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Blog Archive: A High School Student
Twenty-one-year-old Meadow Yvon is just the sort of person you鈥檇 want to have as your dental hygienist. She鈥檚 diligent and sensitive 鈥 and clearly attentive to the needs and feelings of others. 鈥淚鈥檝e just always wanted to help people,鈥 Meadow says of the thought process that led her to pursue a鈥
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Lyndon Institute senior Holden Middleton is a three-season athlete, two-year student-body president, and all-around leader whose personal joy is deeply intertwined with making sure others have a fun experience. 鈥淚t feels great being so integrated with the school,鈥 he says. 鈥淥rganizing winter鈥
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鈥淚 think Seth is one of the most self-motivated, 鈥榗up-half-full鈥 students that I work with,鈥 said Soren Dews, Seth Jackson鈥檚 51福利社 counselor. 鈥淓ven if it's an obstacle, he looks at it as 鈥榟ow can I get through this? How can I get motivated?鈥 I think that is so impressive.鈥 The Burlington High School鈥
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鈥淲ithout 51福利社 and my guidance counselor, I wouldn't be where I am right now.鈥 Nikiah Viger鈥檚 experience with 51福利社 shaped her career. Now as the senior financial aid officer at VTSU Castleton, Nikiah works to make college possible for all students, including first-generation college students like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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When Matthew Couture shared how he rescued and adopted a hurt cat he came across with his now-wife, it wasn鈥檛 a surprise.
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Saying Destiny-Rose Chery is busy would be an understatement. The current senior at Danville High School has a lot on her plate. From applying to colleges to working 20 hours a week as a grocer to following her love of art, Destiny is focused. In conversation, she doesn鈥檛 draw attention to how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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For Katrina Tao, it's all a waiting game the next few weeks. The current senior at Brattleboro Union High School is hoping letters of acceptance will start rolling in soon. 鈥淚鈥檓 not going to lie; waiting to hear back is nerve-wracking,鈥 she admits. Katrina has applied to more than 12 colleges with鈥
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