City Schools’ Portrait of a Graduate is a shared vision between the district and the surrounding community, articulating our aspirations for all students in Baltimore City. The plan outlines how the district will provide resources, support, and opportunities to our students, enabling them to succeed during their time at City Schools and after graduation.
Portrait of Graduate defines a core set of abilities that graduates must have to access higher education, have family-sustaining careers, and achieve postsecondary aspirations.
In this series, City Schools proudly highlights recent graduates who exemplify the core abilities and demonstrate the successes in their post-secondary plans.
Join us as we celebrate our students for embodying the following Portrait of a Graduate competencies:
Creative and innovative thinkers – Celina Ramdass, Mergenthaler Vocational-Technical High School
Students will apply critical and open-minded thinking, informed by evidence, to create new or meaningful ideas to solve complex problems.
Responsible and global citizens – Genesis Cruikshank, Reginald F. Lewis High School
Students will contribute and act with empathy and integrity to improve the world by embracing diverse cultures and unique perspectives.
Effective communicators – Antwan Wilson, Edmondson-Westside High School
Students will listen effectively to decipher the meaning and then articulate thoughts and information that lead to a productive exchange of ideas.
Confident – Tywan Wright, Frederick Douglass High School
Students will utilize their learning to reflect on successes and failures, continuously improve, take initiative, and act with purpose.
Adaptable and flexible – Malver Canales, Frederick Douglass High School
Students will demonstrate agility and persistence in the face of ambiguity, criticism, or praise to reach workable solutions.