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Blog Archive: Vermont Spotlights
深夜福利鈥檚 annual College and Career Pathways event helps students and families take next steps after high school鈥攆rom identifying career interests to writing a college essay to navigating financial aid. Among others, a new workshop on apprenticeships explains how students can 鈥渢est-drive鈥 a potential career and gain valuable experience.
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鈥淭here are so many ways to look at death. I try to talk about it a lot,鈥 says Cara Campbell. 鈥淧eople shy away at first. But then, when something happens, they need someone to talk to.鈥 Cara Campbell is a certified end-of-life doula, a role that is just beginning to take shape in the United States鈥
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Patrick Rogers graduated from high school in the year 2000鈥斺測ou know, when we all thought the world was ending,鈥 he says. While it鈥檚 funny to think about now, Patrick still finds relevance in it. As the Associate Director of Admissions for Vermont State University (VTSU), he鈥檚 always looking for鈥
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鈥淚鈥檝e been a massage therapist for the last 15 years. I love it, but it doesn鈥檛 pay very well,鈥 says Jared Green. After a recent divorce he started contemplating his future as a single parent. He knew he needed a career change. 鈥淧lus, I feel like there鈥檚 only so far I can go with massage,鈥 a鈥
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As a CPA, a football coach, and a new dad, Kristopher Sabourin is used to helping young Vermonters prepare for the future. He鈥檚 a partner at St. Albans accounting firm A.M. Peisch, a longtime football coach鈥攆or the St. Albans Steelers youth program, and now for the BFA St. Albans high school team鈥
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Addiction kept Amanda Southwick from going to college right after high school. Motherhood inspired her to recover. Now, she鈥檚 pursuing a college education so she can help others reach recovery.
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The Thanksgiving season reminds us about giving thanks and giving back. In that spirit, we wanted to re-introduce you to three students we鈥檝e profiled, who, thanks to hard work, family support, and the 深夜福利 counselors who guided them on their college and career paths, are on their way to giving back鈥
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深夜福利鈥檚 Educational Opportunity Center helps adult student, Kristina Callahan, earn credentials for her dream job.
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Zofia Kosakowski 鈥渕akes everyone feel comforted and cared about,鈥 says Kassidy Moore, a 深夜福利 outreach counselor who worked with Zofia on her college applications during her junior and senior years at Rivendell Academy. Moore鈥檚 description is a fitting one for this aspiring elementary school teacher鈥
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If your parents did not graduate from college, you鈥檙e also less likely to pursue higher education for yourself. According to 深夜福利 research, 41% of Vermont high school seniors in 2022 were considered first-generation students, meaning that neither of their parents completed a 4-year college degree鈥
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