by Melinda Pajares | Apr 8, 2024 | Alumni Story
Chris Robinson first joined the Boys Hope Girls Hope of St. Louis Academy Program (formerly known as Hope Prep) when he was a 7th-grade student at Berkley Middle School. As a student with a 3.5 GPA, Chris’s teachers recognized his potential and nominated him to join...
by Melinda Pajares | Apr 8, 2024 | Scholar Story
Whether a friendship, family relationship or business or personal partnership, any bond is built on trust. When then Academy Scholar Shawn told his mom he wanted to go to Boys Hope Girls Hope St. Louis after school, she knew it was a good place, “Because he tells it...
by Melinda Pajares | Feb 8, 2024 | Scholar Story
As a junior high school student, Terrell had dreams of going to college one day but didn’t think a lot about his schoolwork or grades. Thanks to his cousin Makaiya Smith, a Boys Hope Girls Hope of St. Louis alum, he is now on a path to make those dreams a reality. As...
by Melinda Pajares | Feb 8, 2024 | Alumni Story
When Makaiya Smith became part of the Boys Hope Girls Hope of St. Louis village in the 7th grade, she had lofty goals and big dreams, and she was determined to attain them. Even at her young age, Makaiya was eager to join BHGHSTL’s Hope Prep Academy because she knew...
by Melinda Pajares | Sep 22, 2022 | Alumni Story
Maddy came to Boys Hope Girls Hope of St. Louis as a teenager equipped with the traits she needed to be successful in life. She was bright, motivated, resilient, and hard-working. Due to a difficult family situation, however, she lacked the support and resources to...
by Melinda Pajares | Feb 3, 2021 | Alumni Story
Jamesia came to Boys Hope Girls Hope of St. Louis at the age of 13 through our Academy partner, McCluer South-Berkeley High School. Her hard work and determination combined with the resources provided through the Academy program paid off. In 2018, she graduated from...
