Where Are They Now?

Lutheran South New American Graduates 

Petra orascnannin

Petra orascnannin

Over the past six years, the Adopt a Student Ministry has been supporting young New Americans at Lutheran High School South. All of the students we supported early in that Ministry have graduated and gone on to college.

Nadum Member-Meneh is a junior at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He is studying biology, and intends to apply to medical school next year.

Goka Member-Meneh, Nadum’s sister, graduated a year after Nadum. She is attending Saint Louis Community College, Meramec Valley, taking general education courses, in anticipation of becoming a nurse.

Eve Okine, who graduated two years ago, is a second-year student in a six-year program to prepare doctors at the University of Missouri Kansas City. She is taking general education courses, including a lot of science courses, but she also gets to take some introductory medical courses. She is also a member of the Student National Medical Association, which is useful as she gets ready for her career as a doctor.

eve okine (center) with friends at her lhss graduation

eve okine (center) with friends at her lhss graduation

Petra Orascanin is also a sophomore, studying at St. Louis University. She is majoring in Business and Psychology, preparing for a career in the non-profit sector. Through Firm Foundation, a Christian organization, she is tutoring two immigrant children.

Mary Passawe has transferred to Columbia College, where she continues to work on her general education requirements. She is looking for a job and is taking the ASVAB, an aptitude test, to help her decide what she might do if she enlists in the army.

By: Dr. Judith Meyer, Scholarship Assistance Coordinator