Pa has so much in common with my late father, it's magical. She graduated from Washington Tech which was once Washington High, the first school my father taught at. And Pa is attending St. Thomas, the university my dad received his teaching degree from. The circle keeps going.
This is her plan, in her words:
"I graduated from Washington Technology Magnet. I have decided to attend the four year program at the University of St. Thomas. This past summer, I got accepted to a five week bridge program at UST; Reaching Excellence in Academics and Leadership (REAL) program. The program is all paid for with housing and meal plan for the five weeks. During the program, we are required to attend a Theology 101 course which is a four credit course that all students at UST have to take within their four years. I also got paired with a work study job that will allow me to continue working their in the fall as well. During the program, I have made new friends and built a strong connection with my professor and supervisors.
"Attending Washington Technology magnet, I felt very comfortable in my environment. Now that I am going off to college, my goal in the coming weeks are to find comfort in my own skin. Attending UST in the summer has definitely helped me find my resources and my support system and words cannot express how excited I am for college. This fall I will be taking sixteen credits; math, microeconomics, French 1, and art history."
