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EIGHT STUDENTS FROM FERGUSON-FLORISSANT SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE SELECTED TO ATTEND MISSOURI FINE ARTS ACADEMY IN JUNE

FLORISSANT, MO, May 16, 2014  --  Eight juniors and sophomores from all three high schools in the Ferguson-Florissant School District are among students statewide who have been selected to attend the Missouri Fine Arts Academy at Missouri State University June 8- 28, 2014.

 

Each year, the top 50 students in Missouri in their respective artistic disciplines are selected for the Academy.  This year, eight students from the Ferguson-Florissant School District will receive three hours of college credit for attending the summer program, plus a renewable, three-hour college scholarship upon graduation.

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Students from the Ferguson-Florissant School District attending the 2014 Academy include Jayron Curry (theatre) and Destiney Speech (theatre) from McCluer High School; Monet Britts (vocal music), Melvin Bozeman (vocal music), Brendan Henley (theatre), Michael Hodge (theatre) and Taryn Farley (band) from McCluer North High School; and Steven Hale (band) from McCluer South-Berkeley High School.

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“Considering that there are more than 500 public school districts in the State of Missouri, plus countless private and parochial schools, we are honored that eight of our finest students in the Ferguson-Florissant School District will be attending the Missouri Fine Arts Academy this summer,” said Lawrence Larrew, acting superintendent for the Ferguson-Florissant School District.  “These fine students and all of our students benefit daily from the tireless dedication and expertise of our faculty at all of our schools.”

 

About the Ferguson-Florissant School District

The Ferguson-Florissant School District, located in suburban St. Louis, serves more than 11,000 students from pre-school through 12th grade with an excellent comprehensive educational program.  Fully accredited by the State of Missouri, the Ferguson-Florissant School District operates 17 elementary schools, three middle schools, three A+ and NCA-CASI-accredited high schools and an alternative school.

 

In addition, the District includes a nationally recognized early education program, the award-winning Challenger Learning Center space education facility and the Little Creek Nature Area, a 97-acre nature preserve which offers experiential learning opportunities for students in science, biology, ecology and related areas of study.  For more information, visit www.fergflor.org.

 

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