Built on Friendship''s twenty-year legacy of expanding college access in Washington, D.C., the FACE Academy represents a bold new model for what high school can and should be, one that prepares scholars not simply to graduate, but to enter college and careers with confidence, experience, and a clear sense of purpose. By their fourth year, scholars enter the FACE Capstone Year, where they may graduate early and transition directly to college, complete significant dual enrollment coursework leading toward an associate degree or immerse themselves in career experiences that prepare them for the next stage of their journey.