College Bound

'There's Always Been An Extra Spot' For Wealthy, Privileged Students: Inside College Admissions

Lara Hamdan

The St. Louis-area teens with whom Debbie Greenberg interacts at College Bound are doing everything they’re supposed to do as they prepare to further…

Keisha Mabry, the Director of Innovation at College Bound, recently wrote a book about connecting with other people called "Hey Friend: 100 Ways to Connect with 100 People in 100 Days."

Arts

Could you meet 100 people in 100 days? A St. Louis author shares her method; it starts with 'hello'

Kelly Moffitt

In her daily work at College Bound, Keisha Mabry, the organization’s director of innovation, administers a text messaging app for students called Bridgit…

Kielah Harbert is studying business and African-American studies at Washington University. She co-wrote '#Admitted,' a college application guide for first generation students. She's standing outside Brookings Hall on December 2, 2016.

Education

College advice from a first generation Wash U student

St. Louis native Kielah Harbert remembers how nervous she felt when she hit submit and sent out her college applications.“Everything was done and it was…

Arts

College Bound students journey virtually from North Jefferson to British museums

Robert W. Duffy

An art-related virtual reality system is taking some St. Louis students to places filled with beauty and inspiration without their having to move any…

Taylor Smith (left) coached Michael Watson (middle) and Tyra Searcy (right) during their high school years in the College Bound program.

Education

College Bound coaches St. Louis’ under-resourced students through high school and to a degree

Asked what she might do after college, Tyra Searcy mentioned media, film — “maybe even politics.” Michael Watson, on the other hand, has set his sights on…

Education

Patching The Leaks In High School To College Pipeline

Tim Lloyd

Yvaunna Brown just graduated from Hazelwood West High School and feels like the future is wide open.She’s thinking about community college, or maybe the…

Education

High School To College Transition Center Opens For A Second Summer In St. Louis

There’s a lot more to going to college than getting an acceptance letter. There’s finding financial aid and housing. There’s paying the first tuition bill…

Students and counselors meet on the opening day of St. Louis Graduates' High School to College Center.

Education

St. Louis Graduates help high school grads prepare for college

This article originally appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 5, 2013: Christian Coffman, 17, just graduated from Cardinal Ritter College Prep High…

College Bound: Debate Champ and Valedictorian Headed To Princeton On Full Scholarship

The school year may be over, but things are just getting started for 17-year-old Destiny Crockett. She graduated from Clyde C. Miller High School in St.…