October 01, 2022
City Academy (2011), John Burroughs (2017), Washington University (2021)
Jordan spent just three years at City Academy, but his time here left a lasting impact on him. He fondly remembers his science classes and he enjoyed learning more about robotics during the extended day program.
One of his most inspiring teachers was his literature teacher, Mr. Kip Warr, who returned to City Academy for the 2022-23 school year. He appreciated that his City Academy teachers were deeply engaged and went the extra mile in order to get students excited about their education.
“A lot of the things I learned back then ended up giving me a little bit of a boost when it came to middle school,” Jordan said. “I was already versed on books that others were being introduced to for the first time.”
During his time at John Burroughs School, Jordan attended STRIVE for College sessions, a City Academy alumni program run in conjunction with Washington University.
“You need people with firsthand experience of what it’s like to go through standardized testing and what it’s like to apply for schools, and what you should be looking for in schools,” Jordan said. “Having that level of close expertise at my fingertips was invaluable to my journey.”
Jordan ended up enrolling at Washington University where he received Bachelors of Arts degrees in both German and African Diasporic Studies. He also completed a six-month program to receive a certificate in cyber security coding his senior year.
Jordan mentored City Academy students in the STRIVE program throughout his time at Washington University and took on the role of STRIVE student president in 2020-2021. Unfortunately, COVID prevented City Academy students from attending programming on campus, but Jordan took it upon himself to conduct tutoring sessions with students who reached out for help.
Recently, Jordan accepted a job as a project manager with Epic, a company that creates health care software. He looks forward to identifying his strengths and weaknesses in the field as he figures out what path he wants to follow long-term.