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Abdimajiid Mohamed is in search of total bliss when it comes to career planning 鈥 among other things. 鈥淎ny job that I get up in the morning happy to go to would be great,鈥 he says. 鈥淟ife鈥檚 too short not to be happy.鈥 For Mohamed, now a student at Trine University in Angola, Indiana, a major in鈥
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At Proctor Jr./Sr. High School, Phyllis Currao works to ensure the success of all her students and provides them with the opportunity for a successful academic school year as well as a bright future in a promising career. With a student body of just over 135 from grades 7鈥12, Proctor Jr./Sr. High鈥
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Megan Rippie, who graduated from Milton High School this spring, has always been a mentor and support for her brother, who is two years younger and on the autism spectrum. 鈥淭yler and I are very close,鈥 she says. 鈥淗e鈥檚 more like a best friend than a brother. We never bickered, growing up.鈥 That鈥
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Dr. Cody Paiva, a 2009 graduate of Blue Mountain Union High School in Wells River and a 2020 medical degree recipient from Pacific Northwest University in Yakima, Washington, was once his mother鈥檚 boss at McDonald鈥檚. It鈥檚 a quirky twist of fate that helps tell the story of a young man from humble鈥
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Because of COVID-19, 18-year-old Sophia Desrochers wasn鈥檛 able to walk across the stage at a traditional high school graduation, and she wasn鈥檛 able to attend her senior prom. In fact, she wasn鈥檛 even able to visit the college she chose to attend, having to rely instead on a description of the鈥
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Visit the website for Northern Vermont University-Johnson, and near the top of the announcements list you鈥檒l find a link to a special 鈥渧irtual celebration鈥 of the graduating Class of 2020 鈥 a group of accomplished young Americans who will always be remembered as the 鈥淐OVID-19 class,鈥 graduating in a鈥
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Courtney Carr, who graduated from UVM last month with a bachelor鈥檚 in psychology and minors in law & society and sociology, is intently focused on starting her career with a criminal justice nonprofit. However, she didn鈥檛 always know exactly what she wanted to do. 鈥淚t was a bit of a roller coaster,鈥濃
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鈥淚 never thought I would have gone to college,鈥 says 21-year-old Cassie Piper, a native of Derby. It鈥檚 an incredible statement from a young woman who will graduate this month from NVU-Johnson with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in Psychology, a minor in Anthropology and Sociology, an associate鈥檚 degree in鈥
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When asked about her 鈥済oals for the future,鈥 Alexis Lape pauses. 鈥淩ight now, it's up in the air given the state of the economy 鈥 and the pandemic 鈥 and my living situation 鈥 but I'd like to maybe pursue real estate as well as music. I'm a business major so I don't have set plans.鈥 Born in Brandon鈥
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Today is May 1. It's the traditional Decision Day for high school seniors. If that鈥檚 you, this is the day you鈥檝e been planning for, for most of your high school years. May 1 is the day you typically must commit to the school of your choice and pay your deposit to hold a place for next fall. Except鈥
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