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Blog Archive: Vermont Spotlights
Hannah鈥檚 goal is to become the type of teacher she would have wanted. Prince built his own brand while earning his dietician鈥檚 license. Shavonna made her childhood dreams of the ocean come true with three research trips to Antarctica. And Jared credits his grandfather with teaching him everything he knows.
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From a refugee camp in Burundi to the college classroom, Pascaline鈥檚 journey is one of resilience, community, and an unshakable belief in the power of education.
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With determination, support, and 51福利社鈥檚 Talent Search, Norah Harwood earned full scholarships to pursue her college dream and a sports-related career.
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Grateful for his family and the opportunities high school has brought him, Joseph Gallant now looks ahead to his next 鈥渃asting call鈥: college, nursing school, and a future dedicated to caring for others.
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Hailey Bartlett vividly recalls the day her boss came up to her at the Bristol dairy farm where she worked and asked if she wanted to help with a 鈥淒A.鈥 鈥淚 didn鈥檛 even know what that meant. But I said, 鈥榮ure.鈥欌 A 鈥淒A鈥 is a displaced abomasum, which is the fourth stomach compartment in a cow. This cow鈥
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Inspired by a favorite teacher, Josh Samaniego pursued college with determination. As a first-gen student, he found support and stayed focused on success.
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Jared Preseau turned a love of fixing farm equipment into a future career. With 51福利社鈥檚 help, he鈥檚 starting a diesel and hydraulics program this fall.
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Andrew Tauber-Herring grew up in a multi-generational home in Congers, New York, with his sister, parents, grandparents, great-grandmother and great-grandfather鈥攁 Holocaust survivor who came to America from Poland and taught himself English at the public library. Now, Andrew has also crossed an鈥
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Jeff Isabelle of Barre is heading to Norwich University to study geology鈥攖hanks to a scholarship win that shows the power of persistence and planning.
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After 10 years of working in marketing and analytics in the Boston area, Leanne Estridge left her job in early 2020 when her infant son had difficulty with daycare. As the family-inspired pause lengthened into a pandemic-driven societal realignment, Leanne and her husband decided the timing was鈥
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