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Naomi Esquivel

Naomi Esquivel always had a passion for helping animals, but a microbiology class at Malcolm X College helped her decide…

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Kimberly Bolanos

President of Wright’s chapter of the Society of Women Engineers, One Million Degrees scholar, Healthy Student Market volunteer, and intern…

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Chris Petty

Chris Petty graduated from Bogan High School at the top of his class. With his successes in high school, he…

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Deriniece Moton

The opportunity to pursue her postsecondary education as well as compete in intercollegiate athletics led Deriniece Moton to Wilbur Wright…

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Yoselin Serrano

She also wants to change the stereotype that females can’t succeed in the automotive field.

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Ruben Sanchez

Ruben Sanchez is a Star Scholar ambassador at Daley College, helping future City Colleges students learn about the programs, resources,…

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Cynthia Rodriguez

As a part of the Chicago Police and Fire Academy after school program, she was able to learn first-hand about…

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Diamond Moore

Diamond Moore has spent her summer getting valuable hands-on work experience through One Summer Chicago at Daley College.

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Nathaniel Gipson

Nathaniel Gipson’s interest in Japanese language and culture was sparked at a young age, and now the self-taught linguist is…

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Ada Marys Lorenzana

Always passionate about social justice, Ada Marys started out studying sociology, but switched to political science after a particularly inspiring…

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Shaniah Singleton

“School is the gateway for opportunities. Even if you aren’t sure what you want to do yet, you never know…

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Adriana Oceguera

Adriana aims to eventually complete her bachelor’s degree, but her immediate plans are to complete the MA program in 2019…

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