This is some awesome GOOD NEWS, BABY!
The entire graduating class at St Augustine High School, an all-male college prep school in New Orleans, is accepted to college and earned a combined $9.2-million in scholarship offers. Last week, a mother of a St Augustine grad, Twitter user @Kay_Jeaux, tweeted a video of the class of 2022 celebrating their graduation, dancing in their caps and gowns with a drum and bugle band.
The tweet read: “It’s late but I don’t care. The world deserves to see this black boy joy. Congratulations to THE St. Augustine High School class of 2022. 100% college acceptance. $9.2M in scholarships. Straight out of the 7th ward of New Orleans. Let that make headlines! Dance! 💜💛” St Augustine’s director of communications Mel Cordier confirmed that all 100 of the young men who graduated from the school have been accepted into college. He says 99 of them will enroll in a college or university and one grad is entering the military.
The video has been viewed more than 400-thousand times on Twitter alone and has received thousands of likes and hundreds of responses congratulating the graduates. One response from Twitter user @NOLABreeze99 reads, “I luv it!!! Go Purple! Congratulations to you young men. I know that St Aug has prepared you for what's to come. Time to show the world your greatness!! Lesssgo!💜💛.” And another from Twitter user @Kuro_no_kaze reads, “This is what our world desperately needs: Joy, just full blown happiness and celebration. Congratulations to all these young men and their families. ❤️❤️❤️”