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13-Year-Old Among
Group of Young Students
Graduating High School
Over 50 Credits
Earned Each!
Meet Keniah Washington,
13, Keyanna Grant, 14, Mira-
cle Butler, 15, Tyreek Nash, 15,
and Kaitlyn Archie-McDonald,
15. This bright young African
American cohort just graduated
from Icon Preparatory School in
Tampa, Florida with their high
school diploma. All of them
have GPAs above 3.5 and all
have earned over 50 college
credit hours each. The youngest
of the group Keniah and Keyan-
na began taking college courses
at just 12 years old.
The scholars anticipate ob-
taining their Associate’s Degree
within the next year from Saint
Leo University. They will then
transfer to another four-year
university as juniors to complete
their Bachelor’s degree. They
are applying to Florida A&M
University, Howard University,
and Clark Atlanta University to
name a few.
Icon Preparatory School is
a private school in the cities of
Tampa and Jacksonville, FL that
educates over 800 students. Icon
Prep is open to any student in
the state of Florida and commit-
ted to closing the achievement
gap among its scholars and more
affluent peers. With a belief that Keniah Washington, 13, Keyanna Grant, 14, Miracle Butler, 15, Tyreek Nash, 15 and Kaitlyn
a student’s zip code does not de- Archie-McDonald.
termine their destination, Icon
Preparatory School empowers
its students to reach their max-
imum potential, preparing them
for life in college and beyond.
Five of Icon Prep’s six found-
ers are alumni of Florida A&M
University, a historically black
college that prides itself on excel-
lence with caring among its stu-
dents. The leaders of Icon Prep
aim to use the knowledge ob-
tained from their HBCU experi-
ence to significantly impact their
student population that is 99%
African American and Hispanic.
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