Gibault International Exchange Program

What a cool girl! Great job, Mia. Keep soaring!

One Gibault Hawk is really taking flight! Gibault student Mia Petruso completed her first solo flight at the age of 16 at the St. Louis Downtown Airport on May 13 with a dozen friends and family watching. Mia has been flying with her flight instructor, Master Pilot Diane Earhart, since March 2023 and will continue her flight training with cross-country flights, night flights, and further solo flights throughout the summer. Mia’s training was made possible through a Ray Aviation Scholarship.

We are now actively looking for host families for students coming to Gibault for the 2022-23 school year. So far, we are expecting a girl from Germany, a boy from Germany, and a girl from Thailand, but there will be more added to that list in the coming weeks. It's an amazing experience to host an exchange student and a great way to bring the world to your front door. Would you consider becoming a host? Send us a message for more information!