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Theo Avent is an engaging, articulate leader who brings people together to inspire change. He鈥檚 had a longstanding interest in politics. Add in the fact that he鈥檚 the son of a white mother and an African American father, and you鈥檇 be sure we were talking about President Barack Obama, not a 20-year鈥
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When Gail Trede started her college path she was in her mid-50s. It started because she had earned the opportunity to take an online class at no cost through volunteer work. But she was reluctant. She didn鈥檛 think she was smart enough. Her confidence was so low, someone else had to actually sign her鈥
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Fexhrije Ilazi had two years left of college when she was forced to end her pursuit of a degree. She was living in Kosovo and the war there left both her homeland and her dreams in smoldering ruins. Fexhrije eventually moved to the United States as a refugee with two little children. She didn鈥檛鈥
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Meghan Lewia helps keep people healthy now, but she does so from behind the scenes. She is a friendly voice and guiding hand in making sure patients, many with chronic conditions, are getting the tests and regular care they need. Meghan鈥檚 plan is to get out of the office and into some scrubs. She鈥檚鈥
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Elizabeth 鈥淟izzie鈥 Brown just graduated from Craftsbury Academy last week. Lizzie joined the GEAR UP program later on in high school but has taken advantage of the program as a resource to help her finalize the details of her college plans and learn how to pay for college. She persisted through the鈥
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Dennis Van Nostrand has two dreams: To be a cross-country tractor-trailer truck driver and to be an actor. On the first one he鈥檚 close to his destination. Dennis currently has a class B commercial driver鈥檚 license and works for Thomas Dairy in Rutland. He loves his job, but he鈥檚 been spending his鈥
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Debbie McBride and her son both graduated from college on the same day. She skipped her ceremony to attend his, a small sacrifice but one of many she made to pursue her degree. That graduation meant she met her goal of earning the diploma by the time she turned 50. It also represents a new career鈥
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Jeremy MacKenzie鈥檚 higher education journey is the stuff movies are made of. It starts when Jeremy is incarcerated and ends, at least for now, with a George Lucas scholarship to get his graduate degree in film studies. And, without the 深夜福利, this tale may never have鈥
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I am a senior at Lake Region Union High School, where I serve as our local Future Business Leader of America co-president and state treasurer for Vermont FBLA. As local co-president, I am responsible for chapter membership, as well as helping run our weekly meetings alongside our other co-president鈥
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The degree Diane Willson is now pursuing wasn鈥檛 available when she first looked at colleges as a senior in high school. She counts the options she had back then on one hand. 鈥淭he choices in my generation were: to be a nurse, a teacher, a secretary, or go to college to find your guy, who will then鈥
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