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Blog Archive: Vermont Spotlights
Lilith Bachand, a junior at North Country Union High School, just learned a week ago that she was named a 2023 QuestBridge College Prep Scholar. As one of 3,500 high school juniors selected from more than 15,000 applicants nationwide, Lilith also has a strong chance of being awarded a four-year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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Philip Malazarte of Chester is 鈥渁 young man who is going places,鈥 says his 深夜福利 outreach counselor, Jessi Krause Herron. 鈥淗e has been committed to the nursing field since ninth grade and has been learning all he can to prepare. And he鈥檚 a standout member of his community, caring for others and going鈥
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Throughout her childhood and adolescence, 18-year-old Sapphire Jackson yearned to discover what she was great at and what could become her life鈥檚 passion. But, unable to articulate the nuance she saw between aspiration and ambition, her family didn鈥檛 see a way to reconcile college and career with鈥
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Nathan Hickey first started mentoring 19-year-old Dakota Eddy three years ago, when she was a sophomore at Mill River Union High School. Working through the GEAR UP program, Nathan is part of a team of 深夜福利 Outreach Counselors throughout the state who offer guidance and support to middle- and high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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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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