Monessen offers new opportunities for students
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September 16, 2023

Monessen offers new opportunities for students

By Mon Valley Independent

By KRISTIE LINDEN

klinden@yourmvi.com

As students enter high school and start getting closer to graduation, there are a limitless number of choices of what to do next. It can be an exciting time or a frustrating time depending on the tools available to students to figure things out. Monessen High School and PennWest California have partnered with Beyond Grad, an RK Mellon Foundation grant-funded program that aims to empower students not only to develop their plans for after high school, but to take their first steps on that path.

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