In its 58th year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete program honors one student from every area high school, a requirement being that they participate in athletics and excel in the classroom.
Rafay Cheema is Liberty's 2024 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete. A tennis standout, Cheema achieved perfect scores on both the ACT (36) and SAT (1570). He is heading to Boston University.
Ne'Vaeh Dudley is Hazelwood East's 2024 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete. Dudley is crossing off a list of goals, which include attending Howard University in Washington D.C.
Aleksei Juracsik is Maplewood-Richmond Heights' 2024 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete. A distance runner for the Blue Devils, he will attend Washington University.
Tyrus Carter is Red Bud's 2024 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete. The valedictorian is a three-sport athlete and has received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point.
Zhakeya Hawkins is East St. Louis' 2024 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete. Dually enrolled at Southwestern Illinois College, Hawkins' interests include gardening, calculus and nutrition.
Abby Brown is Winfield's 2024 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete. She hopes to become a pediatric oncology nurse to pay forward the care she got as a childhood cancer patient.
Ashlynn Samson is Belleville East's 2024 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete. The future college softball player hopes to work as an executive in professional baseball.
Aidan Hernandez is Francis Howell Central's Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete.
Zenidene El Farissi is Fort Zumwalt East's 2023 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete.
Kelly Welby is St. Dominic's 2023 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete.
In its 57th year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete program honors one student from every area school, a requirement being that they participate in athletics and excel in the classroom.
Behren Truemper is Maplewood-Richmond Heights' 2023 Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete.
The trophies sit in a box collecting dust in the basement of Kaia Mills-Lee's residence.
Sabrina Fulkerson collapsed through the finish line exhausted and exhilarated.
Jesse Hahs took a logical first step when looking to complete a volunteer service hour requirement at De Smet.
Emma Scharff sat in amazement as she watched the documentary “Racing Extinction,” a film that explores the dangers human greed and selfishness cause to wildlife and to the environment.
In its 56th year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete program honors one student from every area school, a requirement being that they participate in athletics and excel in the classroom.
Almir Karasalihovic has always wanted to be like his father.
A mother’s concern for her daughter’s safety after seeing her do backflips on a sidewalk turned out better than expected.
Julia Wolff has imagined herself as an attorney, orthopedic surgeon and geneticist. Lately she can see herself pursuing a career as a coroner.
Edward Roberts wanted to.
A special section recognizing the 56th edition of Post-Dispatch Scholar Athletes publishes Wednesday, May 11.
A special section recognizing the 56th edition of Post-Dispatch Scholar Athletes publishes Wednesday, May 11.
A special section recognizing the 56th edition of Post-Dispatch Scholar Athletes publishes Wednesday, May 11.
In its 55th year, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Scholar Athlete program honors one student from every area school, a requirement being that they participate in athletics and excel in the classroom.
Lauren Swindle never intended to play four varsity sports her senior year at Trinity.
Matthew Langston first picked up the bug while pretending to be dead.
Jonah James is a throwback.
NEW HAVEN — Emma McIntyre likes to step outside her sprawling farmland in Franklin County and glance around.
Check out some of the best performances produced by area high school athletes.
Check out some of the best performances produced by St. Louis area high school athletes last week.
Check out some of the best performances produced by area high school athletes last week.
