The first black valedictorian of Texas Alvin High School
By Antonnate S. Mugodi
Nigerian-American Tobechukwu Tobi Phillips recently became the first Black valedictorian in Alvin High School’s 125 year history.
Tobechukwu outdid herself by earning a 6.9 GPA on a 4.0 scale.
The school she went to is located in Texas, USA, and was first established in 1894 and integrated with African-American students in 1965.
For the first time in the history of the institution, Tobi Phillips earned a 6.9 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Tobechukwu earned A’s in all the AP courses she took during her four years in the school.
This placed her at the top of her class.
Out of a school with approximately 2800 students, only 86 were Black students.
Despite this, the Nigerian lady worked her way to the very top.
Due to her excellent performance, the Nigerian genius received the Full-Ride Forty Acre Scholarship to attend the University of Texas at Austin.
This is the most prestigious scholarship offered by the school.Out of 4000 students at this school only 16 were chosen.
It was not all a bed of roses for Tobi Philips, she had to deal with a number of challenges and jeers from her peers but, she managed to brace all these odds and achieve her goal.
Apart from being an A-student accademically, Tobechukwu Phillips is also a decorated volleyball and track athlete.
She is a Sunday school teacher, a member of the Rho Kappa Honor Society, the president of the National Honor Society and an AP ambassador.
Presently, Tobechukwu is set to attend the Nursing School at UT in the fall.
She plans to one day own her own clinic as a pediatric nurse practitioner.
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