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Blog Archive: A High School Student
When asked to talk about his journey from a kid growing up in Milton to a successful college freshman, Trent Cross tells a story marked with the typical challenge facing first-generation college students: “None of my family had ever gone to college, so I didn’t really know what way to go.” “But when…
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Mimi Duong overcame challenges in applying to college, showing resilience and determination to achieve her higher education goals.
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When Ashley Gray was selected in 2016 to be the new principal of Peacham Elementary School, officials from the Caledonia Central Supervisory Union knew they were fortunate to have found such a strong candidate. “Ms. Gray possesses strong leadership skills and a desire to work with the community,”…
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Eight high schools are now teaching a new, much-anticipated course to strengthen math proficiencies in high school students before they graduate. Dozens and dozens of students have enrolled in Essential Math for College and Careers, or EMC2, at Green Mountain Union High School, North Country Union…
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Theo Avent is an engaging, articulate leader who brings people together to inspire change. He’s had a longstanding interest in politics. Add in the fact that he’s the son of a white mother and an African American father, and you’d be sure we were talking about President Barack Obama, not a 20-year…
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Elizabeth “Lizzie” Brown just graduated from Craftsbury Academy last week. Lizzie joined the GEAR UP program later on in high school but has taken advantage of the program as a resource to help her finalize the details of her college plans and learn how to pay for college. She persisted through the…
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I am a senior at Lake Region Union High School, where I serve as our local Future Business Leader of America co-president and state treasurer for Vermont FBLA. As local co-president, I am responsible for chapter membership, as well as helping run our weekly meetings alongside our other co-president…
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Today marks the 2nd annual national First-Generation College Celebration , to recognize the success of first-generation college students and alumni in any and every way possible! Here in Vermont, VSAC works with middle and high school students who are the first in their family to go to college…
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Count us in! Today is the first-ever, national First-Generation College Celebration, organized by the Council for Opportunity in Education . Here in Vermont, VSAC works with middle and high school students who are the first in their family to go to college. Through our Talent Search and GEAR UP…
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