This week, Sand Springs Public Schools announced the acceptance of 10 eighth grade students into EDGE: Earn a Degree, Graduate Early, a partnership between SSPS and Tulsa Community College. EDGE students graduate high school at the same time they earn an associate degree from TCC, at no charge to the student. Upon graduation, students are on their way to a bachelor’s degree two years ahead of their peers.
The selected students will begin their college preparatory classes in ninth grade. In grades 10 – 12, they will earn college credits. SSPS provides additional support, such as on-campus tutoring, to help students succeed in their college classes. TCC provides college experiences designed especially for these students—experiences such as college orientations, sessions with TCC advisors, meetings with university advisors, and workshops—to support them as they advance toward their associate degree.
Congratulations to our newest EDGE cohort!
Noah Barr
Alexa Boone
Dominic Falla
Kinley Gilbert
Kynlee King
Nicole Ludwig
London McArdle
Mimi McCullough
Annabella Newton
Olivia Riddle