Join students, families, faculty, staff, administration, friends, community members in the celebration of the renaming of Philip Schuyler Achievement Academy to Roots Academy of West Hill.

The rationale that was submitted along with the name by the Young Abolitionists Leadership Institute (YALI) is explained in the following:

“The motto of the Roots Academy should be, “We are the foundation of education.” The Roots Academy will provide a strong educational foundation which will be the springboard to success in all that students endeavor to do after they leave. Roots Academy recognizes that the trunk of a tree won’t grow strong enough to support the branches if the roots are not healthy, nurtured and well-developed.”