The Mehlville School District will be graduating its first class of students from its Early College academy program, which gives eligible high school students in the district the opportunity to earn college credit up to an Associate of Arts simultaneously with their high school degree.
The academy will graduate seven students at the end of this school year: Madison Appel, David Genovese, Alex Parum and Melisa Vilic from Oakville High School, and Aryianna Batie, Hannah Drzewiecki and Myia Warden from Mehlville High School.
Mehlville High and Oakville High students enrolled in the program attend college full time and tuition-free at St. Louis Community College campuses. The courses satisfy both high school and college credit requirements and students can still be involved in athletics, arts and other extracurricular programs at their respective schools.