While being part of this scholarship for four years, I have been able to become aware and to discuss many different topics of current news with Leigh High-School students. Such topics include the positive and negative effects of cutting edge technology, water usage and its influence on the environment as well as creative ways to rethink our approach to water consumption. The most intriguing session was one that involved the differences of a four year school, vocational school, two year school, and certificate program. I remember one young high school student who didn’t want to go to school and then by the next year I came and presented again, he had a plan to attend West Valley. I was so proud and excited for him and his future educational and career based goals! Students were also able to consider more options while picking out a school; for example, I looked down on vocational school, but I realized how awesome it is for those that need a job right away.
At the Fall 2014 Global Committee Conference, I had the absolute honor of meeting Jochen Freid, the founder of The Global Salzburg Seminar. It was a pleasure meeting the person who introduced this life changing college program to me. I also was a student on a committee who got to speak on the best experience of this program, which was learning more about myself through the conversations I led with high-schoolers; I felt like a teacher, but I was so much younger. In addition to this Conference, I was able to work with Steve Branz from San Jose State University due to the Global Committee and go to California State University San Marcos for the C.S.U. Educational Conference. I spoke as a student presenting the pathway pipeline project idea to incorporate an easy transfer transition from West Valley to S.J.S.U and other schools are incorporating it too, such as C.S.U. Chico! I look forward to this and I was extremely honored to be a part of this new possible educational change. Michaela Rhine, WVC graduate (Currently at Chico State earning a degree in Communication Studies)
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