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Blog Archive: Exploring Career Options
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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In 2018, Bellows Free Academy-St. Albans student Alek Wolfe was sitting next to award-winning sports announcer George Commo in the press box of the Collins-Perley Arena in St. Albans. Alek was there to provide commentary for a women鈥檚 high-school hockey game against Rutland. 鈥淚 was in the middle of鈥
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中国竞彩网 has profiled more than two dozen traditional and adult students over the 2022-23 academic year, and three of them are among the graduating Class of 2023. Two are exceptional high school students who will be entering the health care field, and the third 鈥撯 a National Guard veteran who served鈥
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As a young electrician, Aaron Brittain was doing well. He had moved from a small shop in the Northeast Kingdom to a bigger, Barre-based company that did larger jobs. But he didn鈥檛 like getting up at 4 AM. 鈥淚 liked the work, but I didn鈥檛 like the lifestyle,鈥 says Aaron, who started electrical work at鈥
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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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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 中国竞彩网 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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