Three Sisters Walk Together: A Texas Woman’s University ‘A’ Team Graduates in Unplanned Unity

On Friday, the graduation stage at Texas Woman’s University will witness a rare moment as three sisters step across the line at the same time.

The A-Team

The Martin sisters—Addison, Albany, and Avery—have earned the nickname “A” team in their family. They are first‑generation college students and were named after Texas towns that start with the letter A. “My mom just had the idea, let’s just pull out a Texas roadmap. And so from there, they found Addison, Texas. They really liked that name,” Albany recalled. “And then when I was born, they’re like, well, this worked the last time. So all three of us are named after towns that start with A in Texas.”

Naming Story and Early Years

Born two years apart, the sisters’ parents had originally planned for a different outcome. “They had a boy name picked out the whole time, and they never got to use it,” Avery joked. The sisters grew up in a family that valued education, and the shared “A” identity became a source of pride.

Academic Journeys

Avery, the youngest at 21, began her undergraduate studies in math at Texas Woman’s University in fall 2022. She has spoken enthusiastically about campus life: “I always say it’s like Disney World whenever I talk about it, because everyone’s just so nice. Like you are supported by everyone everywhere you, like, turn,” Avery said. “That’s how amazing it is. I just would rave about it.”

Addison, the oldest at 26, enrolled in spring 2023 for a master’s degree in English. Albany joined in fall 2023 for a master’s in history. Both sisters were weighing graduate school options after earning bachelor’s degrees elsewhere, and Avery’s positive experience helped them decide to pursue further studies at TWU.

Campus Life Together

The sisters shared study dates, co‑ed softball games, and many other campus activities. They relied on one another during tougher moments. “As the eldest, I hold a lot of pride in it, honestly, they’re my best friends,” Addison said. “I feel like I wouldn’t be able to exist without them or be who I am or grow into the person I am today without them. Being able to take this important step in our lives that will dictate the other pathways that we each take going forward — I can’t imagine doing it with anybody else in my life. It’s going to be such a bittersweet moment that I’m going to remember forever for the rest of my life.”

Avery added, “We all recognize how big of a, like, a part that each of us held in our educational journey; we were always in each other’s corner. If one of us was having a rough night, we would hold their hand through it, and we would each give each other advice.”

Graduation and Recognition

The simultaneous graduation was not planned but serendipitously aligned. Texas Woman’s University will honor the “A” team during Friday’s ceremony. The sisters will step onto the stage together, a symbolic gesture of their shared journey.

Future Paths

After graduation, the sisters will pursue distinct professional directions:

• Avery plans to pursue data analytics.
• Albany hopes to work in a museum.
• Addison aims to become an English professor.

“To me, it’s very symbolic because you know we’ve always done things together, but we really pushed each other through when things got really hard,” Albany said. “It was just so nice to be able to fall back on them. I always say it takes a village to be able to accomplish something like this, and they’re two of the most dedicated and incredible women I know in my life.”

Key Takeaways

• Three sisters—Addison, Albany, Avery—graduate together at Texas Woman’s University.
• They are first‑generation students nicknamed the “A” team and named after Texas towns starting with A.
• Their simultaneous graduation, though unplanned, highlights the support and bond they share.

The weekend marks fall commencement for universities across North Texas, and the Martin sisters’ story adds a heartfelt chapter to this academic season.