Mark Latragna was born on November 30, 1984, to Sam and Melba Latragna. He is the youngest of three; John, the oldest is 30, and Michelle, the middle child is 28. He is now a proud son, entrusted sibling, and an enthusiastic uncle.
Mark attended high school at Bishop DuBourg where he met most of his friends today. College was a must for Mark, but not knowing what he wanted to do left him bouncing around from college to college. He started his college career at Fontbonne University. Soon Mark realized that Fontbonne was not the school for him. He went on to Meramec Community College where he would receive his Associates degree in Liberal Arts. After Meramec, Mark had dreams to still graduate from a four year institution. That institution was Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, his calling Mass Communications. Mark aspired to receive a degree in Mass Communications with an emphasis in Corporate and Institutional Media along with a minor in Speech Communication. His work ethic was hard and his mind set was solid, making the Dean's list every semester at both Meramec and SIUE.
Outside of school Mark works at St. Louis Pizza & Wings. He has been at St. Louis & Wings on Hampton for over two years now where he is a manager. Although a lot of his time is devoted to school and work, he still enjoys staying active by playing many recreational sports in his free time.
Mark's target graduation date is December of 2010. He hopes to get a job working with a sports team in Public Relations. He remains confident that through all of his hard work, his journey will pay off.