Storm basketball team and was also President of PDA's senior class.
Elizabeth Pope, 2012 has been accepted to Seton Hall University in New Jersey and St. John's University in New York. "Liz" will attend the University of Pittsburgh which awarded her a $120,000 full academic scholarship.
An Honor's graduate and member of the Lady Storm basketball team who will major in Engineering, Liz was also awarded a $44,000 academic scholarhip to Seton Hall.
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND TO FEATURE PDA ARTWORK
The latest creation by PDA art instructor Preston Sampson & PDA's art students (an original, gallery-sized 4' x 5' oil on canvas pictured at right) has created a buzz amongst the area's thriving arts community.
With Mr. Sampson at the helm, Storm student artwork will be framed and featured at a special 10th-year exhibition at University of Maryland's famed David C. Driskell Center for the Study of African-American Visual Arts & Culture.
Stay tuned for news of PDA's Driskell Center debut. To support PDA's Art program, please contact 301-210-1105.
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PDA's Stephane Manga, 2011, dunks his way to Independent Schools Championship MVP honors (l). The Storm upsets New York's Archbishop Walsh to win the NCSAA National Championships in Erie, PA (r).
Cleve Stewart, 2012 has been accepted to Saint Leo University in Florida.
An Honor's graduate and member of the boys basketball team who hails from the Cayman Islands, Cleve will study Communications at the oldest, private university in the Sunshine State.
Ricardo Ebanks, 2012 has been accepted to Florida Institute of Technology a tier 1 ranked university with programs in science, engineering, aeronautics, business, humanities, psychology, and communications.
A member of the boys basketball team, Ricardo will major in Engineering at the Melbourne, Florida university which is close to his home in the Cayman Islands.
Jamaal Williams, 2012 has been accepted to ASA Institute, where he was awarded a full athletic scholarship valued at $37,200 for basketball.
A native of Baltimore, Maryland and co-captain of PDA's 2012 NCSAA National Championship basketball team, Jamaal will major in Business at ASA's Brooklyn, New York campus.
