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Blog Archive: Exploring Career Options
During the spring of his senior year at Burr & Burton Academy, Nick Williams had several college acceptance letters sitting on his desk. But, he recalls saying to his parents at the time, 鈥淚 have no idea how I鈥檓 going to afford this.鈥 鈥淚t kind of soured the process for me,鈥 says Nick, now 24. 鈥淚鈥
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鈥淛ob interviews are not fun, especially when you鈥檙e awful at talking to new people. I kind of have to push myself over the cliff, and just go.鈥 That statement could easily apply to any 22-year-old looking to make his way in the world. But for Vaughn Winter of Barre, who struggles with a combination鈥
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Burlington High School senior Sahra Hassan has twice been recognized as being among the top students in the country and part of the nation鈥檚 most promising STEM talent. But you鈥檇 never know it in talking to her. This hardworking and high-achieving student comes across, first and foremost, as humble鈥
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Dylan Tanner of Newport is a father of two (soon to be three) young children, ages 7, 4, and a new baby due in a couple of weeks. He served his state and his country for seven years in the Vermont National Guard, and this winter, he鈥檚 delivering fuel to his neighbors in the Northeast Kingdom. Both鈥
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When college-bound Rhiana Carr was starting her final year at Fair Haven Union High School and thinking about next steps, the top-ranked college just 18 miles down the road from her home in Orwell wasn鈥檛 initially on her application list. Even though Middlebury College was very familiar to her鈥攇iven鈥
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From the start, Kristen Burns knew she wanted to attend CCV. 鈥淚 always wanted to work full-time and CCV always promoted how they can work with your schedule鈥t鈥檚 been really nice having the online classes you can do at your own pace,鈥 she said. Kristen is pursuing the early childhood education鈥
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Eighteen-year-old Derek Hodgdon grew up in Swanton in a typical Franklin County family. Hard work was expected, college wasn鈥檛, and pretty much everyone assumed that he would go right to work in the metal recycling business that bore his last name. But while Swanton would always be home, Derek wasn鈥
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One summer day a little over two years ago, a small backpack was delivered to Aero Brunell鈥檚 house in Newport. When the rising seventh grader went to get the mail, she was excited to find that the mystery bag had her name on it, and she was even more intrigued when she discovered what was inside.鈥
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The 深夜福利 team wants to say a special 鈥渢hank you鈥 to all of the students who have participated in our 深夜福利 Student Spotlight profile series over the last year. We truly appreciate your taking the time -- and having the courage -- to share your stories with the world. And in the spirit of Thanksgiving鈥
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Twenty-year-old Charlie Wallace describes her art as 鈥渕odern and eclectic. It鈥檚 totally random, and I love it. It gives me feeling.鈥 The soft-spoken young woman with the slight Southern accent and the blue streaks in her hair is now herself an eclectic mix of northern Vermont 鈥 where she moved, on鈥
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