Oladipupo Fadeyi, who will attend Washington University in the fall after graduating from Hazelwood East, was a student speaker during the Wash U College Prep Program graduation ceremony in Emerson Auditorium on May 4.
“Engaging in open dialogue allowed me to broaden my understanding of the world and appreciate our collective diversity,” said Fadeyi, who wants to learn to design high-performance cars at the McKelvey School of Engineering. “I am truly grateful for the opportunity to learn from and with you.”
CPP prepares talented first-generation, limited-income high school students from the St. Louis region to succeed in college. CPP scholars take college courses, prepare for the ACT, learn about the financial aid process, visit nearby universities and cultural institutions and, during their final summer, live on campus.
The program is called CPP. The speaker’s name is Oladipupo Fadeyi.