Pattonville Soccer Seniors Commit To Play At Maryville & SWIC

Erin Collier and Katie Mertz signed letters of intent Wednesday.

The following information was provided by the Pattonville School District: Two Pattonville High School seniors signed letters of intent on Feb. 6 to play college-level women's soccer after they graduate this spring. Erin Collier signed a letter of intent to play soccer on scholarship at Southwestern Illinois College, and Katie Mertz signed to play at Maryville University. Both girls have been on Pattonville's varsity soccer team since they were freshmen, playing on two conference championship teams and three district championship teams. Their team finished second in the state in 2010. The 2012 team ended its season with a 21-6 record and a trip to the state quarterfinals. The team was ranked No. 5 among large schools in the region and No. …

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Maryland Heights Students Land on College Honor Roll

Several local students made Maryville University's honor list.

Maryville Unversity announced its Fall Semester 2012 Honor's List. Several local students made the cut. Local honorees include: Part-time undergraduate students who carry at least six semester credit-hours, with 50 percent or less graduate courses, and who maintain a minimum grade-point average of 3.5 on a 4.0 (perfect) scale are eligible for this academic honor. Editor's Note: This article was a release from Maryville University.

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Pattonville Graduate Sets Sights on Medical School From Local College

Heather Sprengel likes the small classes and friendly atmosphere at Maryville University.

Heather Sprengel had a hard time deciding where to attend college. “I didn’t decide until the second or third week of May (of her senior year),” said Sprengel, a 2011 Pattonville High School graduate. But she hasn’t had any regrets in choosing Maryville University over runner-up Lindenwood University in St. Charles. Once at Maryville, she dived in with both feet just as she did at Pattonville, where she was student council president, a cheerleader and ranked ninth in a class of about 400. At Maryville, Sprengel not only is taking on academic challenge such as honors history, but is cheerleading and running for student senate as well. She's also part of the campus activities committee. “I felt like Lindenwood had a better cheerleading …

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Daily Dose

Lunchtime Guide, Weather and More

Check out what you missed and what's coming up on "Maryland Heights Patch."

Welcome to the "Daily Dose!" Each day, we give you a quick roundup of weather, what you’ve missed and what you can look forward to on Maryland Heights Patch. Today, the National Weather Service predicts a high temperature near 80°F. What you've missed: We've got a guide to lunchtime dining at Westport Plaza, complete with links to our past reviews. What you can look forward to: We're continuing our profiles of Pattonville High School grads who are beginning their college careers. Look for a profile on a student now attending Maryville University soon! Neighboring News: Florissant Patch's parenting columnist takes a look at traveling with kids to Boston.

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