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Blog Archive: A Foster Youth
Adrianne Hutchin wants to support her community as a family law attorney 鈥淪uccess is helping other people. If I can go to bed and know that I made a difference in a person's life that day, then I鈥檝e succeeded.鈥 It鈥檚 hard to speak with Adrianne Hutchin and not leave inspired. The fifth-generation鈥
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Although McKayla Marble is an only child, she鈥檚 played the important 鈥渂ig sister鈥 role a few times for younger children in her community: first as a foster 鈥渟ibling鈥 and more recently as a regular babysitter for a three-year-old boy in her hometown of Johnson.
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While COVID definitely changed the day-to-day experience for all Vermont students 鈥 from preschoolers to postgrads 鈥 the pandemic had another layer of impact for high school juniors and seniors who were applying to colleges over the last 15 months. Students weren鈥檛 able to visit campuses in person鈥
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For Dylan Bertolini, the decision to accept a job as a 51福利社 outreach counselor in the Northeast Kingdom this past February was more than just a career move. It was personal. Dylan, who grew up in Danville, is driven by the opportunity to be involved with the community that raised him, in which, he鈥
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When 21-year-old UVM junior Aaron Premont talks about his weekly schedule, it鈥檚 clear why others have described him as a 鈥渟park plug.鈥 鈥淚 work at Texas Roadhouse on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday; then I have my internship at the radio station on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday; and classes in between鈥
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When it came to college and career paths, Spaulding High School senior Amina Malagic had two strong role models growing up: her older sisters. Both were high achievers who graduated from UVM and went on to graduate school; one has her MBA, and the other is pursuing her DPM. 鈥淚 grew up seeing my鈥
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When asked what his plans for the future are, Wazir Hashimi has a short answer. 鈥淚 am hoping to run for parliament in Afghanistan.鈥 Wazir moved to the United States in 2013 from his home country of Afghanistan with the goal of getting a good education. He spent his junior year of high school at Rice鈥
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High school students and parents, whether you鈥檙e college-bound, training-bound or not sure, College & Career Pathways is the one-stop online resource and month-long virtual event for you. Throughout the month of March, Vermont Student Assistance Corp. will offer live virtual workshops, led by local鈥
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Tyler Ballard's goals are big, and so are his accomplishments. He is currently a first-year graduate student at Brown University in the political science Ph.D. program, specializing in American politics. Tyler has committed himself to a career focused on policy. 鈥淢y goals have been focused on law鈥
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Vermont students (and parents), take note: There鈥檚 free money available for college or other training, including full-time, part-time, and certificate education and apprenticeships. Wherever you are in your process of planning how you鈥檒l continue education or training after high school鈥攁nd what that鈥
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