National Signing Day at Friendship Collegiate Academy

In honor of National Signing Day, Friendship Collegiate Academy alongside former Washington Redskins Cornerback, Shawn Springs, announced that 18 of their scholar-athletes would be attending college in the Fall on both athletic and academic full ride scholarships. The scholar-athletes were all part of the Collegiate Knights football team, who were Washington’s 2016 DCSAA Class AA champions. The players signed their letters-of-intent with the following schools: Howard University, Bowie State, Morgan State, Fairmont State, Shenandoah University, Stevenson University, Temple University, Syracuse University, and the U.S. Naval Academy.

The ceremony showed true emotion from the players and their families. We congratulate to those scholar-athletes and wish them luck on their college journey! #DCcharterPROUD

Via the Undefeated: 

Johnson credits Friendship with preparing him for the next chapter of his life. He has confidence that he will meet the expectations of being a Division I college athlete because of the people he was surrounded by at Friendship.

“This community pushed me. A lot of people had the chance to do things, but they didn’t want to step up to the plate and actually be about what they say they were going to do. Me being around and experiencing and talking to different people who have actually went through things like that shows me that I have to be a person who keeps pushing. Like my mom, she always instilled in me that I have to keep going,” said Johnson.

But for these players, this day wasn’t just about them. At this moment at their school, in a gym glittered with media cameras and pride, players attributed their success not only to their talents, but the support of their families.

“This is not just my dream,” said defensive back Sirrah Smith. “It’s my family’s dream.”

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18 students at Friendship Collegiate Academy received college football scholarships.