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New Center In St. Louis Helps Students Transition From High School To College

Field of students at a graduation
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The summer between senior year of high school and freshman year of college can be daunting for students pursuing a college degree, especially for low-income families and those seeking to become first-generation college graduates.

A new center located in the Delmar Loop (618 N. Skinker) is addressing the “summer melt” problem.  That’s when high school graduates who intend to attend college in the fall slip through the cracks during the summer months.

The center is an effort of St. Louis Graduates and is called the High School to College Center.  It’s open now until August 18 from Noon – 5:00 p.m. seven days a week.  More information is available by calling 314-932-6956.

The center offers free advice and aims to help students who:

  • Need assistance figuring out financial aid, where to live and how to get to college
  • Are having trouble accessing the college online enrollment and course registration system
  • Need help completely necessary framework

St. Louis on the Air host Don Marsh talked with:

  • Faith Sandler, Co-Chair of St. Louis Graduates and Executive Director of the Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis
  • Shauna Cunningham, volunteer guidance counselor and manager of the High School to College Center, guidance counselor for St. Louis Public Schools
  • Khallilah Beecham, volunteer guidance counselor of the High School to College Center, college advisor for Missouri College Advisory Corps
  • Marqualo McDaniels, a graduate of Clyde C. Miller Academy who wants to attend Howard University

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Alex is the executive producer of "St. Louis on the Air" at St. Louis Public Radio.
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Don Marsh served as host of St. Louis Public Radio’s “St. Louis on the Air" from 2005 to 2019, bringing discussions of significant topics to listeners' ears at noon Monday through Friday. Don has been an active journalist for 58 years in print, radio and television. He has won 12 Regional Emmy Awards for writing, reporting, and producing. He is the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, was inducted into the St. Louis Media Hall of Fame in 2013, and named “Media Person of the Year” by the St. Louis Press Club in 2015. He has published three books: his most recent, “Coming of Age, Liver Spots and All: A Humorous Look at the Wonders of Getting Old,” “Flash Frames: Journey of a Journeyman Journalist” and “How to be Rude (Politely).” He holds an honorary Doctor of Arts and Letters degree from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.