Confluence Academies
Antione Cartez Pickens, M.Ed., is an experienced educator currently working with Confluence Academies as an Educator since August 2022. Previously, Antione served in various roles at Saint Louis Public Schools from August 2015 to April 2023, including Health and Physical Education Teacher and Assistant Varsity Basketball Coach, alongside participation in a Student Teaching Practicum. Antione also holds the position of Managing Director at Cartez Capital Group LLC since December 2018 and has experience in customer service from working as a Customer Service Associate at TGI Fridays from June 2008 to June 2016. Antione's academic background includes a Master of Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a Bachelor of Science in Health and Physical Education/Fitness from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis, and an Associate of Arts in General Studies from St. Louis Community College.
Confluence Academies
Welcome to Confluence Academies! Confluence Academies is a non-profit public charter school system that strives to provide the highest quality pre-collegiate education to students in pre-kindergarten through high school. Confluence Academies is governed by one Board of Directors with one charter school sponsor – University of Missouri-Columbia. University of Missouri-Columbia sponsors five sites - Old North, South City, Aspire Academy, Confluence Preparatory Academy, and Grand Center Arts Academy. Aspire Academy and Confluence Academy-Old North serve students in grades PreK-8; Confluence Academy-South City serve students in grades PreK-8 too. Confluence Preparatory Academy serves students in grades 9-12, and Grand Center Arts Academy serves students 6-12. To learn more about MU as a charter school sponsor, click here. Since its establishment in 2003, Confluence Academy has grown as a public charter school from one campus and 245 students to a network of five schools serving nearly 3,000 students. Throughout its history, Confluence has become one of the most successful networks of public charter schools in the City of St. Louis and in Missouri.