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44 HSD Students Finish 2012 UMSL Bridge Program Summer Academy
The program offers students the opportunity to get a strong start on their educational goals.
Forty-four Hazelwood School District students successfully completed the 2012 Bridge Program Summer Academy at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
The program provides high school students in ninth through 12th grade with “stimulating educational experiences that build strong academic proficiency essential to collegiate success.”
Since it began in 1986, the program’s focus has been on math and science enrichment. Students also receive strategies to enhance their writing and other communication skills, explore colleges and careers and prepare for the ACT.
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As part of the summer academy, selected students from around the St. Louis area attended classes and workshops on the UM-St. Louis campus from June 18 through July 13.
The program culminated with a recognition ceremony at the Airport Marriott St. Louis Hotel.
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The following are students from each high school in the District who completed the 2012 Bridge Program Summer Academy:
Hazelwood West High School
Daeja Boehmer, 10th grade
Brytaney Carr, 10th grade
Shaelyn Dorsey, 11th grade
Aprill Gray, 10th grade
Lydia Richardson, 10th grade
Ehmani Weeden, 11th grade
Elizabeth Woolfolk, 11th grade
Hazelwood Central High School
Areaiona Anderson, 10th grade
Kiana Baylor, 10th grade
Nila Bell, 10th grade
Dallas Boulton, 10th grade
Paige Durham, 11th grade
Alayna Epps, 10th grade
Raelyn Gully, 11th grade
Toni Hardin, 10th grade
Ashley Henderson, 11th grade
Zandria Johnson, 11th grade
Jessica Jordan, 10th grade
Demonte Kemper, 11th grade
Chidera Kokelu, 11th grade
Jordan Mann, 10th grade
Krista May, 11th grade
Kaelon Perry, 11th grade
Allan Person, 10th grade
Elijah Person, 11th grade
Isaiah Person, 11th grade
Ariel Pitts, 10th grade
Dajae Post, 10th grade
Jonathan Ramsey, 10th grade
Taylor Richerson, 11th grade
Jasmine Samuel, 11th grade
Carleigh Samuels, 10th grade
Dominique Scott, 10th grade
Jasmine Williams, 10th grade
Keanna Williams, 10th grade
Jekiyah Woods, 11th grade
Jocelyn Youngblood, 10th grade
Hazelwood East High School
Mikayla Burrage, 10th grade
Breiona Catching, 11th grade
Sydney Lloyd, 11th grade
Dominique Morris, 11th grade
Kristopher Robertson, 10th grade
Jabreia Taylor, 11th grade
Brandon West, 10th grade
Other Bridge Program offerings include a Saturday Academy, a Parent Academy and After School Clubs.
All Bridge Program components are structured to encourage students to complete high school and pursue post-secondary attainment; prepare and motivate students to seek careers in math, science, engineering and technological fields; support mathematics and science instruction in participating schools; and promote the development of strong academic, personal, interpersonal and professional skills. For more information, please visit the Bridge Program website at www.umsl.edu/~precollegiate
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