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What is it like to be a student at Banneker?

Bring together the best of the best that Washington, DC has to offer from all corners of the city and place them in an environment that stimulates minds, encourages independent thinking, exposes students to college level and international studies courses, recruits outstanding faculty and offers access to technologies, materials and resources they need while having the ability to express their individual selves and you have a Benjamin Banneker Academic student -- Banneker students are "Achievers".

In Student Life, you can review the many aspects of a Banneker student's life -- whether its work or play or in between. Banneker students work hard and compete at play and can still have fun when working.

Classroom, study or training for a competition; events at Banneker; leisure time or meeting with special visitors.

And let's not forgot those faculty members, administrators and staff who help our Achievers.

On March 24, 2010, two full scholarships each worth more than $208,000 from George Washington University awarded to Benjamin Banneker AHS students:
Torrin King and Metasebia Temesgen.
Congratulations  Congratulations  Congratulations!!!

Nine District students get GW scholarships.
George Washington University handed out scholarships Wednesday, March 24, 2010 each worth more than $208,000, to nine District high school students. The recipients come from eight different high schools:
* Torrin King, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School
* Metasebia Temesgen, Benjamin Banneker Academic High School

GW has been awarding District high school students with full, four-year scholarships since 1989. Since its inception, the university has committed more than $16 million to the scholarship program.

Banneker Robot 2010 - CONGRATULATIONS!!! Four members of Banneker’s Robotics Team and their robot braved the snow on Saturday, January 30, 2010 and competed at the Virginia First Tech Challenge Tournament at Oakton HS in Vienna. Devyn Jackson, Jelani Yorker, Tenisha Thomas, and Bryan Frazier (and many others) designed, built and programmed their robot to accomplish the tasks that were set in September. Their robot picked up balls and shot them at different targets during the four matches. By the end of the tournament our team, the only HS team from DC, ranked 10th.

Banneker Robot 2009 was featured in the Congressional Robotics Caucus website read more...

Banneker F.I.R.S.T. Robotics Challenge 2007

Visit the Banneker 'Hounds ofSteel' team 928 site.You can also see what F.I.R.S.T. is all about at the Chesapeake F.I.R.S.T.site.