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15 March 2024, 1:15 PM
Wearing embossed, white-collar sashes and holding white candles, the inductees of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) Chapter of the National Honor Society looked out on a roomful of family, friends and staff. Thunderous applause and shouts were offered in celebration of the inaugural class.
“You are making history today as being the SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School’s very first National Honor Society (NHS) members,” ...
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12 March 2024, 10:25 AM
For 21 high school students, their hard work and perseverance paid off in a big way when they learned they received Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s 2024 Meridian Scholarships.
The Meridian Scholarship is the University’s most prestigious academic award. Designed for exemplary students, it covers four years of tuition, fees, housing, and meal plan. Scholarship awardees also participate in SIUE’s John Martinson Honors Program.
SIUE Chancellor James T. Mi...
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20 February 2024, 1:55 PM
Rebirth is the theme of Nichlas Hart’s pencil drawing, which was one of 100 pieces of art selected to be showcased during Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Annual Regional High School Juried Art Exhibition, Feb. 8-16. A total of 200 pieces were considered for the show.
Hart, a junior at the SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS), said his piece, “Transfigure of the Shell,” was created out of a sense of him releasing negative emotions.
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15 February 2024, 3:45 PM
“Stretch your arms out wide. Now, take them and wrap them around yourself,” said Southern Illinois University Edwardsville’s Venessa A. Brown, PhD.
Brown, associate athletics director for diversity, equity and inclusion, athletics chief diversity officer and professor of social work, spoke to a red, pink and white decorated roomful of SIUE East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) female students on Wednesday, Feb. 14 in the Multipurpose Room on the Wyvetter H. Younge Hig...
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1 February 2024, 9:20 AM
More than dribbling down the court, laying up a shot or jumping for a rebound, three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) seniors enjoy being part of their basketball team. The players’ love for the team, in large part, is because it brings them a sense of belonging.
Tra’Veon Dennis, Chross Mister and Lathan Streater talked about their experiences on the CHS team ahead of their Senior Day basketball game with a scheduled tip o...
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21 December 2023, 11:44 AM
The following is an article by SIUE student Winter Racine, second-year mass communications student in the College of Arts of Sciences (CAS), and a Senator for Students with Disabilities
Area high school students got a taste of college life through outreach experiences coordinated by Southern Illinois University Edwardsville English faculty during the fall semester.
Howard Rambsy, PhD, Distinguished Research Professor of English Language and Literature, worked with a select group of stu...
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18 December 2023, 10:50 AM
It wasn’t the North Pole. It wasn’t the night before Christmas. And they weren’t Santa’s helpers. But that didn’t keep “elves” from the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) from stuffing holiday swag bags and distributing them to their students.
CHS faculty and staff worked diligently and in secrecy on Monday, Dec. 11 in the Multipurpose Room on the Wyvetter H. Younge Higher Education Campus in East St...
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18 December 2023, 10:20 AM
Practiced feet, hands and voices came together in a rhythmic, melodious and joyful presentation on Thursday, Dec. 14 at the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St Louis Center for Performing Arts’ (ESLCPA) annual Holiday Celebration.
ESLCPA students, ages 7-17, performed to a rapt and appreciative audience of family and friends in the Multipurpose Room on the Wyvetter H. Younge Higher Education Campus in East St. Louis.
“During this holiday season, our ...
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4 December 2023, 12:45 PM
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School’s (CHS) Angel Tree Campaign was showcased on KMOV-TV Channel 4’s newscast on Sunday, Dec. 3.
In the segment, CHS Director Gina Jeffries, EdD, explained that the school’s 10-year-old Angel Tree Campaign was created to support scholars in need and to give a gift to each scholar at the holidays.
A few students also talked about the benefits of the gift-giving campaign and t...
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28 November 2023, 9:45 AM
End-of-the-year gifts are needed, valued and provided by real-life “angels,” according to three Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students.
CHS students A’Khyra Allen, Dannica Davis and Patrick Washington have been recipients of the CHS Angel Tree Campaign and fondly recall presents of yesteryear.
“During the pandemic, we couldn’t go out, and the supplies that the Charter School gave us really helped out...
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20 November 2023, 10:40 AM
Before leaving for their holiday break on Friday, Nov. 17, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville East St. Louis Charter High School (CHS) students sat down to a school tradition – a meal of turkey, dressing and all the fixings.
“We are grateful for every one of you. You are valued, and we see each of you,” said CHS Director Gina Jeffries, EdD, to the scholars who had assembled in the Multipurpose Room on the Wyvetter H. Younge Higher Education Campus. “I’...
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