Bed-Stuy Charter School Celebrates College-Bound Seniors With Signing-Day

BEDFORD-STUYVESANT, BROOKLYN — Every senior at Uncommon Charter will attend college next year and the high school is going to celebrate them like football stars.

Uncommon Charter High School will host a “signing-day celebration” — akin to those held for students receiving NCAA Division 1 football scholarships — in the school auditorium at 1485 Pacific St. 2 p.m. Thursday, school officials said.

The 87 seniors will get to announce the name of their future colleges to an auditorium crammed with their families, friends and teachers, all while speakers blast their favorite songs.

Many of the students come from low income families and will be the first in their families to attend college, the school said in a statement.

The kids have been accepted to some of the nation’s most prestigious schools — including Dartmouth, Barnard, and George Washington University — and have earned more than $1,500,000 in scholarships.

The festivities, meant to celebrate the students and encourage underclassmen, are expected to last throughout the day.

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