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May

2024 Transition & Career Planning Conference

8:00am - 3:00pm Lake Morey Resort

Uncovering Curiosity: Learning for the Long Game The 19th Annual Transition and Career Planning Conference, hosted by VSAC's Vermont State GEAR UP program in partnership with HireAbility Vermont, the Vermont...

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Aug

Save the Date: EMC2 Summer 2024 Professional Development

8:00am - 4:00pm daily through August 8 at CCV-Montpelier

Promoting High Quality Practices in High School Mathematics Through the Lens of EMC 2 Are you interested in offering EMC 2 in the future? If so, you should consider attending...

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Blog Archive: About VSAC

05 Jun

VSAC Salutes the Class of 2020: Courtney Carr, a small-town Vermonter expands her horizons

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Sabina Haskell

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Courtney Carr, who graduated from UVM last month with a bachelor’s in psychology and minors in law & society and sociology, is intently focused on starting her career with a criminal justice nonprofit. However, she didn’t always know exactly what she wanted to do. “It was a bit of a roller coaster,”

19 May

VSAC congratulates 2020 graduates: Cassie Piper achieves her dreams through grit & determination

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Sabina Haskell

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“I never thought I would have gone to college,” says 21-year-old Cassie Piper, a native of Derby. It’s an incredible statement from a young woman who will graduate this month from NVU-Johnson with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology, a minor in Anthropology and Sociology, an associate’s degree in

08 May

VSAC congratulates 2020 graduates: Alexis Lape is prepared for the future and current uncertainties.

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Sabina Haskell

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When asked about her “goals for the future,” Alexis Lape pauses. “Right now, it's up in the air given the state of the economy … and the pandemic … and my living situation … but I'd like to maybe pursue real estate as well as music. I'm a business major so I don't have set plans.” Born in Brandon

01 May

A “decision day” like no other

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Sabina Haskell

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Today is May 1. It's the traditional Decision Day for high school seniors. If that’s you, this is the day you’ve been planning for, for most of your high school years. May 1 is the day you typically must commit to the school of your choice and pay your deposit to hold a place for next fall. Except

28 Apr

How VSAC helped a future ranger see the forest for the trees

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Sabina Haskell

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When Chandler Prescott was a high school sophomore, he joined the Forestry and Natural Resources program at Stafford Technical Center, where he got a big eye-opening. “It was there where I learned about the wilderness … how global warming is affecting the wild and everything like that. I just really

17 Apr

For this first-generation college student, “VSAC is very close to my heart”

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Cassandra Bittner knows she overcame some tough odds to be able to go to college at all. Neither of her parents had gone to college; in fact, her mother never even finished high school. And in St. Albans, where she grew up, she was definitely not alone in that, a factor that made for some low

09 Apr

Trent Cross: From sports standout to exercise science student

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Sabina Haskell

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When asked to talk about his journey from a kid growing up in Milton to a successful college freshman, Trent Cross tells a story marked with the typical challenge facing first-generation college students: “None of my family had ever gone to college, so I didn’t really know what way to go.” “But when

06 Mar

VSAC Student Success Story Mimi Duong: First-generation student keeps her eye on the end game.

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Sabina Haskell

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When Mimi Duong’s parents emigrated from war-torn and politically tense Vietnam in the 1980s, they wanted more opportunities and a safe place for their children to grow up. They ended up in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, where they started a successful business and sent all four of their children to

04 Mar

Financial aid offers: 4 steps before you sign

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VSAC Staff

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For families with a high school senior, now is when most college acceptances arrive in full force (congratulations!), and with them, financial aid offers. It’s an exciting time and—let’s face it—also a bit overwhelming as deadlines loom: Most colleges require a deposit by May 1. That means that

Father and daughter planning for college

19 Feb

Parent Guide to College Planning: 3 tips

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Emily Stetson

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Are you the parent of a high school student? If so, welcome to one of the most formative phases of your student’s life. While the path to college or career training is definitely your student’s journey, as a parent you play a major role—both financially and from a practical perspective. You’re the

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