Charter school in tough neighborhood gets all its seniors into college
The entire senior class at Chicago's only public all-male,
all-African-American high school has been accepted to four-year
colleges. At last count, the 107 seniors had earned spots at 72 schools
across the nation.
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GEAR UP “Summer University” Student/Parent Orientation At the June 1st GEAR UP-St. Louis “Summer University” orientation, UMSL Associate Professor Gwen Turner discussed “life as college...
Two GEAR UP-St. Louis students—Déja Patrick (Carnahan HS of the Future) and Jalen Scott (Hazelwood East)—have been chosen to attend the July 17-21 “2010 Youth Leadership Su...
