It’s time for the next episode of The What a Thing Chronicles! Welcome to Chapter 2 – the Good Friday / Passover edition.
Let’s start with some milestones: snaps and claps to Kaitlin A, Karen C, and Wendy D who all just hit the 50% mark in their Associate’s, Bethany S and John V who hit 75% of their Associate’s, and April R who finished her transfer coursework and is ready to start her bachelor’s! This is huge!
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Veronica (center) and her family
Speaking of transfers: congratulations to Veronica, one of our first associate’s degree earners way back in summer 2016. She just got accepted to St Edward’s as a transfer student to finish her bachelor’s degree. We’re so proud of her – she’s planning to start in the fall and continue working at Jackson Ruiz salon (best colorist they’ve got!)
This week’s Perseverance Award goes to DeeDee, Amalia and Danielle C – it’s taken months to coordinate the scheduling and recording for their group project, but they submitted it AND mastered it on their first attempt!
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Angelice
And you may not know this, but we’re in the presence of greatness at PelotonU: Angelice was named Employee of the Year at her company. What an honor!
Really, though, Angelice’s recognition is no surprise. I was crunching some numbers this week (#nerd) and found out this fun fact: the mothers at PelotonU are MORE likely to stay in college than our general student body. How’s that for some grit – working, raising kids, AND staying in school. They da real #mvps
One final “community” shout out to Julia E who’s taking care of her peers – and encouraging others to do so, too. Check out the lovely little note below that we found in the kitchen at Central.
Phew – what a list of things to celebrate. We’ve got accomplishments, perseverance and growth for days. As always, we’re so grateful to be a part of your support team, your peloton.
What a thing.
Cheering for you,
The CCA Team: Sarah, Holly, Erika and Ashley
PS – Here are some bonus photos for ya!
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Happy Easter!
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Julia E’s Helpful Note
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Going Strong on a Friday!