The Dallas Independent School District’s Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy students, families and staff and the Friends of BOMLA are celebrating 100% college admittance for the Class of 2023 with a special Senior Signing Day 10 am and Luncheon on Wednesday, May 17 at 11:30 a.m. at the school located at 3030 Stag Road.
The event will include a reading of the names of the 37 Class of 2023 graduates and the colleges they have committed to attending. Several students received offers from more than one top college. The Class of 2023 has so far also earned over $14 million dollars in scholarships and grants.
The class Valedictorian is originally from Guatemala and the first generation of his family to attend college. He was accepted into several top 100 higher education institutions and will be attending the college of his choice with a full scholarship. The class Salutatorian is also a first-generation college student and first-generation of his family born in the United States. He has earned 11 full ride offers to colleges.
“This is exactly the outcome the Friends of Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy was created to encourage,” said Justin Parscale, partner and managing director of the Parscale Group as well as chair of the Friends of Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy. “We are very proud of all the students and the work they have put into getting here throughout their education journey. We are grateful to have been able to be partners with their parents as cheerleaders for their success. And we are humbled that we have, in some way, been able to support them along the way.”
Founded in 2011, Barack Obama Male Leadership Academy is the first single-gender male magnet school in Dallas ISD and North Texas and 500 students in grades 6-12. It is one of the Top 5 Best Public Magnet Schools in Dallas/Ft Worth and has a 99% graduation rate. Since the first graduating class in 2015, BOMLA students have earned a combined $46 million in scholarships.
“Our mission is to ensure that the young men who attend our schools have every opportunity to succeed not just academically, but also in their lives beyond high school,” said Principal Rashad Jackson. “We are excited to celebrate the accomplishments of the Class of 2023 and are grateful for the support the Friends of BOMLA have offered throughout the years.”
The Friends of BOMLA is a 501c3 organization with an independent board of directors established to help close the opportunity gap for our young men, the organization’s mission is to invest in and empower young men in order to develop leaders and role models for the community.
“Access to a college education and the means to afford it are crucial to the path to success for many of these students,” Parscale said. “This is why the Friends of BOMLA funds a college counselor whose sole purpose is to ensure that every single graduating student has information and access to college and scholarship applications.”
The college bound adviser was established in 2019 to support college preparation experiences through the development of preparation classes and special events, such as college fairs, guest speakers, college visits, and SAT/ACT test preparation courses. Since inception, no class has earned less than $8 million in scholarships. Each grade level attends a college trip every year funded by the organization.
The organization’s other funding priorities include student enrichment, professional enrichment for staff to improve student outcomes, and program enrichment for all students.
