Student Success

As the end of summertime approaches, there are many high school graduates weighing their options for the future. Luis Salas found himself in a similar situation shortly after he graduated high school. He thought seriously about what path to take toward a career. Spending four years (at least) at a university to get his degree seemed the obvious, easiest answer — but Luis didn’t believe it was his only option.

Is the American Dream still alive? If you ask African refugee and recent Boise Coding Dojo graduate Yamin Hakizimana, his answer would be a resounding “yes.”

There are uses to adversity, and they don’t reveal themselves until tested…difficulty can tap unexpected strengths. -U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor Sometimes turning life’s lemons into lemonade isn’t enough. Sometimes, you need to uproot the entire damn lemon tree to start fresh and discover what you’re truly made of. Life’s happiest moments rarely come

High schoolers spend their senior year planning the next steps in their future; whether through a traditional route, like applying for colleges, or a non-traditional route by narrowing down a field that piques their interest and entering the workforce. It’s a time of opportunity: where linking together building blocks acquired through life-long education becomes a pivotal moment.