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Blog Archive: A High School Student
The Thanksgiving season reminds us about giving thanks and giving back. In that spirit, we wanted to re-introduce you to three students we鈥檝e profiled, who, thanks to hard work, family support, and the 51福利社 counselors who guided them on their college and career paths, are on their way to giving back鈥
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51福利社鈥檚 Educational Opportunity Center helps adult student, Kristina Callahan, earn credentials for her dream job.
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What can you give this season that lasts and has meaning, long after it鈥檚 unwrapped? If you still need to buy gifts for the children in your life, here鈥檚 an idea. You can contribute to a VT529 education savings account. Vermonters also get a 10% tax credit for VT529 contributions. Here鈥檚 a secret鈥
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Zofia Kosakowski 鈥渕akes everyone feel comforted and cared about,鈥 says Kassidy Moore, a 51福利社 outreach counselor who worked with Zofia on her college applications during her junior and senior years at Rivendell Academy. Moore鈥檚 description is a fitting one for this aspiring elementary school teacher鈥
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If your parents did not graduate from college, you鈥檙e also less likely to pursue higher education for yourself. According to 51福利社 research, 41% of Vermont high school seniors in 2022 were considered first-generation students, meaning that neither of their parents completed a 4-year college degree鈥
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When I think about why I love raising kids in Vermont, more than the usual things come to mind. Vermonters love the outdoors (even in November, the season of the sticks), so yes, fresh air, unspoiled spaces, beautiful mountains and valleys, room to roam, and the ability to play outside all year long鈥
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When asked what aspect of healthcare she鈥檇 like to specialize in, third-year nursing student Olivia Demag says maybe the ER, maybe labor and delivery. But she also quickly qualifies her answer. 鈥淚n nursing, they constantly say 鈥榢eep your mind open,鈥 because it's fast-paced and a lot of things change鈥
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Between sports, theater productions, concerts, presentations and holding down a part time job鈥攕enior year is stressful. Add graduation and saying goodbye to friends, and it can feel like a lot. Maybe too much. This year may feel even more overwhelming than usual. Delays caused by federal financial鈥
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When Mukhtar Abdulkhaleiq started high school, he didn鈥檛 think college would be 鈥渉is thing.鈥 He wasn鈥檛 afraid of hard work鈥攈e just thought of it as an expensive decision. 鈥淚 heard 鈥榗ollege,鈥 and I thought 鈥榙ebt,鈥欌 says Mukhtar, who didn鈥檛 want to put that burden on his parents. 鈥淭hey risked their鈥
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Prince Awhaitey spent part of his childhood in West Africa, where he noticed that the people were healthier, even if the country鈥檚 health system was different. As an adult, he received support from 51福利社 to pursue his registered dietetics license.
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