Pueblo HS students accepted to Harvard's pre-college program

Pueblo HS students accepted to Harvard's pre-college program

ACCEPTED INTO HARVARD'S PRE-COLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAM.

ISPOKE WITH HER AND ANOTHERSTUDENT WHO ATTENDED THE SAMEPROGRAM LAST YEAR -- ABOUT THEACCOMPLISHMENT.

PUEBLO HIGHSCHOOL STAND OUT STUDENTS,HARVARD PRE- COLLEGE SUMMERPROGRAM 00:00 - 00:15 PERLAREYES, PUEBLO HS JUNIOR, 00:15- 00:24 PUEBLO HIGH SCHOOLSTAND OUT STUDENTS, HAVARDPRE-COLLEGE SUMMER PROGRAM00:24 - 01:06 YAKELEENALMAZAN, PUEBLO HS JUNIOR01:06 - 01:27 PUEBLO HIGHSCHOOL STAND OUT STUDENTS,HAVARD PRE-COLLEGE SUMMERPROGRAM 01:26 - ENDPERLA REYES -- A JUNIOR WITH A4.0 AT PUEBLO HIGH SCHOOL --WAS JUST ACCEPTED INTOHARVARD'S PRE- COLLEGEPROGRAM.

HARVARD -- IS ONE OFPERLA'S TOP UNIVERSITIES TOATTEND -- AFTER SHE GRADUATES.00:08 PERLA REYES, JUNIOR,PUEBLO HIGH SCHOOL "WHEN IFOUND OUT THAT I GOT ACCEPTED,I SCREAMED.

I BARELY READ'CONGRATULATIONS' AND ICAOULDN'T READ THE RESTBECUASE I GOT SO EXCITED."BEING IN A LOW- INCOME FAMILY-- MOVING SCHOOLS -- AND AS AFIRST GENERATION STUDENT --PERLA AND HER FAMILY HAVEFACED HARDSHIPS.

BUT FAMILYSUPPORT -- AND HERDETERMINATION -- THOSECIRCUMSTANCES -- HAVEN'TSTOPPED HER.

SLATED FOR JULY-- SHE'LL LIVE ON CAMPUS FORTWO WEEKS -- AND BE IN A CLASSTAUGHT BY A HARVARD PROFESSOR.00:15 PERLA REYES, JUNIOR,PUEBLO HIGH SCHOOL "I AM VERYEXCITED TO GO BECUASE I WANTTO MEET NEW PEOPLE AND GET THEHARVARD COLLEGE EXPERIENCE ANDEVERYTHING, BUT I'M ALSONERVOUS BECAUSE I NEVER SPENTTHAT MUCH TIME AWAY FROM MYFAMILY.

EVEN THOUGH ITS ONLYTWO WEEKS, ITS VERY NERVE-WRACKING." PERLA'S CLASSMATE-- YAKALEEN ALMAZAN ATTENDEDHARVARD'S PROGRAM LAST YEAR.WITH A 4.3 GPA -- YAKALEEN ISNUMBER ONE IN HER JUNIORCLASS.

HER MESSAGE TO PERLA --TO FACE CHALLENGES HEAD ON.00:21 YAKELEEN ALMAZAN, PUEBLOHS JUNIOR "HONESTLY IT IS VERYSCARY FOR A TUCSON STUDENT,JUST LIKE A LITTLE GIRL TO BEGOING ALL THE WAY OVER THEREBY HERSELF.

AND SO I THINK ITWOULD PROBABLY BE TO FACECHALLENGES HEAD ON AND TO NOTBE AFRIAD.

BECUASE IT IS MOREOF A BENEFIT THN ACTUALLYBEING SCARED.

AND ALTHOUGH YOUDO GET HOMESICK, AND IT ISREALLY AHRD AT TIMES,ESPECIALLY LIKE IT WAS FOR MEIN THE BEGINNING, IT DOES GETBETTER AND YOU DO COME OUTREALLY STRONG FROM IT."THERE'S NO WORD YET -- IF THEEXPERIENCE WILL BE POSTPONED-- CANCELLED -- ON SHIFTED TOONLINE LEARNING -- DUE TO THECORONAVIRUS.

00:15 PERLAREYES, JUNIOR, PUEBLO HIGHSCHOOL "I'D FEEL SAD ANDDISSAPPOINTED BECUASE WEWORKED REALLY HARD FOR US TOBE ABLE TO BE ACCEPTED AND FORUS NOT TO GO, BUT I HOPE THATTHEY WOULD CHANGE AND HAVE BEONLINE OR SOMETHING SO WE CANAT LEAST GET SOME EXPERIENCE."PERLA AND YAKELEEN AREFINISHING UP THEIR JUNIORYEARS AT PUEBLO HIGH SCHOOLTHROUGH VIRTUAL LEARNING.

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