{"id":204187,"date":"2026-04-21T01:52:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/204187\/"},"modified":"2026-04-21T01:52:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T01:52:09","slug":"brooklyn-student-marks-first-ivy-league-acceptance-at-success-academy-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/204187\/","title":{"rendered":"Brooklyn Student Marks First Ivy League Acceptance At Success Academy High School"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Graduation,<\/p>\n

\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tby Keka Ara\u00fajo <\/a><\/p>\n

April 20, 2026<\/p>\n

Success Academy High School of the Liberal Arts senior Olivia Connie-Perkins has been accepted to Brown University, making her the first student from the school\u2019s Brooklyn campus to secure an Ivy League admission.<\/p>\n

The milestone was announced via the school\u2019s intercom in December, a moment captured in a <\/a>viral video showing Connie-Perkins\u2019 classmates erupting in celebration. For the Brooklyn campus, which opened in 2022 and will graduate its inaugural class this spring, the acceptance serves as a definitive marker of the institution\u2019s academic trajectory.<\/p>\n

Despite the personal nature of the achievement, Connie-Perkins attributed much of the moment to the environment her peers fostered. \u201c[Their reaction] made me realize how great our Success Academy community is. We always celebrate each other and our accomplishments,\u201d she told PEOPLE.<\/p>\n

Connie-Perkins, a first-generation college student, navigated a rigorous academic workload that included nearly a dozen Advanced Placement courses. Outside the classroom, she founded \u201cYarn Yard,\u201d a student-led club dedicated to her interests in art and crochet. Her decision to commit to the Providence-based university was influenced by both its aesthetic and its pedagogical reputation.<\/p>\n

\u201cBrown [University] was always my first choice because I was very attracted to the beautiful campus \u2014 it reminded me of architecture I had studied in Art History \u2014 and their open curriculum,\u201d Connie-Perkins explained.<\/p>\n

The achievement coincides with a broader pattern of success within the charter network. According to senior leadership, 100% of Success Academy graduates have been accepted into four-year colleges for nine consecutive years. Reflecting on her journey, Connie-Perkins noted the importance of the institutional resources that supported her path to the Ivy League.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know that many children do not get these same opportunities, so I am grateful that I was able to attend a school like Success Academy, where I was given the ability to explore my different interests while being set up for academic success,\u201d she remarked.<\/p>\n

As she prepares to join the Brown University Class of 2030, Connie-Perkins\u2019 admission stands as both a personal culmination of years of effort and a foundational precedent for the future of the Success Academy Brooklyn campus.<\/p>\n

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