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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 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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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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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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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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Bennington tenth-grader Emily Maikoo made an astute observation this fall as an ensemble cast member of the Mount Anthony Union High School Drama Club鈥檚 production of Chicago. 鈥淲hile I didn鈥檛 have a starring role, I really liked how the director made everyone feel like we were a key part of the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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