Statistically speaking, Upward Scholars student Rosa faced an uncertain future.
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Over 140 of our favorite students, donors and tutors gathered and shared in conversation and a home-cooked celebration, including pupusas, tamales and tres leches cake.
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Elizabeth and Blanca model their final projects for their Beginning Clothing Construction class.
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Upward Scholars has announced that Dr. Linda Prieto will be the organization's new executive director starting Monday, October 22nd. Founder Elizabeth Weal will continue to play an active role in Upward Scholars, serving as an advisor and a member of the Upward Scholars Board.
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Six months ago, Upward Scholars student Isabel earned her living cleaning other people's houses. Now, she's an administrative assistant at the International Institute of the Bay Area (IIBA), a local non-profit that provides immigration-related services to residents from low-income backgrounds.
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Upward Scholars student Raquel began dancing when she was three. Now, she's using her love of dance to host the first-ever student-led Upward Scholars fundraiser: A Zumba party!
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This fall, Upward Scholars is supporting 282 students at community college, a 26 percent increase over one year ago. The vast majority of our students attend Cañada College; while twenty-four students attend the College of San Mateo and 22 students attend Skyline College.
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After three tries - and extensive tutoring by Upward Scholars tutor Susan Speicher - Upward Scholars student Alejandro Avendano passed the Police Academy Entrance Exam, putting him one step closer toward his dream of becoming a police officer.
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We're proud to present the stories of two Upward Scholars students, each of whom benefited from Upward Scholars support in very different ways. These students presented their stories at Onward and Upward, our June 2 fundraiser and celebration.
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We are proud to report that Onward and Upward, this year’s spring fundraiser and celebration, was an unparalleled success...
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Thirty-two Upward Scholars students were honored at the 2018 Cañada College commencement ceremony.
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A few months after Gloria started work as a teaching assistant at the Redwood Child Development Center, her supervisor gave her some unwelcome news: To keep her job, she needed to take early childhood education (ECE) classes and get a preschool teaching credential.
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Silvia Gomez is the first Upward Scholars student to graduate from Cañada College with a certificate in medical assisting.
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More than 240 Upward Scholars students enrolled in college this spring, an increase of more than 20 percent over spring semester 2017.
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When Flavia Rojas got promoted from cashier to assistant manager at a Redwood City discount store - with a salary increase from $10 to $15 per hour - she was elated. But when the store moved to Santa Clara, her life didn't stay so rosy.
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On November 5th, Upward Scholars Board members and staff, along with longtime volunteers and members of the Upward Scholars Student Speaker's Bureau, celebrated the organization's new name.
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In December, when Moises Bautista graduates from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with a Bachelor of Science in industrial engineering, he'll be the first Upward Scholars student to earn a four-year degree.
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Upward Scholars student Blanca Gomez has completed three semesters of ESL classes at Cañada College with a solid B average, no small feat for someone who left school after sixth grade.
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