St. Petersburg Collegiate High School has just opened their doors for their twelfth year. The school offers high school students the opportunity to graduate with both a high school diploma and an Associate’s Degree from St. Petersburg College. Their vision is to cultivate motivated learners, develop critical thinkers and empower visionary leaders. In order to do this, the school has built a culture around supporting and empowering their students to be successful on a college campus. This spotlight presentation focused on how SPCHS built this successful culture. School staff shared how they work with students to build their schedules, provide guidance and counseling and cultivate leadership within their students.