The work-study program at Soldan High School is part of St. Louis' Project Stay, an Elementary Secondary Education Act Title VIII funded dropout prevention program. The project, initiated, in the 1969-70 school year for a five year period has just completed its third year of operation. Three urban schools are involved in the project. The work-study program -- like the entire project --is designed to identify students who are potential dropouts, determine their individual needs, and develop programs to meet them. The students are all juniors and seniors who will have completed their state requirements for graduation by the end of the fourth year. Once identified, the potential dropouts are invited to participate in the program. They study from a revised curriculum for half the day and work at various jobs with pay the other half. In both parts of the program, they are counseled and taught by advisor-coordinators who are interested and informed concerning the student and the particular occupation. The program is exemplary for several reasons. First, and most important, it has inspired potential dropouts to become involved in school and even to plan and pursue further education. (Author/JM)