An important aspect of Ferguson-Florissant’s strategic plan, Equity and Access for All, is helping prepare our students for their post-secondary plans whichever path they take. Our Profile of a Graduate puts into motion our goal to help nurture students who are strong communicators; collaborators; innovators; citizens; and master learners. 

We will feature profiles of 2023 graduates and alumni who embody that Profile of a FFSD Graduate as they pursue their post-secondary plans or their chosen career path through our "Profile of a Graduate" highlight series.

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Jossie Gates, a senior at STEAM Academy at McCluer South-Berkeley, is a Class of 2023 Gates Millennium Scholar. 

She has a 4.4 GPA and will attend University of Maryland Eastern Shore to major in Chemistry. The goal of the GMS program is to promote academic excellence and to provide an opportunity for outstanding minority students to reach their highest potential. Gates was selected as 1 out of 750 on the national level out of a pool of 51,000 applicants.

"We are so proud of Josie," said Jeff Tandler, interim principal of STEAM Academy at MS-B. "Her academic awards will ensure that she has scholarships that will fund her education beyond her bachelor's degree."

The Gates Millennium Scholars (GMS) Program is funded by a Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant. The program was established in 1999 to provide outstanding African American, American Indian/Alaska Native, Asian Pacific Islander American, and Hispanic American students with an opportunity to complete an undergraduate college education in any discipline area of interest.