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深夜福利 Counselor Tia Stillman and Orwell student Olivia Scher bonded over their goals and drive to help people 鈥 as well as being people of color in a small Vermont town. As a kid, Olivia Scher was one of very few people of color in tiny Orwell, Vermont. One other person was her elementary school鈥
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Middle school students engaged with hands-on exhibits at STEM fairs in Castleton and the Northeast Kingdom. At two bustling events earlier this month at both ends of Vermont, hundreds of 7th and 8th graders came together for hands-on career exploration. Kingdom Career Connect and the Northeast鈥
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When Mimi Duong was applying to college during her senior year at St. Johnsbury Academy, she found herself at a bit of a disadvantage, since her parents, who had emigrated to Vermont from Vietnam, weren鈥檛 totally familiar with the American college admissions system. When we last spoke with her in鈥
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If you have a middle school or high school student, you may want to add college and career planning to your annual back-to-school to-do list. It鈥檚 never too early for students to start thinking about their lives beyond high school: preparation can start as early as 7th and 8th grade. And if you have鈥
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When David Richardson was seven years old, his world turned upside down. His relatively comfortable middle-class household, supported by two parents who both held good jobs 鈥 his mom as a substance use counselor, his dad as a corrections officer 鈥 changed, literally, with one wrong step. His father鈥
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When Brody Moran works with kids 鈥 either as a substitute teacher at Cabot School in his hometown during his college breaks, or this summer as a counselor at Turtle Island camp 鈥 he never asks a child what they want to be when they grow up. 鈥淪ome people love asking that question, because it provokes鈥
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Blue Mountain Union High School seniors (left to right) Sera Brooks, Jada Longmoore, Avery Nelson, Gabby Houghton and Lauren Joy. 鈥淚f it wasn鈥檛 for Kassidy, I would be going to a school I didn鈥檛 love, because I didn鈥檛 realize how little UVM was going to cost me.鈥 鈥淚f Kassidy hadn鈥檛 convinced me to鈥
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When David Tabaruka started as the Financial Controller for the Community College of Vermont last March, the new job felt like a homecoming and a triumph. 鈥淚 said, hey, I鈥檝e been here before 鈥 but this time, I鈥檓 part of the staff rather than a student,鈥 he says with a broad smile. 鈥淚t feels really鈥
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April, besides being tax time, is highlighted as National Financial Literacy Month. For families with a high school senior, that takes on a special meaning, as it鈥檚 also when students are making decisions about what鈥檚 next 鈥 with cost often a primary consideration driving their choices. Options鈥
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In the fall of 2020, Michelle Legere walked into the sophomore-class advisory group at Richford Junior-Senior High School to introduce herself as a brand-new 深夜福利 Outreach Counselor. Even on her very first day at work, she knew that Xavier Wood was a standout. 鈥淭he students took turns introducing鈥
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